Originally posted by mee Indeed it will be. I have no qualms with the use of an EVF in theory. I just don't personally think they're up to speed yet in general.
I like the A7II EVF, and it works really well for
me, but I freely admit it has limitations for others - and some of those can be deal breakers depending on use case.
Originally posted by mee The odd thing is I don't really see serious AF/AE adapters to go from Sony bodies to Nikon lenses. There are a ton of adapters for Canon lenses to Sony bodies and some of them seem to do a solid job at working. If anything it paves the way for Nikon to just make a mirrorless body to use F mount lenses on (with their own proper adapter).
Yep, the Canon EF autofocus adapters for Sony - well, three of them that I know of - all work pretty well (according to reviews - I don't own any of them). Again, there are limitations, but probably acceptable given the adapted nature. I can only assume that Nikon AF / AF-S lenses require something cleverer, or an adapter would already be on the market - especially given how long the E-mount cameras have been around. So long as someone comes up with a Canon adapter for the Nikon mirrorless at some point (and I'm guessing that will happen eventually), that would put Nikon in an enviable position.
Originally posted by mee The other nice aspect with mirrorless I find is you're essentially in live view all the time.. so no AFMA needed with AF lenses. Just proper, sharp shots.
Yes, although that advantage disappears or is seriously reduced when you fit an adapter like Sony's LA-EA4 - or Nikon's newly-registered equivalent - that uses a pellicle mirror to reflect light to a PDAF module. Then, you're back to good ol' DSLR-style AF micro-adjustment territory
For native lenses, though, it's a nice advantage.
EDIT: It's worth noting that Sony's LA-EA3 adapter - the one that doesn't use the pellicle mirror and instead leverages CDAF or on-sensor PDAF - worked quite poorly for my A-mount lenses with PDAF; poorly enough that I returned it and kept only the LA-EA4...
Originally posted by mee I sort of wonder if the D750 replacement goes this way or if they keep the D750 line as a DSLR, cut the D610 and replace it with a mirrorless. That would allow them to not eat D750 or (especially) D850 sales yet provide something serious-ish to the market. I can't foresee Nikon keeping both the D750 AND the D610 lines around as they are for much longer. Market shrinking tells me at least one has to go (and I'm not saying it will be the D610 but it has to be the D610).
Maybe. And maybe Nikon will take a similar line to Pentax, focusing on premium products... or, at the very least, slim down or remove the mid-range section, leaving entry level and high level. They'll have to do something... the model range is too rich by far...