You really must find a way (beg, borrow or steal) to fondle and handle some of the cameras mentioned in this thread. All of the cameras listed will give top notch results. For myself, Hasselblad is comfortable to use, Bronica and Mamiya not so much, ditto for Rollei TLR compared to Mamiya 330, which always seemed awkward to use. For metered cameras, I prefer match needle to diods. I also prefer to be battery independent. Obviously many others feel differently, which is why there is such a wide variety of choices. I use everything from Minox 8x11 through 4x5 with a wide range of subjects. Others are much more selective in their subject matter. There is no best camera for everyone. Ah, choices!