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I see that Steveo_mcg has dived in and bought a 67 off the classifieds, just like that!
Yeah I'm neither as patient nor as disciplined, to be fair I did manage to wait a week...
I see that Steveo_mcg has dived in and bought a 67 off the classifieds, just like that!
steveclem said:How much is this thing going for? Guildford you say....................?
LCE Guildford. They've got a couple. Mk2 with metered prism and 90mm. Very nice 599.
Earlier 6x7 non metered prism 105mm. Some brassing, grip. Not bad 399.
s162216 said:Is it the leaf shutter version of the 90mm or one of the later two versions without it? A 67 is the camera that I've always wanted to get when I finally get into earning some real money (i.e somewhen after I graduate this July and hopefully manage to get a job somewhere!).
From what I've previously read, the later non LS 90 is better optically but obviously you then lose the high flash sync that you get with the LS although Pentax will not service the LS anymore apparently and a lot of repair services won't touch them either as their so difficult to service/repair without them malfunctioning again a while later. I don't know quite how true that is, but if its the LS 90mm then I would check explicitly that the LS does work properly.
They handle OK , like a giant SLR
Depends on how tight or loose the lens is
Mine work as they should nice and smooth
There is a very enticing panoramic kit available for around £40 that allows 35mm to shoot 24x66mm images.
Getting more and more won over...!
Anyone seen any MLU versions (not the newer mk2) up for sale recently?
Might be worth ringing LCE in Guildford. They still had a 6x7 body the last time I passed by. From memory with 105 lens @ £399.
Theres actually 4 versions of the Pentax 67: the 6x7, 6x7 MU, the 67 and the 67II. Only the original Pentax 6x7 was produced as a MU version where it was added onto the camera design after a couple of production years, however the succeeding and similarly named '67' produced from 1989 featured it as standard (the 67II came along in 1998).
A 67 is probably best to look for as they usually sell for much less than the 67II but are also newer than the original 6x7/6x7MU and as so likely to be in better condition. A Pentax 67 is my dream camera to have one day as I just really love the images that I've seen from them and do generally like Pentax cameras/lenses quite a lot (just need to get a job after I graduate in a few weeks and then perhaps...). Shame that the 67II was discontinued a few years ago simply because it contained lead and cadmium so under EU rules it wouldn't be legal to sell in Europe and apparently would have cost too much to re-design.
Might be worth ringing LCE in Guildford. They still had a 6x7 body the last time I passed by. From memory with 105 lens @ £399.
Is this the one you are buying Trevor , Opps! sorry " was going to buy "
Might be worth ringing LCE in Guildford. They still had a 6x7 body the last time I passed by. From memory with 105 lens @ £399.
How often do you owners use the mirror up function?
How often do you owners use the mirror up function?
I'm not much of a landscape/tripod shooter so I don't think I'd get much use out of it, and there is an old 6x7 on eBay at the moment - without mirror up means it dates to early 70s, which is okay to me seeing as my Rolleiflex was built in the late 50s!
It is incredibly heavy, but feels superb. And next to my Pentax Auto 110... hilarious!
The 5 hours battery life is never going to be an issue for me and the delicate chain only really becomes a problem if you let a muppet take off the prism and then bugger about with the aperture on the lens, it's then likely the little chain will snap :bang:
Thanks for that info Nick!
I purely repeated what I read...no first hand experience with any but the latest 67II and that infuriating battery door issue on the one I wanted to buy...
5 hours...mmmhhhh...now THAT is something I might well see myself doing...
infuriating battery door issue
Must be a dud , my one opens easily , I remove the batteries after every use just to be on the safe side
Must be a dud , my one opens easily , I remove the batteries after every use just to be on the safe side