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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.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 28 2018, @06:12PM
The old 24x36 is just a dying legacy ILC systems like aps-c fuji, m43 and the sadly defunct nikon 1 actually make sense for pretty much anyone but marketing keeps people flocking to the old big monsters with flapping mirrors and probably would move them also to canikon's newest entries and to spyphones with lots of gimmicks for instagrammers.
moreover, sony is a crap company and I wouldn't want any of their shit close to my pc, wifi or ethernet. They seem to want to push crAPPs into the freaking cameras now just like it's a smartphone! nice of them to try to keep you dumb and unable to develop a raw file, happy consumers and only consumers yay!. Canon's effort is barely decent, more like a footnote. Only nikon's enter is somewhat shiny but still cameras and lenses for that sensor format are bound to be bigger, heavier and quite expensive than smaller formats that already provide a higher quality than film was able to deliver until recently