My Kiev 6c 645 Arrived, and I am more than excited!

[santino]

don't hesitate, try the Pentacon Six. It seems to be less a gamble.

 

[TVphotog]

I just solved all the problems and found me a Pentax 645 at a yard sale with 2 lenses for 100 bucks. No Kiev worries for me. Of course, I still stare longingly at the 88Cs on Ebay...

 

[ruben]

I am now at my 5th day of daily carriage (it is becoming a personal diary 🙂 ), and by now I am more clear about 2 things.

a) The camera is very heavy for me, and this may bring the whole story to an end. Either I get used to, or sorrowfully bye.

b) The basic design of all the knobs, scales, and rings, is e x t r e m e l y easy to manipulate. It is a real pleasure to handhold this camera.

Cheers,
Ruben

 

[ruben]

After some written talk with Trevor Allin, who maintains an encyclopaedic sized website about the Pentacons Six, he kindly drove my attention to the mundane fact that a heavy Medium Format camera should never pend from the throat, but from a shoulder and across your body.

What a shame for me !

Cheers,
Ruben

PS
You guys of the one camera one lens fashion......

PS II
Still without a single image to show you. Why ? Given the solution to my former basic problem, I decided to purchase a Pentacon Six and start my first photo session with both Medium Format cameras, simultaneously.
(BTW, the mount is the same) Gear in transit.

 

[oftheherd]

Well, Ruben, looking forward to seeing your comparison of the two, as well as photos from them.