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I think that they should stop looking at making camera`s smaller and lighter, but instead, looking at making lenses smaller and less weighty, look at that 35 f1.8 on it compared to the 35 f1.4 ai-s which is nearly half that size,weighing less...see how BIG a 24-70 vr is,compared to the 35-70 2.8 af-D, it is a monster of a lens,..I`ve got a TAMRON 15-30 2.8 G2 which is Humongous , I feel ashamed to show myself in public with it ,...and them lenses are getting Bigger & Heavier by the day, ....a D3x with 20 f2.8 ai-s on it,carried in the hand with No bag,posed no problem going around for a whole afternoon , but the 24-70 vr / 15-30 g2 Only came out of the bag when called for,...the Problem lies with them Massive optics, make those smaller.lighter and faster please..then we can talk about innovation.
Totally agree.
The Fuji X cameras are 2/3 weight of Nikon mirrorless cameras…yet the lenses are the same weight. Net result you lose the weight advantage and with the smaller bodies trying to cope with heavy lenses, you lose balance.
In contrast Sony mirrorless cameras are heavy compared to Nikon. BUT their lenses are incredibly heavy. So you end up with a small heavy body and heavy lens. That’s why I added the extra bottom grip to make the combination easier to balance. I recognise with longer lenses you should really be using supports (mono/tripods) but even using shorter lenses handheld they seem unnecessarily heavy. I am grateful for the onboard stability systems to steady my aged hands. Lol
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