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2018 Was the Biggest Shakeup in Years for the Camera World

posted by takyon on Friday December 28 2018, @10:09AM   Printer-friendly
from the mirror-mirror dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for Fnord666

2018 was the biggest shakeup in years for the camera world

2018 was the tipping point for mirrorless cameras.

If you're a photographer who fears change, 2018 might've shook you up. First Sony launched the A7 III, arguably the world's best full-frame camera, then Fujifilm released the X-T3, the top APS-C model you can buy right now. Right after that, Canon and Nikon launched all-new full-frame mirrorless systems with three new cameras, the EOS R, Z6 and Z7. To top it off, mirrorless video champ Panasonic announced it was diving into full-frame mirrorless as well with two new models, the S1 and S1R.

This is the biggest upheaval in the camera industry for years and could have a big impact on your buying decisions. On top of that, companies that don't adapt quickly may not survive, especially in a market gutted by ever more incredible smartphone cameras -- and moving fast will be a challenge for conservative companies like Canon and Nikon. Based on everything that happened in 2018, you can expect more drama and turmoil in 2019, but also even more innovative and interesting cameras.

[...] While Full-frame is great, most of us don't have $1,500 or more to throw down on a camera, let alone the lenses. What I hope to see is the same level of innovation on more affordable mirrorless products that cost under $1,000. With multi-camera AI-powered smartphones starting to close the gap there, too, camera companies have got to bring some of the same capabilities. Here's hoping that 2019 is just as eventful as 2018, if not more so.

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by lentilla on Friday December 28 2018, @01:06PM (4 children)

    by lentilla (1770) on Friday December 28 2018, @01:06PM (#779322)
    Sony Rootkit [wikipedia.org]
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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 28 2018, @01:08PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 28 2018, @01:08PM (#779323)

    Sony is Japanese
    anime is Japanese
    anime is good
    Sony is good

    Q.E.D., bitch.

    • (Score: 5, Informative) by lentilla on Friday December 28 2018, @01:17PM

      by lentilla (1770) on Friday December 28 2018, @01:17PM (#779326)

      shards of a fallen empire
      scurrilous company
      we must not buy

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 29 2018, @08:25AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 29 2018, @08:25AM (#779624)

      sony
      by the bitches, for the bitches
      FTFY

      rootkit
      otheros

      the world has to run out of panasonic and fuji cameras before i consider a sony.

  • (Score: 2) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Friday December 28 2018, @09:43PM

    by fido_dogstoyevsky (131) <{axehandle} {at} {gmail.com}> on Friday December 28 2018, @09:43PM (#779475)

    Sony Rootkit [wikipedia.org]

    I really wish that my sony boycott had long outlasted my use of windows.

    Unfortunately my Nikon uses a sony sensor, and I'm not willing to give up my DSLRs.

    --
    It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.