Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

Surveys, like polls, are meaningless.
The answers depend on who was asked, what they were asked, where they were asked, when they were asked and how the questions were phrased.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

Like Charlie Brown said, “Tell your statistics to shut up.”

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

I’m a Canon fan boy…. have been for over 35 years. I really enjoy my latest, a R5. But…. I get tempted every time I see a Fujifilm X-T3. So… the survey “must” be statistically valid because I can relate to the results. 🤔🥴😏

Canisdirus

The general data is accurate if correlated with market share (what counts for the future).

Canon, Sony, Nikon...dominating everything.
Fuji and Panasonic...occupies the middle.
Everyone else...is at the bottom.

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

??? A specific mirrorless DID come up for amateurs … the Fujifilm X-T3.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Sounds like they did insufficient sampling of both groups to be able to compare results...

These sorts of surveys are marginally useful. MORE useful would be a survey like this that shows an 80-year trend line. That way, you would see the paradigm shift from format to format, system to system, brand to brand, film to digital, the effect of digital on camera type, the effect of smartphones on camera types...

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I'm sure there are some that are interested but in reality, who cares? What's important is what one does with the camera they use.
--Bob

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

I don't care where my cameras sit on the popularity scale.
Oh, wait, they're over 10 years old, they're not even listed....

Gordon_CO Loc: Colorful Colorado

Thoughts on surveys - Figures don't lie, but liars figure!

Dalek Loc: Detroit, Miami, Goffstown

SURVEY SAYS>>>>>

Bill_de Loc: US

One is talking about all bodies across a Brand and the other is refering to a specific Body within a Brand. The survey was pretty clear on that.

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BebuLamar

I don't care either but I do prefer my camera sit low on the popularity scale.

chapdude

I read what was meant as something funny but likely carries a lot of truth

"97% of Scientists Agree with Whoever is Funding Them"

Hal Masover Loc: Iowa and Florida

Entirely possible. Consider that the #1 selling vehicle is the Ford F150 pickup but Ford is still far smaller than Toyota. Also consider all those people still using older Nikon bodies. For years Nikon was the technology leader and made super tough gear that feels good in your hands all day long. Given the lens investment it's not surprising that so many pros are still using Nikon. Really until the R series it was hard to understand why so many people bought Canon. The 5DM1V was the first Canon camera that could compete and the Nikon D850 is still the best DSLR anyone ever made. But the Canon R series surprised the world and Canon leaped past Nikon for the first time in memory. Meanwhile, starting humbly with their NEX mirrorless, Sony kept innovating and taking risks. I thought in 2013 when I first handled an NEX that Sony would eventually become the leader. Getting pros with deep lens commitments to switch to Sony en mass from Canon and Nikon will take time but all those Canon 5DMIVs and Nikon D750s are getting older, as are their owners. Nikon is making money again selling all the cameras they can manufacture but they aren't what they once were and unless they can proliferate Z9 capabilities downline, people who aren't willing to spend $5K on a camera are going to buy Sony or Canon. The Z6II is great if you're in the Nikon system but if you're coming in new today you're probably going for the better specs in the Sony or Canon lines. Oh, and BTW, this is painful to write as a long time Nikon shooter :(

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Interesting seeing as Canon owns about 50% of the market then Sony then Nikon at about 17%.
And Nikon Lost virtually all real working pros over 20 years ago when Nikon was still using flappy levers and whirly spinning gears on slow AF lenses.
Wonder who they polled? Old UHH members only, seem to be the only Nikon users left?