Oly tied w Nikon?

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Re: Oly tied w Nikon?
In reply to marike6, 6 months ago

marike6 wrote:

Yeah, I always get a laugh when I read digs like "boat anchor", and "too heavy", etc. The whole idea of an SLR when it was released years ago was small size vs other camera systems of the day (Speed Graphic, LF and MF), and fast performance. Now in the age of seemingly endless miniaturization, we are expected to believe that DSLRs are actually not small, portable cameras, but "heavy boat anchors". When I'm out in the field, 80% of the time, my tripod is holding my gear, so there is little reason for me to carry a Pentax Q.

Well if you look at today's higher end DSLR market; D4, D800, 1Dx, etc as compared to the "original" SLR's; FM, OM1, AE1, etc they are huge! Hardly boat anchors but certainly not what I want to be walking around on vacation with or hiking miles into the woods with.

And, no they are not going away anytime soon however at some point in the future, they will either get smaller and lighter or be relegated to a very small market segment.

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