I like it the way it is in 0.15.11. Zoom level for map camera view is roughly same as max zoomed out player, and map view on the closest zoom is showing so big pixels there is no missing any details.

From what i gather, people here want the player camera to start showing when zoomed even closer ...

I recommend to add an option in the option to change the behavior for the map. Actually your change was a step back in my opinion and would like to see a change.

In the next version the step size of zooming is reduced, so the zoom levels are less dramatic between the map, and the zoom to world ...