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Nikon could produce future APS-C sensor without Sonys help!

The prestigious french magazine Focus Numerique made an exclusive interview at TetsurÃ´ GotÃ´ (director of laboratory research and development at Nikon).
-> Click here to read the google english translation
The most interesting part for us Sony user is (google english translation): “We have a long relationship with Sony. If the sensors D3s Nikon, D3 and D700 were designed by Nikon, Nikon D3x those of small sensors and APS-C are from Sony. We want to use our own sensors in SLRs most popular [small sensor APS-C], as the performance of our sensors are better. However, it will take some time because it must make economies of scale. Sony is a big company that sells many sensors camera makers. The Alpha DSLR use Sony sensors and we also use Sony sensors in the D3000 and D5000 for example. In our D300, we use a basic Sony sensor and ours have the same definition, but they are quite different, because we make many changes. ”

That sounds like Nikon is playing with the idea to produce 100% “native” Nikon sensors!

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Not bill

3 years ago | Reply

I thnk Sony is forcing Nikon to build their own sensors by putting the 24 mpx full frame sensor in a $1,000 Sony camera and pricing it to Nikon so that it has to go in a $7,000 camera.

Ryan Hendrajaya

8 months ago | Reply

The Last time Nikon made a sensor was JFET-LBCAST, and we know how sucks it is! They may requested a special design sensors for D3s, D3, and D300 but the origins are from Sony. Unlike their competitor, Canon produce their own sensors. Let’s face it! The cost to make sensors manufacture si a fortune..it’s better for Nikon to stick with their business, which is photography instead of electronics.