I disagree, updating "older versions" create a much higher level of customer retention, when I know that the company that makes the camera I buy will support it for long time, especially with mirrorles cameras where there are almost no mechanical parts that can break, is a major reason to follow the brand. when I know that my camera will be firmware supported to about 7-10 years after initial release and not be "abandoned" after 3-4 years is a major consideration in buying it. Mirrorless cameras will last at least 10 years before be replaced by most people. So on going firmware updated is a major consideration, at least in my case.
You said so yourself, Canon don't like to look like one of those companies that just want to sell you their cameras, they want to build the "trust" of their customers to know that their camera will be supported for long time. That, at least for me, is a huge consideration in getting a camera.
Why, indeed? Canon is a for-profit company, not a charitable organization.
Copying the practices regarding the most successful product of the largest company in the world? Seems rather reasonable.
Sure, sure. That’s why Magic Lantern lives on, because it requires no resources to port firmware to different hardware.
Good! I honestly think few people routinely update their camera body to the next model in a series, anyway. Though I’m sure the R5II will have hardware improvements, those are typically minor with one generational update.
The only hardware I would spend my money for in a high end camera is a stacked sensor. There is absolutely no other active component hardware electronics that would produce any visible diffrences other than that. Camera hardware has plateud
You’re the one implying the R5II will be only a firmware update, and if you really believe that, then it’s clear who is confused here.
