06-16-2020, 01:19 PM
(06-16-2020, 11:10 AM)Brightcolours Wrote: The Z50 has a 20mp sensor and only 2 APS-C lenses (budget zooms) available... How more budget will they want to go? The big mount stops them from going small, so there in can't be the big differentiator.
The Z8 and Z9, with portrait grip integrated? That will slash the big plus for mirrorless (keeping things more compact than DSLRs)...
They have to compete with the Canon EOS M100/M200/M50, the Sony A6000/A6100, the Fuji X-A7 and X-T200 and various M43 bodies, so it needs to be sub $500. With both Canon and Sony selling $1k Full Frame cameras with lens, you simply can't expect your entry point APS-C mirrorless camera to sell at the same price. At least, not if you want to compete in the long term.
Nikon has lost/will lose (don't know the exact numbers) its #2 position to Sony, and being a company specialised in optics and cameras, it cannot afford to lose market shares. Especially with Panasonic looking very hungry...