First Pentax 67ii Arrives

[Model71]

Hello. I purchased a 67ii from eBay; it arrives tomorrow. I am curious to ask if there are particular function checks for the 67ii I should confirm. Are there common gremlins, mechanical issues, to look out for?

Kind regards,
~ Jeff

 

[halfaman]

Pentax 67II is very electronically controlled, so normally it either works or doesn´t. There is no middle term. Do a test roll, develop and check as soon as possible.

 

[abruzzi]

It uses a focal plane shutter, so the first thing I'd test is so-called "shutter capping." When you shoot your first test roll, make sure you test it at the highest shutter speed (1/1000) and make sure the full width of the frame is exposed (basically the leading shutter runs slower than the trailing shutter and it closes the gap before it gets to the end of the frame.) The 67II also has a lot more electronics than the 67 or 6x7, so I'd make sure they all work.

 

[destroya]

make sure the metered prism is giving proper readouts. change the metering pattern on the prism and make sure there are no readings that go from 1/125 to 1/2000 to 1 second when you change the pattern. if you have a handheld meter, it wouldn't hurt to compare readings with it and then camera

these cameras use a lot of magnets to function. So check the mirror up and makes sure it holds and closes as it should. also, test a few blanks shots with speeds slower then the sync speed, so 1/8th a second and slower. i had issues with this and had to have the camera repaired recently to allow slow shutter speeds.

john

 

[Taylor Nankervis]

If there is no evidence or proven history of an overhaul for this camera, the first thing to do would be to check exposures, using slide film. This narrow latitude of slide film will highlight obvious exposure errors even of simple, uncomplicated scenes very readily, making it much harder for the camera's electronics to proverbially sweep niggles under the carpet.

Shutter capping can be a problem (often as a result of the camera sitting idle for months, if not years), but it is not as prevalent as with the earlier rudimentary Pentax 6x7 / 67 cameras. Shutter speeds are best tested electronically (by a test facility), not "by sound". Many things can be wrong, so a very thorough look-over, in and out is definitely required, and have your Plan B for returning the camera to the seller if things do not shape up.