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I never understand why so many cameras come so close yet fail to reach 100%. Why is that? Does it save a huge amount on the mirror or prism size? I agree it's bizarre that a camera striving for such perfection, at a price that should ensure perfection, would do this.Not having a 100% viewfinder has me gobsmacked. Just can't believe it.
Well it certainly SOUNDS good.
Guy, I have to agree - those are some BIG barrels. An 82mm filter size for the 70mm lens? Dang...
It's happened more than once, as you point out. My guess is feature creep - a body is designed that can cover 100%, but down the road AF and metering is added or changed, slicing off a fraction of viewfinder coverage. Or there is a decision to make the prism smaller for some reason, or (obviously not with the S2) coverage is reduced to position against a top of the line model.I never understand why so many cameras come so close yet fail to reach 100%. Why is that? Does it save a huge amount on the mirror or prism size? I agree it's bizarre that a camera striving for such perfection, at a price that should ensure perfection, would do this.
That would be a good way to look at it if it weren't for the fact that super wide and mid-range Zooms ... and long image stabilized lenses ... are a primary reason to have a 35mm DSLR system for most shooters.Just a thought. Don't approach the S2 as a "MF system." Everyone wants a high-end DSLR nowadays - pros and amateurs alike. So here comes Leica with a camera not much bigger or different - yet has a MF engine. Effectively one-upping the high-end DSLR market. Of course, the price is a bit of a determiner here, but let's ignore that for a moment.
Yep. :thumbs:Screw the whole S2 system, Screw the whole R system, Just give me a FF M9 this fall ;-)
Yep. :thumbs:
Hmm, true, true. Although I would think the folks interested in making the jump to the S2 aren't "sports shooters" but are after the ultimate image quality. I have some IS/zoom lenses myself and they're great, but I could live with primes. The wide angle issue is something, though. Let's hope Leica introduces some additional lenses for the S2 system.That would be a good way to look at it if it weren't for the fact that super wide and mid-range Zooms ... and long image stabilized lenses ... are a primary reason to have a 35mm DSLR system for most shooters.
I was swapping emails with Leica USA's information contact for printed matter on the S2 this morning. I'm more than a little taken aback to be told they will have no printed information on the S2 System until the end of September.
I spent a lot of years supporting super computer marketing and the first thing you did was get printed information available to put in prospects' hands even if you hadn't rolled a single mainframe off the line yet.
You are going live with a product in a month and a half and no sales support materials?