Latest Nikon FF mirrorless rumor: 24 MP and 45 MP models

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Mt Spokane Photography said:
Photo Rumors is also Nikon Rumors, and they are usually pretty accurate with Nikon information. Nikon is not as fanatic as Canon about leaks, they may even encourage them.
I'd give it a 90+% change of happening. The announcement is in about 3 weeks, so the leaks are very likely accurate.

https://nikonrumors.com/

I see PR / NR more as aggregators than cultivators of sources, but I could be wrong here.

Also, you don't launch a mirrorless platform with promises of f/0.9 lenses. I saw the patent, but it smells like a pipe-dream fanboy product line whose big selling point are pickle jar large aperture lenses the FX mount can't support?

It just seems... off. Not buying it. I expect some hot stuff to drop soon, but this seems off.

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ahsanford said:
And why can't FX pull off f/1.2 lenses like Canon can? Is the throat diameter or flange distance not amenable to such large apertures?

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I think it’s because of where they put the contacts.

+1, there was a manual focus Nikkor ai-s lens that was 50mm and f/1.2
 
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ahsanford said:
I see PR / NR more as aggregators than cultivators of sources, but I could be wrong here.

CR is same.

Mt Spokane Photography said:
Photo Rumors is also Nikon Rumors, and they are usually pretty accurate with Nikon information. Nikon is not as fanatic as Canon about leaks, they may even encourage them.

Only dumb camera maker not exploit rumor website.
 
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Mt Spokane Photography said:
Prices of Mirrorless cameras are way too high. The cameras cost less to make, and should be more reliable due to fewer moving parts. Eventually prices will drop, but for now, manufacturers are raking in profits.

They are high because they can be. Unless what you are shooting something that demands an OVF*, one could argue an FF mirrorless setup does the same job as an FF SLR in a smaller footprint. That has value that manufacturers can ask more for.

*I prefer an OVF myself, mind you.

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After shooting a lot of different gear there's only one really good trick ML does that i find highly valuable:

Live RGB histogram in the VF. (and Olympus does that best that i've used)

That could be added to a hybrid OVF but not likely worth the effort over just using evf

EVF is also great for chimping or menu-diving in sunlight, leaving glasses optional.

Getting rid of the mirror and having much faster shutter options is also very useful.


depending on the subject matter and shooting style, there are times I prefer EVF and some times I prefer OVF.
Overall I am preferring EVF more and can see it going even more in that direction as they continue to improve.
They've come a long way since my old Panasonic FZ-20 and the latest ones are good enough for action work.

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ahsanford said:
Mt Spokane Photography said:
Prices of Mirrorless cameras are way too high. The cameras cost less to make, and should be more reliable due to fewer moving parts. Eventually prices will drop, but for now, manufacturers are raking in profits.

They are high because they can be. Unless what you are shooting something that demands an OVF*, one could argue an FF mirrorless setup does the same job as an FF SLR in a smaller footprint. That has value that manufacturers can ask more for.

*I prefer an OVF myself, mind you.

- A

No one here has any idea if Mirrorless cameras as less expensive to make or not. No one here has any idea if they are overpriced or not.

Manufacturers have been making single lens reflex cameras for almost 100 years. They no doubt have the manufacturing down to peak efficiency. They are the predominant style of camera, meaning very high economies of scale. You can't just blindly assert that mirrorless cameras as cheaper to manufacture.
 
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ahsanford said:
Mt Spokane Photography said:
Prices of Mirrorless cameras are way too high. The cameras cost less to make, and should be more reliable due to fewer moving parts. Eventually prices will drop, but for now, manufacturers are raking in profits.

They are high because they can be. Unless what you are shooting something that demands an OVF*, one could argue an FF mirrorless setup does the same job as an FF SLR in a smaller footprint. That has value that manufacturers can ask more for.

*I prefer an OVF myself, mind you.

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Its about competition and product availability. Once we have multiple competing products, prices will drop. Canon usually drives the prices down. They engineer a product to have the lowest possible price, not a penny goes into making one that has not been carefully though out. They can cut prices below the competition and still make a nice profit. But ... They will not cut prices unless they see a advantage, like gaining market share.
 
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Mt Spokane Photography said:
ahsanford said:
Mt Spokane Photography said:
Prices of Mirrorless cameras are way too high. The cameras cost less to make, and should be more reliable due to fewer moving parts. Eventually prices will drop, but for now, manufacturers are raking in profits.

They are high because they can be. Unless what you are shooting something that demands an OVF*, one could argue an FF mirrorless setup does the same job as an FF SLR in a smaller footprint. That has value that manufacturers can ask more for.

*I prefer an OVF myself, mind you.

- A
Its about competition and product availability. Once we have multiple competing products, prices will drop. Canon usually drives the prices down. They engineer a product to have the lowest possible price, not a penny goes into making one that has not been carefully though out. They can cut prices below the competition and still make a nice profit. But ... They will not cut prices unless they see a advantage, like gaining market share.

Canon are the sharks of the industry but I prefer shooting with my blue-fin tuna.
 
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