Re: EVIL Cameras
Having been a photographer for the about the last 45 years or so, I tend to watch other photographers and their equipment. About a year ago, I was in Hong Kong/Taiwan for two weeks and noticed the number of people shooting the mirrorless cameras, compared to DSLRs was pretty high. I've been very interested in these cameras and became more so when I realized how much attention my big Nikon D300 rig was getting while doing "street photography". The experience made me think back to a long time ago when I was using a Canon 7s rangefinder. It was like a poor-man's Leica "M".
That's how I view the possibility of picking up a mirrorless camera to complement my DSLR kit. However, I am concerned a little with that sector as a whole though. From a business model standpoint, the inside information seems to indicate that there are issues, particularly with m4/3s companies. First, they are basically down to 2 companies doing anything, and both of them are bleeding cash. Olympus has had their well publicized issues, both in terms of PR as well as cash-flow. Now Panasonic, has had the head of it's camera division essentially "fall on his sword" and was replaced due to unprofitability.
And it appears more and more every day that Nikon's "One" system isn't doing well either. This leaves Sony/Samsung and now Canon with their new APC-C sensor'd compact holding up the sector.
I want this type of camera to do well since a healthy diversity and competition is good for everyone, but the industry is looking a little shaky right now.
