nekrosoft13 wrote in post #18098091
and that the problem... everyone expect more from the "leader" but this "leader" been barely keeping up for past 10+ years.
Can you elaborate on this a little bit? How has Canon been "barely keeping up" for 10+ years? My understanding is that for example 5D2 and 5D3 have been well received, well appreciated and more than up-to-par camera bodies in their times of release. Plus, Canon's lens line up has for long been seriously top notch. Ahead or on par with its competitors in many aspects such as broad range of offerings, optical quality, and certainly price (I for one won't pay the prices that Sony asks for their G Masters).
The thing that bothers me most about the current trend in the camera market is that both the camera makers and buyers have gone into the mode of every update having to be something new and revolutionary. Most of the time this mentality seems to translate into increasing number of features, which I like to refer to as "bells and whistles". Some of them are they're nice. Some of them are actually useful (like Sony's IBIS and Eye AF). But for me most of them do not qualify as "pushing the envelop" in the bigger scheme of things (i.e. your ability to control your camera and your camera's ability produce high quality raw photos).
I want to see improvements in basic things. For example: larger sensors, better optics (lenses), better DR, consistent and fast AF (including effective ways to operate it). And I'd like to see these things improve while seeing prices drop along with the competition. I'd be much happier if I could see camera companies trying to top each other in these fields rather than trying cram every little feature into the little body.
I do agree that Canon is not exactly pushing the envelope and that 5DIV is practically an incremental update. I'm pretty sure it won't be interesting enough for me to upgrade from 5DIII, especially if we're talking about a price north of 3 grand. But I'd also like to see Sony focusing on improving basics like better operability (I need a joystic and more AF area mode options), better responsiveness (shutter to image delay is noticeable when you take multiple individual shots in row), better battery life, redesigned menus, etc.
But really currently my biggest pet peeve about Sony is their white balance. For the past year or so I've been shooting weddings and events with a 5D3 and A7rII side by side. Editing the photos in post is a bit of a pain in the ass because I need to manually adjust almost every photo I keep from the Sony, while Canon renders most images good and natural. I think I'm going to put the A7rII aside, maybe only shoot the formal portraits with it, and revert back to using two 5D3s.
It certainly bothers me that Canon seems to be slow in one of key areas: sensor DR. But at the same time I'm growing frustrated with Sony trying shovel a model after the other into the market while neglecting to improve their slightly messy designs, somewhat poor ergonomics and other things I consider basic flaws.
I actually like what Hasselblad is doing with x1D. It's a move towards bringing medium format to markets where consumers may actually afford it. Still too expensive, but it's a step in the right direction. And the idea of making it mirrorless and reducing size to a fraction of medium format DSLR's is enticing. That's what I call pushing an envelope.
