Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter and Howard have been having a debate on Nikon ( specifically) Z6 camera progress to replacing all DSLR with Mirrorless models. A different perspective.... First the interchange..... The loan program shows how desperate Nikon is to convince Nikon users to move from DSLRs to the EVF models. The latter are competent, as you can see, but I am not sure that they will be as versatile as the old mirror prisms on the DSLRs - especially for the flying bird photography that I do Now the perspective.... The first Nikon camera to be digital was the D1 in 1999. 20 years ago. They have done a wonderful job of improving and refining the camera(s) since then. The first Nikon mirrorless is the Z6/7 introduced in 2018. It is to be understood that the Mirrorless camera has not had the development time and effort that the DSLR models have. Plus the business decision to not develop too quickly and have all your DSLR sales go to zero because of the "better" mirrorless model. ( incentive to NOT change or improve). A few years ago I predicted the end of the DSLR domination. That is becoming a fact. Manufacturing infrastructure at Nikon is predominantly mechanically inclined employees. Mirrorless camera require significantly less mechanical assembly... they are basically computers with some mechanical integration. THEY ARE INHERENTLY LESS COSTLY TO PRODUCE. The Sony A7 caught Nikon lollygagging around.. and Nikon declared the Sony technology to be inferior...... never going to work as well.... Never going to be able to AF as well. Never going .... you fill in the final part..... Then came the Sony A9, which made Nikon shut up. The A9 was created to defy Nikon. Fix all the naysayers comments, especially the Birders and teh Sports guys..... Then came the A9II which further strengthened the Mirrorless position..... Nikon is in no different position than they were a few years ago.. denying the obvious superiority of the mirrorless technology because of their heavy infrastructure investments on mirror-box manufacturing. Canon has stated no new DSLR lens development. Guess the word is received at Canon..... go Mirrorless. If you want a bird imaging camera, with the Nikon brand on front, it is coming. As good as the D5 or D500. Better. Just wait a couple more years....... maybe sooner..... Because you ain't going to see new, high end DSLR development in the future. Brand N or C.. Or other. Frank Filippone BMWRed735i at gmail.com