04-15-2017, 09:31 AM
Strange with those figures is simply the short time they were collected in. Nikon is not increasing much their sales because people with a new camera in mind don't invest in more DSLR technique if all rumors point towards a serious mirrorless system.
So all manufacturers with existing, available and typically cleaned itches of the first wave will have an advantage. I don't say the photographic world is holding it's breath - if I don't get it from Nikon, there are still plenty of alternatives. But even Nikon will have a hard time to ignore the impact of the Hasselblad and Fuji mirrorless - so if they want to stay in business, they need to show something awesome or make DSLRs until the last of their retired customers has died while enjoying the bright view of an OVF.
So all manufacturers with existing, available and typically cleaned itches of the first wave will have an advantage. I don't say the photographic world is holding it's breath - if I don't get it from Nikon, there are still plenty of alternatives. But even Nikon will have a hard time to ignore the impact of the Hasselblad and Fuji mirrorless - so if they want to stay in business, they need to show something awesome or make DSLRs until the last of their retired customers has died while enjoying the bright view of an OVF.