I'd argue that "tactile" and "touchscreen" are mutually exclusive...

The idea is good in principle, but the whole point of having a tactile console is that you don't need eyes on it. This is not the case with a touch screen as you have no tactile frame of reference.

Anomalisa - 7D and various nikon slr lenses.

It's about the ability to quickly reframe shots without having to adjust the exposure. This is pretty key for a lot of RnG situations.

I still think non-constant aperture is gonna kill a pretty big percentage of their potential sales.

I would have been interested in one for doco work if it had constant aperture. Maybe next time they should team up with sigma instead of Leica.

I think you just answered your own question - it won't replace editors, because editing is subjective, it can't be boiled down to a mathematical equation.

For home movies, however, I think this is great. I hate politely sitting through a 10 minute shot of the same thing, followed by another 10 minute shot of the next thing. This will make home movies much more tolerable for third parties.

Hey, only just saw your message. I still haven't bought anything. Just sticking with my t2i for the time being until the last minute.

Modern camera designs are frustrating, to say the least. I really want xlr inputs etc, as syncing a docos worth of audio is not exactly my idea of fun.

I'm thinking about a couple of routes now, but altogether undecided. If the digital bolex shot proress, I'd go for that, but I don't want a gazillion gigabytes of RAW footage.

I may end up building something tiny around a Blackmagic Micro camera, in sort of a s16 Aaton formfactor, but a touch smaller. I could make a custom handgrip with a lot of controls using the expansion port and programmability.

As much as I love the formfactor of shouldermount cameras, there isn't one I like. FS7 is out of my budget, but even still - doesn't look super durable. The URSA 4.6k mini looks nice too, but again, Durability may be an issue.

One things for sure, I want global shutter (I wish I could afford a mechanical shutter or soft global shutter, but that's another story). Rolling shutter and motion cadence are not two things that go together.

Finally, I was set on 4k at one stage, but not so much now. In fact, I don't care about resolution at all, as long as it's 720p+. What I DO care about is DR, color depth, highlight rolloff, and motion cadence.

For drama, I'd just shoot s16mm or two perf 35mm. But for doco, this is not practical.

So yeah. No decision yet. Sorry...