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I remember the significant and noticeable change in weight between the EOS RT and the standard EOS 650, back in my Canon days. Same body and controls, Canon just fitted a 45deg pellicle mirror. It lost a half stop of exposure and the viewfinder wasn't as bright as a standard slr. But with today's high ISO sensors the lost exposures wouldn't now be an issue.....and frankly all EVFs are inferior to optical, so we are already being asked to accept lesser viewfinder clarity.
I've wondered for some time whether the manufacturers are merely trying to fill the compact camera gap that is being filled by phones? My wife's new phone has a 20mp camera that produces astonishing quality images.
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Eric