Nikon has finally confirmed that Nikon is working on an all-new mirrorless camera system based around a full-frame image sensor. The company has given very little details, but we can speculate that the system will use a new lens mount and thus require new lenses, though an adapter for F-mount SLR lenses will also be available.
This will be Nikon’s second line of mirrorless cameras after the Nikon 1 series, which introduced in 2011 and was recently discontinued. Nikon 1 used small 1-inch sensors and unconventional controls, with an anemic lens range that mostly consisted of slow zooms, meaning image quality was usually closer to a point-and-shoot than a DSLR. There was an F-mount adapter available, but the sensor size meant that focal lengths were cropped to extreme degrees, turning all but the widest lenses into telephotos.
Nikon is only saying that release and pricing details will be shared “at a later date.” Nikon often announces the development of high-end products without giving much information; it made a similar pre-announcement for the current flagship D5 camera.
