I have to confess something, when I first took up photography as a
hobby, I never owned a tripod. I shot everything, and thought it was
fine. On a trip through Oregon with my friend, he brought his "GEAR"
the works, and we loaded it up in the car. I bought an extra attachment
plate, so I could use his tripod. Let me tell you, that was the first
time I understood the benefits of a tripod. The waterfall shots,
amazing. I needed to shoot it at 1/8th to give it that nice "Moss"
effect, and without a tripod, not way to get that shot. Everything on a
tripod is awesome.
I'm not saying a Hassy's a bad camera, I'd love to own one if I could
afford one; but I'm saying, sometimes, the image quality is not 100%
dependent on the camera + lens only, but the photographer and tripod
will play a pivotal roll.
I recall giving some )&*(#%)*(&@ about how the Zuiko 28mm/f2.8 was a
horrible performer, only to find that my UV filter was tweaked and a
Heliopan filter solved that problem. The best glass in the world with a
bad filter in front is as... bad as the filter. That's all.
I will make a comment about the Hassey as far as reliability; the way my
friend treats it, I have to believe Hassy's will generally survive the
most severe conditions; I don't quite have that confidence level in
Bronica's, but then again, you know if you are going to Antartica or not...
Albert
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