IPhones have replaced compact and bridge cameras, and as they continue to improve in quality they eat into the entry level camera market because they're right t

IPhones have replaced compact and bridge cameras, and as they continue to improve in quality they eat into the entry level camera market because they're right there and portable. That also removes the on-ramp to getting more into the ecosystem. I've gone from no camera to spending as much as a car on camera gear in the last 3 years, and while I love it, I fully recognize the market forces at work here. It's a declining market with cellphones eating into it. In the end we'll likely see extremely expensive pro-level gear and slightly less expensive enthusiast gear, with the low and mid-end taken over completely by cellphones. You still can't beat sensor area and optics size, but it might be good enough for most people.