There are storm clouds on the horizon

. . . At the end of DPR's recent overview article on mirrorless cameras was this little bombshell :

"To further help your decision, we'll be publishing a buyer's guide to the best Mirrorless models in the coming weeks."

. . . That's right. DPR is going to tell the noobs which mirrorless camera is the best one for them when making a buying decision. Just imagine, every brand, body style and model of mirrorless camera is going to come up short in this article except for the winner(s). I see mega-flames consuming this forum along with the NEX and Nikon 1 forums after this upcoming article and I don't whether to stock-up on B12 capsules and Red Bull or just take a break until everything calms down again. Probably the former.

Who cares really Tim I don't.

The m43 from Oly and Pany are a solid choice maturing and improving.

It will be all about how the NEX is better at High ISO 3200 OR how good the Nikon is at base ISO compared to m43.
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Shoot, I have a silver award (G3) camera so obviously I don't care LOL. it probably will stir the waters though.

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Tim in upstate NY said:

. . . That's right. DPR is going to tell the noobs which mirrorless camera is the best one for them when making a buying decision. Just imagine, every brand, body style and model of mirrorless camera is going to come up short in this article except for the winner(s).

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What they're going to do is to qualify their statements and address them to various market segments. They'll say things like "if you value DOF control, choose a Sony because it uses the largest sensors", and "if you value a good selection of lenses, choose M43 because it has the most of them", etc.

That's a perfectly crumulent approach, because in reality people actually do have different needs and there really isn't one "best" camera or camera system.

With a bit of luck DPReview will come out with "the Nikon 1 is best" and that will cause a stampede over to there as disappointed users sell off their gear and buy up Nikon.

The end result will be nice and quiet and peaceful here at home with my E-PL1, and I like life to be that way.

Regards....... Guy

funny how this comes only after somebody got a gold award and camera not on the market yet, considering other cameras waited a year to be reviewed,...... and guess who will get the podium....

It probably could influence some..but I remember when I bought my first APSC-DSLR, I'd read so many reviews, and buyers guides that my eyes hurt...even though there were only two choices. (Canon and Nikon)...it was really the reason I hung around DPR, since back then 1500-1700 dollars was a lot of money for a camera. I must have lurked around on the Nikon and Canon forums here for weeks, trying to find out the reality (and of course didn't) of which camera was the best. I took the forums much more seriously than any review or buying guide. I don't know how many 'front focusing' or 'back focusing' threads I read between the 10d and D70 but I got so confused I almost flipped a coin.

I think though that "buyers guides" are somewhat of a waste of time now, since everyone's uses and needs vary so much. There is so much to weigh (too much for a buyers guide to be objectively successful)..but then again look how many people go by "Consumer Reports"?
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Like the Joker said: Why so serious?

To Sean Nelson: if you're going to use an arcane word, at least spell it correctly: i.e. cromulent, not crumulent.
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Unlikely, but you can hope..

Also interesting that six of the last seven in-depth reviews have been Sony cams. Coincidence or telling ???

Sadja Herzog said:

To Sean Nelson: if you're going to use an arcane word, at least spell it correctly: i.e. cromulent, not crumulent.

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As a Canadian, I use the British spelling..