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GeoffR wrote:Lets ignore Fuji, their sensor is smaller and thus not a direct competitor. What Nikon have done is to produce a camera very close in all respects to the equivalent Sony.(According to the reviews) That it took Sony three goes to get there and Nikon are on their first attempt suggests that the wait was worthwhile. That does mean that the next iteration from Nikon needs to surpass the next Sony and that isn't going to be easy. However, they have to get the firmware of this one right first.
Robert wrote:GeoffR wrote:
I don't think this is a camera for the early adopter.
Don't understand?
Anyone who buys this camera WILL be an early adopter, unless they are buying it from old stock, 12 months hence...
That should read "this is not a camera with which to be an early adopter" buying one of the first batch is a gamble, later buyers will benefit from firmware updates out of the box. I would let someone else be the guinea pig.
Ah! I think I said that in my first post (or second!).
Not just the firmware, the hardware too. Totally new mount is bound to have some room for refinement.
It's easy to get carried away by the hype. That said, I still think these cameras will be outstanding. Nikon have made an massive investment, they are committed to making the highest quality product they can produce. Even if it's 'no better' than the D850, that's still a great achievement.
The opposition i.e. Sony and Fuji, are several iterations down the track. The paying customer has funded the development, as is to be expected.
The AF will take some sorting because it's a physics thing, trying to do the impossible. Even with today's technology the impossible takes a little longer! LOL
