----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Loveless"
Subject: Re: Pentax 67
Otherwise, make sure you are buying a body with mirror lock up.
I don't foresee myself using the MLU that much. Actually, I'll
probably hand hold the camera most of the time. Are parts for the
older non-MLU particularly hard to find, or are there other reasons to
go with the MLU body?
Non MLU bodies were the first run, and were only made for a couple of years,
I think 75-77 or thereabouts. These things have been around for about as
long as K mount cameras.
Anyway, they made a lot of improvements to the cameras in addition to MLU,
especially, they improved the reliability of the film transport, and I recal
reading in one of Fred Picker's tomes that they put some damping into the
mirror and shutter operation to smooth them down a bit.
The 6x7 is on the heavy side, but is easily handholdable, and can be shot
handheld at speeds 35mm camera users only dream about.
William Robb
