Nikon mirrorless for DX?

[mikoh4792]

Do you guys think Nikon will eventually replace their dx dslr lineup with a "dx" mirrorless cameras? If so, would the lens mount have to change?

 

[gsgary]

Will man ever step on the moon again

 

[mikoh4792]

Will man ever step on the moon again

I'd say so.

 

[gsgary]

If they do they are years behind Sony, Fuji, Samsung, Panasonic

 

[Braineack]

Do you guys think Nikon will eventually replace their dx dslr lineup with a "dx" mirrorless cameras? If so, would the lens mount have to change?

no. n/a.

 

[goodguy]

Its anyone's guess but you must see the BIG picture.

DX is second in its priority for companies like Nikon and Canon.
Most important for them is to cater to the professional and for now mirrorless is still not as good as DSLR.
When technology will let mirrorless catch up or surpass DSLR in every way thats when Nikon and Canon will make mirrorless.

I hope Nikon will not get stuck forever with DSLR and I assume these guys know what they are doing.
Will DX move to mirrorless before FX or FX first before DX or maybe both at the same time ?
We will know in few years.

 

[KmH]

I bet Nikon's and Canon's 1st priority is the millions of amateur photographers that buy the boatloads of DX cameras the companies make.

Each day there are fewer and fewer professional photographers as more and more photography users source the images they need from stock photography agencies who in turn are more often sourcing the photos they offer from social photo sharing web sites like Flickr, SmugMug, and 500px.

The Flange Focal Distance (FFD) of SLR cameras (digital or analog) is greater than the FFD needed for mirrorless cameras.
Consequently the lenses used on SLR/DSLR cameras have to be designed differently (or adapted) to be used on a camera that has an FFD different than the lens was designed for.

 

[jaomul]

Yes no maybe. It doesn't really matter because their lens line up is designed for a certain flange distance as mentioned above so if they did likely a different lens type and mount would be required, so if one wants mirrorless they can choose Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, Samsung or various others. Plenty choice really

 

[bigal1000]

No

 

[gsgary]

Flange is a fantastic word

 

[Bebulamar]

I think Nikon won't do that.
If they do they must introduce new lens mount because if they use current lens line the camera would be too big even if empty inside.

 

[wfooshee]

DX lenses would have to maintain there mounting distance from the sensor in order to focus properly. Move them closer to the sensor, as would happen with a smaller body (the whole idea of mirrorless, right?) then they lose the ability to focus closer than a certain distance, and the other end of the scale is actually past infinity. Basically, there's more to DX than sensor size.

Could they build a mirrorless camera with a DX sensor? Sure. They could even make one FX. But either would take a new set of lenses if you want the thinner body that the mirrorless design implies.

 

[mikoh4792]

DX lenses would have to maintain there mounting distance from the sensor in order to focus properly. Move them closer to the sensor, as would happen with a smaller body (the whole idea of mirrorless, right?) then they lose the ability to focus closer than a certain distance, and the other end of the scale is actually past infinity. Basically, there's more to DX than sensor size.

Could they build a mirrorless camera with a DX sensor? Sure. They could even make one FX. But either would take a new set of lenses if you want the thinner body that the mirrorless design implies.

So in other words, stop investing in dx lenses(like the $1300 17-55) and jump ship to mirrorless systems?(fuji, panasonic, sony).

 

[mikoh4792]

DX lenses would have to maintain there mounting distance from the sensor in order to focus properly. Move them closer to the sensor, as would happen with a smaller body (the whole idea of mirrorless, right?) then they lose the ability to focus closer than a certain distance, and the other end of the scale is actually past infinity. Basically, there's more to DX than sensor size.

Could they build a mirrorless camera with a DX sensor? Sure. They could even make one FX. But either would take a new set of lenses if you want the thinner body that the mirrorless design implies.

So in other words, stop investing in dx lenses(like the $1300 17-55) and jump ship to mirrorless systems?(fuji, panasonic, sony). Isn't everything going to be mirrorless in the future anyways?

 

[sashbar]

So in other words, stop investing in dx lenses(like the $1300 17-55) and jump ship to mirrorless systems?(fuji, panasonic, sony). Isn't everything going to be mirrorless in the future anyways?

That is exactly what I did. But my prime reason was the fact that Fujinon FX lense range is better built, (slightly) more compact and optically superior to anything DX I have owned or tried. It is just an exiting glass compared to DX, that might be even intentionally dumbed down by Nikon a bit to make customers switch to full frame.

Fuji have no FF plans in the near future, so their top APSC models aim at advanced/pros and FX lenses are built to last and are top notch - to the point where you do not need Zeiss (that is also available with Fuji mount) or anything fancy if you own FX. Fuji makes their own high quality M adaptor, so you can use Leica lenses, or Voigtlander etc. but I am not even interested in that.

IFAIK Nikon earns most of the money from their DX DSLR and as long as they keep doing it, they will not abandon the range, that would be just silly. But I do not believe they have no strategy for the times when mirror less will start taking over DSLR.

The problem for Nikon and Canon is that they can not just use their DF lenses for the new generation of mirrorless, DX will be seen as outdated, cumbersome design with the wrong (yes) flange distance. You will be able to keep using it with an adaptor, for sure and probably even benefit from the price drop on a used market though.

I guess mirrorless is indeed the future, unless there will be something newer that that. As far as I am concerned, it is not a question of "if", it is a question of "when" for both DX and FF. Mirrorless potentially is just a better, more modern and more cost effective technology. You simply can not argue with that, even if for some reason you feel attached to a huge flipping mirror inside your body . The fact that we still have large, stressed moving parts in a modern digital camera these days is inexplicable. There will be no mirrors, prisms and mechanical shutters in future cameras , that is for sure. FUJI XT-1 has an electronic shutter with the max speed of 1/30,000 sec already by the way.