Will you buy Nikon's upcoming EVIL camera?

[Juan Valdenebro]

Would make sense from an image quality point of view, as there's a considerable gap in sensor size -and image quality- between DX sensors and compact cameras' sensors... If a new Nikon comes with a "4/3" size sensor, without mirror, very small body, AND they make real small lenses for it, they'll wipe the market...

Cheers,

Juan

 

[apicius9]

Hi, I occasionally read here (more often in the larger m4/3 forums) but this one caught my attention. I actually would love to see a slightly smaller sensor than m4/3 as long as the IQ is great: I love playing around with old c-mount cine lenses, and many of the wider ones show heavy vignetting on m4/3 sensors because they were mostly made for 16mm movie format. A smaller sensor would just open the doors to using all these fascinating old lenses. I was about to sell most of them, but now I will be waiting a bit to see what comes out of this...

Stefan

 

[majid]

I hope they come up with a digital 35Ti using the APS-C sensor from the D300, or higher. It will probably be out before Leica clears the backlog of X1 pre-orders. I have the GF1, it is a decent enough camera up to ISO 800 (and the fast lens makes that limitation not so confining), but by no means compact. I think the interchangeable-lens compact is a dead-end - compactness is the whole point, and all the systems so far offer only a single pancake-style lens, all the others are so bulky you might as well just get a small DSLR or a M.

 

[mh2000]

Hey! I like my new E-P1! 🙂

...Like, in the $1000 range, for a camera that will basically be a glorified point-and-shoot. (Like the Olympus EP1 😀 )

 

[MartinL]

I have no doubt that I will own something that performs all the functions promised and more. But this poll question is meaningless unless you are prepared to ask, "How long do you expect to live?"🙄

 

[barnwulf]

I voted NEVER. I hate to say never because it sometimes comes back and bites you. - Jim

 

[CK Dexter Haven]

Sony knows quite a bit about interface design. The A700/850/900 are about as good as it gets in this regard. Sony purposefully made the NEX interface more cell phone like in order to make it extremely easy to pick up and use. In fact, it was designed by Sony Ericsson. Although improvements could certainly be made, every advanced owner that I've talked to says the NEX interface is still quite usable.

I was referring to my experience with other Sony products, not exclusive to cameras. I haven't used an A700/850/900. Didn't have any issues with my little T9 or whatever, either. But, from what i've been reading about the NEX, Sony chose to make things "simple" for users, but neglected to account for the fact that the most likely consumers of a camera with interchangeable lenses and an APS-C sensor are photographers with aspirations beyond 'camera phone' usage. That it takes many button pushes to change ISO is the most egregious interface offense. And, i'm particularly critical of Sony now, because i have to deal with their DVD device every day.... Operating it just makes me feel both silly and angry.

I tend to believe Sony is often more interested in making a device LOOK a certain way, while sacrificing usability. I'm glad to hear that's not the case with the Alpha SLRs, though.

 

[dng88]

The m3/4 is neither have sufficient good quality picture iq nor size compact enough. Got a g1 and sold it. Looking very keen on Sony. Seems small enough and given its aps size, it might be it. I wait a bit further for Nikon as this is a camera shop not a walkman07598 194724/console/phone shops. But if it is only 17mm, it will decide it is not the one. I do not like canon and hence I finally has a compact interchangeable lens to get m&v lens alive. Even my f lens may work and I can sell my d300 finally.

Let us see.

 

[Edw00d]

I would much rather that Nikon made lenses for other bodies, especially Sony E Mount. But Nikon is so old school, they'll never do that.

 

[jarski]

I would much rather that Nikon made lenses for other bodies, especially Sony E Mount. But Nikon is so old school, they'll never do that.

its common practice, has been for some time. Nikon is not the only old school doing that.

 

[braver]

Hardly interesting, based on what clearly is scuttlebutt. Time for me to buy another brick of Portra. 🙂

Same here. Trix though 😉

Seriously, the only camera design I could get remotely interested in besides the m9 would be a nikon fe/fm or fg based compact ff dslr.

 

[NickTrop]

This all said - an EVIL camera, to me, is definitely on the right track of a technology that is the equivalent to a "digital era" rangefinder vs. a "digital rangefinder". ... And, Nikon being one of the grand old Japanese camera co's to thrive in the digital era is sure to do it right.

 

[Kolame]

Every new SLD (Single Lens Direct-View) is interesting. With this small sensor, really small lenses could be possible. For depth of field we all got our 35mm rangefinder. So what? 😀

 

[Pico]

Only if it is full-frame, and even then it has to very reasonably priced because I use wide-angle and have been very disappointed with all digital cameras and wide-angles. Oh, I want to use my Leica and Voigtlander lenses with it. I will not buy any proprietary spendy lenses from Nikon. Ever.

 

[sfaust]

Only if it is full-frame, and even then it has to very reasonably priced because I use wide-angle and have been very disappointed with all digital cameras and wide-angles.....

I've actually had the opposite reaction to digital and wides. When I was shooting film, any lens issues were cast in stone in the negative or chrome and were not easily fixed. With digital, some of those issues are resolved within the camera digitally, or when imported into LR or Photoshop based on each individual lens. This eliminated most of those issues for me with wide angles, and I am getting much better performance now than in the film days.

 

[Nikon Bob]

This all said - an EVIL camera, to me, is definitely on the right track of a technology that is the equivalent to a "digital era" rangefinder vs. a "digital rangefinder". ... And, Nikon being one of the grand old Japanese camera co's to thrive in the digital era is sure to do it right.

Nick

I think you make a very good distinction here. A digital camera with no reflex mirror and a good EVF may be the future of still photography. If that happened what would people do in place of SLR vs RF debates?

Bob

 

[narsuitus]

I voted “probably” provided that Nikon produces a camera like the Sony Nex but with adapters that allow auto focus, vibration reduction, and full metering for those who wish to use their inventory of Nikon FX and DX lenses. Also provided that it has a swing/tilt LCD screen like the Canon G11.

 

[antiquark]

Interesting picture from a recent patent. Maybe it's supposed to look retro, like an FM?

http://nikonrumors.com/2010/08/02/another-day-another-nikon-evil-patent.aspx#more-12671

 

[jsrockit]

Interesting picture from a recent patent. Maybe it's supposed to look retro, like an FM?

http://nikonrumors.com/2010/08/02/another-day-another-nikon-evil-patent.aspx#more-12671

I'd love to see them make a digital camera, even an SLR, that had a focus on old school manual controls.

 

[awilder]

Absolutely not! I've got an E-P2, why bother with an even greater crop factor than 2x unless I was gear into mostly telephotography. Nikon always seems to miss the boat in high end compact digicams based on their past cameras.