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Eric wrote:
To me the reason to have interest in these mirrorless reflex cameras is to remove a cumbersome mirror mechanism, the pentaprism and reduce the weight, bulk and depth of the lens mount, allowing for a greater flexibility of lens fitment across other lens makers mounts. All that must reduce the cost of manufacture, allowing for more R&D to perfect the new designs and advance the output IQ, ease of use and versatility of the camera.
Really all it is is something to mount the sensor, recording memory and exposure controls.
Succinctly put!
But I would question the last point because it's also the thing you have to hold in your hand.
Removing the pentaprism is one thing. But manufacturers seem to have the notion that photographers hands are getting smaller, because in their actions to reduce size and weight, they are making the units too small in the hand. This is especially true when adding even modest length lenses as it makes it unbalanced.
Their answer is to offer the battery grip, which conveniently adds more desperately needed battery help but also adds back the body height they chopped off to meet its marketing brief of the 'smallest lightest serious camera on the market'.
It's crazy. Holding the D850, despite being heavier, alongside the fully tooled up XT2, the Nikon felt much easier in the hand.
Ok Nikon short to mid range lenses are going to be heavier than Fuji but on the longer lenses, Fujis offerings are still quite weighty. When added to the inferior hand feel I think the Nikon D850 would be the ergonomics winner.
So going back to the thread title...
If Nikon follow the same route as Fuji, with wholesale size reduction and compromised battery capacity, then I wouldn't be tempted with a Nikon mirrorless. Because in addition it would still have standard Nikon lens weight.....unless they introduced a whole new range of lightweights for mirrorless.
I certainly won't be waiting to see what they might come up with.
It will either be ....persevere with the Fuji (despite feeling a little conned by weight claims) or switch to the D850.
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Eric