Post by belgiumreporter on Feb 23, 2021 12:24:25 GMT -5
Another Pellix came to join the others, it's a chrome non QL (earlier type) with the correct Canon FL 1:1.4 50mm.
Back when the Pellix was introduced one was advised to go for the 1:1.4 lens to compensate for the light loss caused by the Pellix mirror.
Still even with the half stop gain over the 1:1.8 the viewfinder is rather dim and the idea of a fixed semi transparant mirror never caught up.
There were some attempts in using semi transparent fixed mirrors in high speed cameras because lesser moving parts (flapping mirror) allowed for higher frame rates on motor driven cameras. However those were very expensive and mostly used for specialised sports photography.
Another approach was used in the Canon Eos RT (real time) were a fixed mirror is said to reduce shutter lag, the moment you push the shutter button the shot is made, no delay for a mirror getting out of the way.
These days in the digital age we've got mirrorless cameras but here the delay between pushing the shutter release and the actual recording isn't caused by a mirror (or lack of) but due to the time that's needed to switch the sensor from sending an image to the view screen and activating the sensor to take the shot.
At the moment of writing this (pro) DSLR's still have an advantage over mirrorlesss shutterlag wise (this is why you won't see much mirrorless cameras at sporting events).Things may change in the near future as Nikon announced they developed their own (layered) sensor wich is said to be capable of 1000 frames per second (yes thousand!) and is also capable of an incredible +130Db dynamic range at lower frame rates (this is no rumour this is fact).
The rumour however goes it will or can be used in their future Z series cameras.
Here's the pellix collection, i paid WAY to much for the first one i've bought many years ago, prices have gone down considerably in the last years.
Back when the Pellix was introduced one was advised to go for the 1:1.4 lens to compensate for the light loss caused by the Pellix mirror.
Still even with the half stop gain over the 1:1.8 the viewfinder is rather dim and the idea of a fixed semi transparant mirror never caught up.
There were some attempts in using semi transparent fixed mirrors in high speed cameras because lesser moving parts (flapping mirror) allowed for higher frame rates on motor driven cameras. However those were very expensive and mostly used for specialised sports photography.
Another approach was used in the Canon Eos RT (real time) were a fixed mirror is said to reduce shutter lag, the moment you push the shutter button the shot is made, no delay for a mirror getting out of the way.
These days in the digital age we've got mirrorless cameras but here the delay between pushing the shutter release and the actual recording isn't caused by a mirror (or lack of) but due to the time that's needed to switch the sensor from sending an image to the view screen and activating the sensor to take the shot.
At the moment of writing this (pro) DSLR's still have an advantage over mirrorlesss shutterlag wise (this is why you won't see much mirrorless cameras at sporting events).Things may change in the near future as Nikon announced they developed their own (layered) sensor wich is said to be capable of 1000 frames per second (yes thousand!) and is also capable of an incredible +130Db dynamic range at lower frame rates (this is no rumour this is fact).
The rumour however goes it will or can be used in their future Z series cameras.
Here's the pellix collection, i paid WAY to much for the first one i've bought many years ago, prices have gone down considerably in the last years.