This camera is actually full of compromises.
-Because it has no reflex mirror to look through the lens, framing is done using the top viewfinder, which shows only the approximate borders of the image and is subject to parallax error as you focus on close objects.
- Focus is manual and can be one of three ways: 1. guesstimating the distance and setting the focus to the marks on the focusing scale, 2. focus, take a picture, look at it on the lcd, refocus, take another picture, and so on 3. take the $40,000 digital back off the camera and clip on a ground glass and magnifier. Don’t get any dust on the sensor or drop it in the dirt. And if handholding and guesstimating the focus, you probably just lost 50% of the potential resolution of the digital back and might as well use a Canon rebel ti.
- Ergonomics: the shutter release is the brass thing located on the side of the shutter (this is a mechanical “between the lens” shutter is typically found on lenses for large format cameras and design to be triggered by a shutter release cable). Look how far it is from the grip. Great to have to stretch your index finger over for that gentle squeeze of the shutter release. Look where the release is located relative to the grip on most cameras to get an idea of where it should be.
- These type of technical cameras with wide angle lenses would typically be used by architectural photographers. Yet the lens of this camera is fixed relative to the sensor, whereas in architectural photography the lens is often shifted parallel to the sensor to avoid converging vertical lines in the photo. So at best this camera is a secondary tool for professionals or an expensive toy for the rich.

As nicely made as it is, you’d be unlikely to forget you have it in your hands as you fiddle around trying to make a good photo…

But did I read that right? 60MP?

I really. REALLY want one, but I am sure that it costs my yearly paycheck!

Beautiful!

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