p.24 #1 · FF Mirrorless, what's it going to take Sony, Canon, Nikon
chambeshi wrote:
You are correct. Innovation is the crux. And Canon demonstrated this bringing out the first Image Stabilisation (if my history is correct) and their Autofocus left Nikon behind through the 1990s. Both these features relied on solid state electronics already some 3 decades back.
Today innovations hinge as much on electronics (ie falter cpus, sensors and software) as well as hardware (optics especially). This will key to put out a global shutter and other innovations. Software not only in-camera processing and AF etc, but increasingly in communications. No longer is a camera shot off the grid, at least on sports fields, by media and especially by millenials. Sharing images and sharing near instantly is being demanded. The top tier ILC companies ignore this, as it sells more of your cameras...and then your lenses...Perhaps even upgrades
OTH shortcuts and neglect of the haptics and reliability score big penalties.
Recently, Canon and Sony have edged ahead of Nikon with lighter super telephotos. These are low volume exotic products but lens mass is also an important factor in innovation. Witness the DO and PF lenses....provided these lenses are relatively affordable....Show more →
I know Minolta was the first to technically offer IBIS, I wonder if they had lens-IS before canon? I'd have to dig.
Also, did you mean Canon and Nikon ahead of Sony with lighter telephotos? Canon as the DO lenses and the newer, lighter teles, can Nikon has the 300/500 PF, but Sony as far as I aware only has the 400mm which is "lighter" and thats about it.
p.24 #2 · FF Mirrorless, what's it going to take Sony, Canon, Nikon
BPsmith511 wrote:
I know Minolta was the first to technically offer IBIS, I wonder if they had lens-IS before canon? I'd have to dig.
Also, did you mean Canon and Nikon ahead of Sony with lighter telephotos? Canon as the DO lenses and the newer, lighter teles, can Nikon has the 300/500 PF, but Sony as far as I aware only has the 400mm which is "lighter" and thats about it.
Yes, I flagged precisely these respective telephotos as stand-out examples across all 3 companies.
It's interesting to consider how the existing/anticipated/rumoured cross-mount adapters will blur boundaries between camera systems. Within limits, this will relax the barriers to stick with the 1 system and its dedicated optics.... Thus these adapters will allow you to shoot a Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro or Sony 400 f2.8 etc on your Z Nikon camera :-)
p.24 #3 · FF Mirrorless, what's it going to take Sony, Canon, Nikon
Nikon made the first commercial camera with stabilized lens, it was a compact camera, the Nikon Zoom 700VRQD in 1994. Canon made the first interchangeable lens with stabilization in 1995. Konica-Minolta's sensor based stabilization came in a compact camera in 2003 and DSLR in 2004, so it is a more recent technology. I'm unaware of any stabilized lens by Minolta or Konica-Minolta.
