Digital BW, The Print

To connect cataclysmic design change back to B&W prints, I suspect
some of the path involves a form factor similar to Leica's
non-zoom/multi-focal-length point-and-shoot. Lots of folks think the
Mamiya 7 is the ultimate handheld film camera, and that's a rangefinder...

There are millions of non-Ansel-aspiring B&W printmakers, people who
think more in terms of Duane Michaels or Sebastao Salgado, after all.

They might prefer something with a FAR better viewing experience than
any traditional SLR, not to mention DSLRs...and that's a bright frame
rangefinder view (coupled easily with autofocus or manual focus). It's
coming. 

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> All of this suggests orders of magnitude design changes within a year 
> IMO...and I think the SLR form factor will be abandoned completely.