Anyone who's going to buy full-frame mirrorless is essentially willing
to commit to a new lens line. That's a risk for the manufacturer but I
think a lesser risk than producing a full-frame DSLR. To a certain
degree another full-frame DSLR is a "me too" camera and would require
powerful and very novel features to tempt a Canon or Nikon owner. But
the first full-frame mirrorless camera is by definition powerful and novel.
Chuck Norcutt
On 3/13/2012 3:13 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> Sony?
>>> Yes, the OM-D would be extremely tempting in full frame format. Who
>>> will be first with a full frame mirrorless camera?
>
>
> Strangly, I wonder about this. Sony is likely to redirect their
> interests where the big dollars are. Video. They'll maintain a nice
> presence in the prosumer level of still cameras, but I'm really
> wondering if they will stay the course when it comes to full-frame.
> There's already evidences to this.
>
> Pentax/Ricoh. That's here I think we'll see the next full-frame
> mirrorless camera come from. It'll just take them two more years to
> sort out their engineering efforts and identify/eliminate the
> deadwood. Between the two, they have some stout patents and
> engineering minds. Very much risk takers.
>
> There is one other oddball possiblity. It's a long shot, but you know
> I like to lob the ball about as far downfield as I can. Zeiss Ikon -
> Cosina.
>
> Finally, I do find it surprising that both Nikon and Canon have sat
> out on the sidelines so far when it comes to mirrorless. The Nikon-1
> is aimed at an entirely category of sales so I don't consider it much
> more than a fancy point-and-shoot. But it does leave that big vacent
> hole in the higher end. Nikon will still stick with cropped sensors,
> Canon could very well produce a full-frame but will probably end up
> with a Four-Thirds sensor like they put in the G1X.
>
> AG
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