When is enough enough? Locked

The OP does bring up some very good questions to think about and to debate.

The current m-4/3 cameras like the GH-3 and the E-M5 does have excellent image quality.  In most ways these cameras have equal or are even better image quality than the film cameras of days past.  The current lenses like the Panasonic 12-35 and 35-100 zooms or the Oly primes like the 75/1.8 has excellent image quality.  In most cases the image quality from cameras like the GH-3 and these high-end lenses exceed the resolution of your eyes for even fairly large prints.  There are always more things to be improved like "continous AF tracking" or even a little better DR and lower and higher iso.  The GH-3 is an very good camera and does show the future with how it uses WIFI to allow camera control using a tablet or smartphone this opens up all new possiblities.  Then being able to store the photos in "the cloud" and post them in social mmedia opens up all new possiblities.

Some new inexpensive lenses are always good.  Still there is not much money for a manufacture to make selling inexpensive manual focus lenses.  The moeny is in autofocus lenses and there is more profit margins in the higher-end gear.

Photography gear is a very competitive so the various manufacturers will be trying to develop new gear to capture more market shares.  With luck they will hit on some gear that really sells well and more important makes a very good profit. The E-M5 seems to be making money for Olympus.

If a person is happy with what they are using and the new gear doesn't offer the thens they want or need there is no need for the person to upgrade.  Still others will see some possiblities with the new gear and buy it.

DPR is basically a camera gear site so thens are always going to lean toward new gear on DPR.

Dave

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