Hope Nikon does a Leica-ish retro vibe but more style. Keep the apsc cheaper build and then you can graduate to the ff high end . Put out the old school build maybe Voigtlander or old Nikkor non ai quality and style .
@@vimboguillermo2801 You are correct. I do think that Fuji has moved the needle in the right direction. Their Medium Format is a lot more affordable that the other players.
I love my OM-1 like no other camera I owned before. No camera is so packed with great features. I hope OM-System has still great ideas to enjoy not only their current fan base in future.
OM-1 presents a real Choice for photographers requiring smaller lenses with superior colours. That Olympus split the company to invest in pharmaceuticals for higher profits was disappointing. One wonders which company will follow that example if the market takes a dive? Fujifilm as my guess
@@craigcarlson4022 this is why I am holding off for at least a year and not pulling the trigger now - I have about 18 DX-Z lenses and I know the financial hit will be massive, so I want to procrastinate as much as possible.
The Nikon Z6iii coming out in 2024 will be hugely popular with much better AF tracking (like Z8, ZF) and speed, and a great hybrid photo and video camera at a great price, loads of improved features, more fps, maybe 20 to 30fps, 6K down-sampled to 4K with up to 120frame rate in video and more affordable than the Z8 for a large majority of photographers who like Nikon or new people coming to Nikon. Any of the issues of past Nikon's will be addressed and resolved in the Z6iii. Nikon will keep putting out new lenses.
As someone who looked at Nikon in 2020 and passed, I would say that they need more third party lenses and not first party variants. There's just a ton of cool options from Sigma and Tamron these days. For example, if Nikon had Tamron's 28-200mm in 2020 for travel I might be on Z mount.
@@lnewbyliveca The Tamron is sharper and F2.8-5.6.vs F4-F6.3. Way more light and subject separation. Also priced more competitively. Basically breaks the mold on super zooms to reduce some of the biggest drawbacks of the lens class.
@@lnewbyliveca Because it starts at F4. I bought the Z6II for that lens, sold due to poor AF, bought the Sony A74 largely for the 28-200 that starts at 2.8. Now also owning the inexpensive Tammy 20mm and exceptionally versatile 50-400 It would be hard to leave the Sony platform. Even their color science is now excellent.
I was considering upgrading from my Z6 to the Zf, but due to a disability on my right hand that is not possible (specially since I use long lenses time to time and I need a DSLR type grip so I can properly hold the camera). So really looking forwards to the Z6iii since the good old Z6 is sometimes frustrating to use.
I think MFT is here to stay. The G9ii and GH6 were the way more successful than anyone suspected. They’re good cameras and I doubt they’ll fall out of fashion. I’ve been considering investing in MFT again.
Small MFT bodies with an updated line of lenses is what I want. I use MFT for by B camera, but most often the shots from my $2,000 MFT setup steal the show with better images than the shots from my $5,000 full frame main camera. When it comes to features, design, and usability I prefer Panasonic over my Sony and Canon systems. As technology shrinks, MFT is in the best position to benefit from that shrinking technology.
The biggest problem with MFT is that phone cameras are right on their tail. MFT sensors are probably going to be stuffed into phones within the next couple of years. I love my MFT gear but have a hard time investing any further in it over my full frame gear.
You are silly. Judgement cannot be based on hope or self-gratifications. If MFT is to stay why did MFT FOUNDERs Olympus go bankrupt and sold to Fund managers and Panasonic started making FF Cameras & creating the L mount alliance with Leica?
I think you overlook all the computational features of the OM cameras that no other cameras have (ND, pro-capture, focus stacking, live composite mode, live view mode, hand-held high resolution, etc. The computational features along with the superior weather sealing and small lenses make it a great travel and adventure camera.
Thanks for mentioning the replacement for the 5DR and 5DRS I have been waiting for the replacement before I migrate to the R system. I currently have a 5DS and 5DSR. I bought the 5DSR Canon refurb this year. Looking at the Fuji GFX and Sony 61mp sensor cameras. I've been loyal to Canon since the Digital Rebel. I feel Canon is ignoring this market.
