Originally posted by kadajawi Professionals will get what does the job, and it seems that at least in the videography area the NX1 has stirred up a lot of interest. If it can deliver on it's promise Samsung will be struggling to keep up with demand. And camera stores... how important are they really these days? Online shopping, anyone? Samsung will be offering lower end alternatives to the NX1 that will do quite well in big box stores, and people will have an upgrade path.
It'll be interesting to see how this plays out, but Fuji seems to be and stay a side player... their cameras will be found in many photographers bags, but as their walk around camera, not the main camera. I'd like to have a Fuji, but not as my only camera.
Also, isn't Sony doing rather well for being a newcomer in the camera business?
A friend of mine has hi 5DII die on him the night before a wedding. He called his local rep on a Friday night. His rep went in and got him a new 5DIII to shoot the next day. He had his 5DII repaired and keeps it as a back up. Professionals do care a lot about the local support and stores. I buy 50% on line and 50% at the store. PCB is local, so all my lights are Einsteins.
The Samsung is stirring up a lot of interest for the technology that it brings to the table. It looks like a great camera, but Samsung is not in a position to support working professionals, so we will watch with interest and wait for other camera companies to advance.
Sony bought Minolta who is by no means a new comer. It has been almost 10 years since Sony bought Minolta and they are just now getting to the point where they are rolling out Professional services for working photographers. Sony thought they could bring the substantial resources to the camera industry and be one of the top 2 players in 2-3 years. Sony brought a lot of technology and marketing at the camera business, but only recently started to make cameras that really appealed to professional photographers.
Take firmware for example. When asked about firmware updates for the A900 a senior Sony marketing executive said that they considered the A900 a "finished product", meaning they didn't plan on releasing any firmware updates for cameras once they were released. Sony didn't understand the expectations of photographers. They had a consumer electronics mindset. Sony is JUST now figuring out the expectations of photographers.
Fuji is still a niche line, like Pentax. but
http://petapixel.com/2014/11/06/mass-exodus-continues-one-photographer-ditched-nikon-fuji/ They are doing a hell of a job marketing to professionals and bloggers/internet writers. If Ricoh doesn't get busy, Fuji will pass them in market share for the higher end enthusiasts soon.