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Everyone is stopping making SLRs. It has been a dead format since Sony introduced mirrorless. Is this even news?

• dghlsakjg 4y ago
  Minor nitpick. The Epson RD-1 is probably the first digital mirrorless interchangeable lens camera followed by the Leica M8. Understandably those were never meant to be replacements for modern SLRS. The MFT format was the first autofocus mirrorless launching in 08. Sony was 2 years after that. It's not surprising news, but it is news that a camera format that Nikon helped popularize, made them a household name, and has been making for about 70 years is now dead.
  • jimnotgym 4y ago
    I say Sony because it was Sony that took Nikon's marketshare. Why I don't think it it's big news to ordinary people is that it is not a huge difference for them. If I put a mirrorless camera in front of most people they would think it was an SLR. If you dig a little deeper you may find it even fits your old lenses with an adapter. It is hard for ordinary people to see it as even an important development. A digital camera does not require a mirror, so they made one without it. Without the mirror it is possible to improve on certain things in a small way. The camera business is a nerd business. Even small changes are good for sales. Ordinary people don't care. I suspect Nikon are being coy about this because they still have inventory of SLR cameras and lenses.