P67, lenses and balance

2002-03-22 Thread Aaron Reynolds
I was trying to explain to someone on the weekend why I found the Pentax 67 so very comfortable to hand-hold, and I got into talking about balance. If I put my left hand under the mirror box of the 67, in the position it would normally be for shooting, I can extend my left hand's fingers and

Re: P67, lenses and balance

2002-03-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
Aaron, I can say that my 165/2.8 and 55/4 handle the same way. Comfortable for the left hand to support the body/lens and no wobble or strain on my hand. I, too, am comfortable with this gentle giant! Brother Bruce Thursday, March 21, 2002, 5:50:55 PM, you wrote: AR I was trying to

RE: P67, lenses and balance

2002-03-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Being the Taoist that I am balance is very important. That's the one thing I noticed about the MZ-5N. I disliked the fact that when I put an old screw mount onto that body (a 135mm 2.5), it felt, well, weird. Off balance, like it was too top heavy. Sure it was fine with the standard