Not to mention that the 67II has TTL flash metering along with a new finder that supports matrix, center weighted and spot metering and also supports aperture priority. And the finder doesn't have that telescoping view that you have to perfectly position your eye over.
-- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, April 6, 2005, 5:07:51 PM, you wrote: pcn> You neglected to post some of the addendums that followed pcn> this message <vbg>. The shutter bounce vibration in the 6x7 is pcn> largely myth. Ask Bill about his standing nickel test. pcn> Furthermore, the 645 has a film curl problem due to the way it pcn> winds. In the 6x7 film curl is much less of a problem. And of pcn> course the negative is MUCH bigger! pcn> Paul pcn> The brotherhood >> The 645 is reputed to be the toughest, most reliable camera ever made by >> Pentax. I know I've put mine through its paces in the abuse handling >> department :) I have the original one, which is manual focus, and I find >> it a joy to use. I shoot B&W almost exclusively with it; I'll never go >> back to printing from those tiny 35mm B&W negs again! >> >> Some time ago I compiled a list of points offered by various PDML >> members comparing the 645 and the 67: >> >> 645n/645nII advantages: >> * Smaller and lighter (especially with a full kit of lenses and >> *especially* when a tripod is included - the 67 needs a *heavy* one) >> * No need for mirror lock-up (with lenses 300mm and less) >> * No issue with shutter-bounce blurring of images. >> * Autofocus >> * More shots on a roll of film >> * Better selection of lenses (especially when you consider that you >> can use all the lenses for the 67 on the 645 with an adaptor) and *much* >> better selection of zoom lenses (most of which offer *superb* >> performance) >> * Data imprinting on film (outside frames) >> * Motorized film advance >> * Multi-segment (matrix) metering (reputed to be truly excellent in its >> 645 implementation) >> * Faster flash sync speed (1/60 vs 1/30) >> * Extra (side-mounted) tripod socket for easy verticals >> >> With the original manual focus) 645, all these advantages except the >> autofocus and matrix metering apply. >> >> 67 advantages: >> * Bigger negative >> * Removable pentaprism for waist-level viewing >> * Has one lens for which there's no real 645 equivalent: the 35mm >> fisheye (you'd lose some of the coverage and fisheye effect if you put >> this lens on the 645 with the adapter) >> * Frightens small children & intimidates other photographers >> >> The major advantage of the 67 is the bigger negative. For many people >> that's the bottom line. That said, the difference between a 35mm neg and >> a 645 neg is huge (in the resulting print). The difference between >> 645 and 67 is not nearly as great. >> >> http://luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/pentax67ii.shtml >> http://luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/645nii.shtml >> http://luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/645-mlu.shtml >> >> -- >> Mark Roberts >> Photography and writing >> www.robertstech.com >>
