Future's trend

I have grown increasingly enamored of mirror less cameras. Since the beginning of the SLR, the mirror has always been seen as an area that is problematic especially in long hand held exposures due to the inevitable vibration it causes. Canon's Pellix of the mid sixties was one early attempt at replacing the mirror with a reflecting glass that was stationary. It failed as it made lenses slower. Sony has tried a novel approach also. Yet the mirror less cameras with their interchangeable lenses capabilities offer a smaller smarter package that potentially offer faster shooting speeds, lighter weight and better low light capability.  As EVF's get better the reflex mechanism loses it's advantage.Pros still like to log their heavy DSLR's but I believe that many do so for psychological reasons if you get my drift.
NOW THIS

Mirrorless Camera Sales Increase Worldwide, Make Up Nearly Half of Sales in Japan

The Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) has just revealed 2011's camera sales figures, dividing mirrorless and SLR cameras into their own categories and we've learned some very interesting things.

First, and probably not too surprisingly, Japan leads the charge into the era of non-reflex cameras. Mirrorless sales made up 42% of Japan's 2011 sales, but even more telling is what happened later in the year. From October to December, mirrorless camera sales were the majority.

The US hasn't embraced the new cameras to the same extent, but they did make up 13% of sales - an increase over last year. Again, the final quarter of the year proved most interesting as sales went up from 12.5% the previous quarter to an impressive 22.1%.