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First we had digital cameras. Then we had digital SLR cameras. Then we had digital SLR cameras with video. Things improved, with more megapixels, more ISO settings, faster fps, cleaner images, all for less and less money. Somewhere along the way we also began to have other kinds of technologies, such as mirrorless cameras that allowed for tricks not possible with an SLR.

Maldives don't have hills, so only a drone can give you this perspective. (photo from the public domain)

Still, despite all the benefits of all these, the last great leap in the way we make photos was the emergence of the digital SLR - someone could argue rather convincingly that the digital camera overall (that is, even before the first digital SLR) was the last great leap forwards.

All the rest are great, and I'll take the Nikon D500 any day over the ancient Nikon D1. And yet, we need to admit that when all is said and done the D1 and the D500 take photos the exact same way. It's a bit like driving a BMW from the 1960s vs one from last year: the new one is more comfortable and has electric windows and airbags, but basically it's the same technology, with a same kind of engine, driving a shaft and moving the wheels.

Is there anything new coming in photographic technology?
Is there something that can change the way we're taking (at least some) pictures?
You bet.

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