BC,
Not sure if I am set in my style or just an optimist hoping that moving at an appropriate speed is still a possibility today. With architecture, it has become harder to keep it at 8 set-ups a day; many are expecting 15 even though the quality drops.
Primarily I look at the "newer" backs as a way to upgrade my work flow from the P series, which hinders me for exteriors (to a degree). I'd rather work with a tech camera with movements for architecture and the idea of carrying around an even bigger bellows camera with the Sony is not appealing to me, especially for exteriors. The IQ260 seems best, which is what I might end up doing anyway, but it's fun to look around.
Whether or not it is best to shoot lifestyle with that thing is yet to be scene, for me. Thankfully my fiancee has an DF+ and will probably get the XF, since the DF+ sucks, so I can see then without footing any money.
Anyway, I want my style to be about lighting, not necessarily about using big heavy cameras with static compositions, which is why I recognize using an hand held camera is best moving on.
It's my lighting that takes time though, time for set up and planning, and, with this in mind, using a bigger camera does not really add anytime to the process. Plus, I am looking to add lifestyle to my beverage work mainly as an add on. I hate to be scene as a generalist and want to keep the lifestyle work specific to beverage, mainly.
I really do not want to get get any lifestyle work outside of beverage and, maybe, product work.
Maybe I am being too optimistic.
Or maybe not.
There's a lot of crap out there.