Re: 67 Mania infection complete ...
Welcome to the brotherhood! The first time I hefted and played with a 67II I fell in love with it. It does handle great, doesn't it! Glad that you had a good experience. Thank you Bruce, and thanks for the information. Your notes on lens preference regard length versus hardware were illuminating. I am spoiled in my 35mm lens choices by having two of the *best* zooms ever created, the SMCP-A 35-105/3.5, and the SMCP-A 70-210/4. The result is that that I *don't* know which primes I like. With lenses such as those I don't drag out primes very often, except for wide angle glass. The only primes in that range I would like to have are faster ones ... which are difficult to find these days. Anyway, with regards to 6x7: It was a flip between the 90/2.8 and the 105/2.4 for me -- I consider either to be a good candidate. I picked the 105 for its extra speed and brighter focus; I often push the limits of light and every little bit help. It's also part of my master plan -- I do want a 90, but I'd like to get one of the 90 LS lenses so I can have flash sync at any speed. Now I just have to locate one of those beasts! Bolo -- Josef T. Burger - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: 67 Mania infection complete ...
Anyway, with regards to 6x7: It was a flip between the 90/2.8 and the 105/2.4 for me -- I consider either to be a good candidate. I picked the 105 for its extra speed and brighter focus; I often push the limits of light and every little bit help. It's also part of my master plan -- I do want a 90, but I'd like to get one of the 90 LS lenses so I can have flash sync at any speed. Now I just have to locate one of those beasts! Bolo -- Josef T. Burger The 105mm for 6X7 is really close to a 55mm lens for the 35mm format in terms of horizontal angle of view. I think that is a little too long for general purpose use. The 90mm for 6X7 is more like a 45mm lens on the 35mm format (horiz.). I find that more useful. The leaf shutter is an added bonus with the 90mm BUT it makes the lens less reliable and Pentax wont fix it anymore ( too many problems? ). I have both the 90LS and the 105, but I'm rarely using the 105. I've done some tests on both and the performance on them is virtually identical, GREAT! I called KEH to find out how much they charge to overhaul the 90LS, and they get $135. Not bad, but not cheap either. At least there is a third party repair source at this time. One thing to be careful of the 90LS is that there is a U/S switch on the bottom of the lens. This is for Usual or Special use. If you accidently switch it to Special use while using it normally, your pictures come out BLANK. Problem is it's on the bottom and its easy not to notice wrong switch setting. You have to be very careful when using this 90LS lens. From what I understand, the 165mm LS lens doesnt have this switch so it's not an issue. I dont have the 165mm LS (yet). JCO - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: 67 Mania infection complete ...
Brother Bolo, Welcome to the brotherhood! The first time I hefted and played with a 67II I fell in love with it. It does handle great, doesn't it! Glad that you had a good experience. Brother Bruce Friday, March 29, 2002, 1:22:28 AM, you wrote: snip B Thanks all for the info emailed and questions answered, and to the B brotherhood for being loud enough that I took the time to look at B the 67 instead of ignoring it. As I said previously, I've been B looking for about 2 years, and just didn't like the cost I was B seeing in MF gear ... and soon I will have a system that I can B actually own multiple lenses for w/out breaking my bank! B I have more questions about things, but I'll save them for later -- B I need some sleep! B Thanks! B Bolo -- Josef T. Burger - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
