ptomsu
Workshop Member
IMHO it is very unlikely that Nikon will get into MFD now - they have their reputation as one of the leading 35mm FF brands and if they leave their loyal remaining customers in the rain by not bringing a FF mirrorless that sounds like economic suicide to me. Also MFD will be always much slower and not come close enough to the AF capabilities of modern and next generation FF sensors, which are obviously (at least listening to the discussions about speed in this thread) the main criteria for a number of Nikon shooters.Don't believe for a second that Nikon hasn't made dozens of working prototypes the last few years. The problems with the "1" series I believe were three:
- The V1, which was too limited and destroyed their reputation in one go.
- The sensor size.
- Most people don't really want cameras that are that small, at least not at the advanced level. There's a reason why there is no Pana GM6.
I had a chat with my local dealer this morning, and we agreed that the first full frame model from Nikon will probably be a very high end one, possibly more expensive than the A9. And why should they limit themselves to 35mm? They can do what Fuji has done very successfully, launch a medium format high end model and sell DX to those who can't afford it. Fuji is extremely successful in Asia with this concept, and Asia is the biggest market for mirrorless. That way, they could leav Canon and Sony to compete in the FX market, which will undoubtedly will be a cut-throat affair.
I already said that the perfect camera size (for me and obviously many other serious photographers - I avoid intentionality calling them professionals) is the Fuji X-H1, maybe a bit smaller or larger, but with comfortable grip. The Sony A9 and A7 series are definitely too small. So hopefully they manage to cramp their FF mirrorless tech into such a body - without too much retro look but ergonomic, logical and good operability and this would be a perfect starting point.
Maybe later they could add MFD with all their achieved mirrorless knowledge then and that would maybe make sense.