Brother Mike, Welcome to the brotherhood! It is funny how everyone who haven't used one of the beloved beasts thinks that it is much bigger, louder and clumsier than it really is.
I have the 67II so I am not going to be much help with your questions. Hopefully one of the other brothers can explain for you. If you like that old solid metal feel in your lenses, stick with the older Takumar designs. Optically about the same and no loss of features at all. Brother Bruce Tuesday, March 26, 2002, 6:42:33 PM, you wrote: MI> Hello brothers: MI> Just got the 6x7 MLU camera which I bought on ebay a couple of weeks ago. To MI> say the least, I am impressed. It feels so right, despite the size and MI> weight! The ergonomics is wonderful. The weight is quite manageable and it MI> is very comfortable to handhold. I am a bit disappointed with the lens MI> (105mm f/2.4, new style) built, feels like SMC-A lenses, a bit too plasticky MI> for my taste, but still OK. A bigger disappointment is the focusing screen MI> brightness -- I guess I got spoiled by LX and ME-S (those look like p/s MI> cameras put by its side). But the focusing aid in the center looks really MI> neat, kinda like in a rangefinder, I like it a lot more than the standard MI> split image. I expected a lot worse mirror shake and shutter noise (someone MI> described it as banging trashcan lids), it seems quite reasonable. It took MI> me a few minutes to load my first roll, but now that I went through this MI> excercise once, it doesn't seem like a big deal anymore. Overall, I must MI> say, I am happy with the way it looks and feels. And having it by my side, I MI> think I would be quite comfortable walking in the darkest meanest MI> neighborhoods ;) MI> Now the questions. The manual I've got was from Honeywell 6x7, apparently MI> much older than what I have, so there are some discrepancies. There's no MI> self timer, correct? That thingy, "shutter cocking key", what exactly is MI> that and is it useful? I don't have it. There's a hole on the bottom plate, MI> behind the tripod socket. What is it? The manual doesn't say a word (in MI> fact, the manual doesn't say much about anything, but it wasn't difficult to MI> figure 90% of everything). The s/n is 4149036. Any idea how old is that? Are MI> there good replacement for the standard screen? Are they expensive? MI> Difficult to change (the manual says "by authorized personel")? MI> The package I have is the body, the metering prism (the meter seems OK), the MI> lens and 3 filters (80a, sky and polarizing). I would rate everything as MI> exellent condition (many signs of use but not much abuse -- some scratches MI> on the paint, minor brassing, scratches on the base from tripod mount, but MI> no dents/dings, nothing ugly, a a few feet away it look like new; the glass MI> is clean, focusing is right on, at least through the finder). What should I MI> pay attention to meanwhile to make nothing's wrong with it? I paid $850 + MI> s/h. Did I do good? MI> The mirror box lacks some foam to dampen the mirror. Is it MI> difficult/expensive to replace? MI> Too bad I won't have a chance to test it in action until the weekend (but I MI> have one week to check it out and return if not happy, so that is enough MI> time). MI> Newly enabled brother Mike MI> - MI> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, MI> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to MI> 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 .