I almost went with 5Ds but waited a bit and Fuji MF became “affordable” so went down that path instead. Very happy. Canon indeed has neglected this field for a while now…
My prediction for 2024 is, a certain group of photography enthusiasts, trying to justify the high cost of a flagship camera phone, will go back to using the mirroless or DSLR they probably already have for better quality, tactile buttons, more versatility and just buy a regular phone for much less and only use it for photography if they've been caught without thier 'proper' camera. I'm a bit late to the party, but I've discovered the sweet spot between lugging around a hefty DSLR and succumbing to a flagship phone at high cost. That is, micro four thirds! I would personally love to see a big resurrection in this segment.
Sony should reinstate minolta as their vintage line and cheaper line up of cameras, use their updated tech in classic minolta since sony bought minolta a long time ago
Olympus needs another lens in the lineup; 12-75mm f/2.8 with IS, which would be a 24-150mm equivalent. They've got a 12-100mm F/4, i'm sure they can shrink that down and bring out something with an extra stop with a 'decent' all purpose lens. Something like this would blow APS-C right out of the water and render it useless; more or less the same noise levels at a much smaller size and better bokeh (would finally be put to rest). DO IT OLYMPUS.
My advice for camera companies is to put software hdr optimization in ur cameras... Then it will be very difficult to beat by smartphones.... Dedicated Cameras are still in demand, even I bought nikon zf and two dx lenses and I use s22 ultra.... Dedicated camera still has that feel which smartphones can't replicate
Try to print it and set aside with a print from 100Mpx and tell me if you see no difference. And before you say, I’m not a pro, yes I do print my favorite picture, yes sometimes I print big (1 meter long side)
My dream feature (for now) is face/eye detection for people and animals in manual. I know one manufacturer has something like this now. Why can’t a camera tell me when something is in focus without a punch-in or focus peaking function? I agree on nearly all of their future camera dreams. Keep up the great work!
R1 ... it better be good, because currently yes, R7, R8, R3 are super good and capable of getting perfect olympics shots... how about Digic XI on R1? :D R5mk II probably comming. or R5sr ...that would be cool! and 100MP :D 35/1.8 is great, so no, i don't think so... maybe f/1.2 versions? 24 is available on the 24-105/2.8 which is totally awesome!
So much fun gleaning the pro insights on our 2024 wish list.. I sold all my Fuji gear till I move overseas.. looking hard at the Nikon Zf but also not discounting buying back into Fuji. Thanks Northrups !
In 35 minutes (minus the ads) of gear, gear,gear, you very briefly touched on the biggest deficit of these companies: software. To start, the menu systems on most cameras are a mess and need many more customization options. Beyond that, my camera should be able to connect to GPS and automatically geotag my photos built-in. A cell connection would be nice but at a minimum they need to develop more reliable phone apps. The custom shutter sound idea would be terrible considering how people would use it.
Yeah I'm with you brother. We've been begging for any kind of reasonable software for just about the entire decade we've had a RU-vid channel. Check this out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eKYinsDxwH8.html and ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9B1BJCe-8mI.html
Why 61mp better than 33mp for real world viewing or normal prints? (16x20). Other than cropping what is the value of 61mp? Serious question. Thank you.
i'm a diehard crop sensor enjoyer (currently on Nikon's APS-C). The benefits of full-frame just don't entice me. Don't shoot low light, tend to shoot f/5-f/16. MFT has been enticing me more and more because of those compact lenses. I'd love to see the ecosystem grow
MFT has some old lenses because it is the original mirror-less system. But there are also some newer lenses that are amazing. Unfortunately there is not currently a new small MFT body. I believe that will be addressed soon. But some of these lenses are crazy small, like the Laowa 7.5mm F2 lens. A 15mm full frame equivalent lens for full frame is so much larger. The Laowa lens is so small, I am afraid I am going to lose it sometimes.
