Nikon will soon announce three new compact with 1 inch sensor:
Nikon DL24-85
– Sensor: 1 inch BSI CMOS sensor
– Lens: 24-85mm F1.8-2.8
– Size: 105.4 x 61.5 x 50.0 mm
– Weight: 350g
Nikon DL18-50
– Sensor: 1 inch BSI CMOS sensor
– Lens: 18-50mm F1.8-2.8
– Size: 105.5 x 62.5 x 56.6 mm
– Weight: 350g
Nikon DL24-500
– Sensor: 1 inch BSI CMOS sensor
– Lens: 24-500mm F2.8-5.6
– Size: 122.5 x 89.9 x 139.4 mm
– Weight: 830g
via Digicameinfo.
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Obviously not for me. I’m afraid Nikon is failing.
It WILL BE AMAZING if nikon buck its own trend of making compacts nobody wants or needs aimed at photo illiterate users alienating the enthusiast
sadly thats all nikon has been able to do for many years …..their other 1 inch sensors are aimed at everyone but photographers with waisted dials populated with nonsense instead of controls and useful settings
canon is no better
Though the 1″ sensor in most Nikon CX models are not yet as good as the Sony 1″ sensor, the cameras are actually excellent performers. With superb AF , start-up time shot to shot performance etc . Though the article above shows the mFT
sensor to be significantly larger when you look at the performance of the Sony
1” sensor compared to mFT the difference is negligible at low ISO {under 800
ISO}
If the 18-50mm FF AOV is accurate this could have a lot of potential no compact camera has come close to such a built-in UWA
I agree .. that may be my first nikon camera if the price is reasonable. 18-50? sign me up if the lens quality is there.
pretty much the ultimate in a small travel / landscape camera.
canon is better at least they use aps-c.
and while their current mirrorless cameras are not top when it comes to number of features… using a aps-c sized sensor will be a big benefit in the future.
Well… Actually you’re quite wrong.
First of all: Nikon’s compacts sell rather well compared to competition. In the times when people actually bought cheap cameras (before phone cameras became acceptable), Nikon had very interesting and popular models.
Today cheap compacts almost disappeared, but there is still a segment that earns money: superzooms. Again – Nikon is one of the leaders here. The lastest P900 was supposedly a big success. I’ve never seen any statistics, but this camera is fairly popular on birding and plane spotting forums.
And of course there was the Nikon A… 🙂
Why don’t they release these as Nikon 1 lenses?!?!
If Nikon did that, the lenses would be bigger and/or there would be more compromises in optical quality. When a lens is fixed the microlensarray in front of the sensor can be spesifically optimized for a certain type of lens. Also there is no need to use a mechanical shutter in front of the sensor and it can be placed inside a lens. It’s called a leafshutter. This allows more compact optical design as the last lens elements can sit extremely close to the sensor.
Come on Nikon, let’s see a high end Mirrorless with a FF sensor…
Great idea: same sensor (and other tech), but different lenses. Especially the wideangle 18-50 looks interesting, something no other competitor has (all are beginning at 24mm). Ideal for landscape shots during hiking and travelling light.
The ultrazoom with 830g looks like a Behemoth though.
And I hope all will have EVF (350g is heavy enough to have one).
and who really cares?
good question. that will actually depend on how well those cameras perform compared to the RX100 / RX10
There is a big market for enthusiast compacts. Usual small compacts are going to Oblivion and the trend is towards bigger sensors. The success however depends on more things: 1. first is the price (obviously), 2. whether it has EVF, 3. performance compared to RX100 (which is a reference product in this cathegory). If it fails in any of these, it will not sell well.
EVF … lol
Those of us interested in these types of cameras.
If you don’t, we don’t care.
These should now allow Nikon to get rid of the N1 line. What’s next?
dayum that 18-50 1″ sounds intriguing.
There are a lot of professionals in the architectural business who are screaming for that wide angle zoom. Not photographers, but architects, interior designers and engineers who need a compact wide angle for their daily work.
It was just announced. Have a look at Nikon Rumors for example. The 18-50mm equivalent has perspective correction, so that means that the Nikon designers had architecture in mind. Great!