Mac I feel your frustration…
I’m sure many of the issues with the new cameras will be sorted in due course but that’s no help to those who actually need to work with the stuff immediately. What I find particularly aggravating is that the manufacturers release these products “half finished” and its basically up to the working community to sort out the issues. They should be ready to go right off the bat but I can’t think of any digital platform that has been able to do this.
I’ve looked hard at Canon for years but have never taken to qualities of the imagery produced. I don’t need high ISO performance nor zippiddy do-dar AF. It comes down to the quality/qualities of the file and I have to say the Canons just do nothing for me. My Hassy rep calls it “paint-by-numbers” photography but he would say that I guess.
I guess it all gets down to canon's implemented philosophy. It seems that they want to push a 'look' down people's throats based on their interpretation of what photographs should look like.
Yeah have to agree with that...Canon reps (here at least) have put a lot of effort into “educating” the market as to the look of photographic imagery. Being up front about “photographic softness” as desirable quality in a photograph. I kid you not.
Coming from an LF and Leica background “smeary softness” never enthused me that much. So Canon have known about the “smeary softness” for years and I don’t hold any belief that they will change their attitude.:thumbdown:
I also don’t for the life of me understand the Canon fetish for bolting on third party optics and going the stop-down route… you might as well shoot a Leicaflex (down Doug down).:ROTFL:
It is nothing short of pathetic that the EF lens range does not fully and adequately support the technology in bodies.:thumbdown:
But lets face it these Cameras are primarily designed for a particular job set where the end product is more often than not printed out at 90 DPI on toilet grade paper.
I want to be excited buy the results and the MF backs are getting there but the available Camera platforms and dearth of choice leave me cold. As I’m a dials over buttons-and-menu man I did very much like the Contax. Dial controls are just a more human friendly interface and I would argue a more user efficient system.
ooh sorry for long post we got into rant rant mode