A few interesting lines in the "update":
- Standard F-mount
- Pentaprism viewfinder (meaning the camera will not be mirrorless)
- Nikon calls it a "hybrid" camera - not sure what exactly they mean with that
Anyone care to speculate what that means? If not a conventional DSLR, how about a (possibly) fixed mirror configuration, but with the mirrored image going to OVF. Possibly another semi-transparrent mirror to allow information overlay like the X100 & friends. Main sensor could do on-sensor phase AF as well as contrast.
The other configuration would be a copy of SLT which wouldn't be so interesting...
Maybe a dslr-type OVF/EVF hybrid? Then the mirror needs be rised up in the EVF mode. If so, then I think it's a brilliant idea, but I hope the CDAF will be much faster then that of a typical dslr (or there may even be PDAF sensors on the sensor).
Quote:A few interesting lines in the "update":
- Standard F-mount
- Pentaprism viewfinder (meaning the camera will not be mirrorless)
- Nikon calls it a "hybrid" camera - not sure what exactly they mean with that
Anyone care to speculate what that means? If not a conventional DSLR, how about a (possibly) fixed mirror configuration, but with the mirrored image going to OVF. Possibly another semi-transparrent mirror to allow information overlay like the X100 & friends. Main sensor could do on-sensor phase AF as well as contrast.
The other configuration would be a copy of SLT which wouldn't be so interesting...
According to update hybrid might refer, "The camera will meter even with non-AI lenses down to full aperture"
Quote:According to update hybrid might refer, "The camera will meter even with non-AI lenses down to full aperture"
That then means they are coming with a Canon DSLR? Those meter with non-AI lenses.
Quote:That then means they are coming with a Canon DSLR? Those meter with non-AI lenses.
....aaah they've seen the light at last then....thru an ovf no doubt.... but will they be using the new Canon sensors for that quality natural look (...and focus :-) too
Quote:That then means they are coming with a Canon DSLR? Those meter with non-AI lenses.
They could also make use of the pre-AI coupling forks. _That_ would be retro.
I remember Nikon filed a patent for a hybrid viewfinder a few years ago.
-- Markus