Oh no, not this again... It's not just about megapixels.
Add:
- larger viewfinder
- fast flash sync with leaf shutters
- possibility to use back on view camera or other platforms
- easier sensor cleaning
- lack of AA filter
- generally more dynamic range
- option of waist-level or 45 degree or 90 degree finders
- not having to rotate the whole camera when shooting in portrait mode (with some systems)
- there are features which the Hy6 has, for example, which Canikon does not, afaik, such as focus bracketing/focus trap
if you quote me, please include what should be part of the quote...i pretty much include this list towards the end of my post about things still in favor of MF....
but: the whole large finder thing is a little tricky in reality...as is the WLF....with both my 6008af/phase and the RZ/phase i had to either shoot with the loupe up to get some kind of focus or shoot with the viewfinder attachment (for the RZ)....both solutions are not what i would call MF and are far from perfect....i actually shoot with the canon angle finder on the 5DII and it is surprisingly better then both "MF" solutions i had to suffer through....
there are several viewcamera solutions for DSLR.....but if you really need TS....the canon lenses seem to be a huge hit with everybody....incl. michael who uses them with his P65.....and MUCH easier to handle....
lack of AA filter these days means much better low light performance...i will take that tradeoff....
DR....yes and no....the 5DII has quite a bit more DR at 400 then any of the existing backs....i won't even go into 800 or 1500.....and i don't consider 400 to be crazy out there....i just shot a double page for a fashion editorial at 1600 (or so)....at 1.4....not only would this not be possible with DMF....there would be no way to focus at those lightlevels with any MF system...plus i would not be able to hand hold 1/30 sec....the best thing: i shot the spread at speeds ranging from 100 to 1600....and you cannot tell on the printed page.....can't do that with DMF....
i haven't cleaned a sensor since i got the 5DII and i haven't had a spec since then either.....this simply isn't an issue anymore.....
sorry to break it to you....the only still manufactured DMF systems have to be rotated...just like DSLR.....
i won't even get into an argument that tries to compare AF on DMF and DSLR....regardless of mode, function....DSLR wins...easily....
there was a Hy6 with LV75r on ebay (a demo) for 9500...incl 45, WLF, no lens.....and i have to say it to say it made me itch....for a second....nothing beats schneider glass and i always loved the rollei and this is really a nice combo....with the rotating back....but then i thought about in which way this would have helped me get a better shot in the last year....could not come up with a single one.....and then how many fun lenses, lights, and other things i could get with 10000 (no lens...)...and how 3 lenses would be another 10000....and how the camera is DEAD....and how there is no workflow for this....i know there is some software to turn the raws into DNGs and on and on....and how long it would take for these files to pop up....and i felt really good about my kit....
but i am sure you have no reason to change from your workflow and kit because it helps you get the shots you want....and that is the most important thing.....
and brutus is an honorable man:)