Back to the original question - I dont think the Nex system is winding down.
The reason why we see some people selling Nex7 cameras and buying x-pro 1 and omd is because those cameras are 3 months "newer" models with some new bells and whistles.
(of course this is just my theory and by the way I am one which jumps ship to often in regards of those small cameras)
One thing seems obvious - not so many people here do like those mirrorless cameras enough that one would keep a model more than how long? 6 months? 1 year? Isnt that strange?
I could see only 2 reasons: 1) jumping ships is not so expensive compared to switching DSLR systems
2) we want a mirrorless systems which fullfill our needs but in the end we give up a quite some important things compared to the traditional systems:
-We give up nice big optical viewfinders
-smaller camera is easier to carry BUT how good can we reach buttons, how stable sits the camera in the hand
->in the end -after the new toy factor has gone - we are not totally happy, and once the next generation we jump ship with the hope that all will be better with the newer camera...but I am afraid it wont.
By the way I see the X-Pro 1 as an exception (without owning one)
The reason why we see some people selling Nex7 cameras and buying x-pro 1 and omd is because those cameras are 3 months "newer" models with some new bells and whistles.
(of course this is just my theory and by the way I am one which jumps ship to often in regards of those small cameras)
One thing seems obvious - not so many people here do like those mirrorless cameras enough that one would keep a model more than how long? 6 months? 1 year? Isnt that strange?
I could see only 2 reasons: 1) jumping ships is not so expensive compared to switching DSLR systems
2) we want a mirrorless systems which fullfill our needs but in the end we give up a quite some important things compared to the traditional systems:
-We give up nice big optical viewfinders
-smaller camera is easier to carry BUT how good can we reach buttons, how stable sits the camera in the hand
->in the end -after the new toy factor has gone - we are not totally happy, and once the next generation we jump ship with the hope that all will be better with the newer camera...but I am afraid it wont.
By the way I see the X-Pro 1 as an exception (without owning one)