06-19-2023, 06:30 AM
When I look now (in the US) I see quite a few APS-c and FF cameras that are arguably better in many aspects than the Oly/Pany offering in the sub $1k price range. This isn't at all that different from 5 years ago.
I don't see weather sealing costing that much either. Plus, IMO it's overrated. How many of us are crossing the Sahara and have to have it out during a sandstorm or standing in the pouring rain for hours at a sporting event? I can afford to put the camera away during inclement weather.
Horses for courses aside, if I was a newby I wouldn't go with the mft offerings. IMO, they are pricey. Maybe this was part of the problem? They didn't have a 24Mp Rebel T7 with a kit lens for $400 to entice people to want to buy and grow later.
I don't see weather sealing costing that much either. Plus, IMO it's overrated. How many of us are crossing the Sahara and have to have it out during a sandstorm or standing in the pouring rain for hours at a sporting event? I can afford to put the camera away during inclement weather.
Horses for courses aside, if I was a newby I wouldn't go with the mft offerings. IMO, they are pricey. Maybe this was part of the problem? They didn't have a 24Mp Rebel T7 with a kit lens for $400 to entice people to want to buy and grow later.