Pentacon Six TL iso settings

[ivenhoe]

I've got a beautiful Pentacon Six TL, the first medium format camera, I've ever used. And I noticed that in this version I have the opposite location of iso and film type settings compare to what I've seen in the manuals. How should I set the ISO here?

 

[Nokton48]

Hi Ivenhoe,
It's just a film speed reminder for you.
You can use the old DIN markings or modern ASA markings.

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[Kino]

That's just a film reminder. Unless you have the TTL prism accessory, you don't have a light meter...

https://www.butkus.org/chinon/pentacon/pentacon_sixtl/pentacon_six_tl.pdf

 

[ivenhoe]

Oh, I got it, it's just a reminder and doesn't change anything in the camera? Thank you for the answers!

 

[AgX]

A alternative way to handle this reminding issue was the holder at he camera back for a the flap of the film box.

 

[moto-uno]

^ I believe you are remarking about a different camera , the Pentacon TL's don't come with film flap holders . ( I have 3 different ones in front of me ) . Peter

 

[AgX]

My "a alternative way to handle this" was meant to refer to camera models in general.

 

[moto-uno]

^ Gotcha , Peter

 

[Kino]

Or, you buy one of these...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/120-or-135...967884&hash=item2f379d612f:g:oacAAOSwcrJdng~M

 

[moto-uno]

^ That's a great idea , Peter

 

[AgX]

Memory dials were not uncommon on german cameras. Pentacon for instance had such at the Praktiva IV, V and Nova ranges, But did not take it over to the L series, nor applied something else. But at the B-sereie they got a flap-holder at the back.


Who actually introduced the flap-holder?
The Canon AE-1 got it. But who was first?

 

[Kino]

Memory dials were not uncommon on german cameras. Pentacon for instance had such at the Praktiva IV, V and Nova ranges, But did not take it over to the L series, nor applied something else. But at the B-sereie they got a flap-holder at the back.


Who actually introduced the flap-holder?
The Canon AE-1 got it. But who was first?

My Nikon F2 has one and I am pretty sure the Minolta SRT series adopted the film box top holder fairly early...

 

[gorbas]

This seller also has very nice Hasselblad dark slide holder for sale!