@@ElMundoDuro this is in a way the problem for MFT. "crazy small" doesn't bear any benefit, but from a certain smallness level only rather disadvantages. That's probably also the reason why the 1" sensor systems died (Nikon 1, Pentax Q). They and their lenses were "crazy small", At the same time, full frame became very compact, especially also due to the lens compactness trend there going on since a few years. If something like that got small enough, then it is just small enough. By now, MFT will get squeezed to death between ever-better-smartphones, and APS-C / fullframe. Olympus knew all that as business insiders, of course, that's why they dumped their OM system to some financial investment business, which has zero industry experience.
@tubularificationed those smaller sensors came out over a decade ago when sensor technology wasn't as good. MFT sensors today are way ahead of those sensors from over a decade ago. I shoot full frame, APS-C, and MFT. I prefer my Panasonic MFT to the much more expensive Sony and Canon setups. "Crazy small" is a benefit when looking for an EDC camera, a hiking camera, and portable telephoto setup. MFT also excels at landscape photography with its wider depth of field. I get 2 stops more light over a full frame camera with the same depth of field. From what I have seen, that negates the higher iso capabilities of many full frame cameras. As tech shrinks, MFT is in a good position. The "negatives" of MFT being small are now mostly fringe cases. I use MFT for astrophotography, and it does just fine. I use it for portraits, and people can't tell the difference between it and the full frame shots. Sometimes I debate which is actually the A camera and which is the B camera when people prefer the MFT shots to the much more expensive full frame camera and lens.
The issue is probably, that a MFT landscape kit or even an EDC kit is not "pocketable". Once you need some sort of bag or pouch anyway, then small size or weight differences don't matter anyway. Today, with every system (except 33x44mm "medium" format), one can compile something very compact and lightweight. For full-frame for example, a Sony A7C plus one of these small slow primes. The term "pocketable" is the most abused marketing lie in the industry anyway. The only pocketable photography devices are smartphones. Maybe also something like the Ricoh GR, as the absolute upper limit. But everything departing from that, that is every system camera kit, needs some kind of carrying aid anyway. Not even the Nikon 1 nor Pentax Q (as the smallest exchangeable-lens systems around) were pocketable, which probably eventually 'helped' to kill the 1" sensor size idea.
@tubularificationed With MFT, I don't need to use a small, slow prime for EDC. I can use a 24-70 equivalent F2.8 zoom, which weighs less than half as much as the full frame equivalent. I can have a whole bag full of every lens I need, and it is still compact. I can even throw in a 90 - 400mm equivalent lens, and it isn't a problem. The ability to have a full camera system in a small bag is amazing. I can't do that with my full frame, Sony, even when I have some of the lightest and most compact lenses available for Sony E Mount.
Since everyone is hovering around 40-60mp now I'd like to see camera makers switch gears and work on the dynamic range and the color array in their sensors. In fact I want to see a sensor where there is the option of using a slider in the camera menu to adjust the weight of microcontrast vs sharpness.
Yes! Freaking Brilliant. Love the ideas at the end. Creativity and capturing the young photographers hearts and minds. What about customizable menu skins! Personalize look and feel.
I'm still hoping for an android camera. It would be great to have built in HDR, customizable filters, wireless screen recording, customizable overlays, various compression modes for videos and photos, voice control menus, anti-theft technology, encrypted lens and mic registration through the camera with sharing permissions, connect to printer wirelessly, reversible handling for vloggers, alternative control using a wireless controller, streaming live video directly from, camera. Multi-camera sync feature for settings and master control, and much more. Come on manufacturers, make some useful tech. Increasing your megapixels and shutter speeds are starting to have diminishing returns. There are more features that can be added rather than just improving image specs.
Tony, I really enjoyed your video about NAS for home data storage. Would you follow up with a Setting up a NAS for beginners video? Have a wonderful holiday. Thanks to you both.
