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I was reading Luminous Landscape on medium format cameras and the new Leica S2. That got me to thinking about what I need in a camera,
Photographing landscapes, industrial, or if you shoot nudes, still life, architectural and I dare say even portraits do you really need a view finder at all? Live view with a good sized screen (esp. a tilting one) would be all that's needed.
I'm amused to read of photographers discovering Live View and starting to use a dark cloth to better see the LCD in sunlight - shades of view cameras - but without the hassle of loading film, with far better ability to focus, no need for magnifying glasses and a lot of the time not even the dark cloth.
Without the viewfinder you don't need a mirror so lenses are easier to design so really great lenses should be the norm. Shutter - not really needed - after all in live view, the start of the exposure is electronic, and the closing of the shutter after is just tidying things up - not really needed.
Of course hand holding would be difficult, but we're talking serious photographers here who could easily have a regular slr for sports and such - and even this future camera without shutter and mirror and viewfinder could work nicely on a monopod, or in a pinch, hand held.
There would be no need for fancy electronic connections between camera and back- the camera wouldn't do much - oh, I suppose you might want auto f stop control - but that's about it - and I could certainly live without that - hell, a cable release could easily be made to stop the lens down before the exposure is made.
I don't suppose it would be cheap - though when you think about it, it's a lot simpler to build than a dSLR.
It is amazing that medium format backs have small poor LCD screens - a tilting, rotating large screen is such an obvious advantage. I guess that's what happens when there isn't a lot of competition.
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Who uses a dark cloth with live-view? I recommend one of these: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/573167-REG/Hoodman_H_LPP3_HoodLoupe_Professional_LCD_Screen.html
:-)
No. To me the viewfinder is the most essential part of an SLR. Ground glass viewing the also great. Frankly no LCD comes near to this as of now. May be in two years we can see the better ones.
This seems silly. Point and shoot cameras work okay using the LCD screen as the viewfinder. But to lose the shutter would limit the use of the camera.
Many applications are still best accomplished with a LF camera. Film is still a viable medium and in many applications is the best. When I use digital cameras it is for action, or wildlife photography. Everything else id LF film.
George,
Is it difficult to focus while having one's tongue so firmly in one's cheek? Does the snickering require the use of a larger heavier tripod?
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