Originally posted by interested_observer I was on youtube and this Tony Northrup podcast came up - I watched it. The most interesting was the last 2/3 of the video, but he did have some interesting takes (and he explained his reasoning) on mirrorless bodies - especially in terms of lens support. In his view, the lens support from the companies is very telling in terms of mirrorless' future (visa via Canon and Nikon).
From the outside, he is forecasting the end of Pentax (but what else is new) - however, since Pentax has hunkered down early and is primarily focused on their Japanese market, I do think that he is perhaps wrong on this prediction. I do believe that Pentax's handling of any new lenses going forward will be very telling - along with Ricoh's financial reports, that have been a continuing point of discussion here on the Forum.
Bottom line - DSLRs are not going away, and it just might be the mirrorless doing the disappearing act (Canon and Nikon).
I can only speak for myself but I'm one of those that has moved back to DSLR in the form of a KP. I bought this camera for a specific purpose. I travel a lot and I'm often in countries with very bright light. Conversely I also like to photograph street at night. The intention was to use this second system when my primary camera, a Hasselblad X1D, was too challenging because of its general slow-ness, relatively poor EVF and general unsuitability for the aforementioned type of photography.
Now there is no question that the Hasselblad produces some magnificent files with amazing resolution and colour but even after only one week with the KP I've realised again how good an OVF is as a means of viewing and framing a shot. I know that there are now many cameras with EVFs several grades better than that of the X1D but still the OVF seems to suit my eyes and how I can see the image before I take the shot.
Then there are the ergonomics and the haptics. I'd forgotten how important they are and the KP has got all the buttons, of the right size, in the right place and the fingers just fall naturally on where you want and need them to be.
And so, to cut a long story short, I've decided to sell the Hassy (at some loss) and replace it with another DSLR in the form of the K1-II paired with a 15-30/2.8 and a 54/1.4. Impulsive? Perhaps a little but I am willing to forego some of the resolution and file quality of the Hasselblad for a system that just feels better in the hand. As a tool for making photographs the Pentaxes just seems better for me than the Hasselblad.
To now have the two Pentaxes, KP and K1, also means that the menus and buttons are almost identical and this is a huge advantages when switching cameras.
I cannot pretend that my motivation to revert to DSLR will necessarily confirm a trend that would suggest that the future is not in mirrorless, but for me, and perhaps some others, it is not too far fetched to suggest that an individual's taste is sometimes better aligned with a DSLR and that therefore, some, like me, will switch back from mirrorless.