Dear friends, having been using DSLR camera for over a year I have not only identified my priorities|interests so to say (landscape, macro, still life, flowers|plants and portraits, no sport, no paparazzi, - no dynamics.) but became aware of digital photo pros & cons as well as. I saw some large prints made from medium format cameras (non-digital) and the advantages of MF became evident. I think there's no need to explain them :-) So I'm considering what camera should I buy. I was advised absolutely different models/ Some people advise 645 format (and Mamiya 645 as a specific model), others speak about 6x6 - 6x9 formats and Rollei|/Hasselblad as the best choice money can buy saying 645 isn't good enough (In case You've made Your mind go MF take REAL MF, - not "intermediate variant" like 645). More often I was recommended Mamiya RZ 67, Mamiya 645, Mamiya 7 II, Rollei 6008, Rollei SL66 and different Hasselblad models. On the other hand nobody advised Horseman or Linhof or Fuji or Contax or Pentax or Bronica. At the same time in one (non-russian ;-) Forum I was advised to take Russian made Kiev-88 said to be very inexpensive and providing hi-quality pics (?!) and ViewCamera (4" x 5") - in another... I tried to study the question in Internet but as a result everything is messed up in my head. It's so simple with 35mm and cropped DSLR cameras I've got used to! And MF surprises me each time I read a new report/article: mysterious "rangefinders" (what are they&), cameras with no viewfinders, cameras with fixed focus (!?, i. e. Holga) etc. Some things are beyond my understanding at all. For instance why there's no longer made SL66 now, replaced by 6000 series, but the latter is said to be less functional and flexible (there are thousands of that very SL66 all over the world even today). So I failed to make a kind of classification (comparison with automobiles often helps in similar cases - what is a tender Fiat, what is showoff BMW, what is hard-working GM and what is capricious but prestigious Porsche, not to mention Lotus, MacLaren etc) and decided to turn to You for help! Just now I want the following features: - versatile interchargable lenses - from very wide short ones (for landscape shots - > 90) to portrait and macro - AF capability - interchangeable prizm viewfinder (do not only waist level) - interchangeable revolving back (to be able to change different films and pic orientation) - flash synchronisation capability - SLR - not very expensive lenses (I was surprised to find out that some old inexpensive optics can provide better results than modern ones that are 3 - 10 times more expensive!) - but digital back attaching possibility is preferable (I see that it contradickts a wee with previous item :-) Some of the above cryteria may be wrong so please do correct me! So the questions are What are hidden bottlenecks in using MF for y needs? Are my cryteria correct and reasonable or I miss something important? What are Your suggestions about the type/trademark/model? Thank You in advance, -Anthony.