True MFT Killers? In all your posts, you seemed to focus on higher resolution as the most important factor.
Like I say, it all depends on your needs. If High Resolution is your priority, go and get a R5 or A7 or A9,
You should not even look at the list of APS-C cameras you mentioned.
But if you want to look at eg. Canon M6 Mk2 with 33 Megapixel and with1 or 2 EF-M lens,
then this camera may be a better choice over a M43 camera, especially when you don't even
need Environmental Sealing or Fully Articulated Screen.
Using EF lenses on the Canon M6 is ridiculous.
You basically add 154g and and extra 20mm to the length.
Then why use mirrorless in the first place.
You are just mentioning it to make the M6 looks better with its limited choice of lenses.
The adapter is probably for photographers who use the M6 as a backup camera.
Same for the rest of the cameras you mentioned.
Same for Sony and probably any other brands.
Why would I even use Sony Full Frame FE-mount lens on a 6600?
It's a waste of money and lots of extra weight?
Or is it again to cover for the lack of variety of lenses?
And Why would I use Sony APS E Mount Lenses on a A7 or A9 even though I can?
I scolded all my friends that do that that they are not maximizing the capabilities
of their Sony A7?
To maximize any system, you need to batch body and lenses to the format they are designed for.
IMHO, if you want to go Full Frame, then go all the way.
If you feel that that will blow your budget, then work within a smaller envelope.
To me, it is much better to have a more complete M43 system then
to have a mix and match system using all kinds of adapters.
For any camera to be a "True Blue M43 killer", it need to do the following
1) A compact body
2) The whole range of lenses
The problem with Sony, and Canon is that both of them focus on their
High Margin Full Frame Lenses and do not pay much attention to their
E-Mount or Canon EF-M series.
You have to look at the system as a whole and not focus on the camera body only.
Agree, R5 is a bit off topic.
The true blue MFT killers are not the Canon R5 and similar types.
Because that price category is extreme. That is a small % of market.
The true MFT killers are the small, light, reasonably priced, very capable APS-C mirrorless cameras.
Some of which are entry level linkages to their full frame because sharing the same mount, in their respective systems.
The M50 and M6 Mk2 can use EF lenses with an adapter.
The APS-C Nikon Z50 has a Z mount. To bring user into Z6, 7, or 8 in future.
The APS-C Leica CL and TL2 have L mount to bring users into SL2. (but not cheap because Leica)
Fuji mirrorless ILC are APS-C.
The APS-C Sony 5000 up to 6500, 6600, etc have E mount to bring users into A7R4 and A9 Mk2.
Olympus MFT is dead, so Panasonic is all alone and surrounded by rival brands.
The small, light, reasonably priced, very capable APS-C mirrorless cameras from rival brands WILL bite into Panasonic MFT sales.
At some point, Panasonic got to decide whether it is "Game Over" for MFT.