Canon feels threatened by Mirroless Cameras

1) Since when does sending out a survey mean "threatened"?
2) Canon has a right to make mirrorless cameras if they want to.

Using your debate, you could also say that Sony fealt threatened by Micro Four Thirds.... 

 

I wouldn't mind seeing what Canon would come up with in the mirrorless segment.

 

Unless Canon or Nikon make a NEX-killer ILC camera with full frame image sensor and pro-grade build and features for less than the price of a 5D then I really don't care what Nikon or Canon do in the mirrorless space. They've taken too long to get in the market as far as I am concerned. For me it is NEX or m4/3 if you want an ILC camera.

 

Got to disagree with you a bit here.
If Canon & Nikon introduced a mirrorless format by Christmas with a nice assortment of lenses, then that assortment of lenses could very well put them ahead of Sony NEX.

 

No matter how long it takes them I think both companies would still do well with CSC offerings even if they weren't particularly outstanding. With their brand profile and retail networks they can get their products all over the market. With consumers in major markets - especially the US and parts of Europe - convinced that if it isn't a Canon or a Nikon it isn't a 'real' camera they have a ready made constituency who prefer not to step outside the Canikon security zone. I think the only difference is that with M43 and Sony now well established in this market Canon and Nikon will not be able to dominate the way they dominate the DSLR market.

 

I'm not a Canon owner nor user so it's not personal with me...Just logical....

 

I'm amused by the idea that one manufacturer might release a system that kills the competition, or that the existing entrants already dominate the segment so it's "too late" for Canon or Nikon.

Sony (Minolta), Pentax, Olympus and others have managed to coexist with Canon and Nikon for a long time, even though Canikon dominate the DSLR market, and dominated the SLR market before that. And don't forget than Canon once played second fiddle to Nikon, until Nikon rested on its laurels a bit too long while Canon continued to innovate. Will Sony, Oly or Panasonic pull the same stunt on Canikon? I doubt it. Canon, in particular, just has too many resources to throw at the problem if they choose to. I think there's plenty of room for multiple manufacturers in the mirrorless segment, including Sony, Canon and Nikon.