Good point Nick, remember Phase One developed the H system with Hasselblad, I don't mind evolution, look at the VW Golf.....
I like access to older mamiya lenses (50mm shift, 80mm 1.9) Hasselblad's H system means when you buy in relatively cheaply 2nd hand, lenses cost 4 figures, new or 2nd hand. Mamiya gives you access to LS lenses (4figures) as well as lenses costing less than £100 and although stop down, still perform stunningly (if you buy the right ones...
I thought my DF was awful....it was reliable but the autofocus sucked, but it was me, I'd set it up wrong, with he'll
From my a dealer and a firmware upgrade it's like night and day.
Having hAd both systems I still say we are blessed to ave two evenly matched medium or at systems that with some tweaking allow us one thing in particular....
To get out there and do our jobs and take amazing, inspiring and technically excellent images.....
Nothing more, nothing less...
I'll make this statement... If you put he same amount of energy wishing, hoping and waiting for a better camera or better software that does this or that, into going out there and using what you have and taking better pictures, refining your style and just getting 'better' who cares about the latest gizmo.....?
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