Originally posted by lithos Nor do I, especially when:
* The replacement idea is more complicated, more expensive, more delicate, and draws more power than an equivalent mirror/prism setup.
* The weight and bulk reductions are negligible.
* Removing the mirror and the shutter exposes the sensor to dust.
I think he's already doing that. But, fair's fair: how about all those saying how great EVILs are buy one from one Panasonic, Oly or Samsung?
I'd love a compact, interchangeable-lens camera with a large sensor...and an optical viewfinder with full readout.
And before someone asks, no, I don't giving a flying fornicate if you can't use zooms on it, or ridiculous telephotos. That's what DSLRs are for.
Actually I did buy one. I have an E-P2, the Olympus 17mm, 14-42mm, 9-18mm, the Panasonic 20mm, Panasonic 7-14mm, and the Panasonic 45mm. So I'm not sure what you getting at. Personally I have no interest in full frame cameras, but you don't see me constantly crying Pentax is dead if they don't make one, or I'll switch brands if they don't make one, or whatever. Actually I kind of crack up on those. It does seem a tad melodramatic. It's really not hard to do. All kinds of camera shops carry Nikon, Canon, and Sony gear. They will be happy to sell you whatever you want to buy.
And actually I hope Pentax makes a Full Frame camera. I'm not going to buy one, but I think it would be a nice if they made something that a lot of their users want. At this point I'm not sure I'd buy a Pentax mirrorless or not. I happen to really like the Olympus and I have an K mount adapter for it.
And I don't think Pentax will go out of business if they don't make a mirrorless camera. But I do think they will lose a lot of sales. They seem to be rather popular.