jsut saw the thread on Dpreview and sharing it.
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1041&thread=33522153
http://nikonrumors.com/2009/10/16/i...n-mirrorless-interchangeable-lens-camera.aspx
Recent Nikon patents for at least 5 (FIVE) new lenses having 17mm image diagonal indicates that Nikon will be soon joining the "Micro System" competition, and their system will be moderately smaller than u4/3, but still significantly larger than point-n-shoot. For those of you who ignore/detest "rumor" sites-- you can click on the "official" US Patent links supplied in the following URL.
http://nikonrumors.com/...y-nikon-mirrorless-interchangeable-lens-camera.aspx
A 17mm image diagonal is about 3/4 the size of u4/3 (which has a 21.6mm image diagonal), and has a multiplication factor of 2.5 to get 35mm equivalent. See table near bottom:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensor_sizes
This is slightly larger than what I was asking for in an LX4, but the difference is that this camera would not have a retractable lens (which I would have preferred) but rather interchangable lenses. But I guess someone was listening-- or at least thinking along the same lines as I was 4 months ago:
http://forums.dpreview.com/...ms/readflat.asp?forum=1033&message=32051973
New Nikon lenses, in 35mm equivalent terms:
35mm 2.8
45mm 1.4
22-105mm 2.8-5.6 (perfecto!)
26-270mm 2.8-5.9 (excellent!)
75-270mm 4.0-5.6
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1041&thread=33522153
http://nikonrumors.com/2009/10/16/i...n-mirrorless-interchangeable-lens-camera.aspx
Recent Nikon patents for at least 5 (FIVE) new lenses having 17mm image diagonal indicates that Nikon will be soon joining the "Micro System" competition, and their system will be moderately smaller than u4/3, but still significantly larger than point-n-shoot. For those of you who ignore/detest "rumor" sites-- you can click on the "official" US Patent links supplied in the following URL.
http://nikonrumors.com/...y-nikon-mirrorless-interchangeable-lens-camera.aspx
A 17mm image diagonal is about 3/4 the size of u4/3 (which has a 21.6mm image diagonal), and has a multiplication factor of 2.5 to get 35mm equivalent. See table near bottom:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensor_sizes
This is slightly larger than what I was asking for in an LX4, but the difference is that this camera would not have a retractable lens (which I would have preferred) but rather interchangable lenses. But I guess someone was listening-- or at least thinking along the same lines as I was 4 months ago:
http://forums.dpreview.com/...ms/readflat.asp?forum=1033&message=32051973
New Nikon lenses, in 35mm equivalent terms:
35mm 2.8
45mm 1.4
22-105mm 2.8-5.6 (perfecto!)
26-270mm 2.8-5.9 (excellent!)
75-270mm 4.0-5.6