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I would expect Nikon to reuse the battery from the V1/D800/D810/D850 to provide good power capacity for a new mirrorless.
Rumours state that the new camera will come with a Z mount and also a F to Z mount adapter.
https://nikonrumors.com/tag/nikon-z-mount/
This is reduce the need for Nikon to release a huge tranche of new lenses.
https://nikonrumors.com/2017/09/03/lets-start-talking-about-the-upcoming-nikon-mirrorless-camera.aspx/
Surely having to use an external lens adapter will add weight? Yet again diminishing the lightweight advantage of mirrorless to some degree.
For mirrorless to work for me I need a camera body that's familiar in the hand; a viewfinder that doesn't freeze while saving the image to card; a battery that copes with sensor drain and still delivers 300+ shots.
Beyond that the question I have is ...."who really gains by getting rid of the mirror?"
If when using it for anything more than casual walkabout photography you have heavy lenses, there's no weight advantage. Even if you don't use them, the lenses are still in your bag...just in case. All the lenses need to be mega light too!
The only real advantage I have seen using the Fuji mirrorless is the ability to see the actual exposure compensation live in the viewfinder. Take the guesswork out of adjusting for backlight. The Fuji lenses are very good quality though.
Last edited on Fri May 25th, 2018 08:06 by Eric
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