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 Re: Official: Sony A7 and A7R Fullframe Mirrorless | |
If the A7 is successful, you can bet your hat that Nikon and Canon will copy Sony\'s formula. Any FF mirrorless has the potential to have a \"universal\" mount, but that\'s really a niche feature. Nikon and Canon have the ability to pump out lenses when they\'re motivated to do so. I have a lot more faith in their ability to do that than in Sony\'s.
Does that mean it will happen? I don\'t know. I\'m just talking about potential. The fact is that market leaders in many industries have a track record of becoming complacent and reacting to disruption much too slowly. Very few companies are able to overcome that complacency. It will absolutely be a challenge for Nikon and Canon to do so.
I see Fuji as an upstart with fairly little to lose. They are not dependent on their camera business for survival, but they have a history in the industry and are reputation-driven. They\'ve staked their claim to the higher end of the mirrorless market (for the most part). And they also have shown a good propensity for actually ramping up a viable system quickly–the X mount has plenty of lenses and it\'s not even two years old. I could absolutely see them challenge Sony here. Will it happen? Again, I have no idea... I think they do lack a lot of Sony\'s marketing and distribution muscle.
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