Pentax 6x7 : How to and why I switched from Mamiya (psych)
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- In this video I'll be discussing my most recent camera pick up which I've gone with as a travel replacement to my beloved Mamiya RZ67. A quick how too mixed with my personal thoughts and experiences on the camera as well as some of the photos I've shot with it since getting it a few months back.
If you have any questions please leave them in the comments and i will get back to you with an answer.
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I have this Pentax 67 now so thank you. Great video
RS. Canada
thank you, how are you getting along with it?
I got my first Pentax 6X7 MLU, today in the mail…… just cleaning it up, and cleaning the glass.
Nice, easy to understand overview…. Thanks! Best of luck with yours…. Nice photos!
hope you get on with it, i sadly sold mine after it didn't get used for its intended purpose😂 couldn't stop taking the RZ abroad…
The problem with sharpness is probably not the lens, I have the old 90mm not the latest one you have. In the past I have done fifty inch prints from the Pentax with amazing quality when the photos were taken with flash only lighting. The mirror is a bit of a shaker but with flash that is eliminated. Back in the 1980's the Pentax lenses were considered sharper than the Mamiya lenses, but in truth it varies depending on focal length. The 105mm Pentax lens is very highly regarded. For daylight use, I would recommend a very sturdy tripod and that will improve the sharpness, especially if you combine that with mirror lock. For the record, I bought my Pentax in 1982 and it cost less than a back for a Hasselblad or Rollei SL66. So the second body was the economical solution. Most lenses for the Pentax and the Mamiya are amazing value for money compared to the Zeiss lenses used by Hasselblad and from my experience, the difference is not material. Other factors will have a more significant impact on image sharpness. The Pentax is the most enjoyable camera to use out of the four different 120 film systems I own. It has also been the most reliable of all my cameras. It is also a very big system so if you want to collect it, you have years of fun looking for some of the rarer items.
I think with the RZ being that bit newer Mamiya had refined their lens coatings quite a bit and were generally considered to be sharper than the Pentax, that was one of the main reasons Phase One bought them out was for the lens tech. Don't get me wrong the Pentax is phenomenally sharp but I feel that the Mamiya has it across a whole frame
Ah, the one that got away.... I used to shoot a lot on a 6x7, then 67 MLU, but decided to sell it when my film transport repairs kept getting more expensive each time. Regretted that ever since, lol. Had a set of extension tubes which allowed me to focus close with the 105 and 165 especially, which made them great for portraits too. Flash sync of 1/30 wasn't great though, nor the mirror shake. But you have the MLU version, so you're ok ;-)
sadly sold my Pentax 6x7 last summer, i do miss it but just found myself still gravitating towards my RZ67 instead despite it being bigger and heavier
i think, from what I've seen, that the p67II elelectronic meter has several nice features, inincluding aperture priority auto.
you're correct it does as well as exposure compensation and a more sophisticated LCD read out along the bottom
RE his multiple comments about how heavy the Pentax 67 is, a trait often mentioned in YT videos. The facts are that if you were to actually weigh the Pentax 67 versus the Mamiya RB, the RB is heavier. When you add the metering finder to the RB, it is heavier still. As for lenses, you can cherry pick between lenses for each system, but generally, the Pentax lenses are noticeably superior to the Mamiya lenses. As for the Pentax 105mm lens, it may be better than sliced bread on YT, but the facts are that it is one of the original, thus oldest, lenses in the Pentax inventory. Its objective performance is significantly lower than other Pentax lenses which might be used as "normal" focal length options, all the social media hype notwithstanding, including his 90mm 2.8.
very true, the Pentax is heavier than both the RB and RZ bodies, I found it just didn't really suit my style of photography somehow and I think I've become so engrained with using the RZ that it's hard to switch away from it. I do like the rendering from the Pentax 67 lenses, I always found the 105mm had an 'old' look to it which I wasn't a big fan of which is why I opted for the 90mm. Again, I think I've been spoilt for far too long with the Mamiya 110mm on the RZ it's hard to move away from
For Travel I like the Bronica GS-1 as it is smaller and a bit lighter than the RB/RZ systems but still has modular backs and leaf shutters. Right handed detachable grip and aperture priority BUT All electronic and no F2.8 lenses. Great shots by the way.
i remember looking at the GS-1 as an alternative to the RZ, i liked it for the same reasons you appear to like it but the lens selection was really what put me off
about reliability...it's one of the things that I've never seen noted as a p67 problem. for the battery, it's so damned tiny that having a spare with you is just about trivial, in terms of storage and space...for cold weather, Pentax has/had a battery holder with about 1 metre 'extension cord', so that you could actually have the battery inside your jacket while shooting.
i'm aware of the battery extension cords and have been tempted a few times, it's not so much a noteworthy reliability issue it's more one that simply niggles at the back of my mind when shooting
@@MaxLamdin It is funny, no one worries about batteries in digital cameras. I have not used my Pentax in sub-zero conditions but I have used other 1980's battery powered film cameras without incident. You can always put the battery in your pocket (make sure nothing metal is in there first) for a few minutes if the cold does get to it. Judging by the fantastic quality of all the remote battery cords on eBay, I suspect their original owners never found them necessary. I think people worry too much about this point.
Always take the lens off before removing the pentaprism. Always reinstall the pentaprism before installing the lens.
thank you for the clarification
Only matters if you have the prism with a built in meter. Every other prism you don't have to worry about
Wizard
when will we see you using a digital 6x7? :)
if one existed i'd be after it
@@MaxLamdin what’s that one on the shelf at work?😛
@@kiddacreative the Pentax is more similar to the Fuji medium format, so smaller than 6x4.5, so not really medium format and definitely not 6x7
@@MaxLamdin closer to your preferred format though….
@@kiddacreative that's true, just not quite there🥲
Those two cameras are same size and weight aside from handling.😂
RZ with the waist level finder then yes they're *about* the same size and weight, with the AE prism on the RZ it adds about another kilo making the Pentax feel much lighter and smaller
Had 3 pentax 6x7s over time. And i really really wanted ro love them. But that weight and shutter got myself a mamiya 7II and have never looked back
i can completely understand that, i struggle with rangefinders but when i have shot the Mamiya 7 in the past the results have been amazing