>>2719975>I can't see how rangefinders are physically any good at street photographyThe OVF. A larger FOV than the image will be (frame lines) is a huge, huge thing, no frame blackout either. There's a reason teh x100 series and X-Pro 1 have been so wildly successful. 1:1 viewfinders allow you to keep your other eye open as well with some practice.
> they have parallax issuesExtremely minimal in real world use.
>can't focus as close as an SLR lens>I like using a 35mm lens, but shit I gotta get in close!>Most shots are just too far away I mean, I don't think many good street shots are done with focus closer than 2.5 feet. For a lot of lenses, the comparable rangefinder is in fact closer focus (35 1,4L @ 1m, 35 1,4 lux @ .7m, for example), so I'm not sure why you keep bringing this up.
When nearly every top street photographer uses them, you should probably take a long look at yourself as to why you disagree.
