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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 532235" data-attributes="member: 13090">Which sounds good on paper but a big selling point of the mirrorless format is the compact form factor. Taking that out of the equation of your new line of mirrorless cameras in an ocean of competition that doesn't have to seems dodgy to me at best even when you can pitch the idea of using all that pre-existing Nikon glass. I suppose Nikon could promote the &quot;fat is in&quot; concept (&quot;It's a FEATURE!&quot;) but I'm dubious the idea would fly. Also, I'm sure Nikon has wondered, assuming you were able to use your existing Nikon (and third party F-mount) glass, just how much new, mirrorless-format glass you *won't* be buying? Ouch! Because I'll bet you dollars to donuts Nikon is very much going to want you to buy new mirrorless format glass.&nbsp; And any of this, of course, assumes there is not some other engineering issue(s) that we're not aware of when it comes to putting a mirrorless camera in a DSLR body. As they say, the devil is in the details......Now that sounds far more plausible. But again, it would have to be weighed against the new mirrorless format glass you won't be buying if this converter becomes a viable option. Third-party converters would almost be a certainty, though, assuming they proved feasible.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 532235, member: 13090"] Which sounds good on paper but a big selling point of the mirrorless format is the compact form factor. Taking that out of the equation of your new line of mirrorless cameras in an ocean of competition that doesn't have to seems dodgy to me at best even when you can pitch the idea of using all that pre-existing Nikon glass. I suppose Nikon could promote the "fat is in" concept ("It's a FEATURE!") but I'm dubious the idea would fly. Also, I'm sure Nikon has wondered, assuming you were able to use your existing Nikon (and third party F-mount) glass, just how much new, mirrorless-format glass you *won't* be buying? Ouch! Because I'll bet you dollars to donuts Nikon is very much going to want you to buy new mirrorless format glass. And any of this, of course, assumes there is not some other engineering issue(s) that we're not aware of when it comes to putting a mirrorless camera in a DSLR body. As they say, the devil is in the details. [COLOR="#FFFFFF"].....[/COLOR] Now that sounds far more plausible. But again, it would have to be weighed against the new mirrorless format glass you [I]won't[/I] be buying if this converter becomes a viable option. Third-party converters would almost be a certainty, though, assuming they proved feasible. [/QUOTE]

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