Hi!
I've been reading this forum for quite some time because I want to upgrade from my large format and Canon 5D to MFDB. And obviously I read pretty much everything that's available to make a right decision. Sufficient to say, I'm not a pro and I don't make money on photography (yet ). I shoot landscapes and I used to do some fashion in the past.
The main reason I want to upgrade is I think 50 megapixel DB is quite comparable (or even exceeds) in quality to LF but it's a lot more "comfortable" to work with. But as to this discussion, I just want to share some thoughts on P65+ compared to Hasselblad H3dII-50.
Some say that closed system is a drawback and even it will bound one's creativity. But to me Hassy's "closed" system is an advantage - I don't really need to think about what will work with what. It's all done already for me. All I need to do is just get camera, lens, DB and software and to start shooting. And I'm sure the quality of all of the ingredients will be very good. Besides, look at Canon or Nikon, they are closed systems too...
The other thing is customer's feedback regarding to equipment brand. I don't have much experience with photo buyers but I don't think they really care about if some photo was taken with Phase or Hassy. What's more in this, in my opinion, is the difference between 39-50-60 megapixels. I think in most cases customers also don't care because this difference is really not seen on sizes up to 20*30 (which I suppose the most useful size range).
What's really important to me as a photographer is price. Sorry, but I really don't understand why I need to pay 14000$ more for P65+ compared to H3DII-50. P65+ has larger sensor and 10 more megapixels in resolution. Fine, but will my end product be so much better quality-wise? I'm sure not. For this price difference I can buy two or three more lenses.
I may be wrong somewhere due to lack of real photo business experience though.
Alex.