Originally posted by surfar Yes,CaNik will remain market leaders...$$$ony prodded the big boys and they woke up!
With the announced firmware updates the Z6 surpasses what $$$ony has to offer,its the pick of the new stuff.
But does the Z6 surpass Sony in the AF tracking department? It's not an issue for me, but the capabilities I see from Sony here look impressive and convincing. For those who need it (and I can see a demonstrable and viable subset of the market), Sony's tracking and eye AF is very attractive already, and always under development (so the head-start continues).
Originally posted by Winder No idea where it will end up. I like the concept of Canon's dual pixel AF, but they have some work to do when it come to AF-C tracking. Canon makes great glass and I like the new lenses for the system.
See above re AF-C tracking. I agree. Re glass, certainly the L-series lenses appear to have an enviable and, in many cases, justifiable reputation. The forthcoming 70-200 f/2.8 fascinates me, and I'm looking forward to understanding how it can be so compact. I'd love to see if that compact design results in any optical compromises. As an L-series lens, you'd hope not... but we'll have to wait and see
Originally posted by Winder I think Sony will continue to offer multiple bodies with specialized feature sets. The S series for those who need serious video performance. The R series for people who are after ultimate image quality. The 7III is the generalist. The 9 Series is for those who need speed and AF.
I believe that's one of Sony's strengths right now - offering different versions of current and previous generation bodies that appeal to different core use cases. But I wonder how sustainable that is. I like the approach, though.
Originally posted by Winder Canon is a huge company with a lot of resources and technology. They file more patents every year than Sony and Nikon combined, but they never seem to be able to bring any cutting edge technology to market. Their sensors are a couple of years behind Sony, but we have reached a point where for 95% of photographers m4/3 is more than enough.
The sensor thing is interesting, though, because here - with the dual pixel AF - it seems Canon is onto something. Something that might even be considered cutting edge. Even if the overall performance of the sensors is trailing, dual pixel AF would appear to be very capable in certain use cases. Either way, as you say, it's a huge company with plenty of resources. If it can sustain development and marketing expenditure and make the end products profitable enough, I don't think Canon has too much to worry about. Even so, Sony has done awfully well and is very much "in the game"...