There are/will be no pro cameras, other than Canon or Nikon

All the rest, including the new Sony proposals are "prosumer" or
"enthusiast" market cameras.
Sony and Olympus talk about "pro" models, but this is just to make
those models attractive to a group of shooters who are definitely not
pros but want something beyond the plastic of the amateur ranks but
that don't cost as much as the pro models from Canon and Nikon.
But the pro ranks are dictated as much by marketing and system support
as the equipment itself so the idea of Olympus, Pentax, Sony, etc,
joining those ranks is somewhat laughable as they are not likely to
set-up the kind of support infrastructure Canon and Nikon have for pro
shooters on the off chance they can grab some of that market. Sony
could, if they wanted to, but they don't.

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