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Yes but those who have paid even more for their back want to feel they have some 'added value' for the big wedge of extra cash.Still can't quite believe that the ability to capture directly from live view has been disabled. For a CMOS back this is such a useful feature, and for a back that still costs $33k, disabling it seems like a stupidly punitive thing to do.
I am a current XF/IQ3-100 owner. A few thoughts:Still can't quite believe that the ability to capture directly from live view has been disabled. For a CMOS back this is such a useful feature, and for a back that still costs $33k, disabling it seems like a stupidly punitive thing to do.
What's worse is that they kept using the very old design of the IQ180 to house the 100MP chip, and it appears that the cooling is not up to the task to handle the heat generated by the 100MP chip during long exposure (aka red shadow issue). Seriously they need to redesign the back - instead of re-using the 5 year old design!I wonder how much R&D effort went into crippling the IQ3 100? To go back to the car analogy, it's like shipping a fully equipped car and then having the dealer remove pieces to sell it for a lower price. Extra work to artificially lower price, rather than offering a better value on the original product does not produce value.
There are new entries into MF at MUCH lower prices than P1, but the cropped frames compared to the IQ3 100 (and my IQ 180) are deal breakers for me. But it is only a matter of time before we see 40 x 54mm mirrorless bodies.
I can't tell you how disappointed I am that PhaseOne has chosen to waste its R&D to cripple a great product instead of delivering a 100MP mirrorless body at a fair price.
Paul
Your overall point here is definitely correct. However:Let's say you want the 40-80 zoom, which costs around $9000 list price: that means that the difference between buying the IQ3-100 versus the IQ1-100 is "only" about $2000, not $11,000. If you think the missing features on the IQ1-100 are that important, then it's probably worth getting the IQ3-100 and getting those extra features for the extra $2000.
I hope to find out shortly and will shareBTW: Is there an official (or unofficial ?) upgrade path from IQ1-80 -> IQ1-100 ?
Especially when you're 6'9".........Two things I learned in life is that there's no free lunch and one-size doesn't fit everyone.
I'm in agreement with you Graham. Still pissed that all it should take is a simple firmware update which hasn't happened yet. On the other hand, the last update did add some nice functions so there's hope still.I'm just still irritated that Phase One essentially have disabled the same parts of the code in the firmware when running on an IQ1 series back.
This does actually make for an interesting comparison.Your overall point here is definitely correct. However:
- the IQ1 100mp kit comes with an 80LS Blue Ring
- the IQ3 100mp kit kit comes with your choice of prime lens.
As discussed on our IQ3 Kit Update article and shown in the IQ3 100mp product page.
So the difference is still less than it seems, but more than you've described here.