Please Nikon, make a rangefinder, Z mount. 35 MP, optical and electronic view finder, good IBS, lots of manual control buttons and dials. Please take my money now.
I agree with you. I think The Z50 could be improved a great deal with a reasonable price increase. The form factor of that body is appreciated by many. Not sure if it could accommodate the Xpeed 7 processor and IBIS. Perhaps with a slight form factor increase. Not everyone likes the vintage bodies and the price jump with the Z6iii is too wide.
Hi Frames! This is very timely for me. Great discussion! I'm really enjoying my Zf and Z6iii, the latter for my pro work. I sold all my Fuji gear to justify. I kept only my X-E2 because it's magical. I have a collection of M43 cameras and lenses but there's not one single camera that suits my needs or wishes for street photography. If Nikon could produce any kind of rangefinder style or tiny SLR style camera, no matter the sensor, as long as it had an EVF and tilt screen, I'd jump on it. For now, the Z50 just doesn't cut it.
The reasons camera's became this expensive is because not enough people were buying reasonably priced camera's. manufacturers need margin either a big margin on low volume or a small margin on very high volume. A lot of complicated economics is making it very difficult for Japanese companies to produce a cheaper camera and internationally dollar inflation which already destroyed more than 1/5 of the dollars value is making it very unlikely anything really interesting will be hitting the market for less than $1200 without a lens. Also of note, the only aps-c sensors on sony's product lineup is that 2018 26mp sensor and an industrial 30mpix stacked one from the same year. Now I can see nikon releasing a poor excuse of a camera with that ancient 26Mpix sensor loaded with a bunch of image profiles and a red codec for less than $1000 and have youtube talking heads gush about it being the best thing since sliced bread. But that isn't going to make it a good camera Same for the 30mpix sensor but since it's fast they'll want ~$1600 for it, making it look cheap compared to the competition. while still being very expensive for what it is.
Lol… I had to immediately reply and like because the title is perfect. I’ve said for the longest that Nikon lost focus on the mass market of camera users. Yes the pros and prosumers want full frame and all the bells and whistles but what about the masses that just want good basic pictures but better than what they can take with their cellphones. Nikon had big volume cameras with the D3000 and D5000 lines. You could find them at all of the big box stores here in the U.S. But now I only see Canon and some Sony APSC cameras on display. People tend to stick with the camera brand they “start” with and that’s where Nikon lost their focus. Can’t they make awesome cameras like the Z8 and Z6 III AND a line of affordable APSC cameras line Sony has done with their A6xxx line?
Can you imagine if nikon decided to start making apsc cameras to compete with Fujii on the same level their cameras are on? We see what they did with the z8 and z9. There's a lot of street photographers that use Fujii gear because it's small and lightweight. Their lenses are great. Nikon will never do this. You won't see f/1.2 DX lenses. They could produce a 16-50mm f/2.8 lens that would be equivalent to the 24-70mm in full frame. The zfc II should be more like the Fujii cameras with more features. The z30 may be a great camera but it should have been the z10 or z20. The z30 should have been the successor to the d3500. They need an entry level camera with a viewfinder that's cheaper than the z50. No flip out screen. Basic evf. Limited video and subject detection. It should be a beginner's learning camera that gets them ready for their next camera. Where are the cheap $500 cameras?
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Please Nikon, make a rangefinder, Z mount.
35 MP, optical and electronic view finder, good IBS, lots of manual control buttons and dials.
Please take my money now.
they need good F2 lenses with good build quality and aperture rings to fit their retro styled cameras
I agree with you. I think The Z50 could be improved a great deal with a reasonable price increase. The form factor of that body is appreciated by many. Not sure if it could accommodate the Xpeed 7 processor and IBIS. Perhaps with a slight form factor increase. Not everyone likes the vintage bodies and the price jump with the Z6iii is too wide.
Great
Hi Frames! This is very timely for me. Great discussion! I'm really enjoying my Zf and Z6iii, the latter for my pro work. I sold all my Fuji gear to justify. I kept only my X-E2 because it's magical. I have a collection of M43 cameras and lenses but there's not one single camera that suits my needs or wishes for street photography. If Nikon could produce any kind of rangefinder style or tiny SLR style camera, no matter the sensor, as long as it had an EVF and tilt screen, I'd jump on it. For now, the Z50 just doesn't cut it.
Yes I totally agree
The reasons camera's became this expensive is because not enough people were buying reasonably priced camera's.
manufacturers need margin either a big margin on low volume or a small margin on very high volume.
A lot of complicated economics is making it very difficult for Japanese companies to produce a cheaper camera and internationally dollar inflation which already destroyed more than 1/5 of the dollars value is making it very unlikely anything really interesting will be hitting the market for less than $1200 without a lens.
Also of note, the only aps-c sensors on sony's product lineup is that 2018 26mp sensor and an industrial 30mpix stacked one from the same year.
Now I can see nikon releasing a poor excuse of a camera with that ancient 26Mpix sensor loaded with a bunch of image profiles and a red codec for less than $1000 and have youtube talking heads gush about it being the best thing since sliced bread.
But that isn't going to make it a good camera
Same for the 30mpix sensor but since it's fast they'll want ~$1600 for it, making it look cheap compared to the competition. while still being very expensive for what it is.
Agreed!
lol watch the full video 🤦🏽♂️😂
Lol… I had to immediately reply and like because the title is perfect. I’ve said for the longest that Nikon lost focus on the mass market of camera users. Yes the pros and prosumers want full frame and all the bells and whistles but what about the masses that just want good basic pictures but better than what they can take with their cellphones. Nikon had big volume cameras with the D3000 and D5000 lines. You could find them at all of the big box stores here in the U.S. But now I only see Canon and some Sony APSC cameras on display. People tend to stick with the camera brand they “start” with and that’s where Nikon lost their focus. Can’t they make awesome cameras like the Z8 and Z6 III AND a line of affordable APSC cameras line Sony has done with their A6xxx line?
Can you imagine if nikon decided to start making apsc cameras to compete with Fujii on the same level their cameras are on? We see what they did with the z8 and z9. There's a lot of street photographers that use Fujii gear because it's small and lightweight. Their lenses are great. Nikon will never do this. You won't see f/1.2 DX lenses. They could produce a 16-50mm f/2.8 lens that would be equivalent to the 24-70mm in full frame. The zfc II should be more like the Fujii cameras with more features. The z30 may be a great camera but it should have been the z10 or z20. The z30 should have been the successor to the d3500. They need an entry level camera with a viewfinder that's cheaper than the z50. No flip out screen. Basic evf. Limited video and subject detection. It should be a beginner's learning camera that gets them ready for their next camera. Where are the cheap $500 cameras?