Is there anyone shooting 6X7 anymore?

[taffer]

Well, I'll have to raise hand here. After some deliberation ended finding an affordable way to enter into medium format wide angle photography. The item in question is a battered Koni-Omega with a 58mm Hexanon lens.

Quite a beast, it quickly redefined my concepts of 'heavy clunky camera', if it delivers the goods though, it will be worth the pain.

Oscar

 

[Pherdinand]

🙂 I'm also looking forward to my medium format wide angle photography.
I acquired a Kowa Six (6x6) and a 55mm lens next to the normal one, which needed some cleaning but seems to work like new now.

I know, i know. It's not a RF. Not even a TLR.But noone knows so i can pretend it's a rf and upload all the great shots I will make!

 

[jdos2]

Well, I'll have to raise hand here. After some deliberation ended finding an affordable way to enter into medium format wide angle photography. The item in question is a battered Koni-Omega with a 58mm Hexanon lens.

Quite a beast, it quickly redefined my concepts of 'heavy clunky camera', if it delivers the goods though, it will be worth the pain.

Oscar

SHOCKED I am, Oscar! What happened to the Moskva?

 

[Benjamin Marks]

Pentax 6x7; Mamiya 7, Fuji 670 II - I love that damn format. Now if I only had time to develop that test roll of Arista Edu film from Freestyle . . .

 

[smiling gecko]

me too, me too.

...as soon as i get a lens for the well-used p67 i bought months and months and months ago. too many GAS attacks and family needs have made it a low(er) priority. i love 6x7 for portraits and if i was more serious about landscape i would want a 6x9..."if wishes were fishes"
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[rpsawin]

I've been using a Bronica SQb for MF work. I am, at heart, a rangefinder shooter and have been lusting after the Mamiya 7II for awhile. Today I found a really clean package at a very reasonable price so I now own the M7 with the 65 & 150 mm lenses.

I am so excited and plan on a test drive tomorrow.

Bob

 

[boilerdoc2]

I just scanned and printed some portraits with Ilford 3200 and the M7/150 handheld at ~1/30s wide open. Wow! Sharp and grainy.
Be sure and try out the Hahnemunle Fine Art Pearl paper for a fiber based look. Very, very close.
Steve

 

[taffer]

SHOCKED I am, Oscar! What happened to the Moskva?

JD ! Great to read from you !

Hehe, the Moskva got replaced by this

http://www.pbase.com/cameras/voigtlander/bessa_i

But eventually I found myself with the need of a wide angle MF camera... And the short story is that (other than a Holga 😛) the mighty Koni Omega ended being the cheapest solution by far 🙂

Oscar

 

[joão tavares]

I love 6x7 i'm shotting at Mamiya RB67 ProS with Secor's "C" 65/90 & 180mm superb lenses.I have to a GA645 Super EBC Fujinon 60mm f/4 lenses great optics too, very good ones...for me the GA645 is a like an point & shot in medium format planet.
J. T.

 

[joão tavares]

I love 6x7 i'm shotting at Mamiya RB67 ProS with Secor's "C" 65/90 & 180mm superb lenses.I have to a GA645 Super EBC Fujinon 60mm f/4 lenses great optics too, very good ones...for me the GA645 is a like an point & shot in medium format planet.
At the moment my head goes for an Leica MP or M7 with a 35mm & 50mm to complete my arsenal.
J. T.

 

[jan normandale]

Shooting Mamiya 6 RF + Fuji BL G690 therefore 6(6 + 9) /2 = 7.5 how about 7 1/2 ?

 

[gkhoel]

Still shooting Mamiya Super 23, Kodak 100 UC in 120 roll back. 100/2.8, so far no problems with shutter or rangefinder. Other bodies in regular use are Yashica D and Yashica FX-3 Super.

 

[Dougg]

Opportune time for this thread to show signs of life. 🙂 I'm awaiting delivery of a GW670III, so I will soon have no good excuse to sneak in a few uploads from a "wannabe RF" Pentax 67. The Fuji GW670 joins smaller cousins GS645S and GA645Wi, and friend Bronica RF645. I do appreciate the richness offered in MF size negs.

Welcome to RFF, gkhoel... Mamiya Super 23, hmm. Large and interestingly modular rig, I believe, though I've not handled one. Somewhat like the Graflex XL system? I've wondered how it'd be to shoot a Linhof 220.

 

[montresor]

Rapid-Omega 200 and Koni-Omega Rapid, both for 6x7. I love those weighty brutes!

 

[Abbazz]

For me the Fuji GW series are the ultimate RF cameras.

I guess you haven't tried the interchangeable lens G690/GL690 then 😀

Abbazz