06-25-2011, 10:24 AM
[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1308995029' post='9509']
Nikon, according to rumors, is also moving in a wrong direction...
On one said they say they are aiming at the more professional side of that compact market, on the other side they are talking about 2.6-2.8x crop!
I am not sure why one would want to have such a smaller sensor compared to APS-C, one REALLY would have to hate the possibility of more shallow DOF....
Canon is apparently working on a more compact DSLR, so with mirror but a smaller body than we have no with the 1100/600D series.
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The market wants more compact setups and the sensors are getting better all the time. So I'd say that a smaller format is Okay at cost of depth-of-field potential for a certain user group. I wouldn't really vote for a 1/2.3" sensor as in the Q. That's probably rather pointless - technically at least. A 1/1.8" sensor would be Okay IMHO.
On the short terms basis Sony NEX and Samsung NX will have problems because they are competing with DSLRs. On the long term this is of advantage, of couse. DSLRs will disappear eventually and these large sensor EVIL are the obvious replacements.
Nikon, according to rumors, is also moving in a wrong direction...
On one said they say they are aiming at the more professional side of that compact market, on the other side they are talking about 2.6-2.8x crop!
I am not sure why one would want to have such a smaller sensor compared to APS-C, one REALLY would have to hate the possibility of more shallow DOF....
Canon is apparently working on a more compact DSLR, so with mirror but a smaller body than we have no with the 1100/600D series.
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The market wants more compact setups and the sensors are getting better all the time. So I'd say that a smaller format is Okay at cost of depth-of-field potential for a certain user group. I wouldn't really vote for a 1/2.3" sensor as in the Q. That's probably rather pointless - technically at least. A 1/1.8" sensor would be Okay IMHO.
On the short terms basis Sony NEX and Samsung NX will have problems because they are competing with DSLRs. On the long term this is of advantage, of couse. DSLRs will disappear eventually and these large sensor EVIL are the obvious replacements.