Originally posted by JimC1101 I think these charts are going to change dramatically in the next few years as Sony gets stronger in the mirrorless department and takes more share from Canon, Nikon and the rest of the SLR guys due to their strong mirror less offering. It is a monumental task to take shares from competitors in a mature industry. I am curiously watching the battle.
The only place Ricoh/Pentax is the absolute king is MF. 645Z owns that category, at least for now.
Unfortunately, advertising works and it works well when you throw a lot of money at it. Canon has the cash and is willing to spend it to get the word out. The rest of the market has either fallen sleep behind the wheel or they do not have the resources to do proper advertising. As a result we see the numbers we see.
For pro applications, the ideal camera platform would be the one that you can choose your best body/sensor and use any lens you want on it. Sony is the closest to offering that combo. The rest of the guys come close but not to the same extent.
As far as general market goes, Ashton Kucher can push Nikon gear and Agassi (back in the days) was pushing the Rebel stuff. I guess that is what sways the general public to buy one brand over the other. Not too many people would take the time and research to see that they get more bang for their buck with Pentax vs. the other guys.
Advertising works people... and Pentax sucks at it. I am not sure if its due to falling sleep behind the wheel or lack of money!