Whilst I agree in principle, nobody should assume that these are much more than a gateway drug.
Intrepid’s business plan is to provide an entry level camera at an EXTREMELY good price. You know this (or you should) before you enter their ecosystem.
If this is true, I would argue that their target market isn’t those using semi-exotic lenses such as ultrawides.
Yes, we can argue “should haves”; however, they can more convincingly argue “we manage our business for the rule, not the exception”.
If it having detents keeps the price down for the 95% who don’t need them, it makes sense not to add them.
One final point - I recently received an 8x10 MkIII (the new one). The screws that hold the GG clips in place were both loose on arrival and wouldn’t tighten (either hole’s too big and/or stripped thread). So, I contacted Intrepid about this as well as passing on a couple of thoughts on the design that might be improvements. Intrepid quickly responded, saying they really welcome this kind of feedback and pass it on to their designers for consideration. This didn’t seem plecation; if felt that they generally do. So, we might see detents added one day!
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