I predict Canon will tell us the R1 will be coming out in the future … and we’ll continue to wait .. and then there’ll be more rumors … and more waiting.
Don’t agree that OM Digital Solutions keeps putting out the same camera over and over again but at the same time I’d like to see a better m43 sensor. They’ve done a great job at AF subject tracking, making small ICL bodies, and makes long reach lenses due to the 2x crop. There’s a lot to like about the system.
"You'd be sellin baby, You'd be sellin!" Thanks for that You Two have always been the best photo/video pair and love your content. Thanks for what you've for us the consumer in 2023. Cheers to 2024!
Re: the ZF - I preordered mine in red and received it about 2 months ago and I really like it (although the overall mirrorless experience just feels like too much menu-searching and programming and not enough actual shooting), but I just wanna say that you should absolutely have the SmallRig grip from day 1, because it provides a much-needed grip, but also the arca swiss compatibility and the tactility of the metal on the bottom of the camera that matches the metal on top.
I would wish for Sony as a company to give firmware updates to 2 and 3 year old cameras , I'm sure they could make focus bracketing available on say the A7r4 not everyone can afford to update 4 grand for a camera every few years , and how about tweaking the autofocus to support bird eye and bird autofocus to keep customers from jumping ship to more affordable fast flagship cameras from other brands ..
OM System pushes their lineup as a wildlife option and more power to them if that works. But I just like the OM-1 for the same reason I liked previous OM-Ds under Olympus: full-featured, compact, rugged, general purpose camera. Other manufacturers offer some of that but I am willing to trade some AF and IQ performance for the extra rugged/compactness. One sad aspect that is an industry wide phenomenon is the disappearance of tiny mirrorless cameras. I loved the GM1/GM5 (Panasonic Lumix) and I still use them. I would most definitely welcome a 2024 version. Obviously, these cameras are tiny because they sacrifice some key features (weather-sealing, IBIS, battery life) but as long as I get PDAF, 25MP and subject detection, things that don't take any physical space, I'm good. I look forward to the Z6III/Z7III. I don't care about the ZF. Tony is wrong about Canon, they do have 24mm and 35mm, they are just not "Pro level". But those non-Pro primes are great since they are cheap and are pseudo macro lenses. 2 lenses in 1!
MFT should focus on Pocket friendly, carry everywhere. (in pants pocket) Maybe Panasonic MFT sensors can compete against the 1in sensor P&S like the Sony ZV-1 or Sony RX100 line. Like a new Panasonic LX100. Or even a Sony ZV-E10 style, but even smaller body, with a MFT sensor.
Alright it's the place to make a wish. Panasonic: - SX line. Compact FF cameras, just like GX line but with FF. So many competition in FF world while compact FF segment completely empty. - GX line successor with weather sealing and G9II sensor plus 4k60p without crop. Just take my money. A perfect travel and EDC camera. But make also 20mm with weather sealing, it would be also a perfect street machine Fujifilm: - GFX 50SIII with phase detect and 4k video - X-E5 backs to roots, return buttons and toggles, adds weather sealing and ibis
The 6700 needs to come down to the 1000 price point… I want one but do I want an A7C II or an A6700 because I want/need both but the price point is such that it basically would make more sense for me to buy an A7CR instead, because for the price, you’re getting an amazing APS-C and Full frame body…
Subject idea: How do a pair of cameras compliment each other? So like many serious weekend photographers or maybe pros we/you are covering a range of capability for fun or work. Which pair of cameras keeps you light and capable in producing fun or professional content with ease and quality? Big question yes, but in the end, we all want to have fun. You know many of us will get two camera bodies, share your ideas. Consider getting up and going to location and back to uploading a fun video with photos or slide show.
I would love a camera that can play some recoded sounds to crack up your subjects before you press your shutter button, so you can get a genuine reaction from them
Imagine you own a camera company. Now, imagine you have an entire internet of customers telling you exactly what they want. Finally, imagine completely ignoring them and just making the same crap for years.
