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Interesting - IMHO this does not really fit the D3, D4, D5 line/philosophy of Nikon, which is rather low resolution but with exceptional speed. Also a 8k capable video camera would be better a mirrorless camera - but who knows what Nikon decides????
Completely agree with you Peter - but - it looks like the D6 could be a super D850.... curious to see what gives.Interesting - IMHO this does not really fit the D3, D4, D5 line/philosophy of Nikon, which is rather low resolution but with exceptional speed. Also a 8k capable video camera would be better a mirrorless camera - but who knows what Nikon decides????
Could the ISO be a dual native ISO since it’s 64/400 and not 64-400? This is pretty common on cameras that do video these days. The specs reference a “video mode” and “stills mode”, so maybe native iso 64 for stills, 400 for video?Next generation of Sony sensors is coming for sure, and 60 to 70 would be right. About the limit I feel until optical designs can improve around issues of diffraction on a 35mm sensor.
D Family as previously mentioned has always been low MP count and high frame rate, with very high ISO range.
Note the stock ISO range of chip mentioned is 64 to 400, which is very low, and would imply that much past base ISO of 64 noise will be a factor. Reminds me of early Canon 1ds MKI ISO ranges. Even though the 1ds MKI went beyond 400, it was not very useable.
IMX455
Effective pixels: 9600×6400
Recommend recording pixels: 60MP
11/12/14/16Bit ADC
Full Pixel 9fps/14Bit ADC
SLVS-EC 8Lane
Single ADC in Video Mode
12-ADC in Still Picture Mode
Native ISO 64/400
2019 promises to be interesting for sure.
Paul C
Sounds more like a D5X to me, and probably a competitor to Fuji medium format.Why would Nikon put a 60MP sensor in the D6? The D5 has a 20MP sensor and was introduced in 2016, at a time when the D810 had already had a 36MP sensor in it for two years. Doesn't seem like the right body for Nikon's highest resolution sensor. It has other attributes.
Simple answer -- processing speed. Sport shooters want high frame-rates and the in-cam processor needs to keep up. More pixels = slower/longer process times, which in turn = lower frame-rates.Why would Nikon put a 60MP sensor in the D6? The D5 has a 20MP sensor and was introduced in 2016, at a time when the D810 had already had a 36MP sensor in it for two years. Doesn't seem like the right body for Nikon's highest resolution sensor. It has other attributes.
Even if Samsung had made great progress, a lot of sensor surface is wiring, sensel for sensel , so more MP decreases the light detecting area, and downsampling 4 pixels to one doesnt remove the wires....With the 4x bundled pixels, you'd have a camera that delivered 60MP in still mode, maybe say even up to 5 frames per second. But now in 15MP mode, you get say 20 frames per sec and super clean high ISO; a sport shooters wet dream.....
The commercial user potential is very small compared to photo, 8k is behind the stars and recent 4k segment is full of strong and well established companies and strong contenders like Black Magic Design or some chinese guys.... And possibly a camera that also does 8K video with relative ease? Now the next 3 years of commercial user potential is probably far greater than the last 20 years of consumer business...
Firstly, it isn't simple downsampling. A traditional Bayer matrix usually looks like this:Even if Samsung had made great progress, a lot of sensor surface is wiring, sensel for sensel , so more MP decreases the light detecting area, and downsampling 4 pixels to one doesnt remove the wires.
Loosing ISO for nothing isnt a sport shooters wet dream
Correct, but a 15meg sensor could scream...the 60 meg sensor is rated at 9fps, not enough to pass for a d6, i think the d6 frame rate will be around 16~20. no 60 meg sensor now can work this fast.
Even with the present high-end Nikon cameras (new) being way out of reach for me, it is clear that the current D5 is not terribly expensive and can easily be part of a five-year business plan. With the much higher prices of Medium Format, which can not compete with a D5 for sports, weddings, and such, the D5 is a bargain in comparison.Simple answer -- processing speed. Sport shooters want high frame-rates and the in-cam processor needs to keep up. More pixels = slower/longer process times, which in turn = lower frame-rates.
With the 4x bundled pixels, you'd have a camera that delivered 60MP in still mode, maybe say even up to 5 frames per second. But now in 15MP mode, you get say 20 frames per sec and super clean high ISO; a sport shooters wet dream.
Combine those two traits and BONANZA, you may just have created the penultimate DSLR. Expensive yes, but it is an all-in-one camera. Add a few new lenses that can (somehow) handle the 60MP, and you'll put MF digital on it's butt at the same time...
But wait, there's more! And possibly a camera that also does 8K video with relative ease? Now the next 3 years of commercial user potential is probably far greater than the last 20 years of consumer business...
Interesting times
There is more to MFD than MP.Combine those two traits and BONANZA, you may just have created the penultimate DSLR. Expensive yes, but it is an all-in-one camera. Add a few new lenses that can (somehow) handle the 60MP, and you'll put MF digital on it's butt at the same time...