I will like to add , that at the same focal length, composition, aperture and same pixel density, MF should be harder to MF on therms of precision (the photographer is closer to the subject).
In the other Hand the view finder is bigger and more luminous. Edmund I believe that you commented elsewhere that the 645Z viewfinder was dark.
Was it compared to Canon (Nikon is dimmer) or the Hasselblad /Phase One?
Best regards,
J. Duncan
I cannot remember exactly about brightness, but I was not wowed by the viewfinder. My 1Ds3 with 85/1.2 has a wonderful big and acceptably bright finder for a 35mm camera, the Mamiya AFDII was nothing special as I remember mine, but it was a biggish image as I had dash masks for the back's zone.The Pentax finder experience struck me as a bit *small* in a way, no fun.
The whole 645Z camera experience is probably very similar to the 645D, and neither good nor bad - it kind of feels generic, a big box with buttons, a viewfinder to compose with, AF that actually works,a reasonably short shutter delay with no over-hard slap etc. But the whole feeling is a bit distancing. Basically the 645Z screams "I'm a PC, I get the job done" !
In contrast, I have always felt that with the pro SLRs the shooting experience is addictive, the more you look at the world through the finder the more you like doing it.
Edmund