Originally posted by Rondec We've seen these demonstrations a lot. You could even do it with a Q7, but it never seems to really change the purchasers perception of the fact that Canon/Nikon are better. ..
'Better' is a relative term. Correct way to put it would be 'only more mature'. However with maturity, we also lose lots of fun. And that is one reason people are looking for players other than Nikon and Canon to bring in something fresh. For a few years people were looking at Pentax, for example, but nothing happened there. But if tradiional camera manufacturers can't, Apple will.
So don't underestimate people's desire to give
the new a rightful chance to prove itself. Especially if the new has enough prospects to become even better and, overall, even more fun to use.
iPhone has changed our idea of what is simple yet highly effective photographer's tool, and almost silently Apple has become the most influential camera maker in the world. Not Nikon nor Canon, but Apple defined how our future 'serious cameras' must look like and how they should be designed. Why was that possible? Becuas Apple was seriously and uncompromisingly innovating.
Similarly, Olympus may as well change our idea what a good and fun to use traditional looking yet very capable camera may be in the modern age.