I am an amateur photographer with a visual imparement, very desirous of getting into medium format. I would really like to make some larger prints.
I am partial to film and am not likely to go digital until I have to.
The three systems I have considered buying into are the Contax, the Mamiya, and the Hasselblad.
What have your experiences been with these or other viable cameras?
How well do they take regular wear?
How reliable are they?
Have you had to have them serviced?
What problems have you had with the cameras? if any
What do you like about them?
How do you like their otpics?
Has Hasselblad worked out all their firmware bugs?
Are there other systems I should be looking at? keeping in mind my visual imparement.
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it is my opinion that the H series hassy has the brightest view and best AF
followed by a mam then contax
The rollie 6008 is 66 not 645 and will therefore have a bigger brighter view
the rollie 6008 has the upcoming replacement the Hy6
this should be bright and fast focussing
I dont know about 67 options I think they are all manual focus
All MF AF is centerpoint only and pretty slow compared to the offeriengs on DSLRs
The view through the H is a bit barrelled that some find unpleasant
I have owned H and mam 645AFD (notAFD2) - the H is in a different class
some consider the optics of the H series to lack character compared to older lenses mountable on the contax
The mamiya is of course half the price and has an expensive 28mm lense for film
If you use flash the H is great becuase of the 800 synch speed
They are all reliable
S