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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
01-22-2015, 04:48 PM
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Hm. Those are some good ideas.
If you want to do a mirrorless camera with K mount, you could have a mirror, but have it redirect the light to the sensor. That way you can push the LCD and other parts closer to the lens, and hide things behind the mirror. Depending on how good the translucent tech is you could also use it as a ND filter.
Using the PDAF on sensor is a bit of an issue, they aren't as light sensitive AFAIK.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
01-21-2015, 02:21 PM
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Isn't the PDAF sensor array behind the mirror? Turning it translucent wouldn't help... The mirror still needs to fold away.
You could get a pre AF like OVF that only dims down for when the camera focuses... Apart from that...
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
01-21-2015, 10:16 AM
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I don't think Ricoh Pentax has the employees to turn them into a fabless sensor manufacturer... that's a different skill set that'd be needed. Hopefully Sony and Samsung will be selling their latest and greatest to Ricoh.
The processor is another problem... but I can see Ricoh developing their own processor based on ARM. That's at least more possible, everyone does it these days. Samsung, Hisense, Apple, then there's a couple of companies like Qualcomm, Rockchip, etc. Or perhaps Fujitsu can step up their game and use something genuinely fast for UI etc.?
I hated that Galaxy Android nonsense... I think running Android or Tizen on the camera is not a bad idea (IIRC the NX1 uses Tizen? Like Samsungs latest smart TVs and some of their smart watches and phones), but the interface needs to be that of the camera in the first place, not like some phone or tablet that happens to have a decent camera.
Yup, a bit of a halo product, but I mean, the price seems reasonable. Other APS-C flagship cameras are similarly priced.
The translucent mirror was a great idea, but it solves a problem that has been solved in other ways already. How clear is it, how good are the optical properties? I think the main reason to use it was because you could have AF while using live view, but that was solved by simply putting AF sensors onto the sensor.
One possibility I could see would be to put an OLED screen onto the mirror, and then put the switchable mirror on top of it. That way you'd have an OVF, and when you fold up the mirror for live view you'd have an essentially sensor sized EVF, which means it can have a really high resolution. Not sure about how the eye has to refocus... maybe some additional optics in the viewfinder? But I don't think an OVF is _that_ important.
Anyway, the NX1 feels almost like a SLR... one day mirrorless may out-SLR a real SLR.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
01-21-2015, 07:49 AM
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Ricoh is more of an off the shelf camera maker though. Samsung developed literally everything for the NX1 new, while Ricoh gets a couple of parts from Panasonic, Sony, ... Still, 3 years is about right. I think the really interesting one will be the next launch. That should show us the direction they are going in.
I also prefer DSLRs over mirrorless at this point (maybe the NX1 can win me over... I wonder why Samsung hasn't made big box retailers here stock the camera...). But the time will come when mirrorless is simply better in most if not all areas, and Pentax might want to get into a better position for when that switch happens. Will Canon users, and Nikon users, when they have to switch systems because mirrorless makes more sense, still be getting Canon and Nikon? Or will they look at those brands, and the small amount of lenses etc. that are being offered, and then look at Panasonic, Olympus, Fuji and perhaps Sony and see how well positioned THEY are and how experienced they are with mirrorless, and decide to switch? Who knows how far loyalty goes.
That being said I don't see Pentax doing APS-C or larger mirrorless any time soon. The new 18-50 kit lens is quite telling IMHO.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
01-21-2015, 01:49 AM
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3 years sounds about in line what I think I recall other companies have said. That Samsung did the NX1 in 3 years is impressive IMHO... they do have lots of resources.
I think it is actually good that mirrorless doesn't have a loyal user base. It levels the field. People are going to the system that has the best overall package, and since everyone is starting new it's easier to establish yourself. You don't have to fight against a 30 year head start. The loyal Pentax user base is pretty small.
IMHO mirrorless is going to win over DSLRs, so the advantage Canikon have is going away. The sooner you build up a loyal user base and a solid mirrorless lens line up the better. IMHO.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
01-20-2015, 04:20 PM
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The AF sensors are on the sensor anyway these days, if Pentax choses the right sensor. It's only a matter of the right software, I suppose.
I would like to see a proper mirrorless from Pentax, though I don't know if Pentax can do it at this point. The suppliers they rely on aren't exactly the most advanced there is, especially in terms of processor, so we might get a mirrorless camera with a sub par EVF that has a lot of lag, for example, while Samsung has been able to eliminate lag thanks to their very fast processor (which Pentax probably can't get).
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