Many people have complained about how awkward it is to hold the wooden grip to shoot and the solution is of course not to use it for anything than to carry and hold. You have the option to attach it vertically to the right hand grip side as well but I found that annoying as it gets into the way of the film advance lever. I’ve found that attaching the strap to the wooden grip so it hangs vertically and slinging it around your body works best.Īs the camera is so big and heavy, attaching the straps like one normally would on a camera makes it feel less balanced in addition to the possibility of it inadvertently rubbing against the shutter speed dial and changing your settings. Some P67 users I’ve spoken to just walk around holding the camera by the wooden grip but I can’t trust myself enough to not somehow drop it. But then again I didn’t mind walking around Europe with a Rolleiflex SL66. Ergonomics and Quirksĭefinitely no where near as portable as a Plaubel Makina 67 or a Mamiya 7ii but I found it to be not too bad to walk around with for a few hours. This complete setup with the Takumar 105mm 2.4 lens, TTL pentaprism, wooden grip, strap, hood and film loaded tips the scales at a whopping 2.63 kg (5.8 lbs)! Yes, it is a heavy mofo but believe it or not, is not as bad as it sounds in actual use.
Field of view: 46°/37° (Diagonal/Horizontal).If you’re like me and stored up on some 220 film you have the easy option to switch the pressure plate to them here. Focusing Screen: Interchangeable Microprism.Viewfinder: Interchangeable – Folding Waist-level with 3.8x mag, Chimney 3x mag Eyecup, Pentaprism, TTL Pentaprism.Dimensions with TTL Pentaprism: 177 x 150 x 91mm.Weight: 1290g (1810g with TTL Pentaprism).Is this beast worth the hype? There are of course four different versions of the P67 camera (Asahi Pentax 6×7, 6×7 MLU, Pentax 67, Pentax 67ii). There are important distinctions between the various evolutions that factor into owning one of these medium format SLRs, but this review focuses on the Pentax 67 with the newer SMC Takumar 105mm 2.4 lens because, well that’s what I bought. There must be something to the notorious big of metal and glass that it was/is used by legions of legendary fashion photographers (Demarchelier, Testino, D’Orazio, Lagerfeld, the list goes on). Myself, I was looking to up my game in portrait photography and spark some joy Marie Kondo style. If you’re here reading this then perhaps you are like me and was curious why the Pentax 67 system has worked its way into the hearts and wallets of many a photographer over the years, culminating in its Holy Grail status.
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