Originally posted by TwoUptons
When I think Nikon mirrorless, I think antique rangefinder, and that doesn't seem like a good path for them...
When I think modern premium rangefinder, I think 4/3, Fuji, and Sony (with Leica as a special case).
That second path has risks, too... If they do APS or FF, they're right in the middle of Sony's market. Is Sony going to cut them great deals on the most modern chips? Or will Nikon be stuck with last season's chips?
That would put Nikon perpetually one step behind in fancy features. Can they do their magic on old chips and stay the market leader? Or maybe they have a separate chip supplier for the mirrorless...
Maybe they're buying 1" Samsung chips or something...
-Eric
Well, Nikon did have the 1 series cameras that seemed to be very nice from a tech standpoint, even if they had small-ish sized sensors.
I'm not convinced that Nikon's issues are actually related to lack of mirrorless. Canon has been dominating them, despite having "worse" sensors and still primarily with SLR cameras. There is something more going on here than just having mirrors in too many of their cameras.