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Toying with what is really required in a new camera....First off, noticed that Lenses have become Bigger..Heavier and Slower..check the Huge and heavy PC-E nikkors 19 f4.0..24 f3.5...85 f2.8..vs. the old small`ish and lightweight PC Nikkors 28 f3.5...35 f2.8...Yes, I can assure you that together they will not all fit in a lowepro slingback, which is a reasonably sized bag.
Just this X-mas have I become the Happy owner of a IRIX blackstone 11mm f4.0...it is Huge and Heavy !!...Bigger and Heavier than the 35-70 f2.8 af-D.
Most here are familiar with the Huge 14-24 f2.8, .. and then there are those that are even Bigger and Heavier , like the telephoto`s...it seems clear what direction Lens design is going to.
So then , it is clear to me , that the Dslr has to ...Shrink in Size and Weight,..with Computer components becoming smaller and yet of more capacity..I think Nikon has already done that...looking at nikon Df..
Why is there no successor ??..it was a bomb,..photogs jumped on it, even coming from other brands.
Is it possible that the Df was a "feeler" ?...and Why did a semi-pro camera received Nikon`s best sensor ?...
I , for one, can n`t wait for the D6 to appear..will it be a D5 look alike ( yawn )....or will it be the new Df ?...
The Slr finder is the Best there is , all that is required is for it to be placed in a smaller , lightweight unit of Higher capacity..now, the technology is here..but will it be in the D6.
Will I be disappointed ?..
What say you , fellow capturers of light and shadows.
Nikon have tackled or are tackling the heavy telephoto lenses. The 300mmPF and 500mmPF lenses are less than half the weight of their previous versions. There is a 600mmPF on its way (or maybe already available?)
With the accelerating trend towards mirrorless I imagine Nikon will be concentrating on developing their bodies and using the FZ adapter to stay connected with older lenses until they can release newer Z lenses. Whether these newer lenses will be lighter and faster than their predecessors remains to be established. I don't know if the PF fresnel lens technology lends itself to all focal lengths, primes and zooms? The technology works well with the 300 & 500.
I suppose Nikon, to some degree, have gone with a sort of hybrid approach....much like hybrid cars. Their current offerings are perhaps a stop gap?
A lot of people must be waiting to see the pace of development this year before saying 'DSLR' is dead ....just like ICE vehicles. Although with vehicles it's a much more of a battery life issue than with a mirrorless camera! But it's perhaps a bizarrely common theme... electric cars are often heavier than older ICE versions.
Last edited on Fri Jan 3rd, 2020 09:57 by Eric
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