Originally posted by Cruddola Save yourself the headache of sourcing a P67 these days. Mighty expensive for what's being offered. Should've done it decades ago. Worthy cameras are long gone and only questionable ones are left unless you wanna take a risk of sourcing from Japan. Worthy accessories are mighty hard to find these days and mighty expensive if you can get them. Grab an RB67 instead. Unlike the P67's (I have 4) there's still more repair resources for the RB than the P67.
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I have both the 90mm and the 165mm leaf shutter lenses. They just don't last. Both have been to the doctor twice within the first year. All my gear was new when purchased. I know their history. They're a pain to use too. I gave up on them 20 years ago. I went back to my RB67 gear. I use the P67 gear only when not using flash on location.
I appreciate the info, but the deed is done one the body and lens. It was expensive compared to prices a decade ago for sure, but not too much for the value it brings me. I might however limit the lens lineup I had planned to acquire and consider this camera an available light only camera (unless I come across a clean LS lens locally that I can physically test).
I do still have a Hasselblad 503cx with a few lenses, which I think I would keep over the RB. I do love the rotating back option of the RB, but I’m not sure how much I would really gain (minus the 1cm on one side of the negative). If I do end up shooting a ton more portraits, I might look into a p645 instead (assuming it can sync with strobes better than 1/30?)