Hyperbole? Obviously. But I think this makes a lot more sense to normies who may be put off by the weird aspect ratio and lack of auto focus and frankly lack of physical sexiness of the Pentax 17. (Yes I know your favorite SLR is better, but there will always be people who eyes will glaze over when you try to explain used forty year old cameras to them)
Also I think a LOT of people here underestimate the appeal of small form factor. I have the Pentax 17 and it’s small but it’s too big for my tastes. I shoot most on an Olympus xa2 and its tiny form factor is a huge draw.
Literally any camera with a lens system is completely unappealing to a huge part of the market because they don’t want to lug anything extra around, just put it in their pocket or purse. Same reason I sold my Fuji x100t. It’s small, but not small enough
Love that, I was looking at/ for smaller AF film cameras and a friend told me about the rollei and it checked every box for me AND its new which sealed the deal for me
That’s the thing with cameras for me. There are some small cameras, but not quite small enough to fit in a pocket comfortably, so they need a bag of some sort. That means I’d rather just carry an SLR with a small lens if it means carrying a bag around. The only cameras I’ve used that are small enough to not require a bag are the Olympus Mju, XA, and Rollei 35 cameras. Even then they require a jacket pocket. So in the summer I’d still need a bag.
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u/Momo--Sama Sep 11 '24
Hyperbole? Obviously. But I think this makes a lot more sense to normies who may be put off by the weird aspect ratio and lack of auto focus and frankly lack of physical sexiness of the Pentax 17. (Yes I know your favorite SLR is better, but there will always be people who eyes will glaze over when you try to explain used forty year old cameras to them)