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Their 40mm F2 is my main lens on my Nikon D700. Fantastic and sharp. Not sure I need this one as I already have the Nikon 28,, 28 AIS and it's only slightly bigger than this one.
Phil Flash: I think with the original 5D and Nikon D700, the DSLR had finally matured at the full-frame level. The cameras lacked nothing in image quality, had good dynamic range, and enough resolution for enlargements up to 16x20 or so.
Everything else that is coming afterward is only gravy -- gravy with video.
As for AF, the D700 is more than fine for me. I tend to MF anyway.
I think with the original 5D and Nikon D700, the DSLR had finally matured at the full-frame level. The cameras lacked nothing in image quality, had good dynamic range, and enough resolution for enlargements up to 16x20 or so.
Everything else that is coming afterward is only gravy -- gravy with video.
GirlFriend 5! I think having tiny M43 options is great, even if they are driven by annoying menus.
neilc1: Same old story with the pricing in the UK. $2999.95 in the States here $3,788.72 again we're ripped off ......... WHY!
I'll gladly pay your prices if everyone in my country was covered by decent health care.
Tokina, please simply adapt your 11-16 2.8 for M43 right now.
Then get to work on M43-specific designs.
It shouldn't be too hard to innovate the heck out of Oly and Panasonic.
psn: As long as they don't pull a Sigma SD-1...
Somehow I doubt the camera will look and feel anything like the old OM-4. I'd buy it in a heartbeat if it does, specially with the same OM mount.
Somehow, the ergonomics of SLRs never got better after the classic pre-autofocus period. So many greats. All the OM 1, 2, and 4. Nikon FM2 and FE2. These were Fuji X100 SLRs. Simple, direct control. I miss those days, and I will never sell my Nikon FM2 bodies.
Call me crazy, but I prefer the chrome!
These are unexciting focal lengths for m43. Plenty of better alternatives already exist. For NEX, maybe.
I seem to remember the day when a Canon QL17 film rangefinder was inexpensive, high performance, and easy to use. The world has gotten a little too complicated.
It sort of feels like Fuji is trying to take us back to simple times, but it's going to cost you.
Pity that they are concept-only. If it takes a year for Panasonic to bring these to market, it may really hurt them. I'm guessing the final aperture will be 2.5, like the 14mm pancake, after it was initially mentioned as being a 2.8
Gee, 6.3 at the long end. Thanks. That'll come in handy. /sarcasm.
It'd be cool to see that camera with the new X zoom lens.
fmian: Why on earth Nikon didn't just make a DX format mirrorless is beyond me.
They could have kitted them single lens with the 35mm 1.8, 10-24 or 40mm macro, with the same size body as the V1, and made bazillions of dollars in the process.
I agree. If they are trying to protect DX sales, that's ridiculous. It will take the public a long time to leave traditional DSLRs. By then the competition will have established mirrorless systems.
My love of Nikon is based on the old FM/FE/F3/F100 film cameras and the great AIS manual focus lenses. This is why I stick with Nikon.
When it comes to this new format, the Nikon name means nothing to me.
Most of these companies take a long time to figure out that what enthusiasts really want out of a compact camera is compact fast primes, like Panasonic's m43 20mm 1.7 and 14mm 2.5. We don't want the same big clunky zoom or a blah F3.5/5.6 kit lens.
I'm not impressed by the camera's sensor size. With its Nex system, Sony managed to make a similarly-sized camera with the same sensor used by DX DSLRs. APS-C lenses can be compact.
I do believe mirrorless is the future of where ALL digital photography is headed. I'll take a wait and see approach before I judge this particular camera. The menus look like a nice change of pace from Sony and Panasonic's. But I can't get over the fact that it will be hampered by a small sensor and clunky slow-aperture lenses.