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The New Nikon Mf Full Frame Mirrorless Camera

Nikon camera front view with lens and controls.

The announcement we have been wanting to hear.

Back in early February, I shared a post on Google Plus called “Something for my Nikon friends to ponder…”

I was hoping for Nikon to read it and reply, but nothing happened. So I figured I’d bring the conversation over to Medium as well. I would love to hear what others think about this idea, or what you would like to see in a full-frame mirrorless camera from Nikon.

Nikon Mf / aka Nikon Mirrorless F-Mount

I have been thinking a lot about what I would want Nikon to do for a full-frame mirrorless camera. I don’t care about tiny sizes like the Panasonic and other 4/3 systems. I actually like the size of the Nikon Df, but I also love the capabilities of my D810.

So why mirrorless if it’s not smaller?

Removing the mirror and prism alone saves a bunch on weight. Weight that is not needed. So with that, here is what I would love to see.

  • Sized like the Nikon DF (maybe a hair smaller), where the prism block contains GPS/Wifi sensors and the EVF system.
  • Somewhere between 16 and 24 megapixels
  • Full-frame CMOS sensor
  • OIS sensor (not super important, but would be nice)
  • FX or DX format
  • Ability to accept non-ai lenses
  • SDHC/SDXC memory cards
  • Electronics Viewfinder as large or larger than Fuji XT1
  • Tilty swivel LCD screen
  • Live View
  • Video
  • GPS (not super important, but would be nice)
  • Wifi (not super important, but would be nice)
  • Dials for any options instead of needing the menu (like the DF)
  • 6–10 FPS
  • Phase detection
  • Contrast detection
  • Focus peaking
  • Large ISO range like the D810
  • Large shutter speed range like the D810
  • Hot shoe
  • Flash compensation
  • Weather-Resistant
  • Auto bracket with up to 9 brackets at 1–3 full stops
  • Priced around the Sony A7II range: $1,698.00

Maybe one day soon (hopefully) we will see an announcement like this officially from Nikon. Until then, all we (as the consumers) can do is ask and ask and ask and hope.

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