6x7 Family photo

Paul Ewins · 04-16-2012, 04:56 AM - **1 Like**

I always wanted a 6x7 but couldn't afford one, and then digital came along and the prices crashed. So I bought one and a couple of lenses and used it a bit. The prices kept dropping, so I bought a 67 and then a 67II and things started to snowball. A few weeks back I got the holy grail, a 6x7 Marine housing, and this week I finished the collection with a replica (faked by me) of the pre-production 6x7 in chrome and black.

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**blackcloudbrew** · 04-16-2012, 06:10 AM

I'm sooo envious. I only have one original 6x7.

Well done!

**gofour3** · 04-16-2012, 06:16 AM

Yeah the 6x7 with the Marine housing is impressive.

Phil

tuco · 04-16-2012, 06:57 AM

We'll have to coin a new phrase for you, P67BA (Pentax 67 Buying Addiction)

What's the lens situation like?

**blackcloudbrew** · 04-16-2012, 07:27 AM

Wait a minute, I don't see any with a wooden handle! How can you present a display like this without the handle? It's just...just...unthinkable!

phonoline · 04-16-2012, 09:07 AM

I think, the wooden handle was just made for people to look. It has no function at all.

tuco · 04-16-2012, 09:24 AM

Originally posted by phonoline

I think, the wooden handle was just made for people to look. It has no function at all.

It does have a flash shoe which could be handy if you needed one. But after a couple of times of using that handle when I first got it, its never been used since in 20 years.

Yamanobori · 04-16-2012, 10:11 AM

The wooden handle is a lift accessory...

phonoline · 04-16-2012, 03:59 PM

I was making fun, tuco

You get a lot of curious looks when you carry around that monster with the wooden grip. It does look cool and its actually very handy.

Paul Ewins · 04-16-2012, 04:26 PM

Originally posted by tuco

We'll have to coin a new phrase for you, P67BA (Pentax 67 Buying Addiction)

What's the lens situation like?

The lens situation is, um, quite healthy. I don't have any M* lenses or the super-teles, but have most of the others covered. The only 6x7 lens that I would even call rare (apart from the 1000 reflex) is the converted 500/4.5 and I'm still unsure whether that was a Pentax "by request" conversion (like the mirror lockup on Spotmatics) or just something that was done by a repair shop. Mostly though I am buying "user" grade lenses which generally aren't much more expensive than their 35mm counterparts and there are a lot fewer of them so as a collecting exercise it is probably no worse than collecting M or A cameras and lenses.

Wheatfield · 04-16-2012, 05:38 PM

Originally posted by phonoline

I think, the wooden handle was just made for people to look. It has no function at all.

The handle functions as a way to carry the camera. This is no small consideration.

desertscape · 04-16-2012, 06:03 PM

And here I thought my having three bodies was a lot!

johnlsullivan3 · 04-22-2012, 07:15 PM

Looks like it's time for this group to join Pentax Buyer's Annonymous. I'm not just the spokesperson, I'm a client as well LOL.....

04-22-2012, 07:15 PM	#13
johnlsullivan3 New Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ogden, Utah, USA Posts: 10	Pentax Buyer's Annonymous Looks like it's time for this group to join Pentax Buyer's Annonymous. I'm not just the spokesperson, I'm a client as well LOL.....

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04-16-2012, 06:10 AM	#2
blackcloudbrew Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cotati, California USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,460	I'm sooo envious. I only have one original 6x7. Well done!

04-16-2012, 06:16 AM	#3
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,090	Yeah the 6x7 with the Marine housing is impressive. Phil

04-16-2012, 06:57 AM	#4
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,025	We'll have to coin a new phrase for you, P67BA (Pentax 67 Buying Addiction) What's the lens situation like?

04-16-2012, 07:27 AM	#5
blackcloudbrew Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cotati, California USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,460	Wait a minute, I don't see any with a wooden handle! How can you present a display like this without the handle? It's just...just...unthinkable!

04-16-2012, 09:07 AM	#6
phonoline Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hamburg Posts: 267	I think, the wooden handle was just made for people to look. It has no function at all.

04-16-2012, 09:24 AM	#7
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,025	Originally posted by phonoline I think, the wooden handle was just made for people to look. It has no function at all. It does have a flash shoe which could be handy if you needed one. But after a couple of times of using that handle when I first got it, its never been used since in 20 years.

04-16-2012, 10:11 AM	#8
Yamanobori Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 573	The wooden handle is a lift accessory...

04-16-2012, 03:59 PM	#9
phonoline Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hamburg Posts: 267	I was making fun, tuco You get a lot of curious looks when you carry around that monster with the wooden grip. It does look cool and its actually very handy.

04-16-2012, 04:26 PM	#10
Paul Ewins Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 274 Original Poster	Originally posted by tuco We'll have to coin a new phrase for you, P67BA (Pentax 67 Buying Addiction) What's the lens situation like? The lens situation is, um, quite healthy. I don't have any M* lenses or the super-teles, but have most of the others covered. The only 6x7 lens that I would even call rare (apart from the 1000 reflex) is the converted 500/4.5 and I'm still unsure whether that was a Pentax "by request" conversion (like the mirror lockup on Spotmatics) or just something that was done by a repair shop. Mostly though I am buying "user" grade lenses which generally aren't much more expensive than their 35mm counterparts and there are a lot fewer of them so as a collecting exercise it is probably no worse than collecting M or A cameras and lenses.

04-16-2012, 05:38 PM	#11
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,981	Originally posted by phonoline I think, the wooden handle was just made for people to look. It has no function at all. The handle functions as a way to carry the camera. This is no small consideration.

04-16-2012, 06:03 PM	#12
desertscape Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,272	And here I thought my having three bodies was a lot!