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i've been looking for a while now at different lightweight, compact mechanical 120 cameras with a wide angle lens for backpacking trips. i tried out a horseman convertible recently which seemed to fit the bill perfectly, but it had slow shutter speed issues so i returned it to the seller. fuji gsw690 is a little too bulky, and fuji gs645w is unreliable (i already have a gs645s that i've had to get repaired twice, not going to get fooled again).
all i can think of now are the makina w67 and hasselblad swc. makina w67 has a reputation of fragility but not sure how much of it is actually deserved, seems like a lot of it is people mistreating the folder rather than it just failing out of nowhere. swc is a little clunky and heavier but looks very solid, it's just that ultrawide squares are tricky.
anyone mess with these or other cameras? i'm aware if i went a standard focal length i'd have more options with vintage folders or tlrs. electronics would open up the mamiya 6 or fuji gf670w but the idea of one of these bricking in the middle of nowhere is terrifying
