2008 to be a banner year for digital cameras

Last year the world of digital photography grew by leaps and bounds with new digital cameras and related equipment being released virtually non-stop, and if January was an accurate indicator, 2008 is shaping up to be even more exciting!
 
 Along with each new technological breakthrough comes smaller, more powerful, and more energy efficient components that just keep raising the bar in terms of quality while keeping prices low – and in many cases dropping rapidly. Compact point-and-shoot models will continue to get thinner and lighter while their image quality gets better and better, and the differences between the latest super-zoom models and their more expensive DSLR brethren are getting smaller and smaller.
 
 On thing that I’ve noticed is that the time span between succeeding camera models is growing shorter by the day. For example, I purchased my Nikon D50 just a month or so after it’s release and it took quite a while for Nikon to follow up with the D40, but it took just a few months for them to release the D40x -and now they’re already preparing to release the D60! The same goes for Canon and their consumer line of Digital SLR’s as well. It’s enough to make your head spin!
 
 One thing is for sure: It makes little sense these days to “wait” for the best deal on the latest camera because the rapid pace of technology is simply going to get faster and faster, and newer, more capable models will always be just on the horizon. If you decide to wait until the market “shakes out”, you’ll most likely be waiting an awful long time.
 
 2008 is definitely shaping up to be a banner year in the world of digital cameras, and there will probably never be a better time to buy. In fact, prices are beginning to settle at a level where even amateur photographers can afford to own two or more “new” cameras, each offering different features and various levels of functionality. What a wonderful time to be in the field of photography!