[Leica] Wow, are the Mamiya as cool as the HASSELblad?

[leica at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)]

from those professionals known to me who used mf, hasselblad was first 
choice (if they could afford), otherwise zenza bronica was mostly second 
choice because of it's reputed Nikon lenses. hasselblads are fine crafted 
european products with some of the the best available mf lenses, zeiss 
oberkochen, and such have their own price level like Leica in small format. 
Price is a matter, so bronica, rollei, mamiya, pentacon, kiev et al were 
very popular amongst amateur shooters.
Didier





>I heard somewhere (if it's on the Intraweb, it must be true) that 
>Hasselbald is only really famous in US due to their ad campaigns and over 
>the other side of the pond, the Europeans prefer other brands. How true is 
>that?
>
>>The Mamiyas are the Volkswagen, the Hasselblads the Mercedes of medium 
>>format, and this is also reflected in their respective prices, if new or 
>>used.