Nikon announces full-frame mirrorless camera

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the prism has a bumpy nose like a garibaldi, the state fish of california.

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^ I thought the exact same thing... made that connection immediately. Perhaps the designer used the Garibaldi for inspiration?
 
That mount looks enormous. Like it could take a medium-format sensor. I hear just 2FX and 2DX are planned - but Nikon medium format would be amazing.
 
I`m not that intrigued. I guess what I originally liked about mirrorless is that they used to be....or were closer to classic RF cameras than DSLRs (Leica X, Fuji X100, XE XPro). Now we are getting too many DSLR shaped mirrorless cameras that are just a little smaller and without a mirror. Thankfully, Fuji and Leica still make some small(ish) soap bar / rangefinder shaped bodies. If there is one thing that has stuck with me from my RF days is that I like small prime lenses and tend to stick with 28-85mm as my comfort zone. It seems that huge super wides and super long lenses will ensure that most of these new cameras will be dslr shaped with big grips and new school controls.
 
jsrockit said:
I`m not that intrigued. I guess what I originally liked about mirrorless is that they used to be....or were closer to classic RF cameras than DSLRs (Leica X, Fuji X100, XE XPro). Now we are getting too many DSLR shaped mirrorless cameras that are just a little smaller and without a mirror. Thankfully, Fuji and Leica still make some small(ish) soap bar / rangefinder shaped bodies. If there is one thing that has stuck with me from my RF days is that I like small prime lenses and tend to stick with 28-85mm as my comfort zone. It seems that huge super wides and super long lenses will ensure that most of these new cameras will be dslr shaped with big grips and new school controls.
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I think that the only non Leica ones that had a 'full frame' sensor were/are the Sony A7/9 series. All those Fujis etc are crop sensor cameras.
 
jsrockit said:
I`m not that intrigued. I guess what I originally liked about mirrorless is that they used to be....or were closer to classic RF cameras than DSLRs (Leica X, Fuji X100, XE XPro). Now we are getting too many DSLR shaped mirrorless cameras that are just a little smaller and without a mirror. Thankfully, Fuji and Leica still make some small(ish) soap bar / rangefinder shaped bodies. If there is one thing that has stuck with me from my RF days is that I like small prime lenses and tend to stick with 28-85mm as my comfort zone. It seems that huge super wides and super long lenses will ensure that most of these new cameras will be dslr shaped with big grips and new school controls.
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Olympus makes a tiny RF shaped mirrorless body, the digital Pen-F. They also make some tiny prime lenses for it, as does Panasonic. The Pen-F is a Micro Four Thirds camera.

I have been shooting with a Pen-F for several months now and I love it. The PanaLeica 15mm f1.7 (30mm), the Olympus 25mm f1.8 (50mm), and the Olympus 45mm f1.8 (90mm) are incredibly sharp and inexpensive lenses.
 
jsrockit said:
I`m not that intrigued. I guess what I originally liked about mirrorless is that they used to be....or were closer to classic RF cameras than DSLRs (Leica X, Fuji X100, XE XPro). Now we are getting too many DSLR shaped mirrorless cameras that are just a little smaller and without a mirror. Thankfully, Fuji and Leica still make some small(ish) soap bar / rangefinder shaped bodies. If there is one thing that has stuck with me from my RF days is that I like small prime lenses and tend to stick with 28-85mm as my comfort zone. It seems that huge super wides and super long lenses will ensure that most of these new cameras will be dslr shaped with big grips and new school controls.
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I thought I was the only one. I really dislike the slr look of some mirrorless
 
NickTrop said:
Nikon teaser video (link). Very large new mount called Z mount incompatible with prior Nikkor glass without proprietary Nikon adapter. Likely very fast glass to follow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZldXR313k4M
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As long as they have that adapter.. Leica had to use a non M mount when they introduced the SL.

But then again, I can use my Nikon glass with any other mirrorless cameras using an adapter already. I even use them on my Leica M!

The big question - wazzup with their sensor cover thickness? Will it be thick like on Sonys, or thin so I can use my Leica glass?
 
jsrockit said:
I`m not that intrigued. I guess what I originally liked about mirrorless is that they used to be....or were closer to classic RF cameras than DSLRs (Leica X, Fuji X100, XE XPro). Now we are getting too many DSLR shaped mirrorless cameras that are just a little smaller and without a mirror. Thankfully, Fuji and Leica still make some small(ish) soap bar / rangefinder shaped bodies. If there is one thing that has stuck with me from my RF days is that I like small prime lenses and tend to stick with 28-85mm as my comfort zone. It seems that huge super wides and super long lenses will ensure that most of these new cameras will be dslr shaped with big grips and new school controls.
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Same for me. But if you're trying to make money, which model would you follow - X-Pro or A7 series? Sony recently surpassed Nikon in FF ILC maket share. The DSLR design isn't for me either, but I know we here at RFF are a tiny minority.

John
 
I am sure a few independent manufacturers will make adaptors to use M mount lenses on that Giuseppe Garibaldi looking bumpy nose camera.
 
Chriscrawfordphoto said:
Olympus makes a tiny RF shaped mirrorless body, the digital Pen-F. They also make some tiny prime lenses for it, as does Panasonic. The Pen-F is a Micro Four Thirds camera.

I have been shooting with a Pen-F for several months now and I love it. The PanaLeica 15mm f1.7 (30mm), the Olympus 25mm f1.8 (50mm), and the Olympus 45mm f1.8 (90mm) are incredibly sharp and inexpensive lenses.
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True Chris. Not a fan of the 4:3 aspect ratio, but it is a nice camera.
 
johnwolf said:
Same for me. But if you're trying to make money, which model would you follow - X-Pro or A7 series? Sony recently surpassed Nikon in FF ILC maket share. The DSLR design isn't for me either, but I know we here at RFF are a tiny minority.
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Point taken when it comes to business, but what I prefer is a company like Fuji or Leica... have your passion cameras and have your bread and butter cameras.
 
I'm looking at that lens hood, and thinking it's a 15-85mm zoom. What with all the stuff they expect the lens to do now days, it's no wonder the thing has grown in girth. No word on if the camera has built-in vibration reduction for using your old lenses. I suppose they could install that on the adapter, which means something else to bulk up the system.

I'll be waiting on the DX version that looks like an S2.

PF
 
What about Canon? Photokina 2018?
This Nikon is way overdue ( even though I don't like the slr design too) - are they going to drop the F mount in future or is there still a market for slrs... What do you think?
I still prefer a real optical finder.
 
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