Overwhelmed with choices for a first MF system.

sharris said:

…the p67 was a gift and I thought the end to my TLR/fuji combo...but simply cant deal withh that weight for me. hope that helps.

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Wow. How tall are you? I'm a pretty big guy… would it even be too heavy for me? My bag usually weight about 20-30lbs when classes are in session. Would the 67 + 2 lenses weigh that much?

Poisson Du Jour said:

What!? You "hate that"? Steady on, mate. What's the problem??

The majority of bodies are still soldiering on literally in the era of the first Moon landing technology.

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For me, it's more about the possibility that some electronics are difficult to repair in the future. As others have pointed out, though, the 67 is not a very complicated camera—none of those PCBs with tiny electric components, LCD screens, and small electric motors you find in newer cameras. I know the newest cameras have a relatively short shelf life compared to older cameras, and I'm interested in longevity too.

You're right, though…I can't imagine there is much to the 67. I'm apprehensive about the LCD in the 67ii though.

keyofnight said:

Wow. How tall are you? I'm a pretty big guy… would it even be too heavy for me? My bag usually weight about 20-30lbs when classes are in session. Would the 67 + 2 lenses weigh that much?



For me, it's more about the possibility that some electronics are difficult to repair in the future. As others have pointed out, though, the 67 is not a very complicated camera—none of those PCBs with tiny electric components, LCD screens, and small electric motors you find in newer cameras. I know the newest cameras have a relatively short shelf life compared to older cameras, and I'm interested in longevity too.

You're right, though…I can't imagine there is much to the 67. I'm apprehensive about the LCD in the 67ii though.

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Well you might be, too. The LCD in the 67II wasn't my idea! <*grin*>

sharris said:

...[...] the p67 was a gift and I thought the end to my TLR/fuji combo...but simply cant deal withh that weight for me. hope that helps.

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A gift!? And...and, you can't deal with it!? Look, I'll give you a Bex and you can have a lie down...
Yes, well, the 67 with 3 lenses with a lightmeter, filters, film and notebook in a KATA bag is 6.5kg. And I'm a small person with small hands, but I like wrapping them around big things. I usually carry a bit more than the 67 kit e.g. a tripod too. The 67 is OK 'freehand' but the shutter/mirror whack is very disconcerting (no, read: "heart-stopping"), so all of my photography has the slow, studious and "stand back and shut up!" approach of tripod-shot large format. And they're beaut, sharp images to boot!