6x7 checkup
Hey gang, Just got my $78 6x7 in the mail. It looks really beat up, and may not have been worth the price, but at least I have a parts camera. I'm trying to figure out how to test out the shutter, and everything else. Can anyone tell me how to tell if this is a MLU 6x7 or not? What am I looking for? Mirror is stuck in the half-way-up position. No battery (I'm gonna go out to get one in a bit). Of course, no lens and no film and no prism. My first thoughts? WOW, THIS is an SLR that's PERFECTLY sized to my hand. If this camera doesn't work, I'm defininitly going to wind up with a 6x7, or possibly 67II that does work. Illinois Bill - 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: 6x7 checkup
- Original Message - From: William Kane Subject: 6x7 checkup > Hey gang, > >Can anyone tell me how to tell if this is a MLU 6x7 or not? What am > I looking for? An MLU button If it has MLU, it will be on the right side of the mirror box, opposite the lens release. It is a small push switch. > >Mirror is stuck in the half-way-up position. No battery (I'm gonna > go out to get one in a bit). Of course, no lens and no film and no > prism. The shutter was cocked and tripped with the battery out. No biggie. Put a new PX28 (or equivalent) into the battery tray (found on the bottom of the camera), then push the little button on the front of the camera below the shutter button. > >My first thoughts? WOW, THIS is an SLR that's PERFECTLY sized to my > hand. If this camera doesn't work, I'm defininitly going to wind up > with a 6x7, or possibly 67II that does work. They are nice, aren't they. William Robb - 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: 6x7 checkup
William, Thanks for your help. This is a non-MLU 6x7, so I guess Pentax doesn't support it anymore. I've looked through the camera a bit. Cycled the shutter a couple of times without the batteries or film in the camera . . . now the shutter doesn't want to seem to want to trip. Maybe it just needs batteries, or maybe it really is a parts camera . . . . . . at any rate, most things appear to be in order, except the knob on the right side of the camera (from behind) is missing. I believe that it is used to set the number of frames from 10 to 21 depending on what film type you are using (right?). Counter is also a bit odd. Appears that the screws are loose, as the top rotates around and the arrow moves with it. I think I figured it out that the arrow needs to point directly to the front of the camera. It'll just be a matter of little screwdrivers to fix that. Screen and mirror are clean. Well, screen is a bit dusty, and there is a sticky bit of goo on it, but that looks like it'll come right off. There is some engraving on the left side of the housing above the flash sockets. Appears this camera was a rental unit. William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: William Kane > Subject: 6x7 checkup > > > Hey gang, > > > > >Can anyone tell me how to tell if this is a MLU 6x7 or not? > What am > > I looking for? > > An MLU button > If it has MLU, it will be on the right side of the mirror box, > opposite the lens release. It is a small push switch. > > > >Mirror is stuck in the half-way-up position. No battery > (I'm gonna > > go out to get one in a bit). Of course, no lens and no film > and no > > prism. > > The shutter was cocked and tripped with the battery out. No > biggie. Put a new PX28 (or equivalent) into the battery tray > (found on the bottom of the camera), then push the little button > on the front of the camera below the shutter button. > > > >My first thoughts? WOW, THIS is an SLR that's PERFECTLY > sized to my > > hand. If this camera doesn't work, I'm defininitly going to > wind up > > with a 6x7, or possibly 67II that does work. > > They are nice, aren't they. > > William Robb > - > 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 . - 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: 6x7 checkup
Bill, Sorry to hear about your parts camera. Doesn't sound like it will win any beauty contests. I just shot a wedding today entirely with my 67II. I have to agree about fitting your hand. The 67II grips are even better than the 67. You can really hold on to the camera well. Then when I picked up my MZ-S, I noticed how it didn't fit my hand quite as well as the 67II. Gotta love that format. Bruce Dayton Saturday, April 27, 2002, 4:48:37 PM, you wrote: WK> Hey gang, WK> Just got my $78 6x7 in the mail. It looks really beat up, and may WK> not have been worth the price, but at least I have a parts camera. I'm WK> trying to figure out how to test out the shutter, and everything else. WK>Can anyone tell me how to tell if this is a MLU 6x7 or not? What am WK> I looking for? WK>Mirror is stuck in the half-way-up position. No battery (I'm gonna WK> go out to get one in a bit). Of course, no lens and no film and no WK> prism. WK>My first thoughts? WOW, THIS is an SLR that's PERFECTLY sized to my WK> hand. If this camera doesn't work, I'm defininitly going to wind up WK> with a 6x7, or possibly 67II that does work. WK> Illinois Bill WK> - WK> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, WK> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to WK> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - 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 .
