A camera in NEX style with a FF sensor seems to me a logical step for Sony
if they want to compete with (the FF DSLRs from) Canon and Nikon.
I doubt that a FF sensor can't be delivered in an APS size DSLR in the near
future (maybe it is already out there: D600?). It is inevitable that FF
DSLRs bodies will come down in size and weight, but will remain bigger and
bulkier then mirrorless FF systems. Digital camera's are all about chips, a
faster processor (needed for more pixels) is not necessarily bigger then a
slower one. OK, you'll need more memory, but in 18 month you'll need only
half the space ;-). That is why Nikon J1/V1 camera's are not really smaller
then m43 cams, who are not really smaller then NEX camera's (actually most
are bigger).
Predictions are that APS DSLRs will disappear, as they have the
disadvantages of FF camera's (large package, few dedicated lenses so many
FF lenses), and non of the advantages of mirrorless (compact package,
dedicated lenses). So if Sony wants more then just competing with NEX...
They have a phase detect adapter ready for the older Minolta en Alpha full
frame lenses, and could just easily start with relatively compact primes.
All Leica owners will get one as a backup body, not too bad as a market
entrance benefit. The NEX mount appears to be big enough for a FF sensor,
so no problems: if a NEX APS lens is mounted, just use the central part.
With E-M5 sensor technology nothing to be ashamed of.
Start buying legacy glass from Minolta, Canon FD, Konica (to name a few you
can't mount on your Canon FF DSLR), it might start gain some value back...
Best, Frank.
2012/8/21 Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
> On 8/20/2012 2:56 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
> >> Also rumored is a Full Frame NEX.
> > That would be the most popular camera by far. Sign me up for two.
>
>
> OK, I've let the occasional references to such a beast go by. But really,
> what are you guys smoking?
>
> The NEX is APS-C, so the lenses won't cover FF. So, a FF NEX would require
> different lenses.
>
> NEX is CDAF, so far, so adapted conventional Sony/Minolta (D)SLR lenses
> aren't going to work well.
>
> They would have to:
> 1. Use a new sensor, with built in PDAF sensors, ala Nikon 1.
>
> But that doesn't solve all the problems. Camera with a mount for the old
> lenses? With fat body? Snout? NEX mount with
> adapter? There's no elegant solution for the register difference between
> the old AF mount and NEX mount.
>
> 2. Or start a whole new series of lenses, FF and optimized for CDAF.
> Isn't the biggest downside mentioned by potential
> buyers of the NEX the shortage of native lenses for it? Does Sony want to
> take on creating yet another line of lenses?
>
> Then there is the simple problem of size. I believe when most people
> casually say they would love a FF NEX, they mean -
> if it's about the same size. That doesn't happen under any design
> scenario. Body and lenses both have to be larger for FF.
>
> Are there really that many people who really want FF cameras, mirrorless
> or not? There are very, very few uses for which
> the sensors and lenses available in 4/3 and APS-C sensor sizes are not
> more than adequate.
>
> Is this the equivalent of the old days, when lots of 35mm shooters said
> how much they would like MF, until they faced
> the physical actuality of MF gear?
>
> My take is that as long as Sony hasn't lost their collective marbles, the
> FF NEX will be the imaginary, unattainable
> ideal. Should such a thing appear, it will morph into Sony's great mistake.
>
> Sony isn't a Ricoh, Sigma, even a Fuji. Their whole history and mind set
> is for the large segments of markets. Do/will
> they really want to get into a niche segment?
>
> Pie In The Sky Moose
>
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