Originally posted by Aristophanes Read the data again!!
DSLR sales have *increased*. If a rising tide lifts all ships, then Pentax sales have increase as well. Check their own releases. Yup. That's what they say.
The pie is growing, better for M43 right now, but not necessarily at the expenseof DSLR, though that is likely.
M43/EVIL is not taking away low-end DSLR market share because they are in totally different price points right now and for the foreseeable future. It's the mid-price market that will take the hit. This explains the $350 Canon's we see in the flyers right now. Canon can outprice EVIL with a DSLR handily, so that's how they chase broad market opportunity cost.
No, I do not believe you made a copy and paste error because you repeated the same thing 3x.
You are doing it AGAIN!!
I didn't say micro 4/3 was taking market share away from low end DSLRs. I said it may happen in the future as camera companies rationalise their product range.
Here is the point you REFUSE to understand: Olympus and Pentax were about on par two years ago with interchangeable lens cameras(both with just DSLRs). When Olympus introduced micro 4/3, they captured 200% more market than they already had, with interchangeable lens cameras, leaving Pentax far behind.
You are fond of "attacking the man not the ball" again, as usual. You continue to accuse me of not understanding the difference between micro 4/3 and real DSLRs.
But you don't answer my question, because you can't:
Have you repaired cameras & and lenses (on and off) for more than 25 years like I have?
Have you ever repaired DSLRs like I have? Have you converted a DSLR to IR like I have?