Comments on: The Time Has Come for a New DSLR Paradigm http://enticingthelight.com/2009/05/26/the-time-has-come-for-a-new-dslr-paradigm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-time-has-come-for-a-new-dslr-paradigm A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:47:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Maximilian http://enticingthelight.com/2009/05/26/the-time-has-come-for-a-new-dslr-paradigm/comment-page-1/#comment-3702 Maximilian Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:30:48 +0000 http://enticingthelight.wordpress.com/?p=2299#comment-3702 Perhaps Nikon is listening? http://nikonrumors.com/2010/11/15/nikon-files-a-patent-applications-for-an-interchangeable-sensor-and-80-200mm-f4-6-5-4-lens.aspx I fully agree with your ideas/thoughts about this paradigm shift. The application part is what intrigued me the most, but your modular ideas was actually very nice indeed. cheers, Maximilian Perhaps Nikon is listening?

http://nikonrumors.com/2010/11/15/nikon-files-a-patent-applications-for-an-interchangeable-sensor-and-80-200mm-f4-6-5-4-lens.aspx

I fully agree with your ideas/thoughts about this paradigm shift.
The application part is what intrigued me the most, but your modular ideas was actually very nice indeed.

cheers,
Maximilian

]]> By: Miserere http://enticingthelight.com/2009/05/26/the-time-has-come-for-a-new-dslr-paradigm/comment-page-1/#comment-888 Miserere Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:25:47 +0000 http://enticingthelight.wordpress.com/?p=2299#comment-888 Hey Gilles, thanks for stopping by. I'm quite pessimistic about manufacturers listening to us :-( Hey Gilles, thanks for stopping by. I’m quite pessimistic about manufacturers listening to us :-(

]]> By: Gilles http://enticingthelight.com/2009/05/26/the-time-has-come-for-a-new-dslr-paradigm/comment-page-1/#comment-887 Gilles Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:22:56 +0000 http://enticingthelight.wordpress.com/?p=2299#comment-887 I linked through to your blog from Giannni Galassi's and was scrolling through to see what you are about when I found this post. I posted my similar thought on 12/20/09 http://uncorkedimaging.wordpress.com/2009/12/20/looking-forward/ Let's hope that the camera manufacturers are listening! I linked through to your blog from Giannni Galassi’s and was scrolling through to see what you are about when I found this post. I posted my similar thought on 12/20/09 http://uncorkedimaging.wordpress.com/2009/12/20/looking-forward/

Let’s hope that the camera manufacturers are listening!

]]> By: Neil http://enticingthelight.com/2009/05/26/the-time-has-come-for-a-new-dslr-paradigm/comment-page-1/#comment-886 Neil Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:03:43 +0000 http://enticingthelight.wordpress.com/?p=2299#comment-886 Interesting ideas, but the question is whether they withstand a cost-benefit analysis. How much better would a dedicated B&W sensor capture images than a Bayer sensor? What about body-based image stabilization? Interesting ideas, but the question is whether they withstand a cost-benefit analysis. How much better would a dedicated B&W sensor capture images than a Bayer sensor? What about body-based image stabilization?

]]> By: Alunfoto http://enticingthelight.com/2009/05/26/the-time-has-come-for-a-new-dslr-paradigm/comment-page-1/#comment-885 Alunfoto Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:41:59 +0000 http://enticingthelight.wordpress.com/?p=2299#comment-885 JoeyConta, "outside of the US" is a pretty big place, and as blanket statements go, yours is wrong. For Dell's part, the EU and Scandinavian markets have exactly the same freedom of choice for customisation as have US customers. Just check their international websites. And I know for sure that my Dell Inspirion M 2400 has a set of features that doesn't come as standard choices. :-) JoeyConta,

“outside of the US” is a pretty big place, and as blanket statements go, yours is wrong. For Dell’s part, the EU and Scandinavian markets have exactly the same freedom of choice for customisation as have US customers. Just check their international websites.
And I know for sure that my Dell Inspirion M 2400 has a set of features that doesn’t come as standard choices. :-)

]]> By: JoeyConta http://enticingthelight.com/2009/05/26/the-time-has-come-for-a-new-dslr-paradigm/comment-page-1/#comment-884 JoeyConta Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:46:37 +0000 http://enticingthelight.wordpress.com/?p=2299#comment-884 I would just like to Point out that HP and Dell Do not offer as 'customisation' of their PCs outside of the US, especially laptops. What good will all the modularity be if they only offer one set model for foreign countries. I would just like to Point out that HP and Dell Do not offer as ‘customisation’ of their PCs outside of the US, especially laptops.

What good will all the modularity be if they only offer one set model for foreign countries.

