µ4/3: The Real Kahuna

UnivTex34 · #1 September 22nd, 2011, 01:37 PM

µ4/3: the Real Kahuna

Thought this was a good article, that has been saying what everyone here has been saying for a while, µ4/3 is the sweet spot...

WT21 · #2 September 22nd, 2011, 01:43 PM

Love this quote

"...lots of photographers have taken a wait-and-see attitude towards mirrorless because the biggies hadn't signed on yet. Surely when Canon and Nikon came into mirrorless they would blow the little guys away with their...their...bigness.

Just like in the '70s in the U.S. auto market when imports were growing like crazy. All sorts of people were just waiting for things to get serious. For Detroit to enter the fray. What they turned out to be waiting for were the Pinto and the Vega."

WT21 · #3 September 22nd, 2011, 01:44 PM

And another, about how Nikon showed their hand (and found to be bluffing)

"Canon, for its part, must be a little like a guy who has been following another guy across a minefield—right after the first guy got blown up. Hmm, what's the next step now?"

This article is a good read!!!

ZephyrZ33 · #4 September 22nd, 2011, 02:01 PM

"Acolytes of bigness will not be swayed, I'm sure. They'll just say, serenely, sure, but wait till Canon comes. Just you wait.

Wait.

Thing is, I'm not sure we have to do any more waiting. Yesterday seemed like a milestone to me. It was a couple of Nikons that arrived, I know that. But somehow it seemed like what really arrived was Micro 4/3."

Oh snap.

Djarum · #5 September 22nd, 2011, 02:08 PM

While I agree with the article, lets not forget what Nikon, technologically, brings to the plate. I'm really interested in the PDAF/CDAF system they are using.

KVG · #6 September 22nd, 2011, 02:26 PM

The announcement of the new Nikon's new cameras made me feel justified in thinking that m43 is the best compact system available.

Ray Sachs · #7 September 22nd, 2011, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Djarum

While I agree with the article, lets not forget what Nikon, technologically, brings to the plate. I'm really interested in the PDAF/CDAF system they are using.

Might be the ultimate soccer mom/dad camera. Plenty fast to pick up anything junior can throw at them, but not overly concerned with IQ or artistic flair (shallow DOF, etc). I think it'll do fine and be a good setup for some. But probably won't make many inroads into the enthusiast market. Which I'm sure is fine with them - how big is the enthusiast market anyway?

Yeah, m43 is definitely the sweet spot for me...

-Ray

WT21 · #8 September 22nd, 2011, 02:35 PM

It's not always the size of the market (in people) but in dollars spent per person, too.

I've spent FAR more money on photography gear (currently sitting on easily $3K in gear, but that doesn't count what I've moved over the last few years, and I think I'm small change to some -- anyone with an X100 or a CV 25 .095 is likely well past me) vs. my neighbor (who IS a soccer mom) who owns a Rebel XTi + 18-55 kit lens.

RevBob · #9 September 22nd, 2011, 02:56 PM

A very interesting article. I think it summed everything up very well.

KVG · #10 September 22nd, 2011, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by WT21

my neighbor (who IS a soccer mom) who owns a Rebel XTi + 18-55 kit lens.

Funny you say that because I notice tons of entry level dslr's at school functions. When I'm out with my GF1 its the full frame users the tell me how they also have a M43/Nex for every day shooting, and it was my serious photographer friends that made me aware of the M43 format.