NX500 as the near perfect compact camera

Kisaha wrote:

We know NX is dead for 4 years now, it is not a shock anymore. Tell us something new.

The cameras are still relevant, and for some uses, and for some of us, it is difficult to move to something else when it doesn't offer any substantial difference, until recently at least.

When you have to move a whole professional setup, including lenses and cameras, that is a huge decision, anyone can buy a few cheap bodies and kit lenses for a lot of brands, but not a lot can do that with the more expensive line up of each brand.

Squeezing whatever value NX was offering, and still does, all these years, made it an exceptional buy, and I was honestly surprised that took the industry so much time to catch up with the NX, and still hasn't in some aspects. It is truly remarkable.

I mentioned above all the issues X cameras have that make video specialists reluctant to move full on to Fuji, and probaly that never happen now that Nikon and Canon is in the game.

Unfortunately, Olympus is gone, and there will be another one soon. It may be some other brand, but Fuji doesn't seem like doing that good either.

Optical Design and Electronic Imaging is just 4% of the company, and that includes TV lenses - which Fuji is really strong with huge history - and other related products.

Fuji was playing "alone" a long time in the APS-C mirrorless business, when Sony APS-C is just for hobbyists and the lower segment of the market, and Samsung is out of the picture, now that Canon and Nikon are paying attention I do not see them have more space for growth.

When the R5 and R6 are available it will make the Canon RF mount the standard again, like EF was for 3 plus decades with 130.000.000 total sales and counting..

..MUST always watch their bottom line because their Career is putting food on the table.
I totally get it Kisaha, because I too have to put food on the table and watch my bottom line. This is your profession, this is my hobby, and all your posts have consistently expressed this underlying position. Also, be assured, your many posts have taught me (and many) and as the saying goes, "...teach a man to fish he eats for life"

And in the spirit of Ben comment above that, "Human relationships are much more important", your posts have helped me (many) greatly, which I consider priceless.

Thank you very much Kisaha,
Lawrence Norman Shapiro
Poolesville, MD, USA
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