I think there were two important things which attracted people: 1. a new camera instead of old and used gear. I know that most of the used stuff will work for decades to come and that Reflex could never outlive them simply because it's a product of inexperienced staff (versus huge corporations with decades of manufacturing experienxe) 2. one camera that could use several types of lenses. It is frustrating how I can not use my Olympus OM lenses on my digital Pentax body, for example. Reflex would theoretically make it possible at some extent and it seemed like a good idea.The Reflex concept was ill-conceived, I thought so when it was first announced and do so now. 35mm cameras that took photographic corporations years to evolve, versus a start up with no experience of manufacture and a vague endgame doesn't seem like a close call. In all likelihood you could buy a good condition body for each mount and still be up on the deal. Someone will point out that I'm completely missing the point, in which case I'd like to know what the point is, other than charity.
I don't see any rational point in introducing a proprietary lens for something that is advertised for the ability of mounting several different types of lenses. Do you? Does anybody else?We discussed the idea of the Reflex camera and even the seeming inexperience of the team before in detail.
I think now the question is whether this Photokina appearance was illconceived, an attempt to appease old backers, win new backers for their lens program or what?
There has to be a bed into which adapters can be placed. I assume that it is this bed which is the proprietary mount. Surely they haven't created a new lens mount. How dumb would that be for what are manual diaphragm lenses.I don't see any rational point in introducing a proprietary lens for something that is advertised for the ability of mounting several different types of lenses. Do you? Does anybody else?
Photos of the new lenses:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DoQt4pKXsAEJ9n6.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DoQt4pLXoAASkoH.jpg
And we all missed their talk on Saturday with the title “How to make a million dollar camera on a budget”.
Photos of the new lenses:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DoQt4pKXsAEJ9n6.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DoQt4pLXoAASkoH.jpg
And we all missed their talk on Saturday with the title “How to make a million dollar camera on a budget”.
As I see it the so-called "design team" has zero experience in anything related to their project, the worst aspect being "don't reinvent the wheel".The Reflex concept was ill-conceived, I thought so when it was first announced and do so now. 35mm cameras that took photographic corporations years to evolve, versus a start up with no experience of manufacture and a vague endgame doesn't seem like a close call. In all likelihood you could buy a good condition body for each mount and still be up on the deal. Someone will point out that I'm completely missing the point, in which case I'd like to know what the point is, other than charity.
"Deplorable"What a bunch of deplorable running this show.
It must be about time for them to send out some more straps or coffee mugs to their Victims/Supporters.
Is the mount a done deal.?
That is to say, how do they know the lens function on a camera they do not have yet.?
reverse Galilean viewfinders with hotshoe fitting in popular focal lengths?
Are these "reasonably priced"? I'm thinking of something like the Owl style finders that were used in Canon 35mm compact cameras (and similar). But shoe fitting. Something that would fit old viewfinder and rangefinder peephole finders, folders, Bessa L, even zone focus SLRs. Whenever I've looked at shoe fit finders the prices are astonishing when you consider framelines are not exact and there's no parallax compensation.What focal lengths do you need?
The best viewfinders I have found so far:
ultrawide : the Horseman one. 2nd best: the Cambo WDS-580
Wide: Mamiya 7 43mm or 50mm are both really nice.
Medium-wide: Koni Omega 58mm viewfinder
normal: the Sigma VF-21 for the DP2M is a really nice one, amazingly small but yet good optically. There's a lot of other good options in this length too.
longer: the 150/210mm mamiya 7 viewfinder is quite nice.
Similar price to Chinese lens adapters +/-define reasonable.
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