Godfrey
somewhat colored
According to the Quick Start instruction manual, downloaded from the Pixii website:
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- The Pixii battery is removable.
- It has a micro-USB connector and runs USB 3.1. USB-C is a larger connector and requires additional power and services to run the full protocol.
- You can download the photos by connecting it to a computer without anything else as it mounts like a USB hard drive.
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I don't think logic comes into play here. I'm not buying a camera based solely on the type of lens mount it has. I'm looking at the overall picture. Granted, the makers of Pixii had to make compromises in order to keep to a predetermined form factor for the body, but I think they went too far. No removable data recording media (SD or CF card), no removable battery (if it goes bad you have to return the camera), you need a smart phone and app to be able to download the internal memory (something else to have to haul around).
A little more real estate in the body would have allowed room for a card holder and removable battery, plus a USB-C connector to eliminate the smart phone requirement. But they were more interested in making a pretty little camera, and slapped an M mount on it because they want to tap a market where folks supposedly have deep pockets full of cash.
I have a lot of reasons why I buy Leica cameras and lenses. Mainly because they are better than the clones I started using to see if I would like the originals. But that's it. If the lenses were junk, or the bodies didn't fit my hands, I never would have bought into the system. And it's not like I'm made of money either. There are plenty of lenses and bodies I'll never blow money on because they are just so darned expensive (well, maybe if I win a lottery...oh wait, I don't even buy lottery tickets).
You know, Cosina didn't think there was a market for a new digital M rangefinder camera. If there was, and they had built one, I'm sure it would not have been like the Pixii.
PF