Here's a shot of nearly all of the musicians. As you can see they're always moving about and I didn't quite get a shot with all of them in the same frame.
Problematic of all were the photographers that were bouncing around all over the place. And believe me, there were a lot of them. Having seem some statistics on the Internet comparing sales of DSLRs against mirrorless cameras, it seems that the DSLR still rules. DSLRs outsold mirrorless by quite a margin, which really has me puzzled. There isn't a lot in it imagewise and the mirrorless are much smaller making them easier to carry around. Maybe it's the myth that DSLRs are the real thing, a real camera.
One thing I have noticed however, is that the price of mirrorless cameras have risen in the last few months making them more expensive than the DSLR at introduction. This has me really scratching my head too, for it must be cheaper to make a mirrorless camera than a DSLR. Maybe it's the quantity that makes a difference. It could also be that normal people (I'm a bit of a camera geek so I don't class myself as normal in this respect) buy a camera and keep it for a long long time. But that doesn't explain who is buying the new DSLRs. One thing is for certain, the prices of mirrorless cameras has to come down; I believe they the manufacturers are pricing themselves out of the market. Just look at the pricing of the Nex-7 or OM-D and even the new EP-5. Each one is around or over the €1000 mark. Way too expensive in my opinion. I think if they reduced the price they would sell a lot more of them as cash is pretty scarce these days. Not everyone is prepared to spend a €1000 on a camera body.
Personally, I would love to own the new Leica X Vario, but not at that price. The Sony RX1 is a superb camera and I would dearly love to own that one too, but again, not at that price.
I would love to hear your opinion on how the manufacturers could increase their market share.
Problematic of all were the photographers that were bouncing around all over the place. And believe me, there were a lot of them. Having seem some statistics on the Internet comparing sales of DSLRs against mirrorless cameras, it seems that the DSLR still rules. DSLRs outsold mirrorless by quite a margin, which really has me puzzled. There isn't a lot in it imagewise and the mirrorless are much smaller making them easier to carry around. Maybe it's the myth that DSLRs are the real thing, a real camera.
One thing I have noticed however, is that the price of mirrorless cameras have risen in the last few months making them more expensive than the DSLR at introduction. This has me really scratching my head too, for it must be cheaper to make a mirrorless camera than a DSLR. Maybe it's the quantity that makes a difference. It could also be that normal people (I'm a bit of a camera geek so I don't class myself as normal in this respect) buy a camera and keep it for a long long time. But that doesn't explain who is buying the new DSLRs. One thing is for certain, the prices of mirrorless cameras has to come down; I believe they the manufacturers are pricing themselves out of the market. Just look at the pricing of the Nex-7 or OM-D and even the new EP-5. Each one is around or over the €1000 mark. Way too expensive in my opinion. I think if they reduced the price they would sell a lot more of them as cash is pretty scarce these days. Not everyone is prepared to spend a €1000 on a camera body.
Personally, I would love to own the new Leica X Vario, but not at that price. The Sony RX1 is a superb camera and I would dearly love to own that one too, but again, not at that price.
I would love to hear your opinion on how the manufacturers could increase their market share.
