These are great cameras, and fun to use! I have the earlier Praktisix ..... same difference I have found that if your shutter speeds/ curtain, are stuck ( esp at 125, on these) that a can of spray electronic contact cleaner sprayed in to the four corners of your shutter opening, where the shutter curtains travel, and fire the shutter a few times, that it will at least for a while, free up the stuck shutter curtains! Good luck, and thank you!!
Good job there. I have been shooting digital for years, but want to get back to analog. I am doing it with music, too. Back to vinyl. I love your film camera reviews. Hoping to see more of them.
The kiev 60 was my first medium format camera. I have the same 80mm and love it. There are two other great lenses for this system. The 65mm f2.8 and the 120mm f2.8. If you get a chance to try them, I'm sure you would love them. Great content btw.
Whats up Big Joe, good job on the channel, I shoot film also, actually did a Rolleiflex vs Rolleicord review on the channel.. after shooting medium format looking at 35mm is some times a disapointment mostly when I shoot color. I hear this pentacon can give problems and you have to buy a few before getting a good one but for the price that is doable. the lenses on these have great character. Im shooting a Mamiya m645 1000s with the 55mm and im stunned how perfect that lens is wide open. By the way howd you hurt your hand? i need to get back to watching the vid, peace
There are a few emulsions still available on B&H I believe. And you can buy a lot of older emulsions, mainly expired stuff on eBay, but I'd use caution buying film from there.
The website I referenced in this video is no longer active :( But here's the link to a good article that is a great starting point that I believe will have you headed in the right direction! www.pentaconsix.com/screens.htm Happy Shooting!
The later model Pentacon's (like this one) can be reliable if treated well. As noted, there are a wealth of lenses made to fit it, some great (Carl Zeiss) and some not so much (Meyer). Bodies and lenses are far more common in Europe that in the US, where selling East German products was historically problematic for political reasons. I think the metered prisms all took the long gone mercury batteries and were pretty dim anyway. Not a camera as your one and only.
These are great cameras, and fun to use!
I have the earlier Praktisix ..... same difference
I have found that if your shutter speeds/ curtain, are stuck ( esp at
125, on these) that a can of spray electronic contact cleaner sprayed in to the four corners of your shutter opening, where the shutter curtains travel, and fire the shutter a few times, that it will at least for a while, free up the stuck shutter curtains!
Good luck, and thank you!!
Honestly the images that you get off the camera is just very pleasing
Just bought one of these to use on my channel! Great review dude!
Good job there. I have been shooting digital for years, but want to get back to analog. I am doing it with music, too. Back to vinyl. I love your film camera reviews. Hoping to see more of them.
Thank you! I've got a lot planned for 2019
Great video, Very informative, sold me on the camera. Thank you.
The kiev 60 was my first medium format camera. I have the same 80mm and love it. There are two other great lenses for this system. The 65mm f2.8 and the 120mm f2.8. If you get a chance to try them, I'm sure you would love them. Great content btw.
Sweet, I might have to pick those lenses up this year! Thanks!!
Mine has the same problem at the same shutter speed!
I have Pentacon 6 TL, too. And i have 50mm, 80mm and 180mm lens. Images very nice at f/8.
I would like to use a 105 2.5 Nikkor lens on my Kiev 6c. Are there any adapters available.
Whats up Big Joe, good job on the channel, I shoot film also, actually did a Rolleiflex vs Rolleicord review on the channel.. after shooting medium format looking at 35mm is some times a disapointment mostly when I shoot color. I hear this pentacon can give problems and you have to buy a few before getting a good one but for the price that is doable. the lenses on these have great character. Im shooting a Mamiya m645 1000s with the 55mm and im stunned how perfect that lens is wide open. By the way howd you hurt your hand? i need to get back to watching the vid, peace
very informative one, thanks a lot!
i love your channel, keep it up!
Will do! Thank you!
Excellent, i just bough this camera and i love it :-)
Does it need film with paper or without?
Kev, or Keev. (Or Kee-ev) ;)
Great video! Looks like a great 120 SLR.
Is there a place to download high res sample images?
Great channel
Thank you!
Funky Medium Format SLR!
Where can I get 220s? I thought they were discontinued...
There are a few emulsions still available on B&H I believe. And you can buy a lot of older emulsions, mainly expired stuff on eBay, but I'd use caution buying film from there.
Could you add the link where we can buy the new and better focus screen?
The website I referenced in this video is no longer active :( But here's the link to a good article that is a great starting point that I believe will have you headed in the right direction! www.pentaconsix.com/screens.htm Happy Shooting!
First like :)
Ayyyyeee! Nice!
The later model Pentacon's (like this one) can be reliable if treated well. As noted, there are a wealth of lenses made to fit it, some great (Carl Zeiss) and some not so much (Meyer). Bodies and lenses are far more common in Europe that in the US, where selling East German products was historically problematic for political reasons. I think the metered prisms all took the long gone mercury batteries and were pretty dim anyway. Not a camera as your one and only.
Plus they can be repaired cheap and easy
Why do people who review this camera always talk about 'the problems' yet rarely have they actually experienced them. Humans are dumb animals.