First of all make sure you are fit enough to carry it! No, seriously though they are pretty well bomb proof. I have had Bronnys for a while and to be quite hones I can't find much wrong with them (apart from the weight). Try if you can to get the later PS lenses. They have better lens coating than the previous series. All the lenses from 40mm up to 200 are brilliant and offer very high contrast so if you do your own developing be prepared for overly contrasty negatives. The battery sockets in the base are a sod to get at if the little tape breaks so you cannot get the battery out. But no go for it they are good.