glenerrolrd
Workshop Member
Plenty discussed about the new Nikon Mirrorless cameras . The market foremost will be existing Nikon users and their are plenty . Consider the time before Sony .....Nikon had 40% of the ILC market for decades . These were primarily DSLR systems . Plenty of photographers identify with Nikon as their brand of choice . Most don t change their systems with every new model release . Nor should they as the gains are often slower than the marketing hype . Up until now a Nikon user had to switch systems to move to mirrorless ..and many did because they wanted a mirrorless alternative (smaller /lighter /new EVF features etc).
My personal bias as a long time Leica /Nikon user is that I want my lens kit to be native to the mount . Size should be proportionate to the lens and body (don t want a 600/4 Nikon attached to a Sony A7 ). Large 24-xx zooms that dwarf the body size don t interest me and the idea of a 70-200 /2.8 zoom doesn t register . For those applications a modern DSLR feels more appropriate . I will occasionally lose track of all rationale thought and go with a beast of a lens just for the image quality and aesthetic it produces (Zeiss OTUS e.g.).
Nikon has established an excellent (IMHO) rollout strategy for the new Z lenses ....20/35/50/85 ..1.8 primes within a year will completely cover my requirements. Longer telephotos and that 70-200/2.8 zoom will stick with the DSLR bodies . I will buy the 0.95 /50 NOCT but then I am not a rationale buyer .
Diglloyd has some nice thoughts on the new Z Nikkors based solely on Nikon s press release ...high quality 1.8 primes has been his recommendation for a long time . The lenses are not pancake small ....and the design objectives look to be on very high image quality and keeping prices low (which is easier in a 1.8 specification than the 1.4 F primes ) . The new mount and the closer positioning of the rear elements seem to have opened up the design constraints .
While I totally don t get it ....there is some debate about the light transmission of the 1.8 Z lenses being quite close to the F mount 1.4 ..not that should matter much .
Nikon has the ability to produce best in class lenses in any format ....you can bet the MTF scores will be strong ...it will be the aesthetics that matter most in my scoring .
This should be the MOST IMPORTANT criteria for evaluating the Z class Nikon s . And it will be a while before decent tests will be available . Until then we can bitch about the lack of multiple card support .
My personal bias as a long time Leica /Nikon user is that I want my lens kit to be native to the mount . Size should be proportionate to the lens and body (don t want a 600/4 Nikon attached to a Sony A7 ). Large 24-xx zooms that dwarf the body size don t interest me and the idea of a 70-200 /2.8 zoom doesn t register . For those applications a modern DSLR feels more appropriate . I will occasionally lose track of all rationale thought and go with a beast of a lens just for the image quality and aesthetic it produces (Zeiss OTUS e.g.).
Nikon has established an excellent (IMHO) rollout strategy for the new Z lenses ....20/35/50/85 ..1.8 primes within a year will completely cover my requirements. Longer telephotos and that 70-200/2.8 zoom will stick with the DSLR bodies . I will buy the 0.95 /50 NOCT but then I am not a rationale buyer .
Diglloyd has some nice thoughts on the new Z Nikkors based solely on Nikon s press release ...high quality 1.8 primes has been his recommendation for a long time . The lenses are not pancake small ....and the design objectives look to be on very high image quality and keeping prices low (which is easier in a 1.8 specification than the 1.4 F primes ) . The new mount and the closer positioning of the rear elements seem to have opened up the design constraints .
While I totally don t get it ....there is some debate about the light transmission of the 1.8 Z lenses being quite close to the F mount 1.4 ..not that should matter much .
Nikon has the ability to produce best in class lenses in any format ....you can bet the MTF scores will be strong ...it will be the aesthetics that matter most in my scoring .
This should be the MOST IMPORTANT criteria for evaluating the Z class Nikon s . And it will be a while before decent tests will be available . Until then we can bitch about the lack of multiple card support .