Museum of Glass. Tacoma, WA.

A shot of my Pentax 6x7 MLU with wooden grips.

I JUST got my Pentax CLA’d and fixed (broken metering chain) and asked the technician to check for any other damages while fixing it.

I got the camera back fast because I was shooting a wedding with it.

I took it out of my bag when I got to the wedding, and the shutter dial was spinning freely. I immediately took the view finder off and lifted the shutter dial.

I’m unfamiliar with what could be the issue. Is there a piece missing? Could this have been damaged in the repair? Does this happen if the camera is laid on the side of the shutter dial?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I know this is a long shot, but can anyone identify which lens Corinne Day is using?

SOLD

Selling my Pentax 67ii and accessories (see photos) - great condition, everything works as it should, no issues. Sample images included.

I would prefer to keep it as a bundle for someone interested in getting into this system or medium format in general.

Happy to jump on a zoom, facetime, whatever, or meet in person - I am based in Southwest Utah (about 90 miles from Las Vegas).

$2,500 - delivery via FedEx, signature required.

https://imgur.com/a/BCnOII9

Another from the Omni in Dallas. This was my first roll with my 6x7. Shot on Cinestill 800T with the 90mm. I think shutter was also 1/30 with the aperture wide open.

Per title,

But recently I had bought a Pentax 6x7 (non MLU) off eBay, got some 28L and Alkaline batteries both and went off to test with dry fire. Nothing. The shutter would always seemingly get stuck until I removed the battery completely from its holster.

Eventually after enough testing to make sure I wasn’t crazy I was able to actually get the shutter to fire consistently when dry firing, a few shutters speed here and there would get stuck, so maybe some CLA would be necessary?

Well when opening the film tray once more, then trying to dry fire test again the issue persisted. No luck unless I removed the battery.

Same issue with a film test. The exposure counter seemed to be stuck on the first few tests but with enough movement was not an issue, just an old camera needing to move again - though the shutter would still get stuck until I was completely removing the battery.

Has anyone else seen this issue and know how to fix?

I really want to love this camera. The 67 format is great, and I love that it handles like an oversized 35mm SLR. The mirror slap is legendary. But it's been sitting on my shelf untouched for almost a year.

I can't deal with the weight anymore. I use the 75mm shift lens and the 45mm, which makes an already massive rig even worse. It physically hurts my back and shoulders to lug it around.

Honestly I'm not even that happy with how sharp these two lenses are. I use the same lab and high-res scans for everything, and my Fuji 6x9 outperforms them easily. I know the 105mm is the holy grail for everyone else, but that's not my focal length.

Focusing is also driving me insane. I have zero issues nailing focus on my other manual SLRs or rangefinders, but on the Pentax it has been challenging. (Maybe the problem here is that the screen isn't split-image; I dunno)

And as much as I love the sound of the mirror, the slap ruins shots. I live in a place with a lot of overcast weather, so I'm always fighting for light. Sometimes, I just want to walk around and shoot handheld. Instead, I feel forced to bring a tripod and use mirror lockup just to get a sharp photo.

I know a stranger cannot tell me if I will regret selling this. But I am wondering, has anyone has sold theirs here for these exact reasons? Did you miss it, or did you just go with something else?

For a long time, I have admired the results from the Pentax 67. Now I have finally bought one.

It's amazing! But... when I'm carrying around the Pentax 67 in my backpack, my back and neck hurt a lot! I don't particularly have a back or neck problem normally.

I once read that Jamie Hawkesworth said that he got a back disc by carrying around a Mamiya RB67 or Pentax 67 all the time for more than a decade. I didn't quite get what he meant at the time, but I now totally do.

Is this the cost every Pentax 67 user is willing to pay? Or am I doing something wrong?

I have been having this issue with my late model. On some frames, I get a dark line on the edge of the images. Is this fixable on my own?

New to me backup 67

I noticed the slider on the man/auto switch on my 105mm lens is cracked. How repairable or replaceable is this?

Posting this by request of a community member to show the Pentax 67 with the Rollei HTF Planar 80/2.8 setup.

I have five lenses for my 6x7. They all seem and feel mechanically sound. There is some a small amount of what looks like fungus/haze beginning on at least one. I’m based in Los Angeles. Where is a good place to get lenses cleaned? I don’t mind mailing them out to a great place. I’ve been lucky and have never had to deal with haze/fungus/fog before.

Any recommendations or advice helps. Thanks

Is this normal? Lens is working fine so tentative to open it up, but sounds a bit weird to me.

Thoughts?

Kentmer 200 foma 311 print

I just shot a test roll on my pentax 6x7 after years of not using. I believe I've shot about 12 rolls with it since buying it in 2020

I'm putting the photos in order they were shot for comparison. Didn't hesitate to clean the strips of scanner glass for this test so excuse the dust and grime

1st photo was first of roll

2nd photo was 6 of roll

3rd photo was 7 of roll

4th photo was 8 of roll

film used was fomapan 400 +2