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Olympus abdicating entry level ILS market?

Started Dec 26, 2014 | Discussions thread
sebiruns
sebiruns Contributing Member • Posts: 849
Re: @markintosh13 | A Lot to be GAIN by having a Low-End M43 "System" Camera

Hi Peter,

do some research. The average mirrorless/DSLR user owns less than 1.5 lenses per camera. So your hopes for gas kicking in may be overly optimistic. And I somehow doubt that most people buying the cheapest camera on the market are willing to pay 350 Dollars on top for a portrait lens like the Oly 45.

Even today day there are plenty of reasons to buy a m43 or other mirrorless cam. Manual focus for example is much easier with an egg which sports focus peaking and magnification than with any OVF. Live view focus on the 70D is much improved but Even with STM lenses it is still noticably slower than m43. It is Vetter not to compete on price with new models because creating these cheap cameras would require extra R&D spending without a viable extra profit. Olympus is on a great strategy right now (considering their difficult position). And Panasonic did some good moves as well with the GM line, the GH4 and the LX100. They need to find a way to survive not a way to become the biggest fool on the graveyard of camera makers.

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