The one other thing revealed to all is the poor performance of (steve H - this is for you) the DF body. How can there be such terrible shake with the camera locked down on a tripod? The ISO 35 shot..... it's really visibly soft! Come on - are there any modern cameras that would do this besides the DF?! I hope phase/mamiya come out with a decent update at photokina.
Thanks for thinking of me Eric.
Maybe I'm spoiled because the Hy6 has a dedicated MLU button located at the top of the grip easily reachable by my thumb when holding the camera. When mounted on a tripod the button is on top of the grip near the shutter so also convenient. I was using this all the time until I tested shots with and without and realized that I don't seem to need it. 
The mirror is very well damped on the Hy6! I have never understood why Phase has not picked up this camara platform. Considering all the effort they have spent developing the DF and lenses, you'd think they would have much preferred to start with a more advanced platform from the beginning and one that had a larger format too with room for sensors to grow.
There is MLU control also located near the shutter release of the DF body. It does help to use it. I'm a fan of the Contax and the feel of its mirror. That alone does not mean the Contax is the best choice for everyone. Clearly the DF is not the best choice for you Eric. While I appreciate you thinking of me, I am not the great defender of the DF camera. Relative to all the other 645 format options, it has some tangible advantages that are important to many, and some disadvantages as well. I've never felt it was a great camera, but it certainly has merit for many. Frankly, every camera in this class has room for improvement, and I hope we see that in the next generation camera from Phase One/Mamiya.
Some notes on the actual review article -
The new interface is a clear improvement, though I never felt the original Aptus interface was not intuitive. In fact, I found it amazingly intuitive. While the internal battery is positive, it also limits the battery capacity due to the enclosure. The open architecture of the Aptus allows for larger capacity batteries (6900 mAh anyone?), as long as one doesn't mind the ergonomic messiness.
http://www.atbatt.com/product/4059.aspThe biggest advantage of the Credo is the new 1.1 million pixel screen and the much more robust internal processing. While the older interface - IMO - was not unintuitive, it was clunkily slow. In this regard the Credo completely dusts the Aptus.
The Leaf reputation for skin tones is not just from the customized ICC Profiles. The Leaf files transition between certain tones more gradually than the same out of the box Phase One file. It's not right or wrong, but certainly for skin tones, this is seen by many as an advantage. It is possible to alter Phase One skin tones with the Color Editor and dampen down those gradations and save them as new starting profiles, but the fact is Leaf files provide an excellent and effortlessly consistent starting point for skin tones. I don't know that fingers or iguanas effectively show this.
Steve Hendrix
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