I'm sure the guys in the A7 owners thread would appreciate you posting the link in that thread.
probably one & the same. Iirc Sony are the no.1 CSC vendor on a global basis (the image that you posted is for the Japanese market only & even then based only on the outlets that that survey organisation covers).
Like some other recent new cameras part of the update seems to be better build which of course may not matter to those who don't insist on a metal body and are happy with the adequate build of the older models.
No, you didn't. You said "Do you mean Sonys best selling CSC or the worlds best selling CSC? A mount is pretty much dead, some countrys have stopped stocking it, its behind Pentax in Japan in terms of sales so that says something.".
There are certainly figures showing Sony as the no.1 global CSC supplier (no, I don't have them to hand but they are out there if you search - I'll give you a starter http://www.dslrbodies.com/newsviews/the-final-2015-shipment.html "Put another way, Canon and Nikon still share over 70% of the ILC market. The next closest competitor isn’t even at half of #2 Nikon’s market share (that would be Sony, by the way).") .
It's perhaps understandable that he is annoyed if you know the full back story albeit I think that he should have taken a step back, counted to 10 & then deleted that preamble. However, it was the thinking on the lenses that I thought would be of interest.
Nobody mentioned Germany
. You initially mentioned the world - with no indication of the source of the figures or the area that they covered one could very easily think that they related to that. Iirc BCN doesn't count A-mount sales as DSLRs as they class DSLTs as mirrorless - which again, unless you know this, can give a skewed impression (in both categories).I would disagree with you on that, imo the Japanese camera market is unique & you can't project from it to the rest of the world. Olympus & Pentax ILCs do well in Japan (as do Casio in their market sector but whose cameras are no longer imported into the USA or UK) but less so elsewhere.
Nobody mentioned Germany
I would disagree with you on that, imo the Japanese camera market is unique & you can't project from it to the rest of the world. Olympus & Pentax ILCs do well in Japan (as do Casio in their market sector but whose cameras are no longer imported into the USA or UK) but less so elsewhere.
http://www.dslrbodies.com/newsviews/regional-cameras.html
No (whoosh), I clearly mentioned Japan in my quote and Pentax and A mount, followed by the stats for that region below it. Then BCN need to sort out their classification, but doesnt that also make Sonys mirrorless figures look better than they actually are, considering they are including DSLT?
I'll be happy if my native E-mount Sigma lenses use all the focus points in continuous AF!
You also mentioned the world first. There is no indication given as to where the stats cover or from whom they are drawn (& BCN only covers ~50% of Japanese sales iirc).
As long as they make clear how they classify (& they probably do in the full reports for paying customers) then no, they don't have to do a thing - it's up to users to be aware. & yes, as I said it can give a skewed impression in both categories if you are not aware.
The overall %s may not be that different but how those are made up (brands & models) varies quite dramatically. Japan is a market that seems to be driven by the latest & greatest (& smallest) so the fact that Sony didn't launch any new models in volume sectors for the last 2 years has hit them in Japan in terms of market share (but not, apparently, in profit). Similarly, Olympus was hit previously as it recovered from it's troubles by slowing down new PEN models so this year it has regained share.Your link shows the US & EU mirrorless sales arent hugley different, swinging 3-4% either way between the US / JP / EU. I dont mind, we can disagree.
