It's like a Leica camera. You buy one to be seen with it, not so much to use it.
If you want the ultimate in a retro-cool field recorder, look for a Nagra IV.
If you want the ultimate in a retro-cool field recorder, look for a Nagra IV.
I did for a long time, and I haven't found anything that even comes close, at any price.
I was speaking of Leica today, I am sure they are still very nice cameras but professionals don't use them anymore. They are strictly for showing off that you paid a lot of money for your camera.
Though I’d also argue you could get a Fuji X100 series and it replicates the experience really well.
When shooting in the hybrid mode, you get the OVF with frame lines and the centre phase shift overlay.
Imho that’s basically the same experience as any Leica rangefinder I’ve used.
Maybe the rest of the experience is different (interchangeable lens, body) but I think the rangefinder experience is very well replicated.
You can't beat an optical range finder by cheating, there's just no way.