Originally Posted by Art Vandelay II
I do think the APS-C SLR's will go the way of the Dodo though. These small rangefinders will eat into sales of entry level SLR's, and the people that don't mind the bulk of an SLR will want the ultimate in IQ...which as of now is FF. I just don't see where APS-C SLR's will fit in.
I like APS-C, it's a nice balance between portability and IQ. Users who didn't mind bulk back in the days of film used medium format (or larger), but 35mm still thrived. There's no doubt, however, that a lot of people are using DSLRs that are not really suited for them. So the market will evolve, and there will be a wide range of choices between large cameras with big sensors, battery grips and big, fast lenses to go with them, and small pocketable formats. The only problem is that lenses for one format are not going to be very useful for the other. Who would put a big lens like the Oly 12-60 on a Micro 4/3rds body? Some will own a FF system from one make, and a small system for another. But since most people are on a limited budget (especially in a declining world economy), many of us will stick with one system that strikes a nice compromise. And for me that's going to be APS-C for the forseeable future.