Looks like the Pixii Max is a missed opportunity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PCq1wMqs3g
Making a new camera, let alone a digital rangefinder, where your competition is the extremely pricey Leica, is a hard venture.
Most camera manufacturers will choose the easy path, to great success. A fine example for this is Nikon. They were very late to the mirrorless game, but they are now in the best position to take lead in that market.
The Z mount is truly amazing. I’ve tried the Nikon Zf and if I were to purchase a new mirrorless camera, this is where I’d spend my time and energy. Nikon does make some really great camera bodies also.
Anyway, back to digital rangefinders. I’ve always been fascinated by one. A rangefinder captures the way I like making pictures.
It is all about the ritual.
Something catches your eye. Then you try to tease it apart. What about it caught your eye? Was it the light, the color, the shape, the situation, the person, or yourself, your mood, or the interplay of them all?
Then you look and start to see possibilities.
The layers start appearing. The elements arrange. You consider and reject perspectives. You shuffle around diff angles. You attempt compositions, lighting and then use the tools of the exposure triangle to add your filters.
And make them.
The Pixii was a very interesting venture. It’s a French company trying to get into a market that just doesn’t have many competitors.
I am rooting for them. Unfortunately, the experience matters in a rangefinder. It looks like they’ve fallen short.
I hope they survive. I hope there is a Pixii v2 that addresses the concerns. I hope there is a more accessible digital rangefinder 🤞
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