karno wrote:
Is this going to be the downturn of the f mount for Nikon, or is effort going to be made in development of f mount products ?
Should us dslr users start to make the transition to mirrorless?
I don’t believe this post will answer my questions though as I attempt to work this out in my mind through the next few months my hope is to formulate a plan.
What difference does it REALLY make as far as your future, potential lens purchase(s)?
YOUR existing F-mount Nikon lenses will work on their Z-mount cameras + OTHER brands of cameras ...
... If you want to get a Z-mount camera, then get one.
... If you want to get a SONY, then get one.
...
et cetera.That is, YOUR next camera may not even be a Nikon.
Regardless, YOUR only concern should probably be the quality of the sensor & existing lenses + the
doo-dah functions which YOU may deem to be necessary.
FWIW.
I still believe (
and, I may be the ONLY one!!) that at least ONE future digital camera will have a curved sensor AND consequently can have smaller, equivalent lenses ...
... So, a mirrorless camera body with an EVF will almost be the most logical configuration.
Maybe it will be a Nikon, maybe it won't be.
Maybe "older" lenses will be able to produce acceptable images on the curved sensor ... maybe not!?!
There have been a lot of DEAD ENDS in photographic technology; so, WHY worry about a future development if you are good-to-go with what you have?
AND, if you are really worried about your future lenses, then just buy some M-mount LEITZ/LEICA lenses which
WILL NEVER BE OBSOLETE+ an M-mount digital Leica camera body.