Nice story. I recall when the 6X7 was introduced (I think the 1960s). I picked it up and decided that it was much too large for me to handle. Years later, I settled on the 645 Pentax which I still use to photograph weddings.
Jim A. > hi, > > no photos, just a small story... :-)) > > there's a camera repair guy near my workplace who does everything from > small point and shoots to nikon d200s. since he has been at it for long, > he also has a large customer base and his camera repair shop also serves > as an unofficial sell-buy hub. > > i drop in once in a while to see if he's got anything interesting (over > the last two years i've got a k50/1.2 and the k30/2.8 from him in very > good condition at throwaway prices)...i had gone there yesterday and > for the first time yesterday laid my eyes on a pentax 6x7 in good > condition. looks like one of the earlier models (asahi pentax) with a > takumar super-multi-coated 105/2.4 lens. he said i could have it for > the equivalent of US$240. > > i wouldn't know what to do with it and don't even know whether i have > the biceps to handle it. so just played around with it for a while just > to get a sense of what it must feel like to be in the brotherhood. the > k10d is itself more camera than i can handle :-) > > regards, subash > > -- > cheers, subash > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
