Originally posted by Kiss I just wish the M8 was a Single Lens Reflex instead of a rangefinder.
Now, that's an interesting point!
You made me think whether the genuine advantages of SLR are that significant in the digital world.
Initially, with the mirror construction one could see through the lens with the viewfinder and also replace the lens.
However, with sensor technology improving more and more, an electronic viewfinder (with some sort of live view) may soon be superior to a purely optical viewfinder (ok, not today, but some day...). For instance, it could be brighter, sharper, etc.
Once this has happened, a digital rangefinder may be a more intelligent digital camera -- it has a large sensor and removable lens support and a "through-the-lens" viewfinder but without the burden of the mirror which makes stellar wide angle lenses impossible.
So, the opposite may be true: I wished Pentax would offer a 35mm digital rangefinder plus a fully functional converter for SLR lenses.