Joining this late - I've been using a higher end mirrorless for just over a
year now - a Sony NEX-7 which reminds me in many ways of the convenient size
and weight of my 1954 Zeiss Ikon Contax RF. The major reason for not getting a
DSLR is the bulk and mass of the better ones (i.e. above the consumer grade
stuff). The reason for the Sony is the physical size of its sensor for a camera
in its class - also have an RX-100 which is stunning and IMHO is the digital
equivalent of the Rollei 35S.
Sacrilege that I have no Oly digital, but prized the smaller size and weight of
the single digit OM system bodies and pro grade lenses compared to both the
Nikon and Canon pro bodies - and many of their lenses - which is why I went
with the NEX-7.
I don't believe mirrorless is doomed; it will find its place after some things
settle down a little in the marketplace but it won't be a huge market share.
Joe Consumer in the under 30 demographic wants a smart phone that can do
everything so all other electronic gadgetry can be ditched in the nearest dust
bin; he doesn't want to carry multiple devices. As long as it's good enough to
produce something that looks OK on Facebook and has the connectivity to post it
within seconds of making the photo, he's satisfied. It's all about the very
immediate present, and everything is temporaneous with a half-life of an hour
or so. Joe Consumer drives the mainstream market. Most of us here are at best a
significant but comparatively small niche market.
Happy New Year to all - back to lurking
-- John
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> On Jan 2, 2014, at 3:42 PM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
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> http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/12/29/business/29reuters-japan-cameras.html?hp&_r=2&;
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> Sending OOC Jpegs to phone is exactly what I personally would like so
> can quickly send a nice image when traveling and process them more
> carefully when get home. Those Sony clip-on doohickeys seem like most
> of the trouble and little of the benefit of carrying a very capable cam.
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> Haruumph, Mike
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