I think all that R1 postponing is due to development of new processor nothing changed the game for canon like the digic X and I think they are trying to create a replacement for it even if r1 will not be the best it will open new doors for canon with better processor.
Here's my idea for less expensive cameras: Instead of trying to cram every photo and video feature into the same camera, just make a capable camera that does what camera are supposed to do - take photographs. I have an AR7IV and have never used the video function at all, for anything. That's how little I care about video. If I could have paid less for the same camera, sans video, I would have. People who want video could by a video-only camera (they can always lift frames out of their video if they want stills). This probably doesn't really impact the manufacturing costs, as most of the difference is probably in the software that runs the camera. But it certainly figures in the retail price, as more bells and whistles (even if only effectuated via software) increases the price of a camera. Maybe a camera sold as photo- or video-only, and the ability to unlock features or download software modules to enable at least some of the opposite feature set.
Love from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada! Thank you for a great video! Started watching on our TV and ended it watching on desktop. I think Pentax will have K-1 iii and Film camera by the end of 2024.
I want to see Panasonic GX9ii. GX9ii is great, but it's not compact. Definitely more geared to professional use. GX9II should be perfect for street photography and travel.
Canon will probably do a R7 ii at some point- which I may be interested in- and then I think they will add more high end video orientated glass as well as lower cost primes mainly. I for one am not ever planning on buying a sigma or tamron high level lens : just get the Canon. And the low end lenses I have are quirky things to have fun with. I love my TTArtisan 35mm f0.95 for instance. Canon will continue to lead the sales in 2024 and I am a happy customer because they seem to not be afraid to let tech like the AF we see in the R1 and R5ii come down into the cheaper bodies also. I shoot birds and wildlife so I want all the AF and fps I can get with good IQ. Video is not my thing but I am glad they cover that, although if I was really so serious about that I would rather get a R5C or C400. Canon has all the bases covered. I don’t know if they will do a retro. Maybe. I won’t be interested in that. Cool looks, poor ergonomics for modern photography methods.
My dream feature: ND filters on compact cameras - like Sony did on RX100 iii way back in 2014. And I'm still praying for a really hi-res AMOLED screen to be on Mirrorless cameras. That way we probably won't need a view finder, thus making the cameras small enough to be practically pocketable.
First, the 20 min buyer's guide video was great. [Start nice, then...] The G9II has 11% more resolution than the OM-1. Only you, Tony and the Professional Pixel Peepers (TM) will notice that difference. The rest of the world will either like or dislike the overall image. Yes, I'm glad Tony was wrong about m43, I bought a new Panasonic m43 camera and four Olympus lenses in 2023. Open gate would cover the vertical need. And Nikon does need to get a 35mm f/1.2 out. We also don't need 30 fps. Only Tony needs that. The rest of us can take pictures of dogs and athletes at 10fps and lower. The Fuji Unskilled Developer mode will have a few frames look like they were stuck together on the spool. I have examples for them... YES to the custom shutter sounds! Chelsea, your unicorn is on the way...
9:45, let's talk about Nikon. I'll tell you what Nikon are going to do, they are going to do what they've been doing since the 1950's, meaning that they will always top the list of best ever cameras ever made. Starting with the Nikon F, F2, F3, F4, F5,, the F100, the D3s and D3x, the D700, the D4s, the D850, the Z9, all cameras that have wiped all others off the map. One thing Nikon always does best is to produce the most award winning kit in the history of photography - can anyone challenge this?
I had a polaroid camera back in the day with 3 different shutter sounds, one was cow and can’t remember the others. you could also record your own sound
Do you think we will get an ultrawide prime like a 14 f1.8 for Canon, either RF or third party? The best astro lens for Canon is still the Sigma 14mm for the EF mount
Ordinary filmmaker put out a video showing 4 canon primes. 35, 24, and 20 f1.4 IS. And then a 14 f/1.8. Would be an amazing lens for astrophotography. Sigma made one so it’s not an impossible lens.