]]> By: Miserere http://enticingthelight.com/2009/05/26/the-time-has-come-for-a-new-dslr-paradigm/comment-page-1/#comment-883 Miserere Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:05:29 +0000 http://enticingthelight.wordpress.com/?p=2299#comment-883 Deepu, Seeing as you went from an APS-C camera to a full-frame, I don't think modularisation could have helped you. So you can rest assured that you did the right thing by spending lots of money upgrading your camera kit :D Deepu,

Seeing as you went from an APS-C camera to a full-frame, I don’t think modularisation could have helped you. So you can rest assured that you did the right thing by spending lots of money upgrading your camera kit :D

]]> By: Deepu Mukundan http://enticingthelight.com/2009/05/26/the-time-has-come-for-a-new-dslr-paradigm/comment-page-1/#comment-882 Deepu Mukundan Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:30:47 +0000 http://enticingthelight.wordpress.com/?p=2299#comment-882 I like the idea of modular DSLR's. In a span of past 2 years, I saw myself hunting for the latest camera from Nikon (sorry I’m a Nikon shooter :) ) because I started to see that my D80 features turned out to a lot less compared to the newer models. Agreed that I made a hasty decision to buy one the first time, but if I could have upgraded firmware, added a couple cool features, I would not have been so tempted to buy a new one, but finally the fact that I’m missing many of the goodies forced me into buying the D700. Consider the fact that D80 cost me only 1400'ds, and D700 with all associated goodies cost !@@#@#$#%$, I would have gladly settled for couple upgrades ("If they were cheaper"). Yes the idea of modularization and upgrades fascinated me much...What I take from this is that, if such things could have been there, it would keep most people from buying new cameras, to upgrading, keeping some of the current stuffs they have, until they reach a point where no more customizations can match one of the new unique features that one of the latest models could offer.....I believe it helps to prolong the life of the current equipment.....keeping in mind that changing lenses is also a form of modularization... ;) Good thoughts everyone! I like the idea of modular DSLR’s. In a span of past 2 years, I saw myself hunting for the latest camera from Nikon (sorry I’m a Nikon shooter :) ) because I started to see that my D80 features turned out to a lot less compared to the newer models. Agreed that I made a hasty decision to buy one the first time, but if I could have upgraded firmware, added a couple cool features, I would not have been so tempted to buy a new one, but finally the fact that I’m missing many of the goodies forced me into buying the D700. Consider the fact that D80 cost me only 1400′ds, and D700 with all associated goodies cost !@@#@#$#%$, I would have gladly settled for couple upgrades (“If they were cheaper”). Yes the idea of modularization and upgrades fascinated me much…What I take from this is that, if such things could have been there, it would keep most people from buying new cameras, to upgrading, keeping some of the current stuffs they have, until they reach a point where no more customizations can match one of the new unique features that one of the latest models could offer…..I believe it helps to prolong the life of the current equipment…..keeping in mind that changing lenses is also a form of modularization… ;)
Good thoughts everyone!

]]> By: Aaron Seet http://enticingthelight.com/2009/05/26/the-time-has-come-for-a-new-dslr-paradigm/comment-page-1/#comment-881 Aaron Seet Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:50:24 +0000 http://enticingthelight.wordpress.com/?p=2299#comment-881 I am thinking for camera bodies to accomodate the interchangability and expansion of internal parts like a PC casing, it can get a lot more bulkier than current body designs. Perhaps a better point of reference would by laptops - they are mobile computers, but their upgradability is still incredibly limited by ever-changing designs and dimensions. Heck, the Li-on batteries and optical drive modules of past models seldom work for the next generation of even the same series. I do not know how many times the Dell Inspiron has gone through complete overhaul designs, for example. I have been waiting for years, and we have not come close to a market for building DIY laptops. Not to say i don't want this dream, i'd love it! But i do suspect the engineering challenges for standardising designs to allow for modularity with such small devices are still be too great for any vendor to justify pursuing. I am thinking for camera bodies to accomodate the interchangability and expansion of internal parts like a PC casing, it can get a lot more bulkier than current body designs.

Perhaps a better point of reference would by laptops – they are mobile computers, but their upgradability is still incredibly limited by ever-changing designs and dimensions. Heck, the Li-on batteries and optical drive modules of past models seldom work for the next generation of even the same series. I do not know how many times the Dell Inspiron has gone through complete overhaul designs, for example. I have been waiting for years, and we have not come close to a market for building DIY laptops.

Not to say i don’t want this dream, i’d love it! But i do suspect the engineering challenges for standardising designs to allow for modularity with such small devices are still be too great for any vendor to justify pursuing.

]]> By: Miserere http://enticingthelight.com/2009/05/26/the-time-has-come-for-a-new-dslr-paradigm/comment-page-1/#comment-880 Miserere Fri, 29 May 2009 17:21:49 +0000 http://enticingthelight.wordpress.com/?p=2299#comment-880 I don't see it coming either... That doesn't stop me from wishing and hoping :D I don’t see it coming either… That doesn’t stop me from wishing and hoping :D

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