Nikon RF rumour
- Thread starter JohnL
- Start date
- Latest activity Latest activity:
- Replies 12
- Views 2K
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
this site is saying it might not be marketed under the Nikon name.
why would that be?
maybe only under the Vapormat name. 🙂
http://www.imaginginsider.com/?p=57798
why would that be?
maybe only under the Vapormat name. 🙂
http://www.imaginginsider.com/?p=57798
ferider
Veteran
Thanks for the link John.
Leaving out the optical/mechanical RF and replacing it with LCD
framelines and a patch substitute in the finder is actually real
smart I believe. Also, if sharpness is measured continuously via
contrast from the sensor, it means the camera will have no mechanical
shutter and be quiet.
Some great ideas there. Hope it does make it into an affordable product.
Roland.
Leaving out the optical/mechanical RF and replacing it with LCD
framelines and a patch substitute in the finder is actually real
smart I believe. Also, if sharpness is measured continuously via
contrast from the sensor, it means the camera will have no mechanical
shutter and be quiet.
Some great ideas there. Hope it does make it into an affordable product.
Roland.
JohnL
Very confused
xayraa33 said:
FWIW (again), I read somewhere else that maybe Nikon will have Cosina build the body under license.
summilux
Well-known
ferider
Veteran
summilux said:
I assume this is Nikon mount, i.e. for the R2S not R2C ?
Thanks,
Roland.
YES IT IS NIKON S MOUNT!!!ferider said:
Last edited:
summilux
Well-known
zeiss/cosina seem to have set on conquering the world now.
they are making lens on all the non-proprietary mounts.
they are making lens on all the non-proprietary mounts.
ferider
Veteran
summilux said:
I just wish they would build a new, high accuracy and affordable
S / M converter, too. Not for the Sonnar - that I have, but for
the Millenium 50/1.4 and 35/1.8 ....
Roland.
That would be very nice - though I think the 35/1.8 doesn't work on these S/M adapters because of clearance problems.ferider said:
drjoke
Well-known
I cannot read Japanese, but is it in the S-Mount that is compatible with the older Nikon rangefinders?
I read that the lens is supposed to have auto-focus? So it's not a MF focus rangefinder?
I read that the lens is supposed to have auto-focus? So it's not a MF focus rangefinder?
drjoke said:
Yes, S mount compatible with the old Nikon rangefinders. Not auto focus.
Ade-oh
Well-known
I have to say that I can't seriously believe that Nikon would make an 'FX' camera which is not compatible with the F mount. The whole point of 'FX' is to get the full benefit from the range of F mount lenses. If they produced this camera with a new lens mount, there would be no reason for existing Nikon owners to buy it and, by the description given here, not much reason for anyone else to do so either.