Originally posted by Rondec I think Pentax has said that they have two reasons for not joining the Mirrorless Revolution yet. First of all, they don't think that EVFs are "there yet." That is they do not give as good an experience in many situations as a high quality OVF. The other thing that they have stated is that they believe the market is in down turn (which it clearly is) and now is not the time to release a new line of products.
Ah, thanks for clarifying that - all of which are valid points. Having looked at a few EVF's in my time I know what a bad EVF is like - I have really yet to see one that clearly surpasses a decent OVF*. I was pretty certain Pentax had simply decided not to join in but it seems to me they are considering which corner of the playing field the others haven't covered just yet...a good move.
Originally posted by Rondec Nikon and Sony are constantly trying to boost sales by releasing new and better cameras when people are pretty satisfied with their current cameras. This feels like a recipe for poor sales.
I feel, this pretty much sums up the entire industry at the moment - camera model changes are becoming so incremental the biggest differential between the brands is the lens selection. And Sony[R.I.P Minolta] has had a good head start on everyone in that regard...Fuji does too come to think on it.
Originally posted by Mistral75 It's first and foremost the lack of money (to spend on R&D) that has given them this 'wisdom'
That is certainly a motivator for a more cautious approach, which I think is justified considering how cut-throat the industry is especially at the high end.
* Contax ST, Contax RX,Leica R7, Pentax ME Super,Pentax LX,Nikon F3,Canon 1D - these cameras are the standards for what I consider to have excellent viewfinders.
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