Originally posted by revdocjim On a recent business trip to Thailand I took along my Bronica C and it got lots of attention. Right off the bat during boarding another passenger gets a big smile on his face and says, "Nice camera! What is it?". I say "It's a Bronica C" and he mentions how beautiful it is, commenting that it looks like a Hassy. Then he says about the Hassy, "I have one in my bag right here" pointing to his back pack. To which I was tempted to respond, "And that's why you're in first class and I'm in economy!" but held my tongue and just said, "Cool!" and gave him a big smile.
Heehee.
Though, actually I've considered that an older Hassie might be a viable alternative to my Mamiya 645, (An old 1000s: it's the chrome that makes people think Hassie, apparently) At least when there was a bit of a glut on the used MF market, it could have served the purposes I had in mind pretty well for not *that* much more. I'm kind of attached to the 110mm lens I've got there, and the fast 80mm you *can* get, but like one primo lens and a 45 degree finder would be pretty good for me.
It's funny in general how quickly people have forgotten about *film,* though.