I agree with the gist of this. People focus (no pun intended) on FF systems as the "way to go" because there are so many lenses out there built for this format. Pentax, Olympus, Panasonic, etc. are beginning to have extensive lens systems based on smaller formats. Given the quality of the sensors most folks, even most pros, could get away with a smaller sensor. yes I know noise is better, you get more cropping space, lenses are wider, etc. I know that the laws of nature dictate that smaller sensors will always be at a disadvantage relative to larger ones. Still, in business the law of "good enough" applies. OTOH, mirrorless systems are smaller and lighter and very appealing to customers with $$$. The funny part is that Pentax will soon have one of the biggest sensor systems under $10k. It will be purchased by those who can really use it and those who really want it (who have the $$$).
On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 6:28 PM, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > Nikon and Canon, are probably worried that mirrorless systems will > cannibalize their current entry level DSLR business. Sony Pentax and > Olympus have much less to loose and much more to gain. > > On 9/26/2010 5:50 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote: >> >> Despite keeping relatively high prices, mirrorless systems are told to >> have already taken 12% of sales on interchangeable-lens systems in Japan, >> and growing quickly. I wonder what Canon & Nikon are waiting for jumping on >> the boat... >> >> Dario >> > > > -- > "His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed > moral bankruptcy." > -Woody Allen > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
