Originally posted by Rondec I just think that Nikon has bitten off an awfully big bite to chew.
Rightly or wrongly, people judge 2000 dollar cameras a lot harder than 1500 dollar cameras and 3000 dollar cameras harder yet.
This is true. It's a high risk, high reward tactic.
Quote: As far as Nikon's base, I'm not totally clear on how much difference it makes. Yes, you can mount your F mount lenses on either of these cameras with an adapter, but you can do the same on Sony cameras. If you plan to do buy one of these cameras and use it much, I would imagine that in the long run you would want to get some Z mount lenses, as they would hopefully be smaller than F mount lenses (none of the ones show are smaller, but hope does exist).
Word of mouth and reputation are still important. In the last year, I know of two people who bought nikon, simply because it's a name they know and trust. Also, in the last year I bought my dad a panasonic G85 and my grandpa a fujifilm xt20. Both initially wanted a nikon, again because that's a name they know and trust.
I imagine most people who are looking to buy a ILC , who are overwhelmed by the vast variety and terminology, look to friends/relatives who know cameras and ask for advice. I wouldn't call myself a fanboy but I'll admit I'm biased. When I was looking for cameras for my dad and grandpa, I didn't give canon much consideration. Olympus only got a passing glance.
I'm interested in mirrorless. When it comes time to replace my k-1 (hopefully not for many years), If pentax doesn't have a FF mirrorless, I'll have to look at brands like Sony and Nikon.