Toshiaki Akagi from Nikon finally gave us hope to see a “serious” Nikon mirrorless camera any time soon. He said:
We don’t want to deny the possibility of future large-sensor mirrorless cameras. So maybe if there is enough demand we may be able to provide another type of mirrorless camera with larger sensors. This is one of the solutions.
Would be good to have a mirrorless FM styled camera or not?
Source: Dpreview.
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If they provide a mirrorless f-mount camera, and if the price is correct and functionality is ok, not a nostalgic toy based on the useless DF eye catcher, I would buy one. The system could have a slide-in front mount tunnel similar to the Mamyia 7 system. It could even look completely like a Mamyia 7, that would make it a huge tool to work with. Some ancient cameras where quiet crazy built and very functional.
The DF is a horrid thing that has no nostalgia at all, I rather have any Nikon FF to that toy, like you justly said ( I have all the F letters cameras, so I do like them). It would be a dream to have Nikon back at the “rangefinder” world, but I don’t believe it, the image of the company is no associated with that past anymore, sadly. That is an interesting thought, Canon and Nikon (Especially Canon), never evoke their rangefinder era, a glorious one though and that past could be of some use when designing a mirrorless camera.
A rangefinder mirrorless d750 would IMO be one of the greatest hits in the world of photography.
The FM was a reflex camera. Would be good to have a digital FM styled camera or not?
Nikon and Canon are really acting like morons.
This is like a harddisk manufacturer saying “SSD could come in the future”. Are you kidding me? Of course Nikon and Canon will be forced into mirrorless. The question is if they want to continue giving competitors market share while they stick their head in the sand or are they ready to move on?