More power to you in handling this giant Pentax. I recall when they first came out and realize its size and weight were not for me. When I got a 645, I knew this was the MF camera for me.
Jim a. > From: Cesar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 23:49:50 -0500 > To: PDML <[email protected]> > Subject: Film in your hands... > Resent-From: [email protected] > Resent-Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 00:49:54 -0400 > > I got back my first roll of 120 slide film shot through my very own 67 > (I shot some 67 film earlier using Bob S.'s gear at GFMtn) yesterday. > It felt great even just looking at the images with the overhead light. > Once I put it on a light box - wow! I have to go and compare sizes with > the 645... > > Being that I shot it will lunching with coworkers during a beach > cleanup, I took it into work so they could see. Everyone commented on > the size of the film. They were just ordinary shots but they were all > impressed. I will try to see about scanning a shot or two to post > somewhere. Even an ordinary shot of a friend's Toyota with a kayak on > top was enough to make people go wow! I was using the Pentaprism so I > used a handheld meter for settings. I think I got better shots than > with the *ist D. I have to study this result - these were snapshots and > taken without much thinking so a study while taking my time is in order... > > The 645n is easier to handle, but the 67 has enough newness that I want > to go out and just shoot with it. Maybe I need to get a grip for it :-) > A PDML lurker sent me a manual for it and the 67II. This list is > great! Now if I can get someone to send me some lenses =-O > > I already have a Pelican case for the 645n, maybe I need to get one for > the, eventual, 67 system... though, I do have a an old Hakuba metal > carrying case that a friend gave me a while ago that I can press into > service. I just need to take the Nikon F3 and lenses out of it. Hey, > priorities are priorities. > > I must admit to feeling trepidation at taking 1/60 sec handheld shots > with the 67. Feeling the mirror move - or was it just the sound?- made > me think that all the shots would be blurry. Unfounded fears. I may > play around with the handholding a bit with this camera. Now if only I > can get a good deal on some 120/220 film - even old stuff. This > experimenting can get expensive. > I have yet to try out the folding focusing hood or the TTL Pentaprism. > I may try the TTL this weekend at the triathlon. Then again there is > flash to try out too... and just how does the leaf shutter work? ;-) > These are the times that I wish I were back in NYC with more interesting > variety of photo opportunities... Don't worry though, I can find > interesting enough -to me- shots to take. > I try to document the whole triathlon experience at our races, from > registration, preparation, the race, to past the finish line. Those are > the times I wish I had an assistant to keep the gear coming to me when I > need it :-) > > Sorry about the rambling, just enjoying the time away from it all and > spending it with the list, > > C�sar > Panama City, Florida > > P.S. When I get back up north to Baltimore can I still call it a PDML > get together when I see Christian and TV? ;-) >
