Hi William, Although the 6x7 heavier, it's much easier to work with. You don't have to think about parallax, you can actually see what's in the viewfinder when using the prism, because it's much brighter. The brightness makes it much easier to focus, and I prefer the lens barrel focus to the rack and pinion bellows of the Mamiya. I also like being forced into a vertical vs. horizontal composition choice. The lenses are noticeably sharper than the early 80 and late 250 that I had for the Mamiya and far better at managing flare. And of course the 300/4 SMC Pentax is a couple of stops faster than the 250/6.9 Mamiya TLR lens. (I think it was 6.9, might have been 6.3).
"William D. Sawyer" wrote: > Paul, how would you compare shooting with your new P67 to your old Mamiya? Image >quality? > > > -----Original Message----- > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist > > Sent: January 26, 2002 9:41 PM > > > I've been shooting with my 6x7 for about 3 weeks now. At first it > > was a bit > > awkward. But now after a couple dozen rolls of film, it feels > > perfectly natural. > > Today, I went for a walk through a small town near my home with a > > 300/4 mounted > > on the 6x7. It was not difficult to shoot with, even in this hit > > and run street > > shooting mode. It's heavy, but not difficult to handle. The > > viewfinder is great, > > and both the focus ring and shutter are easy to work with when > > the camera is in > > either vertical or horizontal position. If you're reasonably strong and in > > relatively good shape, it shouldn't be a problem. > > Paul > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
