When the new flagship Fuji X-H1 mirrorless camera was announced last week I watched an B&H interview with a Fuji where the rep (Justin) started off by saying something like - we had to make a professional robust body, so we had to increase the size of the camera:
"we need a body that is a little bit bigger, a bit more robust, that was sized right but also gives us the chance to use more technology"
Here is a size comparison between the two-year old Nikon D500 ($1,896.95) and the new Fuji X-H1 ($1,899) - both are APS-C cameras (courtesy of CameraSize):
Then there was the oversize grip of the new Panasonic G9 camera that was announced in November last year:
And of course when talking about large mirrorless cameras, I have to mention the Leica SL ($5,995) that can easily be compared with medium format cameras (here compared with the $6,499 Fuji GFX and the $7,995 Hasselblad X1D):
Leica SL ($5,995) vs. Nikon D750 ($1,796.95) - both 24MP full frame cameras:
Here are a few more mirrorless camera size comparison pictures courtesy of Photographyblog:
Update #1 - the new Sony a7 III camera also got bigger and heavier compared to the previous a7 II version:
Update #2 - Sony a7R vs Sony a7R II vs Sony a7R III vs Sony a7R IV camera size comparison:
Conclusion:
Update - the grip of the new Sony Alpha 6600 camera is no exception:
