04-06-2021, 05:35 PM
Z wrote:
[quote=deckeda]
I still say that if 24x35mm sensors continue to fall in price APS-C will die a merciful death because it’s just too similar in how it’s marketed, as being “good enough” despite all the “equivalent” focal length talk for lenses. And it’s not as if APS-C has ever had any camera size advantages.
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Pentax would like to disagree with you. But most other makers would agree. (shrugs)
Happy with my new to me KP.
I'm an SLR and DSLR owner, so I'm more than comfortable enjoying their advantages. A lot of the time it comes from just being able to hold something I don't need outrigger thumb notches and accessory handles for. All of the size and weight advantages of mirrorless disappear if you have to strap things to them. It's the my-phone-is-too-small-to-use-comfortably issue all over again.
I once compared a Fuji X-T20 and X-T2 in a store. Both fantastic cameras. It wasn't the latter's performance I was drawn to, it was how much better it felt holding it, despite the added size and weight. This aspect is no different than Rebel vs 10-20-30-40-50-60-70-80-90D.
Pentax and Fuji command more awe today with me, as they always have ... because of the truly larger sensors that allow for more control of depth of field. I think that they saw the writing on the wall a long time ago and decided not to chase Canon or Nikon on full frame, K1 notwithstanding.