pieter_wolters

<p>If they really want to launch a kick-ass mirrorless system they should have the guts to ditch all legacy stuff and use all current technology available to create something great. Maybe even forget about the 102 year old 36x24mm format. <br> My ideal (Nikon) camera would be:<br> - square sensor (>36x36mm, so you don't have to turn your camera for portrait or landscape and you can crop in post-processing to whatever you want.<br> - small, light weight (note that e.g. an Olympus OM10 was only a few millimetres wider than the OM-D E-M10, and it offered full frame images; it will be an engineering challenge, but it is not impossible for fit a large sensor in a small camera)<br> - optionally the possibility to use older lenses, but for me that wouldn't be a deal breaker if that' not possible<br> - And the most important: best in class IQ</p>

<p>We all know that until 2 or 3 years ago, no proper images were made. You can only make good photo's with the latest kit... <br> But seriously: it all comes down to the price. If the difference between a D700/D3s and the newer equivalents is not that big, go for the new ones. But if there's a substantial saving, I would buy the older camera's. You probably only notice the improvements when comparing old and new side-by-side. </p>

<p>JPEG output of Nikon DSLR is indeed not the best there, but you can create Picture Control presets to tweak the output to your needs. <br> Shoot a couple of NEF's (different situations) and create a profile with Picture Control Utility. When satisfied, load the profile in the camera and make JPEGs that are as good as any. </p>

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<p>I only discovered Picture Control last week. And I love it. I made a couple a profiles with the Picture Control Utility and the output is great. I created a high contrast B/W profile with the smallest amount of sepia. Exposure compensation on -1 and the result with sunny wheather is brilliant. No post-processing needed. Which is a good thing since I already spent too much time behind the screen for other things. </p>

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<p>Just give them yer old cameras I gave my D70 and D90 to my kids and they love it. It may have a steep learning curve but that's not a bad thing. </p>

<p>Photos may be a replacement, but that mainly depens on your way of working. If you use Aperture for catalogue functions and some standard modifications, Photos can be sufficient. But don't expect (at this stage) all the detailed features offered by Aperture. <br> From a imaging quality point of view there should be no difference since all algorithms are part of OS X. <br> From what I saw, I think Photos can be a very useful app if you did most of the job before pressing the shutter button... </p>