My Norita 66

[fs999]

My latest acquisition : Norita Kogaku, Japan from 1972 Norita 66 with Noritar 1:2 f=80mm.

 

[Paul Howell]

Great camera, the F2 on a 6X6, don't understand why other makers did not follow up.

 

[BradS]

Always wanted one...never had one. This one looks beautiful!

 

[voceumana]

Very beauteous! Back in the day, I wanted one. I finally got a Pentax 67II demo in new condition just when they ceased manufacturing them at a bargain. It's as close as I'll get, I suspect. The Pentax 105mm f/2.4 is close to f/2.

 

[fs999]

Thank you all !

Very beauteous! Back in the day, I wanted one. I finally got a Pentax 67II demo in new condition just when they ceased manufacturing them at a bargain. It's as close as I'll get, I suspect. The Pentax 105mm f/2.4 is close to f/2.

The size is not the same

 

[Andrew Patteson]

Wow, beautiful! I want one.

 

[beemermark]

Great camera, the F2 on a 6X6, don't understand why other makers did not follow up.

They did but made the film gate 6x7. Called the Pentax 67.

 

[MarkS]

In 1973 I worked as a stock boy/floor sweeper at a local camera store. They had one for sale, labeled "Graflex Norita". I was 18 and thought it was a very cool camera- of course I couldn't afford it. (That store had new Graflex XL cameras on sale, too; this was right at the end of Graflex camera production.)
I've never seen another Norita since- still seems like a desirable machine.

 

[voceumana]

Thank you all !


The size is not the same

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Surprising, though, how close in size the main part of the body is between the 6x6 and 6x7--the center lens mount only protrudes a bit more; the difference in focal length accounts for the lens difference, I think.

The 6x6 vs 6x7 debate exists with no specific winner except to any individual person. 6x6 lets you compose square or rectangular without having to rotate the camera, and 6x7 lets you fit common print sizes with minimal cropping. For me, really, it was a matter of a more modern camera, and thus used equipment that was still relatively new. I looked at a Kiev 66 for a while, but really didn't want their metered prism, and unmetered ones were hard to find. So I'm in the Pentax 67 system. No regrets.

 

[Helge]

Great camera, the F2 on a 6X6, don't understand why other makers did not follow up.

The sliver thin DoF combined with a slapping mirror, combined with the not insignificant weight and cost of the lens, probably makes it not worth it.
It will be killer on a tripod thought.
But again action photography with a normal lens on a tripod is pretty rare.

 

[mshchem]

Thank you all !


The size is not the same

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Cool on both counts

 

[nokia2010]

Great camera, the F2 on a 6X6, don't understand why other makers did not follow up.

Probably medium format becamed expensive so they wheren't eager to invest in a niche market.
This camera resembles with "Pentacon" SixTL and the later (not original) "Exkata" 66.

 

[Horatio]

Congrats! That's a gorgeous camera. Enjoy.

 

[fs999]

Congrats! That's a gorgeous camera. Enjoy.

Thank you ! I will do