Oh dear
, NO. A camera that is reputed to do so many things will fail at mastering all.
EVF? No thanks. Photography is a series of events that begins prior to lifting the camera. Then when lifting camera I frequent look through my optical finder at the scene prior to deciding precise where from to make an image. What I see is through the lens or a premium optical finder, but still I see reality same as the scene, while in my minds eye I envision the image as captured. Why would I want a EVF image come between to compromise what I see and can envision based upon the scene? An EVF assumably is auto everything that show me a processed version and interpretation, and that does not necessarily agree with my vision of the scene. Confusing. Sorry :loco:
Current I use Hy6 with a 6x6cm focus screen, very large viewfinder and indeed very precise focus for 80MP. Large and bright viewfinder is lovely. For 617 or 612, if you have ever stared through a Fotoman finder you know they are crap, but the latest of Linhof finders are complete awesome to look through :thumbs:.
This brings us to Xpan... With Fuji also rumored to come out with a premium model over the X-Pro1, perhaps lucky guess it could be a digital Xpan??? They better keep an optical finder as part, for if you shot panoramic you know how important it is to find the right angle and view for a shot and to not have to switch on camera to do so and prior to setting up on tripod to make the shot. Perhaps best would be if they forgot the EVF from X-Pro1, but incorporated the electronic inlaid info. Who knows.
Fuji X-Pro is mirrorless, so Xpan would match..., also the X-Pro and X-Pan names...
Yet, why pay so much for a camera with mere a Sony sensor and from Sony that have no prior experience of larger sensors, and is not to same image quality as Hassy or other MFDB sensors???
There was also rumor of a second Hassy system too was it not??
Lets just wait and see. :watch: No more dreaming :lecture:
Best regards,
Anders