Canon lost about 4% market share in DSLR but gained about 10% in mirrorless. So, there probably is a net gain for Canon in the ILC market. If something similar happened worldwide then Canon's overwhelming dominance is unlikely to change, it may even increase. In any case, a7III probably is Sony's first successful camera and it may have prevented Sony from losing ILC market share. Time will tell.
But perhaps they are more happy with sales of some brands than others? That’s certainly true (and has been reported on) for other types of products, where their search results will serve up items that generate more profit for Amazon higher on the list. As I’ve stated elsewhere, a local brick-and-mortar shop owner previously told me that Canon’s margins for him were lower than other manufacturers, and it cut into his profits selling Canon compared to other brands (and Canon’s assurances that volume would make up for it wasn’t bearing out for him). I have no idea if that’s what’s going on with Amazon/DPR, but it is certainly a possibility...and if true, could be a rationale for bias in DPR’s reviews.
If you were disappointed by the 7DII, you obviously didn't use it enough, or perhaps didn't use it at all. I loved my 7D, but the 7DII is so much better. The upgrade from 7D to 7DII was the biggest model upgrade in Canon DSLR history. Everything about the already excellent 7D was improved. Perhaps a spec-obsessed gadget freak, who wasn't interested in actually using the 7DII to take pictures, could have been disappointed by a cursory reading of the spec sheet (but even then, it didn't take too much reading comprehension to see what a great upgrade it was). But no actual photographer could have been disappointed with it, after actually using it.
Now here is the shocking news for you: But that doesn't diminish the fact that the Canon has features the equivalent competition body does not.
So not true!
Interesting that you mention egos in the context of people visiting canonrumors to tout positive reviews of Sony cameras.
I wish you would.
This has not been my experience and it is one of the main reasons why I buy most of my camera equipment in person by visiting reputable camera shops rather than ordering on line.This is why when I walk into a camera shop, the sales guy asks me what I shoot, which, remarkably, is always the best system ever.
So an appropriate appellation for the a7III and a9 is:
Who says that? I’ve seen widespread acknowledgement on CR that Canon sensors have been behind others on a selected few metrics (low ISO DR, readout speed) for years. So it seems you’re reluctant to acknowledge your own strawman argument, I guess that’s a good thing?
What are you talking about? When it comes to ILCs, Sony is Minolta, one of The Big Three (and you know the other two).
Have you considered other explanations? Such as: Canon's sensor tech is fine, what we see in the "quite a number of reviews" is the price Canon's sensors need to pay for DPAF and Canon's stubborn reliance on its own fabs for its DSP chips?
I think the mistake is equating the number of a persons "followers" and "likes" on a website with popularity, agreement, accuracy, or (most importantly) relevance. It's real easy to click "follow" and never see that website again. To me, the best gauge of whether or not a company is hitting the bulls-eye for what people want and desire is sales. It matters not what Sony feature is the latest craze, if people ain't buying it, people don't care about it... no matter what the internet reviewers ($reviewing for clicks$) say. In the internet review world, controversy = money. In the camera sales world: Creating a product the vast majority want = money. There's a vast difference between the two.
