Originally posted by Rondec
On the other hand, mirrorless cameras are probably reaching the point that SLRs did three or four years ago, where there are no revolutionary improvements, just incremental adjustments.
the a7rii has only been out for a few weeks, the technology it utilizes is far beyond any dslr that's ever been on the market, and it's a major upgrade over the a7r in a number of ways.
i'm not sure how that could be construed as being incremental, or any kind of an evolutionary saturation point in mirrorless development?
sony didn't have to pack all that engineering into the a7rii; they could have done like canon always does, and re-use the a7r sensor with ibis and a few little tweaks, no internal 4k, etc., for the next four years.
your statements would then be more applicable.
but what happened instead was that sony really went all out with the a7rii, and gave it huge upgrades like eye tracking, the ability to af lenses from any company that can communicate electronically with the body, internal 4k, etc.
they spent major engineering $$$ to hit a home run that's rocked the high-end camera marketplace, and they did it to take market share from canikon... they have stated that market share goal a number of times.
on the other hand, i see your point, it feels like a pinnacle of sorts because it's difficult for us to imagine what serious upgrades could be made to the a7rii... 8k video maybe? etc.