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"N" for Nikon or is it "Z"?

Latest and greatest Nikon DSLR F mount E type lenses; 70-200mm f2.8E, 105mm f1.4E, 28mm f1.4E and all the exotic super telephoto Primes.

 

Z versions of the 24-70mm f2.8E and 70-200mm f2.8E will be out next year 2019 even though these 2 DSLR E lenses were only released 2 years ago.

 

Z7 with FTZ adaptor is only 195gms lighter than D850. Z lens road map has 3 undisclosed lenses for 2020, perhaps 1 of them will be a supertelephoto prime.

 

Will there be a Gen2 pro Z body in 2020 or will there be a hybrid DSLR instead? At this juncture, there is probably no turning back from mirrorless.

 

20fps without blackout is probably not achievable with the traditional DSLR without detrimental internal vibrations.

 

Mirrorless will have to overcome rolling shutter artifacts, thus far the A9 fast readout ameliorates the issue. Global shutter may be the ultimate solution but the technology needs to mature to reduce cost, noise and dynamic range penalties before it can be feasible.

 

The Z7 HANDHELD outputs will undoubtedly be more crisp than the D850 thanks to its IBIS and effective EFC and sans mirror, how much of this new level of crispness is due to the new Z lenses is arguable. Nikon DSLR lenses adapted on Z7, weight saving is only 195gms and the D850 has an effective Qc mode albeit it maxes out at only 3fps. The D850 still has the mirror box that can result in AF misalignment.

 

Gen2 Z body, that's when things will really get exciting.

 

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Uploaded on October 10, 2018