Nikon D4- Mirrorless Viewfinder?
Strange item from a Nikon list:
>[When the D4 comes out]- Will this be when
>a “mirrorless” viewfinder is developed?When I asked a very senior Nikon person from Japan this same question last year, the answer was that we would be seeing a mirrorless dslr “sooner than you think”.
This is kind of strange, I’m not even sure what “mirrorless dslr” means. I’m really hoping that it doesn’t mean that we get an electronic viewfinder instead- with liveview (finally), I’m not sure what the point would be.
Maybe they’re bringing back the pellicle mirror concept like they had on the F3H- here’s a good shot of the pellicle mirror.
More guessing- if we have great noise-free images at higher ISO like we have on the D3- then the light falloff from the pellicle mirror is no longer an issue- and we have a sensor that can either shut itself off (so we don’t need a moving shutter) or use an LCD or similar to electronically prevent light from hitting the sensor, then we could have a VERY high-speed, camera that is nearly silent!
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July 28th, 2008 at 1:56 am
Or maybe a sensor built on a transparent substrate? I believe there are already transparent solar cells on the market. Nice, bright, 100% view.–it would change the morphology of the camera a bit.
Also, a very nice feature to have would be an electronic display inside the viewfinder that did not replace the optical image. Imagine having a live view image directly above or below your optical view. You would be able to make adjustments instantaneously without having to use the rear LCD at all.
July 30th, 2008 at 8:35 am
IMHO, Mirrorless SLR = DRF (Digital Range Finder).
Open to debate of course, what you think?