I’m not pointing fingers since camera sales clearly show that Japanese camera companies produce cameras that are most in demand. That said, my perspective is different. I like Leica and Hasselblad for their simple menus and limited knobs and buttons. Users of these cameras are forced to understand how their cameras work and use them within the confines of the German, or Swedish(Chinese) feature set. Sure it would be nice if the X2D did continuous autofocus. Is it an ignored request, are they working on it, or is the processing power of the camera inadequate? I don’t know, but you learn how to use the camera based on feature set and for many, you appreciate the limits and the simplicity. The Japanese camera must do all things and have many buttons..my X100 series cameras.. and a few others excepted. I view the manual focus system to be useable, yet I do struggle using the LCD with photochromic lenses on a sunny day. I only have 21, 35 and 85mm manual focus E-Mount lenses and really, only the 85mm can be a challenge, but the reward is that I can bring into focus small areas that autofocus can struggle with, like shooting small shielded aspects of orchids with a bright aperture. Eyes in focus in a dynamic environment are better handled by autofocus, but in more static situations, set routine works great on Sony cameras, so add the green box, or whatever feature. I don’t really care. After all, Japanese engineers and more so the marketeers will hear your plea. All I want is a better EVF on the A7CR…
Regarding feature set of Nikon vs Sony, which is off topic hear, but addressed in another thread. I’m shooting Sony because of the small size and great autofocus. Nikon and Canon can be great in other ways, but for me, it’s irrelevant. I hope that Nikon and Canon shooters can say the same for other brands, If so, great. If not, have fun and shoot what you want. I choose different systems for different features. Leica.. unbelievable Monochrom camera in the very small. ‘M’ package. Hasselblad, for a compact medium format camera with great colors and lenses up there with the best. Sony for size and fast autofocus. I don’t really need any of them to change. My only two wishes are for continuous autofocus and better EVF in a small Sony ‘R’ camera.
I’m not pointing fingers since camera sales clearly show that Japanese camera companies produce cameras that are most in demand. That said, my perspective is different. I like Leica and Hasselblad for their simple menus and limited knobs and buttons. Users of these cameras are forced to understand how their cameras work and use them within the confines of the German, or Swedish(Chinese) feature set. Sure it would be nice if the X2D did continuous autofocus. Is it an ignored request, are they working on it, or is the processing power of the camera inadequate? I don’t know, but you learn how to use the camera based on feature set and for many, you appreciate the limits and the simplicity. The Japanese camera must do all things and have many buttons..my X100 series cameras.. and a few others excepted. I view the manual focus system to be useable, yet I do struggle using the LCD with photochromic lenses on a sunny day. I only have 21, 35 and 85mm manual focus E-Mount lenses and really, only the 85mm can be a challenge, but the reward is that I can bring into focus small areas that autofocus can struggle with, like shooting small shielded aspects of orchids with a bright aperture. Eyes in focus in a dynamic environment are better handled by autofocus, but in more static situations, set routine works great on Sony cameras, so add the green box, or whatever feature. I don’t really care. After all, Japanese engineers and more so the marketeers will hear your plea. All I want is a better EVF on the A7CR…
Oct 22, 2024 at 12:11 PM
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