Isn't time for a mirrorless medium format camera?

[Ken Bennett]

Fuji made several compact fixed-lens medium format cameras, in at least 6x4.5 and 6x9 (and, iirc, a 6x8 version in Japan), as well as a 6x17 panoramic fixed lens camera. These were well regarded at the time, with excellent lenses and sometimes quirky bodies (sound familiar?) I had a pair of the 6x9 cameras, one with a 65mm lens and the other with a 90mm. The lenses were ooutstanding. The handling of the cameras left something to be desired. But overall the results were very good 6x9 transparencies. Later Fuji made a zoom-lens version of the 645 camera.

It would not surprise me one bit to see a medium format version of the X100 style camera.

[Ken R]

Fuji made several compact fixed-lens medium format cameras, in at least 6x4.5 and 6x9 (and, iirc, a 6x8 version in Japan), as well as a 6x17 panoramic fixed lens camera. These were well regarded at the time, with excellent lenses and sometimes quirky bodies (sound familiar?) I had a pair of the 6x9 cameras, one with a 65mm lens and the other with a 90mm. The lenses were ooutstanding. The handling of the cameras left something to be desired. But overall the results were very good 6x9 transparencies. Later Fuji made a zoom-lens version of the 645 camera.

It would not surprise me one bit to see a medium format version of the X100 style camera.

I am sure Fuji can make the interchangeable lens mirrorless system camera (with Awesome EVF!) a reality plus they can make fixed lens MFD cameras today if they wanted to. Just look at what they have done with the X system in just a few years. Awesome stuff. Out of all the companies Fuji is the one I would bet on to make all these dreams a reality. Sony would be the second one but to a lesser extent.

[uaiomex]

Ahhhh! Big difference.  
I am sure that 50% of sales of the A7 line of cameras is because its ability to use practically any lens and that they can perform too as digital backs thanks to the short lens flange distance. No other FF sensor camera can match this versatility. Its only logical to presume 44x33 sensor is next. Just missing is knowing who will be first to do it.
Eduardo

Actually the Arri is not mirrorless but rather... mirror missing!!! The mount to sensor distance is the same as a Hasselblad H and the lens line is all rehoused versions of the H line of lenses.
http://petapixel.com/2014/09/21/need-resolution-arri-unveils-6-5k-alexa-65-sensor-three-times-bigger-super35/

[KingRoach]

The loss of the weight and size in the body design would be recompensed by the bulk of batteries required to feed that big a sensor and the LCD that must be good enough to live up to the reputation.

Battery technology must advance first. Maybe when the supercapacitor becomes commercially usable as battery replacement.

[ErikKaffehr]

Hi,

I don't think so. Many mirrorless cameras have large LCDs and an EVF seems to be more power hungry than LCDs. CMOS is relatively power efficient. So, I don't think such a camera would be large.

An IQ-250 on a technical camera would essentially be a mirrorless camera. Using it with an ALPA FPS or Hartblei HCam it would even be pretty much integrated as both offer both shutter and aperture control.

Best regards
Erik

The loss of the weight and size in the body design would be recompensed by the bulk of batteries required to feed that big a sensor and the LCD that must be good enough to live up to the reputation.

Battery technology must advance first. Maybe when the supercapacitor becomes commercially usable as battery replacement.