Samsung is making a new strong pro-mirrorless statement (and they have many interests to do so because they do not sell DSLRs anymore). SanJing Park, head of Samsung’s Digital Imaging Business siad that: “The mirrorless camera will be the new locomotive of digital camera market growth going forward and it will take over the SLR market in 2012 or 2013” and “The new segment is already attracting consumers from compact users and will grab further market share by adding more consumers from the SLR category“
Reminder: Futuresource predicted that the “higher average retail price of an interchangeable lens compact, compared to an entry-level DSLR, will limit growth of this sector.“
There will be certainly a big mirrorless market share growth when Canon and Nkon will join the party in 2011!
Via: Amateur Photographer
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But if each EVIL maker can make 3 o 4 lenses every year from 2011 to 2013 we are talking about 15 and 18 lenses for system, if we don´t consider the 3rd party lenses, no bad…
Futuresource “prediction” was just a statement.
But look on newest DSLR models: they are not cheaper than mirrorless, so there is no problem with mirrorless growth.
Look on Nikon, which slightly shift his portfolio to more profesional segment: his lowest model does not have 4 years old senzor anymore, D7000 is more advanced than predecessor D90 (not just better senzor – which Canon did lately).
Also Canon does not concentrate on lowend, his new lenses are just for profi segment and are not cheap.
I predict that cheapest DSLRs will disapear soon
(ex: Oly 520 is hard to get now…).