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Storage is cheap, but transferring is not, because it takes time, and time is pure gold in Olympics.

Sport shooters (especially those in Olympics) deal with massive number of image files.. they're not asking for higher resolution, which means bigger files.

Hope that massive screen area is not wasted by massive bezels.

Yes, to get 24mm in 4k you need something like Tokina 11-16mm. But I don't want to buy another F mount third party lens.. the last one I got was Sigma Art 135mm cause I couldn't resist its insane sharpness.

24mm equivalent is the widest I need, so its not such a deal breaker for me.. found a used 17-35 and it shines on DX. 18-35 is also good for people who don't need f/2.8, and the crop hides those messy distortions this lens make on FX. Its cheap, sharp, and underrated. Body gets hot quickly while recording, in any resolution/frame rate. So I think its caused by the processor, not the sensor. Hope Nikon use a more efficient one on its upcoming mirrorless. Not that it has made a problem so far, but I get nervous fearing something bad happen in there ? I also tried 18-55 AF-P. God, Nikon's fly by wire focus ring is best in the world in feeling, and its just a kit lens. Expect amazing experience from their Z mount lenses.

I don't use fake bokeh effect, and most of the time I use my phone's camera just for documentation, not taking memorable photos. and I also don't play game, and when I do, I play 2D ones. What Note 9 does for me that my current smartphone can't? Nothing.

Here is frame from 4k file with D7500 (which has a heavy crop) And %100 crop. Remember mini star? ?

This cheap lens discontinued two decades ago, a lens that even Ken put that in Nikon 10 worst lenses list! I put this on D7500, an almost 6k DX sensor, equivalent to 8k FF sensor, and resolution was pretty good. Sure you find many optical shortcomings in these things, but thats not all because they are old! They're designed for film, which has a slight curve, not for perfectly flat digital sensors, so corners are softer that what they looked in 1980. AND they're designed to be compact, suitable for FM2 style cameras. when you prioritize the size, you have to make compromise in optics.

lol

I'm pretty sure %99 of Nikon lenses out there outresolve 8 megapixel ?

If the adapter works flawlessly, they don't have to be in a "rush hour" in lens making. They are ready to release a ridiculously compact 500mm f/5.6 for the F mount. I bet they have already made its AF motor mirrorless-compatible. This is also true about Canon (they even want to release a EF mirrorless, which won't have the lack of lens issue at all). Besides, unlike Sony, Nikon and Canon and Sigma, have full control on the whole glass process. Though the capacity is not very stretchable, they been doin this business from A to Z, for decades. So if they really want to deliver a dozen new lenses in a relatively short time, they can. Don't expect Canikon accepting help from third parties as Sony did. That's embarrassing for these two big guys that calling themselves Optics company!

I was thinking about the complexity of our visual system that recognizes such small differentiations without any chart.

9 of them wil be Sigma Art. IF they can reverse engineer the Z.

This huge mount begs for a Cine lens line up.. Nikon won't spend money on that.. hope Samyang and Zeiss do it.

A square sensor costs a lot more.. we cant expect that from a trillion dollar company .. you know ?

They're so "humble" that intimidate reviewers https://petapixel.com/2018/08/01/my-drama-with-hasselblad-bullying-and-their-latest-comparisons/

Its only "assumed" for trolls. For photographers, its real. And there is no photographic "loss" in high ISO. Actually, D850 noise has slightly higher quality. According to lack of knowledge about Nikon advantages even among its loyal customers. According to their almost invisibility in social media. Oh you needed a copy of circuit design to evaluate! Well, they can't give it to you ? Or possibly not.... https://petapixel.com/2017/03/22/sony-keeps-best-sensors-cameras/ Oh certainly yes. Sony semi is way larger than Sony Imaging, and they don't say No to their high-volume-ordering partner in favor of their imaging division. Bussines facts don't care about your feelings.

With ISO 64 you can expose for an extra 2/3 of a stop without clipping highlights. Thats "real" benefit. If they had stock, they knew Sony Semiconductor is completely independent from Sony Imaging, and has strategic relationship with Nikon. Funny thing is Nikon's marketing is the worst in the entire camera/optics industry. They let Dave to visit their not-visited-before R&D rooms, but what Dave wrote is just his reaction to what he experienced. Simple as that.

Read noise at ISO 6400: A7R3> 1.05e D850> 1.2e You can't see this difference in images.

D850 pixel stores 10,000 more electrons than A7R3 pixel. So ISO 64 is not just a gimmick number that anybody can add to the spec list. Its indication of a state of the art read out circuit that is capable of handling such a massive amount of electrons. Also, Sony's advantage is not their fab devices and tools (they're far behind Samsung, TSMS, GloFo in nod size anyway), their advantage is their huge asset of IP. AND some of those IPs are bought from Nikon, like PDAF and some Exmor goodies.

Well, TowerJazz has several fabs.. if they can make sensors for Panasonic, they certainly can supply Nikon, which orders in much higher volume.

NR sources usually report numbers a bit higher or lower than what it actually is, mostly because they have early access to technical spec list, rather than marketing materials. Total number of pixels is not the "effective" pixels. However, I think at least one of these two sensors is going to be made by TowerJazz.

They said they cancelled it because they were not profitable as they expected at that price range. Even with your logic, stacked sensors are the bottleneck, since there is a processor AND a DRAM right behind them! Give customers a 18-50mm lens and see what happens in exif data of publicly posted images.

Now I understand why Nikon cancelled the DL. If you can't make a modern premium compact and yet keep it under $1000, you better forget it.

Thanks a lot bro