lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Best reply!

nervous2 Loc: Provo, Utah

One can only hope!

delder Loc: Maryland

Embarrasing Comment on my last cruise [NCL Norwegan Sun] the Photo Shop was selling/featuring only Sony.
ALL the Ships Photograpers were shooting Nikon.

davyboy Loc: Anoka Mn.

What is all this hulla blue about Sony? What is a Sony? Never heard of them

fantom Loc: Colorado

You lost me. What's the point to this post? More people use Sony??

Who cares (other than the camera equipment companies and others affiliated with the industry)? The herd mentality found on this site is generally more misleading than helpful and should be taken with a grain (or is it noise) of salt. Conventional wisdom usually isn't.

About five or six years ago I was a Sony user for about three weeks and happily switched back to my previous equipment because it was far better for my purposes.

I'm glad you like your Sony stuff because it is nice when people are happy. Enjoy.

fantom Loc: Colorado

gouldopfl

They picked them when all Canon had to offer was the EOS-R I believe. There will not be that restriction after the EOS R1 is used at the Paris Olympics. I have read reviews from professional photographers who use many different brands using the Canon R1 have said this new Canon is now king of cameras without breaking their NDA's.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Ruffled feathers? Who cares what camera you use? Use the camera you like.

You however seem to be implying I should use the same brand as you. This seems to be a common trait among ‘certain’ brand owners. If thats the way you feel, that is also fine with me. It will have no effect on what camera I choose to use.

And Viva la completion, it’s good for buyers.

wmurnahan Loc: Bloomington IN

Sony was smart buying Minolta, one of the few lens manufactures making their own glass. A high quality manufacture that Leica thought was good enough to make their 500 (I think it was 500) mirror lens. Their current lenses are as good or better than what Nikon and Canon are making and because they jumped on the mirrorless early, they currently have a better selection.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

"This is from the Japanese BCN association for camera sales for 2023.

1.Sony ZV-E10
2.Sony A6400
3.Canon R50
4.Canon R10
5.Canon M2
6.Olympus E-P7
7.Nikon ZFc
8.Olympus E-PL10
9.Olympus E-M10IV
10.Sony A7IV"

I have no doubt looking at the professionals and professional cameras that Sony will be at top. And even with all the camera sales in Japan for 2023, Sony has the top spot even if they are not the professional end of Sony. I think it is impressive that the professional oriented A7 mkIV did make 10th on the list. This camera had to compete with all the cameras bought by people wanting something better than their phones and still not have to sell their first born to get it. Sony, when they entered the camera market, said they wanted to be number one. And as far as I can see, they are definitely number one to the chagrin of Canon and Nikon. But based off the BCN, not everyone is willing to go as high as the professional level. And this would be as expected considering what I would expect the ratio of general public to professional photographers.

As far as what I would expect at concerts and sporting events, covered by professional photographers, it will most likely be seriously dominated by Sony.

Canisdirus

[quote=rcarol][quote=Canisdirus]Sony has the pro market, no doubt.

More importantly, they own the sensor market.

They make coin from their competition...a one way street of profit for them.[/quote
Canon has their own foundry. They don’t use Sony sensors.[/quote]

I didn't say all...

Sony owns 42% of the sensor market. Canon has 1%.

Sony has avenues of revenue across the market...like an octopus.

In just over a decade too.

fantom Loc: Colorado

Miker999

I used Canon gear for 40 years. In 2918 I wanted to go mirrorless and did extensive hands on research. To me, ergonomics was as important as image quality. I chose a brand that I never would have considered in the past. I chose a Fujifilm X-T3 and I still have no regrets.
What's important is that you choose a camera that you feel is right for you and not be swayed by sterile lab reviews or by people who obviously will reccomend what they use.

Miker999

The company with the best marketing team will always be the leader in sales for any given year.

Mduffy910 Loc: Michigan

This is the truth!