airfrogusmc wrote:
Rich you are describing almost every other DSLR and mirrorless camera already made. If I need a view camera for a proust I would use one. I NEVER shoot with long lenses. I had a 200 2L that i used but it was pretty much outside my range of what I shoot both professionally and personally. I don't want my rangefinders to act like anything but rangefinders. If I want or need a camera to act like something else I will use the one that does that the best. I choose Leica M because it is Leica M and it is a true rangefinder and I really like it like that.
But, some of us shot and still shoot professionally (Nature, Landscape, and Wildlife). I used my Leica R cameras and lenses from 1984-2008 (still use my R lenses and also M Leica, Minolta, and Zeiss lenses) rather than the M cameras because I needed a full range of cameras, lenses, shutter speeds etc. and could not afford both the R and M system or carry both. I also shot 4" X 5" film (Ready Load and Quick load preloaded) for landscape with better resolution and color and my MF Mamiya 7II and Rolleiflex 3.5F 12/24 TLR when I wanted larger film and smaller size. My point is there are different cameras for different purposes. For me at this point, I like the M cameras but they are too limiting due to too many features along with their price, but the Sonys offer me what I need with the least number of cameras and parts to work for so many possibilities including as a Mini View Camera and for stitching. I can carry only so much into the field since I am now in my early to mid 60's, had a Quadruple Heart Bypass at 59 and broke both wrists in Bicycle Car accident over 20 years ago.
Rich
Jan 20, 2017 at 04:53 PM
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