Hi James I have (since a few days) both (Pentax 6x7). Pentacon use nice Zeiss Jena lenses. The cameras are fine, but don't come even close to Pentax in precision manufacturing, convenience in use, reliability etc. I got a new viewfinder screen and the Pentacon 6 CLA'd for about 100$ in Dresden (Pentacon Gmbh), Germany - that made it a lot better. If you plan to use it in a studio/on a tripod it's fine, but more difficult handheld because the metered prisma is not very fast/accurate in use. Use a hand held /incident meter. It's NOT an ACTION CAMERA. Remember that 6x6 really is a 645 that doesn't have to bu turned to landscape or portrait format - you'll often want a rectangular picture in the end. So 6x7 is actually MUCH bigger than 6x6! If you later want a Pentax too, go for Pentax 645, which allows you to use (with adapter) the Zeiss lenses on the Pentax. You can have the some lenses rebuild to 6x7 too but it's VERY expensive (400$ a lens). If you don't want exchangeable lenses - go for a Rolleiflex 3.5 F - it's brilliant! Best regards Jens
-----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]P� vegne af James Adams Sendt: 16. april 2002 04:47 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Medium Format - To Pentax or not to Pentax. I have seen so many Pentax 67 and 645 cameras for sale this past week, I kind of despaired when looking at their high prices. Question: Would a Penticon Six camera be a reasonable camera to start MF photography. I have seen a number coming up on Ebay, most claiming to have been CLA'd. James BTW The Ricohflex I bought yesterday now works perfectly. I removed the front and rear lens elements and used Q-Tips and MG Chemicals Audio/Video Head Cleaner to remove a load of oil from the shutter and Iris blades. I used this as it contains IPA and a Tetrafluoroethane, and found that the oil or residue was removed easily by evaporation. - 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 .
