After a couple of years of shooting almost exclusively with the 6x7, I
agree with all that Bill said. I might add that it is a camera that
can be used very effectively handheld -- even at speeds as low as
1/30th. A big soft set of steady hands is a great damping device.
Former list member, Aaron, did some great work handholding the 6x7. He
had even mastered using MLU for handheld shots. I tried that a few
times. It's not very difficult if your subject is relatively static.
Paul
On Jan 22, 2009, at 2:36 PM, William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi"
Subject: Re: Pentax 6x7 video ...
Thanks Bill! QuickTime is no problem.
Do you have any specifics of that demonstration? shutter speed,
etc? And do you mind if I post it to another forum where there is
some ridiculous debate going on with respect to this topic?
I hate seeing stupidity and misinformation promulgated as fact.
thanks again!
I believe it was shot at 1/30 second, it's hard to tell from
looking . I set a heavy Manfrotto tripod up in my living room and
very carefully levelled it. I then balanced an American nickel on
the screen and used a cable release to trip the shutter.
I dod not lock up the mirror for that little vid.
Please feel free to post it elsewhere, it's not my bandwidth. ;-)
The 6x7 is a big and noisy camera, I think people hear the noise and
figure it must be bouncy as well.
Mirror slap is generally not an issue, but the shutter is heavy
enough to cause lateral vibration if the support is too light or is
prone to harmonics.
It is not a camera for flimsy tripods.
William Robb
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