NEWEST COLLAGE
I got the idea to make this collage from a user Penmachine, here is a link to his photostream
www.flickr.com/photos/95601478@N00/
Here is a link to his latest collage:
www.flickr.com/photos/penmachine/3177722200/
Another user has also made their own version of the collage:
www.flickr.com/photos/39965709@N04/3873792039/
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NOTE I have made a collage on Canon EOS Prime Lenses:
www.flickr.com/photos/billy_wilson/4196098808/
NOTE I have also made a collage on Minolta A Mount Prime Lenses!:
www.flickr.com/photos/billy_wilson/4195892665/
NOTE I have also made a collage on Nikkor Prime Lenses!:
www.flickr.com/photos/billy_wilson/4197689174/?addedcomme...
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I asked his permission to use his idea to make my own version of the collage. From top to bottom is the approximate location of each D-SLR camera in the market. Near the bottom are the higher end cameras and near the top are the entry level cameras. The horizontal lines are where
I feel certain market boundaries are, the first line from the top indicates where I think the seperation between the entry-level and mid-range cameras are. The second line from the top is where I feel is the boundary between the mid-range cameras and the high-end cameras. The third line near the bottom separates the high-end cameras and the larger than 35mm D-SLRs.
Some of the cameras here are not actually D-SLRs but I included them because their performance and their target market is inline with D-SLRs. These cameras are the; Olympus E-P1, Sigma DP2, Panasonic Lumix DMC GF-1, Panasonic Lumix DMC GH-1, Leica X1, and the Leica M9. All of these cameras share performance that is equal to a D-SLR in terms of image quality. The Leica M9 is a digital rangefinder, the rest rely on live view on the rear LCD with the exception of the Panasonic Lumix DMC GH-1, which uses an EVF (electronic viewfinder).
The cameras that I classified as entry-level and typically of lower build quality, for instance they do not have weather sealing or a strong body to tolerate abuse. These cameras come with a pentamirror and usually have a shutter life of 100,000 actuations. The second group of cameras from the top I classified as mid-range cameras, these usually have a higher build quality with better weather sealing and stronger bodies. They come with pentaprism viewfinders and some of them come with 100% viewfinder coverage (Canon EOS 7D, Nikon D300s, Sony Alpha D-SLR A900, Pentax K7, Olympus E-3). Some of these bodies have shutters rated for more actuations, the Canon EOS 7D, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Nikon D300s, Nikon D700, and Olympus E-3 all have a shutter life rated at 150,000 cycles. The only camera that I placed in this group that I was not sure of was the Leica X1, it has an APS-C sized sensor to deliver good image quality but it does not quite have the same specs as the other cameras around $2,000. The second group from the bottom I consider to be the high-end cameras in the D-SLR market. Their prices range from $4,500-$9,000. These cameras have the highest levels of weather sealing available and have bodies to take much more abuse. Canon and Nikon's shutters are rated for 300,000 actuations in this class, I am not sure what the Leica M9 would be rated at. All the viewfinders in this class (aside from the Leica M9) are 100% coverage pentaprisms. The fourth class I identified at the bottom are the D-SLRs that have a sensor size greater that of 35mm film equivalent. These cameras are ridiculously expensive, costing on average $20,000-$60,000, depending on what resolution digital back you choose. These cameras are usually used by high-end fashion and portrait photographers. These cameras are capable of producing massive sized images.
EXPLORED! Highest position #9
