Yes I totally agree - we need things like Live view, a better (much better) screen, a better tethering method or a wi-fi connection, weather proofing, VR or IS, better high ISO performance and so on. But whilst P1 is running a megapixel race HB needs to be in the game.
P1 is running a megapixel race?? It doesn't seem that way to me at all.
Included in the IQ (from your list):
- Live View on LCD (CCD quality not CMOS quality, but better than nothing!)
- Much Better Screen (
best of any pro camera)
- Better Tethering Method (
USB3, USB2, FW400, FW800)
- (better) Weather Proofing - internalized battery compartment, covers for all ports
- Better High ISO performance (up to ISO3200 via sensor+)
Plus: secondary physical controls for operation with gloves (when touch screen is not feasible), focus mask, two axis real-time-readout tilt meter, smooth thumbnail scrolling, zoom-to-specific-point, automatic perspective correction, rating/color-tag passthrough, faster shooting (up to 1.8 fps), built-in flash transmitter (no extra battery, device, cables), flash sync up to 1/1600, and countless software advancements that go hand-in-hand with the hardware/acquisition, warranty up to 5 years, .
More complete weather proofing would be nice, but I'm not sure I'd ever use a 20k+ camera in a downpour so "pretty good" weather proofing is good enough for my personal use. VR or IS would be really nice! I will applaud with whomever in medium format is able to make the investment for such an advancement. Wireless tethering would be a dream but I don't foresee any camera company including it in the next 2 years (only educated guess here), Live View that can match Canon/Nikon would have to wait until a CMOS sensor. Whatever company releases the first medium format CMOS back would have been working on it and investing in it for
several (probably many) years without profit-before-release from that work/investment.
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