Pentax 67 Gas!

It was way too heavy and bulky. i hated that i could not easily print a contact sheet on a 8x10 paper, i needed two negative sheets. it became a nightmare getting prints done at "Pro" labs who used antiquated machinery compared to 1-Hour Labs. The slow shutter a real problem with strobe at weddings esp. if a videographer present with his lights, causing ghost images.The photos were great! There was no problem with the quality. For me larger formats are a loss. These days with way less labs, again think before you leap.
 
leicapixie said:
It was way too heavy and bulky. i hated that i could not easily print a contact sheet on a 8x10 paper, i needed two negative sheets. it became a nightmare getting prints done at "Pro" labs who used antiquated machinery compared to 1-Hour Labs. The slow shutter a real problem with strobe at weddings esp. if a videographer present with his lights, causing ghost images.The photos were great! There was no problem with the quality. For me larger formats are a loss. These days with way less labs, again think before you leap.
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Actually with labs like Precision Camera and North Coast Photo getting quality processing and scans at a reasonable price is easier than it has ever been. So long as you can wait 1-2 weeks for your results. The fact that these labs exist is the reason I got into medium format. The IQ beats the pants off anything else I can afford.
 
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Pentax 6X7, 150mm F/2.8, Pro 160S, monopod, PCV process & scan
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I was thinking and i would like to mount some enlarger lens on my 6x7. I would also really like to have movements also. How would i go about this. Would it just be a adaptor to bellows then the bellows have a m39 mount. What bellows allow movements.

I also would not mind have a superwide fixed focus lens. That would be easy to make though.
 
cjbecker said:
I was thinking and i would like to mount some enlarger lens on my 6x7. I would also really like to have movements also. How would i go about this. Would it just be a adaptor to bellows then the bellows have a m39 mount. What bellows allow movements.

I also would not mind have a superwide fixed focus lens. That would be easy to make though.
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None of what you want to do is very practical, because of the large amount of distance between the mount and the film plane due to the mirror. I don't think you'll be happy with the optical quality of an enlarger lens, and you'll probably need something longer than 135mm. Novoflex has a bellows system for the Pentax 6x7, but it costs about $400. And is probably designed for only macro. And doesn't appear to have movements. You could get a Speed Graphic and medium format back for much less than that, and have access to all sorts of lenses with movements.

As for superwide fixed focus lens...I doubt it...you'll need to find one with a retrofocus design (again because of the flange distance), and use it in a Pentax 6x7 mount, and it would probably look like crap.

If you want a medium format superwide, buy the 35mm fisheye or 45mm (or get a hasselblad swc or mamiya 7/43mm). If you want medium format with movements, get a fuji gx680. the pentax 6x7 is great for many things, but not for what you want to do.
 
cjbecker said:
I was thinking and i would like to mount some enlarger lens on my 6x7. I would also really like to have movements also. How would i go about this. Would it just be a adaptor to bellows then the bellows have a m39 mount. What bellows allow movements.

I also would not mind have a superwide fixed focus lens. That would be easy to make though.
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There is a 75mm tilt-and-shift lens made for the Pentax 6x7.
 
How do you know the latest 55mm? The last two variations are identical in look and shape! The firsts are obvious.

Is it just the third is 6x7 and the latest is 67
 
mob81 said:
How do you know the latest 55mm? The last two variations are identical in look and shape! The firsts are obvious.

Is it just the third is 6x7 and the latest is 67
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Yes, the 67 designation is one way to tell, plus the text usually found on the front of the lens inside the filter ring is printed on the beveled front edge of the focusing ring on the later lens. As you say, the earliest 55 (f/3.5) is recognized by the huge front element. The middle (6x7) lens was made 1979-85 only.
 

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Yes, the 67 designation is one way to tell, plus the text usually found on the front of the lens inside the filter ring is printed on the beveled front edge of the focusing ring on the later lens. As you say, the earliest 55 (f/3.5) is recognized by the huge front element. The middle (6x7) lens was made 1979-85 only.
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Thanks Doug,
and the examples are sure clear :)
 
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