johnnygoesdigital
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I'm not comparing. Medium format is more expensive to produce for many reasons. It doesn't matter how the build quality (or anything, really) compares to 35mm. The fact is it costs more to produce an equivalent net profit, regardless of the quality. Yes, it would be nice to have better build quality on the cameras (perhaps we will). But seriously, given that the entry level price of medium format is around $10K, and you're proposing $3K, don't you think your math is just a little bit ambitious Fred? Why not also make the 5D-MKII $800? As laughable as that seems, it actually would be the more likely of the two scenarios.
Steve Hendrix
Why not have both? It most certainly does matter how they compare. When I first saw the mounting surface of the Phase DF to a DB, I was not impressed and remember thinking that for the $ this thing looks cheap. but I wanted a MFD sensor, so there was a compromise. Why should I compromise at these so called entry level prices? Even the top of the line DB still has to use the DF if you shoot that style and have that mount. The Hasselblad at least, seemed more robust with better quality, but none of these cameras matches the battery or functionality or weather sealing of their 35mm counterparts. Being able to put a MFDB on a tech camera or other options is most certainly useful, but it seems MFD's R/D forgot about the camera aspect. If the 5D MKII didn't have the ability to shoot HD broadcast quality video, perhaps it would only cost $800!