snip: what's the matter with these companies?
OTOH, Leica has produce back-to-basics models of the M at high premiums...
Video holds no attraction for me at all. It's difficult enough getting good single images; who needs to fight for extended ones that move!
;-)
Rob
Because you have a moving pallet that your typing on right now. Whether anyone likes it or not, we are in the age of multi use, multi purpose, multi media.
I have zero doubt that Canon, or Nikon or Sony, can't make a full blown autofocus, 10 or 12 bit, high bit rate motion camera that captures excellent stills. The 1dxII is the closest available and shoots well, just the motion imagery is 8 bits, though an excellent high bit rate and amazing autofocus in still and motion.
I believe Canon protects their upline of motion cameras, probably the same with Sony. Nikon doesn't have anything to protect so I assume, (now this is just a GUESS), that since Nikon get's their sensors from Sony they limit what level of motion capabilities their still cameras can shoot, because everyone in the higher end, more profitable range of making cameras is trying to sell more.
But it doesn't matter because there is nothing new about a client, a professional or an enthusiast wanting more.
If video wan't important, mobile phones wouldn't shoot it and what camera maker wouldn't want a piece of that market?
Gosh, from family, friends, clients, I get a video a day on my phone. Keeps me in touch and in all ways is entertaining and important.
I like shooting motion, trying to be better all the time and right now digital cinema cameras are where still digital cameras were 10 or more years ago and I don't believe for the large companies, it's the tech holding them back, I believe it's the marketing strategy.
For the smaller companies like Leica, Hasselblad, maybe they don't have the resources, though Leica has some very good and very, very expensive PL mount lenses for cinema so they've stuck their toes in the cinema waters.
Things have changed. Sure some still photographers will never touch a motion camera, and vice versa. Amway, in the world of commerce and fun, the more you can do . . .
Well you get the idea.
IMO
BC