That's reality. Outside of your circle of friends who 'buy the latest gear without hesitation' and similar folks who are over-represented in the membership of forums like this one, relatively few people upgrade their gear frequently. Not that I am at all representative of the typical buyer, but I'm fortunate to be able to buy what I want, and I kept the original 1D X as my primary camera for 9 years, until the R3 came out. I bought the EOS R in 2019 to play with and use for travel, but the 1D X continued to meet my needs and I didn't feel the MkII or MkIII offered sufficient improvement to warrant buying them.Camera technology isn’t advancing rapidly, aside from AI features, so there’s little incentive for most people to upgrade. In fact, a quarter to half of the Canon shooters I know in the wedding industry are still using the original R6 model. For many, there’s just no urgency to upgrade.
Cameras have useful lives of ≥5 years, easily. MILCs didn't start outselling DSLRs until 4 years ago. There are a lot pf people shooting with 5- and 6-series DSLRs who are only now considering switching to mirrorless, and despite full (adapted) compatibility with their EF lenses, there will be even more inertia to switch because of a perceived need to update lenses as well. But IMO, those are the people who are the primary target market for the R5II. So if you're basing your opinion on your experience with a cohort of people already using MILCs, it's no surprise you're not seeing much enthusiasm for the R5II.
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