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Vivek
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Nikon patent unveils a new zoom lens for a new APS-C mirrorless camera. | Mirrorless Rumors
If this happens, it will be awesome!
If this happens, it will be awesome!
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Steen
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Thanks Vivek.
The interesting part is the mount.
I do believe that we will in the coming years see
- mechanical shutters being replaced by electronic shutters
- mirrorbased pentaprism finders being replaced by electronic viewfinders
- and maybe phase detection autofocus replaced by contrast detection autofocus, or maybe a combination of both for either speed or accuracy respectively
But apart from that I don't think it is all that clear exactly what the system of tomorrow will look like, that can replace the classic DSLR systems.
I guess the answer lies in the optical challenges.
E.g. what flange-to-sensor distance does it take to build a full alternative system of lenses, from ultra wides, over macros and tilt/shift lenses, and to exotic ultra tele lenses (without adapter based emergency solutions, please) ?
I think that is what is going to define the basic design of the camera of tomorrow that has the potential to replace the classic 35mm format DSLR (with which I only need one system).
I'm not convinced we have seen any alternative 35mm format system lining up to deliver that so far.
So maybe there is a reason why the (sleeping?) giants haven't made any radical move yet, except for going digital.
Maybe they just haven't found a viable solution yet.
For me the most important question is the following.
With the digital revolution I had to replace my camera.
What will be the impact of the next revolution, will I have to replace all my lenses ?
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Vivek
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Hi Steen,
Only one thing to remind you.
Remember IX Nikkors?
(not many may know this, but Nikon also made some "toy" lenses in F mount for a limited time. Same thing will happen to the 1 "system")
Only one thing to remind you.
Remember IX Nikkors?
(not many may know this, but Nikon also made some "toy" lenses in F mount for a limited time. Same thing will happen to the 1 "system")
Steen
Senior Subscriber Member
LOL, nah not really, Vivek, I cannot really claim that I remember them as I've actually never seen one in real life, I have only read about them at places like [url=http://www.bythom.com/lensacronyms.htm]Nikkor Lens Information by Thom Hogan[/URL]
So please do not remind me too much about the IX lenses' existence, as far as I can understand they are pure junk and I would rather try to forget about them ...
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Vivek
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I still have one of the IX-Nikkors (20-40?) that I modified to make it work on a regular APS-C Nikon DSLR. It does well in IR. It is a feather weight pancake zoom.
Untitled by Vivek Iyer, on Flickr
Untitled by Vivek Iyer, on Flickr