What ARE they doing with cameras these days?

[Grandad]

Sorry girls, a bit of boys stuff, but what are they doing with traditional cameras. As you know, I have a Fuji X10, a brilliant little retro style short zoom compact with a fast F2 lens and a clear live viewfinder (LVF). Fuji improved this with the X20 but the basic camera was the same. They have now gone to the next version, the X30, which now has an electronic viewfinder (EVF), WHY?

Looking at the cameras on offer at Currys/PC World today I found that, apart from DSLR's, there was not one camera with a LVF, most had EVF's or many had no viewfinder at all, even some costing nearly £400.

In many situations the screen and the EVF are all but useless and I cannot understand why the manufacturers have gone so far away from the traditional LVF. Perhaps just following the Smart Phone system of screen only, also pretty useless.

[LovelyLadyLux]

Not applying my argument specifically to cameras but I think the constant change is designed merely for consumers to have the latest and greatest. I think there is a sufficient segment of the population that thrives on always having the absolutely latest means they have always change something on a product to justify bringing out a NEW(er) model.

I think with phones and cameras it is easy to make simple changes yet brings out the new model for consumers to buy.