Hello Tom, I can only speak as a recent owner. I found that the handling of an eye level prism made for a fast handling system. I used the 90/2.8 leaf shutter (available used) and the 165/4 leaf shutter lenses quite a bit. They are quite usable, but probably just a bit more fiddly than the hassy. You have to cock both the focal plane and leaf shutters per shot on the Pentax. As far as image quality goes, I think you would be hard pressed to see a noticeable difference between them. As to cost, you can probably get quite a bit more gear for the same price. I was very happy with mine - weddings, portraits and some scenics. Highly recommended. I had the 67II which offers multiple metering modes (spot, center, matrix), Aperture priority and manual and TTL flash - compatible with both analog and digital TTL flashes from Pentax. I found it very versatile and a joy to use.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. HTH, Bruce Tuesday, December 30, 2003, 11:23:05 AM, you wrote: TR> I no longer trust my medium format Kowa equipment and it's time to TR> make a change. I have to decide between Pentax 67 and Hasselblad. TR> I like the leaf shutters on the Hasselblad because of the higher speed flash TR> synch for daylight TR> fill flash. Apparently, Pentax only has one leaf shutter lens in their TR> current line-up? TR> The Hasselblad system seems to be more extensive but I could use the Pentax TR> glass with my 35mm TR> equipment with the adapters. I could also use my Pentax flashes. TR> Does anyone have any other comments about the two systems? I'll use if TR> primarily for portrait work, TR> with some nature photography and weddings when coerced. TR> Thanks for any insight you can provide. TR> Tom Reese
