Generalized Specialist said:
I would disagree wiith you on this point. When you ask enthusiast's/pro's who the leader is in FF mirrorless, they would have to answer Sony. Yes, they are he only ones in that segment so they 'win' by default, but they are the leaders in that market and have a well sorted out camera and lens lineup already in place. Anything and everything Canon releases in this market segment WILL BE compared thoroughly to the Sony's and Canon will be playing catch up.
You're right with the red part above. It will be compared by
we, the arm-chair quarterbacks of the internet, and by Sony, surely.
But Canon isn't worried about competing in a fledgling market yet.
Their first goal is to get every Canon FF user to buy their FF mirrorless body, because that is (by far) the easiest sale. Their first goal is to release a working product that their own customers want to own.
I expect the following to occur:
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[*]Specs and photos will be leaked/confirmed/announced. The mount decision will be crystal clear at this stage.
[*]The internet will. go. nuts. mocking the price and what it
doesn't get you compared to Sony. The
Windows 95 = Macintosh '89-like burns will be so fierce. :
[*]If only one mount is announced at launch, some of the folks who don't get the mount they wanted will have kittens over the 'bad' decision and threaten to leave.
[*]The product will be released
[*]It will sell well.
[*]The end.
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Notice how 'winning' isn't part of this at all. Canon just needs to show up with a reliable product that natively handles EF and it sells. It's like magic.
- A