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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
08-28-2018, 02:54 AM
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It is funny? Question "There's a battery grip, right?" Answer "It's not a grip, it's a battery pack." If you are going to build a battery pack that can hold two batteries, why not figure out some way to get a portrait orientation shutter release on to it, at the least.
The question about on QXD card is kind of funny, where the Nikon guy explains that they couldn't include an extra slot because there just "wasn't room with this compact design."
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
08-27-2018, 03:09 AM
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I don't think you would jump into the Z mount at least not if you listen to the old adage about buying into a system for the glass.
The Z mount will eventually have a nice base of glass to use, but as of present, the majority of your standard lenses are going to be F mount that you mount with an adapter and in that situation you might just as well shoot with an F mount camera -- unless you are just really fixated on getting a camera with an EVF. Even there, Sony offers more for the price and has a better line up of lenses for their FE mount.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
08-25-2018, 10:33 AM
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On one hand you have folks saying that it doesn't really matter what you release, you just have to release something mirrorless to enter that market. On the other hand, we can clearly see that if you release something that isn't a spec monster with killer auto focus, top end video and all the other bells and whistles, then you will be slammed in the market.
If Pentax would release a mirrorless, they would need to figure out a niche that didn't match up directly against Fuji and Sony and now Nikon offerings because they aren't a tech company, they are a photography and glass company.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
08-24-2018, 03:01 AM
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But what small lenses?
I'm sorry, but I don't understand this strategy from Nikon at all. They release a camera, basically with a 24-70 f4 lens that is pretty decent sized and a 58mm (really fast) manual focus lens that isn't small, and a 35mm f1.8 that is priced at 850 dollars. I'm sure Nikon has small-ish lenses in the F mount line up, but combined with the adapter they certainly won't be svelte. The camera itself is 300 grams smaller than the D850 and has similar functionality. And the price is anything but small.
You and others keep claiming that this is "the doorway to mirrorless" for Nikon users. I suppose it is in a sense, but I can only imagine what would happen to this Forum if Pentax released a similar camera with these lenses, this price, and an adapter that did not keep functionality for screw driven lenses. I just don't know that most folks, except those that are really fixed on video or EVFs, would be jumping up and down with joy, even if this was a gateway to the world of mirrorless.
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