So, LX7 will have to be better than this.
Did some research and the expected price is around 1K-1.5K USD
This may possibly be the future of photography. Hobbyists turning to compacts with DSLR capabilities for the portability, maybe even pocketability. Heck, maybe even pros will go the portable way. Less equipment to lug around.
For that price I will probably get a Sony A55 or any entry level DSLR which gives me the features.
What specific features are you looking for in DSLR that X100 doesn't provide, apart from changing lenses?
What specific features are you looking for in DSLR that X100 doesn't provide, apart from changing lenses?
Pro here pro there, how many users are actually pro? I don't care what pro use, I don't use my cam for a living or do I shoot sports. As long as it delivers better than a compact, I'm happy. EVIL camera gives me the controls I need, ability to change lens to suit my shooting, with IQ much much better than a compact and comparable to APS-C DSLR. All in a tiny package (compared to DSLR). I don't care if it can overtake or replace DSLR, at the current status, I'm satisfied.
Why some must compare with what pro use? If they don't use means it's not good? I'm so glad to carry a small camera when travelling, compared to someone holding a DSLR to look pro (my friend) but knows little on how to use it. My camera with 3 lens only takes up a small part of my everyday bag and it's light. Strangers are less likely to get distracted when being shot with a non-DSLR looking camera.
Different cameras for different people with different needs. It's useless to give me a camera with lighting fast AF, it helps me at most 5% of the time. Well, this is me. YMMV.
The feature that makes one look like a pro photographer and so others give way.
Sensor prices will continue plummeting.
Will we see a full frame sensor in a EVIL camera soon you think?
Actually I wonder if there is a need to go to 35mm at all. We aren't physically developing film to prints anymore - so size of sensor is not a factor. The aspects that matter are resolution, dynamic range and noise. With new sensor technology the APS-C is already doing well enough in all three items.
So why do we need 35mm full-frame sized sensors?