Originally posted by jsherman999 But NEX is not DSLR, nor are the new Fujis. APS-C is going to probably become the domain of advanced-mirrorless, in which, because of the register distance, native K-mount will have a hard time playing.
He mentioned mirrorless. I was responding to that. 43 is agnostic of mirrors.
Register distance is only a negative if size is a factor. If legacy compatibility is a plus, then k-mount and register distance are a feature, not a bug. Pentax's answer to the mirrorless challenge is also the Q, which I call "fail" on because the sensor is too small. Nikon (V/J series) and Canon (G1x) get it right with considerably larger sensors.
Pentax with the Q went expensive on the body and cheap on the sensor and it sells nothing. My local camera store has no copies. I asked and it is a non-seller and lightly stocked nationwide. Vastly too expensive. I predict in 24 months the Q is abandoned or the price/quality point is moved substantially down.
DSLR APS-C still has enormous sales potential and will go strong for quite some time to come. It's a very high margin item that can bracket a vast price point range. Nothing in photography comes close. And the SLR format is still very relevant for its versatility.