Any survey result depends on the wording of the question, which I can't find and if I did, would it be a good translation of the Japanese anyway? Perhaps they interpreted it in a historical way, thinking of their K1000s, like I would say my favourite car was my first one (no longer made of course, and I would not buy it again if it was). And what was the demographic of the population sample? General or enthusiast? The general population don't buy cameras any more anyway so it makes no difference what brand they prefer.
Originally posted by cameranorm Ferraris, Aston Martins, Corvettes.I do not buy those cars. The cars I can BUY are used Volvos, Toyotas, Subarus, etc.
I know this is a Pentax forum, but Pentax to Canonikon is not like Aston Martin to Toyota, especially not price-wise. The nearest Nikon equivalent to a K-1ii would be the D850, so it is more like Toyota to Honda (or vice-versa, same to me), and the Aston Martin would be Leica.
I don't think lens range is a factor in the choice of first camera - it was not for me. Nor is it concern for the company future, or Olympus would not have a quarter of the mirrorless market (that surprised me) - they will not even still be called Olympus in the not too distant future.