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While Sony e-mount bodies may not be winning any ergonomics of the year awards, it still isn't bad.You hit the head on the nail. Sony managed to make the worst of both worlds in one package. The sculpting of the back is ridiculous and the height is a huge [well tiny] problem. They could only make it worse by adding sharp edges.
The rangefinder design of the even smaller bodies is pretty popular too.
They are perfectly usable IMO of course.
Tbh there aren't many cameras out there I couldn't get used to.
Erm... Vacuum cleaners and cameras are different I thinkI think marketing language aside you simply can't polish you know what. It may be good enough... maybe for a good while at least. It will creak in hand, vibrate on tripod more (R6 surely does that a lot), age quicker and eventually something will break.
This engineering plastic just gave me a massive headache with vax portable vacuum. Sure I could try to buy a replacement part, but a that's just poor. So I am basically gluing it all up with super glue + NaHCO3 + coal. I see this in older laptops too.. It just doesn't stand the test of time past the initial honeymoon period. Bare minimum it scratches easily, attracts bacteria in the crevasses [so no plastic tupperware allowed near me!!!!] and of course it pollutes the environment. Eventually most of it will end up in the sea unless something changes in the big way.
Supposedly the new iPhone 15 with titanium is supposedly the most fragile of the iPhones.Engineering grade aluminium is hardly noticeably heavier than plastic, of which you may simply need a much more. https://www.metals4u.co.uk/blog/a-guide-to-aluminium-grades-and-their-uses
For the prices they should really give us type 7000.
Premium laptops typically use one of the grades and I haven't heard anyone complain they would prefer plastic. quite the opposite.
But that is not all. titanium is premium, super strong and very lightweight. I have titanium watch and that is super light. I love it. Iphones now come with titanium shell and bezel.
Because they want to maximize profits I guess?I think that is great. Probably the only good thing about them actually. So yes, you can have lightweight and metal as proved in the aeronautics industry. Planes are not plastic.
So why the hell can't camera manufacturers give us alu 7000 let alone titanium in at least the super premium £4-6k cameras like R5, Z8 and A7R series instead of cheap polluting plastic more suited for entry level offerings. At the same time I am sick of that rubber handgrip when they could easily give us premium leather. That is really p***-taking. They want max profit today and min durability. They don't want anything to last past 2-3 year term. And that is super sick.
I do agree on the pollution part of using plastics.
If camera manufacturers can provide a lightweight metal shell I'd be ok with that. But at the same time I don't think metal is the only way to achieve good durability.
Unless I'm mistaken I think the premium Sony bodies A7r, A1, A9 and even A7c have magnesium alloy body. I was looking at A7CR recently and they claim to have a mag alloy body.