If anybody wanted a new camera, now's the time!

Used to be a much smaller percentage but my understanding is it’s now about a third.

That’s why all the action has been full frame.

Among Sony, Canon and Nikon over the last 18 months or so:
Full frame:
Sony a7riii
Sony a7iii
Nikon d850 (just slightly more than 18 months)
Nikon Z6
Nikon Z7
Canon R
Canon Rp
7 models.
Aps-c over the last 18 months
Sony A6400 (priced $900... they currently sell the full frame a7ii for about the same price)
Nikon d3500 (which has almost no changes from the d3400)
Canon t7
Canon sl3

Just 4 models.

Aps-c models used to vastly outnumber full frame models.
Aps-c might be on the way out — a temporary fad when early sensor technology was super expensive.
As Canon and Nikon enter the mirrorless fray —- note that Nikon hasn’t even launched an aps-c camera at all (but they have hinted they will eventually). And Canon left their aps-c mirrorless mount in limbo.... no new cameras in 2 years and not even clear if they are going to continue the mount.
The behavior confirms that full frame is driving the market. Profitability is margin X volume. When aps-c was 95% of the volume, it could drive profits even at low margins. But with the collapse of the aps-c market, their profit is on the higher margin cameras. The reason FF is getting all the attention is because it’s becoming a much bigger share of the market. (Bigger share of a much smaller market).

Anyway... there should be a Canon 1dxiii in the next 6-9 months.

the mirrorless fray is heating up - stay tuned ...
and I continue to use my old old Canon APS-C mirrorless and 20 year old lenses
pity the poor schmucks that bought the little shirt pocket-size M100!!

(gotta jump to full frame .... gotta jump with the action !)

www.flickr.com/photos/mmirrorless


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Just wanted to thank all the people who contributed their take on this subject. I'm just starting to consider moving from my Nikon 5300 setup to mirrorless simply for a lighter load. I find that I get older that I'm using my iPhone as a camera because I just don't want to carry the "big camera" around as much. But I still enjoy the hobby so not going to get rid of the camera entirely.
 
Yeah, the amount of kit I carry drove me to try a Canon M6II. I like the sensor but the overall handling with my stubby fat fingers is something I'm still trying to get used to. But now, instead of a photo backpack, I can carry the same glass in a beltpack. Of course, that means only one body but that's another story.
 

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