Some thoughts on the A7C

Just to hark back to Karim's original post, he wrote of Sony's plethora of models like it was a bad thing. I think it's good for the customer. If you don't want the latest model and are happy buying used, the market is awash with Sony camera bodies, often with low shutter counts.

I recently bought a lightly used NEX-5N for an embarrassingly low price. This is a tiny body and the trick is to find a lens that doesn't dwarf it. I am using an Industar-69 28 mm with it, and it's as small as, say, the Ricoh GR.

Anyway, just thought I'd mention it.

Just to hark back to Karim's original post, he wrote of Sony's plethora of models like it was a bad thing. I think it's good for the customer.

I won't disagree that it's good for the customer, although tyranny of choice is a thing.

I do strongly believe that brands with over-extended line extensions run the risk of falling behind. GM should never have made a small Buick, for example. The Nikon FM10 should never have even been conceived. Some of the low end Nikon DSLRs are degrading to the brand and what it stands for. Etc.

Apple is now extending its product lines, but they haven't effed it up so far. Except, I don't know if there should be four kinds of iPad.