I see your point but the situation is maybe not as dire as you portray it to be. For sure there are folks on this site that have serious (pro) needs and/or seriously deep pockets, but there are average joes here too. Another respondent does make the point that the diminishing population of people willing to carry a separate camera is pushing prices up some, but all is not Rolls Royce and Lamborghinis. I settled on the RP to get my toes wet in mirrorless, and there are already well-priced pre-owned or refurbished units out there to soften the blow. The non-L lenses are better in quality than their equivalents in EF, and the cameras are performing real-time corrections for such lenses as well. $1,000 may not be totally realistic but at $1,500 you have choices that may not cover full-fledged 4K video but do very well for full-frame stills. Second-hand FD lenses open up budget-oriented options for creative shooting as well. New mirrorless lens mounts have spurred manufacturers to re-think their offerings and these are exciting times. Think about the 600mm and 800mm f:11 lenses as an example. Even if you are not buying now, the insights of fellow light-chasers into creative uses of new or older glass and equipment can inspire creativity on prior-generation gear, pending winning the state lottery.I keep coming back to this site for news on what watered down newly released spec-d camera can I buy with my $1000 budget and the majority of the posts are all on the cadillacs. I understand there are people who make their living needing the very best equipment. I am in a different category - average guy who needs a reason to ditch the IPhone and pick up a camera that costs just as much as the IPhone but gives me good pics and 4K video. No such thing from Canon besides maybe the M6 mark II. I have an M5 and my iPhone does just as well for the majority of the shots and gives me 4K video. I don’t want to carry a brick just to get marginally better results. Like having something that fits in a pocket. I think I am probably done owning a stand alone camera. I think I am the majority but this site caters to the pro’s who can’t make that choice for obvius reasons - which is why this site will have a hard time growing.
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