@@climber950 yes I saw that rumor but it hasn't been reported on as widely as the new 70-200, the 35 L prime, and some of the super-telephoto stuff :( Sony released an ultrawide 1.4 this year too!
I a event rumor describing the 24 and 35, a 14 and 28 prime were mentioned as well. Not sure why T&C didn't at least comment on the 14 - Canon is missing ANY high-end UWA prime.
@@ReubenClarke Well the ZV lineup is video-centric. Whereas the RX100VII and RX10IV (and the ancient RX-1R) are more orientated towards photos with EVFs and the like. Though you could argue that the RX10 series has he potential to be a banger of a hybrid camera with a few updates (think a do-it-all camera that you can use for your kids' sports team).
@@HappyHubris all very true. I remember the RX100 series more for their use as vlogging cameras though. Some of my favourite channels used them almost exclusively for video.
I have a Lumix 100-400mm lens, which is amazing and I love using. What I'd love is a compact Lumix camera (like GX8) with good enough autofocus to do bird in flight photography. Like the Z9 autofocus, but in a little camera.
My old 2002 Canon Powershot G3 had custom timer sounds that was great for getting the subjects attention just before it took the picture. I do miss that feature and it existed 20 years ago. Why did they remove that?
Come on Chelsea, those who don't satisfied with RF 70-200mm f/2.8 performance, shouldn't use zoom lenses in the first place, as that little lens is indeed optically fantastic.
They need an R1s instead of the R5s that will blow the Z9 (and Sony equivalent) out, but allow them to still cover the fast shutter of the sports people with a regular R1
imagine when Nikon announced z9 I had to order from north europe Iceland to adorama waiting and waiting after three months canceled my order because they can't offer three times I ordered than canceled all in the middle changing currency I just lost a lot of money finally I give up I said I don't want camera anymore . by chance our local camera store was calling me by mistake I picked up another person order , finally I have my camera this is what I wanted
I still wish we could use Bluetooth to connect to wireless headphones for monitoring audio. Or at least connect via whatever app the manufacturer has so you can use the phone to change settings while monitoring audio. Tired of getting up from my desk to preview scratch footage to dial in my settings
If we're talking ideas, it sounds like someone should come out with a camera that looks like a Kodak Brownie and shoots either to a large, low-res sensor or film or both at the same time. Call it a "memography" camera (combination of meme and -ography) and add a built-in bear spray canister. Name it the Memo 1 or the PRBTS 1, and ka-ching!
Thanks for posting. Steve Jobs/Apple spent years, after killing Newton, saying the company was in no way interested in resuscitating a tablet. Gee, out of nowhere here comes the iPad. I would not discount a camera changing their OS to something like Android. Them showing no interest in the public arena could be one great bluff. Speculation of course.
The only thing we will will likely see rom Nikon in 2024 is the Z9 Mark II perhaps towards the end, and the Z6 III (and possibly Z7 III, neither of which I'm expecting to be all that big -- compared to the Zf and Z8 at least), in Q1 or Q2 perhaps. But that's about it... oh and maybe the 35 1.2. However, if we take out camera releases from speculation ,it's possible that 2024 is a year that Nikon regains its focus on producing more lenses,e ven ones that maybe aren't on the roadmap, and filling in gaps, issuing updates for cameras, like the Z8 (hopefully to add some features, as a firmware update was rumored for early 2024 for the Z8). My predictions for Nikon atl east: Z6 III (24MP, Expeed 7 -- similar to the Zf in performance), Z7 III (Expeed 7, similar Zf performance, 60MP sensor), Z8 firmware updates, Nikon 35mm 1.2 lens release, and maybe a few more consumer telephoto zooms (like a 70-300 or 50-300mm with VR). I'm also going to predict in December 2024, at least a Z9 Mark II will be announced (or a development announcement before then with potential release/pre-order for the end of 2024). But I would say the R1, R3 Mark II (if that's a real thing) and the R5 Mark II (also, if it's for real) would be bigger releases than the gen 3 Nikons.
