07-28-2011, 06:38 AM
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1311747621' post='10253']
Frankly, photography equipment (just like e.g. cars) is a religious market. We are also seeing this here in the forum where people insist that system A is better than system B - which is usually rubbish on a global basis, of course. In religious markets user may add/change products but stick to one brand. Exceptions apply of course.
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Not sure either... DSLR users (except for the dummiest religious ones in that manner), would focus on the sensor performance and at the same time (maybe more seriously) to the design (compact IL camera). It's not a surprise that the new Nikon would not be very impressive in terms sensor performance but indeed it should give something which m4/3 could not give. From this aspect (DSLR users to buy new Nikon), I don't agree with Mr. Hogan; it's not a market gap found out.
But when it comes to consumers who don't own a DSLR but want to try IL approach on a compact body, the new 2.7 crop Nikon would certainly fill a market gap -if only it would be cheaper than the m4/3 of course-. If not, it would be a failure just like the Pentax Q.
Serkan
Frankly, photography equipment (just like e.g. cars) is a religious market. We are also seeing this here in the forum where people insist that system A is better than system B - which is usually rubbish on a global basis, of course. In religious markets user may add/change products but stick to one brand. Exceptions apply of course.
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Not sure either... DSLR users (except for the dummiest religious ones in that manner), would focus on the sensor performance and at the same time (maybe more seriously) to the design (compact IL camera). It's not a surprise that the new Nikon would not be very impressive in terms sensor performance but indeed it should give something which m4/3 could not give. From this aspect (DSLR users to buy new Nikon), I don't agree with Mr. Hogan; it's not a market gap found out.
But when it comes to consumers who don't own a DSLR but want to try IL approach on a compact body, the new 2.7 crop Nikon would certainly fill a market gap -if only it would be cheaper than the m4/3 of course-. If not, it would be a failure just like the Pentax Q.
Serkan