08-24-2010, 11:45 AM
[quote name='popo' timestamp='1282647679' post='2101']
The source of the "almost 40%" figure seems to be this Japanese page:
[url="http://kakaku.com/trendnews/camera/id=weekly_350/"]http://kakaku.com/tr.../id=weekly_350/[/url]
It refers to "PV" as the unit throughout, but I have no idea what it means. Page Views? Product Volume? Product Value?
It does seem to be lumping in EVIL and DSLR together for the calculation, excluding compacts.
[/quote]
Well, the EVILs aren't any cheaper than consumer DSLRs anyway ...
I think the primary point is that "standard users" simply don't need a DSLR - that is once there's a sufficient amount of accessory (reads: lenses) available for the EVILs (which is not the case yet).
The image quality is pretty much identical to FT/APS-C DSLRs. The only real area where the EVIL cameras are inferior is AF speed. You may find arguments against and in favor of an (decent) EVF vs an OVF.
I would consider myself to be a power user and no, I don't require a DSLR anymore.
Klaus
The source of the "almost 40%" figure seems to be this Japanese page:
[url="http://kakaku.com/trendnews/camera/id=weekly_350/"]http://kakaku.com/tr.../id=weekly_350/[/url]
It refers to "PV" as the unit throughout, but I have no idea what it means. Page Views? Product Volume? Product Value?
It does seem to be lumping in EVIL and DSLR together for the calculation, excluding compacts.
[/quote]
Well, the EVILs aren't any cheaper than consumer DSLRs anyway ...
I think the primary point is that "standard users" simply don't need a DSLR - that is once there's a sufficient amount of accessory (reads: lenses) available for the EVILs (which is not the case yet).
The image quality is pretty much identical to FT/APS-C DSLRs. The only real area where the EVIL cameras are inferior is AF speed. You may find arguments against and in favor of an (decent) EVF vs an OVF.
I would consider myself to be a power user and no, I don't require a DSLR anymore.
Klaus