Originally posted by bxf Nope.
Do you really believe all the people walking around with their Canikons and kit lenses would choose a bulky FF, even if price was not a factor?
Accrding to stats, in Japan alone Canon owns 50% of the DSLR market. Worldwide, the number is even higher.
Now the more amazing number: Some stats say 20% of Canon's DSLR sold are FF Canons. Put it in numbers, and Canon sells more FF DSLRs alone than Pentax does of all of its DSLRs and K-01s, or anything that supports K-mount.
Put that into perspective, and see what actually drives Canon's DSLR sale forward: what do you seriously think that thing is?
A lack of FF in Canon's range, or the fact
- they invest into FF,
- that FF is the perfect ground to innovate, showcase great new tech and transfer that tech down into the APS-C territory,
- that they have already delivered 3 generations of the most successful FFs in camera history (5D, 5DII and 5DIII),
- that they have introduced proper video in DSLR first long ago, at a level Pentax doesn't have even today
- all of which lures people to try
something new and exciting,
- that such investment keeps prices of their lenses and accessories steady and always in demand
- which keeps the mill spinning more, and more powerfully than what a plain vanilla APS-C, which everyone does, would ever do?
Last edited by Uluru; 04-12-2013 at 03:46 AM.