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Will SLT wins the game of camera market or DSLR remains the king of market.

(if view finders latency and power consumption was decreased and it's Dynamic range was increased..)
 
What is SLT? If you mean mirrorless, then it is a no brainer...YES. It is just a matter of time. I have had a GF1 and now a GH2 and will NEVER go back to lugging around a DSLR. I enjoy the small cameras and their small lenses with very acceptable IQ.

Hal
 
their horses and buggies although they did not function as well in many circunstances?

Did later adapters not even consider owning a horse for transportation because of the huge disadvantages?

Yes I know a few Mennonites still quite happy with their buggies.
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Tamilarasu U said:
Will SLT wins the game of camera market or DSLR remains the king of market.

(if view finders latency and power consumption was decreased and it's Dynamic range was increased..)
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What? :|

Upcoming days?

I'll simplify the question and answer it for you.

Will there be new camera technology in the future?

Yes.

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What is "King of the market"? Total Profit? Most expensive individual systems? perceived "high end"? Number of units sold?

I think DSLRs would loose in first and last categories.

HJ
 
SLT is Sony's name for the technology in the A55 using a pellicle mirror.

I assume that this is what the OP is talking about, but I think that most respondents have assumed that he is talking about mirrorless cameras.

SLT has some very real advantages over DSLRs, e.g. continuous phase detection AF during video recording.
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Guys i'm talking about Single-Lens Translucent but some friends discussing about mirror less cameras...But thank you very much for your response.

Please come back to topic again..(Single-Lens Translucent vs Single-Lens Reflex in Enthusiast and pro market)
 
IMHO the SLT suffers from a fatal flaw in the upper end of the market - the loss of light because of the pellicle mirror.

For that reason I think that there will be better technologies to achieve phase detection in LiveView mode, e.g. embedding PD arrays in the actual sensor which I believe is already being developed.
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tompower53 said:
their horses and buggies although they did not function as well in many circunstances?

Did later adapters not even consider owning a horse for transportation because of the huge disadvantages?
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Back in 1890 I would have preferred a horse, wouldn't you?

Thirty years later is a different story. Moreover, the present verions of mirrorless may very well be superceded by something else - But yes, the "handwriting on the wall" is evident for SLR designs.

Dave
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Yes I know a few Mennonites still quite happy with their buggies.
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the answer is NO.
it has been around for decades and never caught on for film cameras.
AND it's still a reflecting light path to the eyepiece.
Making up new names for old concepts does not improve the concept.
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I hope the time is near when EVFs provide an adequate substitute for an OVF. Unfortunately, the technology hasn't arrived yet. There are too many applications where an electronic viewfinder simply won't do. See how many professional photographers you can find who use a mirrorless camera.
 
I really don't pay much attention to the sales lingo of a particular manufacturer so I didn't know what you were talking about. You mentioned latency, power consumption and dynamic range problems, none of which are problematic for the pellicle mirror cameras. They are, however, problems associated with electronic viewfinders. That is what led me to believe you were referring to EVFs.

Like other posters here, I don't think a mirror that is permanently mounted in the light path of the image will ever take over the market. On the other hand, electronic viewfinders offer the potential of new capabilities that can't be achieved with mirror technology of any kind. The camera companies just need to solve the brightess, clarity, focus speed and display latency problems that limit the usefulness of EVFs today.
Tamilarasu U said:
Guys i'm talking about Single-Lens Translucent but some friends discussing about mirror less cameras...But thank you very much for your response.

Please come back to topic again..(Single-Lens Translucent vs Single-Lens Reflex in Enthusiast and pro market)
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Cedarhill said:
I hope the time is near when EVFs provide an adequate substitute for an OVF. Unfortunately, the technology hasn't arrived yet. There are too many applications where an electronic viewfinder simply won't do. See how many professional photographers you can find who use a mirrorless camera.
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I agree... :)

But the handwriting is on the wall. EVF's are getting better, even if their not there yet.

At the moment I wont buy even a cheap camera without an OVF, (although it's now hard to get a P&S with an OVF). My present P&S has one optionally, and I grabbed it.

Dave
 
Now the next couple versions might be just fine for 99.5% of people (including pro's). Not like most pro's are using the very top tier cameras and lenses. That is a big fallacy. A lot of people making a living in photography with older gear.

We will see in the next 3-18 months I think how the EVF story plays out.

tom power
 
Cedarhill said:
I really don't pay much attention to the sales lingo of a particular manufacturer so I didn't know what you were talking about. You mentioned latency, power consumption and dynamic range problems, none of which are problematic for the pellicle mirror cameras. They are, however, problems associated with electronic viewfinders. That is what led me to believe you were referring to EVFs.
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Actually, Sony's SLT cameras DO use EVFs. In fact, that's a sticking point for most who don't currently like them for their own use. The pellicle in this case allows AF & sensor view simultaneously, while the mirror stays fixed - but there's no optical view path through the lens - the main sensor does all the work, transmitting the live view feed to either the electronic viewfinder or the LCD. As such, there have been intermittent overheating issues mentioned, battery life reduction, and issues with visual tracking of moving targets during burst shooting.

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The SLT technology is cheaper to manufacture - and therefore, I guess we will see pressure from the manufacturers to go into this direction (with Sony being at the forefront; rumors have it that even their full-frame cameras will get that technology.

For many people, it will be good enough (e. g. for all those that never move a lever on the camera to leave the "green" mode) - but definitely not for everybody.

The light loss is not an issue (easily compensated for with new sensor technology) - but in my eyes, the technology has other drawbacks:
  • It has well-documented ghosting problems. Under most circumstances, they are negligible, but they do exist - which is a big No for demanding people.
  • Even the best viewfinders (e. g. Sony A55) are absolutely dismal: First, all the technical information is superimposed over your viewfinder image, which I consider very distracting, and secondly, it has a time lag over reality outside of the camera that made my head spin when I tried it out in a store. It compares to watching TV over watching out of the window.
May be the next generations will be better, but currently I think it's a dud from a quality point of view. Even though it is commercially successful.

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