04-28-2013, 11:21 AM
Not that I have any plans to retire my DSLRs in the foreseeable future, I'm still keeping an eye on mirrorless developments.
To me, there are only 3 viable systems at the moment: NEX, MFT, and Fuji.
NEX I think has some very interesting bodies and features but the lenses aren't there. I'm sure the Zeiss ones will largely correct that, but at a high size and cost. If you're going to sacrifice size, the metabones speedbooster + Canon EF lens becomes really interesting as that could be the 2nd most compact full frame (equivalent) interchangeable lens digital system around then (after Leica M).
MFT is the "logical" choice if you want a small and complete system now. But to me it lacks a certain magic. This is a choice for the head, not the heart.
Fuji... this is one for the heart. I want one, but I don't need one, nor does it suit the majority of my uses. I can afford to wait anyway. Look at the improvements going from X100 to X100s. If we assume they will be integrated into the X-Pro2 or whatever it will be called, that would be a very potent package. But the size again isn't that great on the system and it is definitely aiming at the premium end only. If they manage to pull off a X-ProMini or some such (X-Pro1 features, smaller size), that would probably be enough to push me over.
To me, there are only 3 viable systems at the moment: NEX, MFT, and Fuji.
NEX I think has some very interesting bodies and features but the lenses aren't there. I'm sure the Zeiss ones will largely correct that, but at a high size and cost. If you're going to sacrifice size, the metabones speedbooster + Canon EF lens becomes really interesting as that could be the 2nd most compact full frame (equivalent) interchangeable lens digital system around then (after Leica M).
MFT is the "logical" choice if you want a small and complete system now. But to me it lacks a certain magic. This is a choice for the head, not the heart.
Fuji... this is one for the heart. I want one, but I don't need one, nor does it suit the majority of my uses. I can afford to wait anyway. Look at the improvements going from X100 to X100s. If we assume they will be integrated into the X-Pro2 or whatever it will be called, that would be a very potent package. But the size again isn't that great on the system and it is definitely aiming at the premium end only. If they manage to pull off a X-ProMini or some such (X-Pro1 features, smaller size), that would probably be enough to push me over.
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