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Canon's new sensor, another nail in the DSLR coffin?
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RichA
2013-07-05 08:20:59 UTC
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According to some, that is the case. Also, rumours that Olympus is going to release a mirrorless with a 5 megapixel EVF display. Hammer, hammer, hammer.
MC
2013-07-05 13:40:23 UTC
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Post by RichA
According to some, that is the case. Also, rumours that Olympus is
going to release a mirrorless with a 5 megapixel EVF display.
Hammer, hammer, hammer.
I have yet to see a decent mirrorless system to match a clean, polished
mirror for clarity and colour. Artificially reproduced viewfinder
imagery does not quite cut the mustard at the moment. Until that day
arrives, DSLRs will continue.

MC
RichA
2013-07-06 02:25:38 UTC
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Post by RichA
According to some, that is the case. Also, rumours that Olympus is
going to release a mirrorless with a 5 megapixel EVF display.
Hammer, hammer, hammer.
I have yet to see a decent mirrorless system to match a clean, polished
mirror for clarity and colour. Artificially reproduced viewfinder
imagery does not quite cut the mustard at the moment. Until that day
arrives, DSLRs will continue.
MC
Reflected by a mirror but rendered by a piece of frosted plastic, like those old back-projected TVs. A real direct optical viewfinder isn't reflected off of, or onto anything.
John A.
2013-07-06 03:12:54 UTC
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Post by RichA
According to some, that is the case. Also, rumours that Olympus is going to release a mirrorless with a 5 megapixel EVF display. Hammer, hammer, hammer.
Any sensor tech that can improve on that currently found in DSLRs can
also be applied to DSLRs, so no sensor will ever be a "nail in the
DSLR coffin".
J. Clarke
2013-07-06 03:50:18 UTC
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Post by John A.
Post by RichA
According to some, that is the case. Also, rumours that Olympus is going to release a mirrorless with a 5 megapixel EVF display. Hammer, hammer, hammer.
Any sensor tech that can improve on that currently found in DSLRs can
also be applied to DSLRs, so no sensor will ever be a "nail in the
DSLR coffin".
But a display is not a sensor and it's rather difficult to put an EVF on
a DSLR unless you give it a second eyepiece.
Trevor
2013-07-06 06:32:52 UTC
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Post by J. Clarke
Post by John A.
Post by RichA
According to some, that is the case. Also, rumours that Olympus is
going to release a mirrorless with a 5 megapixel EVF display. Hammer,
hammer, hammer.
Any sensor tech that can improve on that currently found in DSLRs can
also be applied to DSLRs, so no sensor will ever be a "nail in the
DSLR coffin".
But a display is not a sensor and it's rather difficult to put an EVF on
a DSLR unless you give it a second eyepiece.
Most DSLR's have a live view mode already, there are even attachments for
those displays to turn them into an EVF equivalent on the market, (funnel
of black plastic with a suitable lens/eyepiece) and have been for years.

Trevor.
Trevor
2013-07-06 06:27:19 UTC
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Post by John A.
Post by RichA
According to some, that is the case. Also, rumours that Olympus is going
to release a mirrorless with a 5 megapixel EVF display.
Any sensor tech that can improve on that currently found in DSLRs can
also be applied to DSLRs, so no sensor will ever be a "nail in the
DSLR coffin".
You might want to rephrase that to make sense, realising that a camera
sensor is not the same as an EVF for a start.

EVF's are certainly improving though, whereas many DSLR mirrors are going
backwards in some cases to allow for full time focussing in movie/live mode.
(semi silvered mirrors)

Trevor.
John A.
2013-07-06 20:36:07 UTC
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Post by Trevor
Post by John A.
Post by RichA
According to some, that is the case. Also, rumours that Olympus is going
to release a mirrorless with a 5 megapixel EVF display.
Any sensor tech that can improve on that currently found in DSLRs can
also be applied to DSLRs, so no sensor will ever be a "nail in the
DSLR coffin".
You might want to rephrase that to make sense, realising that a camera
sensor is not the same as an EVF for a start.
EVF's are certainly improving though, whereas many DSLR mirrors are going
backwards in some cases to allow for full time focussing in movie/live mode.
(semi silvered mirrors)
I was referring to the subject line, actually: "Canon's new sensor,
another nail in the DSLR coffin?"

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