Originally posted by reh321 Many of us were accustomed to smaller bodies, and then suddenly the companies decided they should give a bigger “choice” - and only that “choice”. The “Super Program” that I purchased in 1983 was significantly smaller than the KP which is considered today to be so small - and the “Super Program” was quite large compared to the rangefinder camera which preceded it.
Indeed the current trend in many mirrorless digital camera designs is a throw back to the dark days of SLR handling and product design. Back when cameras were essentially a tiny rectangle shaped box with buttons and a place to hold the film. *shivers*
I think the mid 80s were a turning point.. an awakening (if you will) to considering handling in camera design. It makes sense if one considers how the hand can rest normally, the increase in lens weight and size today, and generally well... the size of a grown man's hand in the western world.
What would be really great is a D750 or even D500 sized mirrorless body. That would probably be pretty smart in helping transition DSLR users over to the mirrorless side a little better. And I've seen pretty long threads asking just for that this past year -- seems to be a relatively common request.
I think, over time, the current generation of mirrorless body designs will shift to larger forms and then there will be more of a mix. Or at least one can hope. There has to be some design and specification limitations baked in to the 1st gens to give Canon and Nikon room to create new products to build off of... instead of throwing in the kitchen sink and having nothing for years and years to announce.