[Imaging Resource] Amateur Photographer delves into the troubled sales of mirrorless

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For mirrorless cameras, 2013 was something of a turning point, with models like the Sony A7 (http://www.imaging-resource.com/camera-reviews/sony/a7/) and A7r (http://www.imaging-resource.com/camera-reviews/sony/a7r/) and the Olympus OM-D E-M1 (http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/olympus-e-m1/olympus-e-m1A.HTM) really pushing the boundaries of optical excellence, and cameras like the Panasonic GF1 (http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/DMCGF1/DMCGF1A.HTM) wowing us with small form factors. Yet, despite these advances, sales of mirrorless cameras (http://www.imaging-resource.com/topics/sales) were disappointing. Now UK publication Amateur Photographer has put together a special report (http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/photo-news/540427/compact-system-camera-sales-crash-special-report-with-video)on why the UK saw mirrorless camera sales fall by 30% in 2013. There's a lot to pick apart in the report and video (the latter embedded...
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