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Hi everyone,

Forum newb here. I am hoping to partake of the collective Pentax 67 wisdom here. I bought my older 67 body about a year ago, and have been enjoying it immensely. When I actually nail the shot, the IQ blows me away. I have been using Kodak Portra 400 so far, and had no issues. I just set the ASA to 400 and use the TTL metering prism. Has been fine so far. This is my beastie:



My question is, since the ASA only goes down in set numbers from 100, (64, 32, etc.) what do I do if I am using Provia 50, or 160, or any other film ASA number not found on the dial? Set it as close as possible to the actual film number? But how close should it be - close lower or close higher than what's available on the dial?

Many thanks in advance!

Hi, welcome around, my 6X7 MU has 100 - dot - 64 - dot - dot - 32 — the first ‘dot‘ after ‘64‘ would be the ‘50‘ ASA mark. Perhaps, yours is an earlier different version? Regards Jakob

Thanks Jakob,

Yes, mine is an older version without the MLU. Now, when you say "the first dot after", did you mean above 64 or below it (towars 32)? Sorry that I am not sure...

You can find a manual for the metered pentaprism finder here:
http://www.cameramanuals.org/pentax_pdf/pentax_6x7_pentaprism.pdf
On page 6 of the manual you will find a schematic presentation of the ASA (ISO) scale.

Arutemu, hopefully you've gotten your ISO sorted now. I have a question about your setup. Can you tell me anything about that grip you have mounted to your camera? It looks very nice. I wouldn't mind having one like that on mine, rather than the huge grip Pentax made for it.

@cooltouch: Thanks, sure! The grip is made by Artit Chottiboot in Thailand. He is a Pentax 67 shooter himself. Here is his Flickr page: artit chotiboot | Flickr

and his Instagram: Photographer & Craftsman (@snapu) ? Instagram photos and videos

He makes them to order for $139, which includes shipping via registered tracked mail to the US. Here is a review of his grip here: GEAR REVIEW // Pentax 6x7 Wooden Grip by Snapu ? West End Camera Club

His email: myoatmail@gmail.com

I got my grip a couple of days ago, so the info is fresh: When contacted by email, his response was instantaneous. He answered all the questions, explained the process and was upfront about everything. I highly recommend him.

That grip looks great, will have to check it out.

Thanks for posting and welcome to the forum!

Phil.

64 or below it (towars 32)? this is wright—towards `32´

Yeah, that grip looks like a great one, that the 1. and 2. second 6X7s lack.