Originally posted by retroflex Can't see how this would affect the production...
I did not say that the cropping philosophy cannot be decided very late in the game.
I said, they really should have an idea regarding their overall philosophy already.
Do they want to cripple all DA lenses, regardless of their true capabilities in order to force users to get new (revenue making) FF lenses?
Do they want to be liberal and allow FF capture for all lenses, in particular third-party lenses?
Do they want to be super user-friendly and support lens-specific, even lens setting specific crops, and thus may hamper future FF lens purchases?
The above imply strategic decisions which I'd expect to be resolved before one decides on a future launch.
N.B., how is cropping indicated in the viewfinder? The most elaborate cropping options require significant viewfinder support. Such support cannot be added late in the design process, let alone during production engineering.