Originally posted by wildman Just a thought.
The ILC, to a great extent is old tech before decent zooms could be made.
It has always seemed like a contradiction to me to carry around a camera the size of a pack of cigs that requires a pocketful of glass.
Why not a decent integrated zoom on a weather tight body that folds flat with a built in lens cap?
You, yourself, have provided the answer to that question. The strength of an ILC is its flexibility. Yes, you can attach a 560mm scope to it and to create a serious wildlife camera, but I can put a 01 lens on the very same body and carry it around in my pocket all day. I did look at a Canon SX50 before I bought my Pentax Q7. The SX50 is a solid wildlife camera, but if I had purchased it, I still would not have had a camera I could carry around with me. Since I bought my Q7, I have taken as many pictures with it as I have with my APS-C camera, and over half of those have been in its role as my pocket-able camera. Yes, using it as the base for an SX50 or P900 competitor would be an interesting exercise, but if they're going to develop that lens anyway, I strongly believe they should put the effort into a Q-mount lens, instead of into an integrated lens, thereby extending its value as a wildlife camera while maintaining its value in other areas as well.