[Leica] Hasselblad digi-backs, lenses - was M9"M8

[imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)]

I came to the same conclusion Frank.
These systems function at peak performance as systems;
with rare exceptions.

However, when we discuss medium format backs with Rodenstock,  
Schneider or Mamiya lenses
we're really discussing hybrid view camera systems.

If I still had the clientele that I had in the 80's and early 90's:
architectural, studio product illustration, etc.
I'd be seriously looking at these hybrids which have replaced
the 8x10, 4x5, 6x9, 6x7, and 6x6 tools of that era.

Regards,
George Lottermoser
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On Aug 13, 2009, at 5:18 PM, Frank Filippone wrote:

> Unacceptable comparison to anything that is at all user friendly.   
> ( pick
> one or more... Canon DSLR with Canon lenses, Leica DMR with Leica  
> Lenses,
> ditto Nikon, any other system camera.... ).  ( I am pretty much  
> consistent
> with my assessment that no-auto Iris is a no show in my book, and  
> also for
> the marketplace).
>
> The ONLY practical solution to a Hasselblad body assembly is  
> Hasselblad
> lenses.  If you want a digital back, you are still in the same  
> camp....
> Hasselblad lenses.