Today – July 23 – has been rumored as one of the dates on which Nikon may announce its all-new full-frame mirrorless camera.
While no such revelation has been forthcoming, Nikon has given us a little tease, with a new promotional video that appears to show the company's highly anticipated mirrorless camera.
Without any fanfare or press release, Nikon Europe has posted a short video on its YouTube account. Spotted by NikonRumors.com, the short film is titled 'Travel of Light', and consists mostly up of some rather obscure graphics that wouldn't look out of place in a 1990s sci-fi TV show.
However, just over a minute in things suddenly get interesting – the camera pans out to reveal a silhouetted camera and lens, which doesn't appear to resemble any camera in Nikon's current lineup.
The caption accompanying the video reads: "Countless rays of light come together, forming an image at the end of their long journey. Nikon's ongoing mission heading into the future: to guide light into forming superb pictures." Make of that what you will.
New Nikon mirrorless camera: the visual clues
There are a few little things we can pick out from the video, but not much. We can see that the camera is going for a more DSLR-style design, similar to Sony's Alpha A7 series, with a centrally positioned electronic viewfinder. There's also a large (3.2-inch?) display on the back of the camera, while the relatively narrow body rules it out this being a DSLR.
In our first still below you can see that the lens mount dominates the front of the camera. A large lens mount like this backs up some the rumors we've seen that ultra-fast f/0.95 prime lenses will be developed for Nikon's new full-frame mirrorless camera.
You can also see what appears to be a large and defined handgrip, while there's a mode dial on the top of the camera. A couple of buttons on the rear of the camera are briefly highlighted as well – possibly a dedicated AF-On button and thumb joystick to select AF?
The release of the video suggests we won't have to wait much longer to see what Nikon has been up to, and we'll be bringing you all the latest Nikon full-frame mirrorless camera news as soon as we get it.