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Olympus, Pentax, Panasonic, Samsung, and Sony all have mirrorless camera systems on the market which have a lot buzz. SLR quality in a small camera excites a lot of people, so much so that Bloomberg reported that Nikon and Canon (who have not announced mirrorless systems) have been taking a hit on the stock market. Two weeks ago, a rumour that Nikon would be releasing a mirrorless camera caused their stock to start climbing, and despite Nikon coyly staying that they had not announced any mirrorless system at the time, it turns out there was: 1. Nikon's new mirrorless 1 system will launch with the J1 and V1, and will have a reduced-size 1" sensor (larger than most compacts, smaller than a Four Thirds/MFT sensor). The expectation is that this will make the system smaller and cheaper than its competitors while still being an upgrade for those who want to try something different from a compact camera.

While adapters between mounts is nothing new, especially for new mirrorless lines that are trying to attract people already invested in another system, mounting large full-frame lenses on a minuscule mirrorless body can look comedic. DPReview mentioned one innovative way of dealing with the mismatched proportions: building a tripod mount directly into the adapter.