pdk42
Moderator
As I’ve been walking around Japan I’ve been glancing at the kit other people are using. I guess it’s an occupational hazard of being a bit of a gear head! Of course, it’s a very unscientific survey, but I thought you might find it interesting.
- There are more people carrying “real cameras” than I see in other parts of the world. I know there are a lot of tourists here, but there are also a lot of Japanese carrying serious cameras too so it’s not just a foreign tourist thing.
- I’ve hardly seen a LUMIX ILC camera at all and those I have seen have been m43. I can’t recall seeing an S5 or S5ii.
- In fact, I’ve seen more Leicas than Panasonic ILC cameras. The red dot is clearly popular here! I’ve seen several people carrying a Q and a few M models too.
- Even more surprisingly, I’ve seen more Pentax than LUMIX. I can’t remember the last time I saw anyone wielding a Pentax in the UK!
- By far the most common ILC camera to be seen is a Sony. And it seems the most popular amongst them is the A7C/Cii/CR. Someone at Panasonic should seriously re-evaluate the potential market for a seriously compact FF body that’s got an EVF!
- Olympus cameras are more commonly seen than I recall in the UK. I’ve seen a lot of Pen models as well as EM5 and EM10 models.
- After Sony, Canon is very popular, Nikon less so - but both more evident than LUMIX.
So that’s a quick report from your roving reporter in Japan!
- There are more people carrying “real cameras” than I see in other parts of the world. I know there are a lot of tourists here, but there are also a lot of Japanese carrying serious cameras too so it’s not just a foreign tourist thing.
- I’ve hardly seen a LUMIX ILC camera at all and those I have seen have been m43. I can’t recall seeing an S5 or S5ii.
- In fact, I’ve seen more Leicas than Panasonic ILC cameras. The red dot is clearly popular here! I’ve seen several people carrying a Q and a few M models too.
- Even more surprisingly, I’ve seen more Pentax than LUMIX. I can’t remember the last time I saw anyone wielding a Pentax in the UK!
- By far the most common ILC camera to be seen is a Sony. And it seems the most popular amongst them is the A7C/Cii/CR. Someone at Panasonic should seriously re-evaluate the potential market for a seriously compact FF body that’s got an EVF!
- Olympus cameras are more commonly seen than I recall in the UK. I’ve seen a lot of Pen models as well as EM5 and EM10 models.
- After Sony, Canon is very popular, Nikon less so - but both more evident than LUMIX.
So that’s a quick report from your roving reporter in Japan!
