dougpeterson
Workshop Member
The A Series represents the far end of the [simplicity vs. functionality] spectrum. In fact there is very little on the system that could be removed and still be called a camera (except the iPhone holder which I imagine many customers will remove). It is minimalism embodied. It is small enough to carry around with you, and eliminates LCC as a thing you have to spend any time or thought on. There is, as I wrote in the article, a real sort of freedom that comes with such simplicity.
On the other end of the spectrum I see the RM3Di as the embodiment of functionality. Rise/Fall/Shift built in natively for rear-only movement, tilt on every lens, high precision viewfinder, ultra precise helical, option for rotation without removal, built in rail mount for nodal point use, optional distometer built in and coupled with the helical, optional in-system electronic lenses with remote control, optional modular focal plane shutter, native inter-compatibility with a view camera line, and optional sliding ground glass.
There are many other good tech cameras in between, but those are, as I see it, the two extreme ends. In the same way that the A Series may be too reductive for some photographers it's inevitable that the RM3Di is too intimidating. My idea was that if you get through the article on the A Series and think "beautiful, elegant, sexy, minimilist, fun... but I need more controls and more functionality" then I wanted to introduce the other end of the spectrum.
I have made some edits based on the much appreciated feedback, especially at the end. Thanks for reading!
On the other end of the spectrum I see the RM3Di as the embodiment of functionality. Rise/Fall/Shift built in natively for rear-only movement, tilt on every lens, high precision viewfinder, ultra precise helical, option for rotation without removal, built in rail mount for nodal point use, optional distometer built in and coupled with the helical, optional in-system electronic lenses with remote control, optional modular focal plane shutter, native inter-compatibility with a view camera line, and optional sliding ground glass.
There are many other good tech cameras in between, but those are, as I see it, the two extreme ends. In the same way that the A Series may be too reductive for some photographers it's inevitable that the RM3Di is too intimidating. My idea was that if you get through the article on the A Series and think "beautiful, elegant, sexy, minimilist, fun... but I need more controls and more functionality" then I wanted to introduce the other end of the spectrum.
I have made some edits based on the much appreciated feedback, especially at the end. Thanks for reading!