Pentax 6x7

[flavio81]

Thanks for passing that information along. I always use the mirror lock-up feature anyway at speeds 1/60th and slower. Of course, adding more mass to the system, like a wooden grip, a big heavy telephoto, solid attachment to a wooden tripod below, etc, helps control any potential vibrations.

The way the wooden grip is offset (much forward than the image plane in the horizontal axis), will help restraining the vertical movement/shock of the mirror.

As you said... Pentax knew what they were doing. However it would be great that they made the wooden grip a required accessory, not optional...

 

[dave olson]

I almost bought a Pentax 6X7 some years back, but I could not see the full viewfinder due to my glasses. Do any other glasses-wearers have this problem or should I revisit this camera? Thanks in advance.

I just saw your question, and I'll answer l like this. Before I retired as a professional photographer I was using a Pentax 6x7, TTL pentaprism. I wore glasses at the time and never had a problem. Most of the time I had the beast mounted on a Gitzo tripod. I. had the Pentax wooden handle mounted, but frankly trying to shoot handheld, unless outdoors in sunlight, was never a really good option. Again wearing glasses with the 6x7 viewfinder was not a problem.