Originally posted by Pioneer You are so certain you should probably go to work in marketing. Better yet maybe become CEO of Ricoh.
I'm not even sure which "serious" photographer you are referring to. If you are discussing Professional photographers I kind of doubt this was the target market in the first place.
I think you are dead wrong. If you "grow" the camera to become something it wasn't designed for it probably still won't attract any "serious" photographers, but it will lose the market it has carved out for itself already. But, what do I know? Like I said, it was the perfect camera for me. It isn't for you.
You can hope Ricoh is reading your posts and agreeing, I sincerely hope they are not.
I agree.
Although my wife has an APS-C camera with a viewfinder, and does use it now and then, I hardly ever take pictures at eye level and often wonder what all the fuss is about.
The only really good VF I've ever seen is one that pivots, that at least gives you a better range. The Wifes VF's on the left of the camera, my dominant eye means my (modest) nose gets in the way and smudges the screen.
I don't often see a need for a VF for me. I often holiday in May and or Oct, so it's never as bright, I like night shots, the screen is way better for this, I like museums, stately homes, concerts and the like, all for me are better suited to a screen.
I do get the odd, and I mean odd time it's very sunny where I'm standing and I need to cup the top of the screen with my hand, and on those time, I'm glad the Q is small and light to give me a free hand.
It seems to me that at some point in time, it became VF=Serious, or VF=Better Picture. When it should have been VF=Sometimes useful, but never necessary.
J