06-23-2014, 12:13 PM
The more I think about it, the more likely it seems that Micro Four Thirds system will disappear in the coming 5-10 years just like it happened with the original Four Thirds system. With FT they've had good bodies with sensor-based IS, relatively small entry-level dslrs, excellent rugged high-end dslrs, terrific lenses.. still wasn't enough because the sensors lagged behind the competition, their serious cameras were very close in size and weight to other high-end dslrs, and top lenses were also similar in size/weight to (or even larger than) aps-c/ff top lenses.
And now it's all over again with MFT, yet this time they don't even have such good lenses as the FT system had. MFT managed to capture some decent market share simply because they were first on the mirrorless landscape (and there were 2 of them), and then Sony not making a lot of lenses for NEX also helped MFT.. But with more larger sensor mirrorless cameras and lenses available from other manufacturers, MFT might go extinct. Fuji and Sony APS-C cameras are about the same size as MFT cameras now, lenses are also comparable in size/weight. Even Sony's full-frame A7 is pretty much the same as E-M1/GH4, and most lenses are not that much bigger.
It made sense to go with MFT a couple years ago when the choice was between a huge DSLR with lots of lenses available, or a small MFT camera with decent lens line-up and relatively close to APS-C image quality. But now, with all the stuff from Fuji and Sony, MFT starts to lose its appeal. It's like Panasonic sees all this and screams "mft is still smaller!" by releasing GM1. :lol:
And now it's all over again with MFT, yet this time they don't even have such good lenses as the FT system had. MFT managed to capture some decent market share simply because they were first on the mirrorless landscape (and there were 2 of them), and then Sony not making a lot of lenses for NEX also helped MFT.. But with more larger sensor mirrorless cameras and lenses available from other manufacturers, MFT might go extinct. Fuji and Sony APS-C cameras are about the same size as MFT cameras now, lenses are also comparable in size/weight. Even Sony's full-frame A7 is pretty much the same as E-M1/GH4, and most lenses are not that much bigger.
It made sense to go with MFT a couple years ago when the choice was between a huge DSLR with lots of lenses available, or a small MFT camera with decent lens line-up and relatively close to APS-C image quality. But now, with all the stuff from Fuji and Sony, MFT starts to lose its appeal. It's like Panasonic sees all this and screams "mft is still smaller!" by releasing GM1. :lol: