Because it is very relevant.The user base of DSLR users is much much higher than the mirrorless user base.
From 2012 to 2020 80 million DSLR were sold.
But only 32 million mirrorless cameras.
So the DSLR user base out there is much much bigger.
And it is a mistake to ignore that fact.
Millions of these DSLR users will not switch to mirrorless.
Mirrorless sales are
declining since 2012. Because the majority of DSLR users is
not switching to mirrorless.
Personally, if I were determined to stick with SLRs, I might choose a Pentax, in hopes that they can survive as a niche producer just as Leica has with rangefinder cameras.
Yes, Pentax will certainly be an option.Their new K3-III looks very impressing. In three weeks at CP+ we will have all the details about this gem.
But Nikon has also officially said, quote "we will give our customers the best of both worlds, DSLR and DSLM". This strategy of offering both is the perfect strategy for Nikon. This year a D850 successor is said to come, and maybe (hopefully) a D500 successor as well. And two new F-mount lenses.
Concerning Leica:
They are curently the most successful company in the market, and not suffering from the general market decline. And one reason for their success is that they offer a huge variety to their customers, fulfilling the customers wishes:
- instant film cameras
- rangefinder film cameras
- rangefinder digital cameras
- SLR cameras (S2, S3)
- mirrorless cameras
- APS-C format
- 35mm format
- 30x45mm format
- fixed lens cameras
- ILC cameras.
No other manufacturer is offering such a huge variety of different camera types.
Cheers, Jan