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Thanks donbright for you answer. Surprisingly, I have a tendency to prefer such behaviour to the locked lever one..

Hello everybody, I have a Pentax 6x7 non MLU version. Everything appears to work but I notice something that is different from P67 version. After cooking the shutter and before taking the photo, the advance lever becomes "tender" like if there was no film in it. Once I take the photo I can re-cook the shutter that becomes again loose and free to move if I repeat the cooking gesture.. , there is no weird noise, everything is smooth.. I did some 120 film rolls test to rule out any problem and the result was : 10 complete negatives, spacing is normal, nothing to mention..So even when a film is inside the camera, it is always the same mechanism for me : I first cook the shutter and here it is kind off resistant because it is transporting the film which is normal and if I try to re-cook (before taking the previous photo) the lever is not locked like on P67 but loose and free to move (but of course the film does not advance with it neither the counter). Frankly, I feel it is more convient to me like that since when I forget if i have cooked the shutter or not, the lever tells me everything: if it does not resist then I know the shutter is already cooked instead of risking the abrupt resistance of the locked lever like on P67 version. Anyone can tell me if this behaviour is normal or not? Regards,

<p>updated news:<br> I did a roll film today despite the issues described before to see if the separation between frames is correct and if the camera is usable. I obtained 8 correct frames on a roll film, distance between frame is irregular, the camera ate 2 frames...I will get in touch with the seller to ship it back to him.<br> thanks, </p>

<p>Hi again!<br> I need your help. I just received the P67. Beautiful beast, I love it. However, I may have some issues regarding the wind lever. I can fire the beast even if there is no film inside it...according to the manual there is too methods to do that. So, I have the impression that something is abnormal with the machine. Shutter speed is OK, B is OK MLU, TTL measuring is ok but there is issue about wind lever, strange..<br> 1- When I open the back of the camera, the wind lever becomes loose ---> ok. When I close it, it becomes hard and i can cook the lever and fire the shutter without inserting anything or turning the exposure counter dial as described in the manual...<br> I feel that the shutter mechanism is not disengaged without film, as designed by Pentax and described in the user manual.</p> <p>2- I tried to put a roll film (without the film, just the back paper to simulate a film), I turn the lever till I align with the 120 index. I close the body : I can't advance to the frame one at once, I should fire the shutter after each complete revolution of the wind lever, I had to do it 3 times to arrive to number 1 on the counter. When 10 exposures are made, the mechanism does not become loose to wind at once the film and unload it from the camera, I should continue cooking and firing again and again till I am sure my film is now safe. Is that normal ?<br> 3- I tired to change 120 to 220 by turning the exposure counter control dial, same issue but sometimes, the wind lever becomes loose when coming back to the 120 setting (camera with its back closed). I open the back, the wind lever remains loose, I close and it remains loose, ok you will say it is disengaged, I open again and apply the method described in the manual to operate the shutter without a film (by turning and maintaining the exposure counter and closing the back) and when the back is closed, the wind lever stays loose and can't cook the shutter.</p> <p>Do you think I have to return it to the seller or something is going wrong with me ?<br> Thank you guys,</p>

<p>Thanks Doug for your encouragement as I don't know the P67 system at all and I feel scary :) but after hearing the shutter sound in some videos on the I can imagine a little bit the visceral experience that Jeff has talked about :):) I have mentioned here that I don't want to accumulate lenses but obviously I fell in the trap :):)<br> I have one question : It seems I have read somewhere that by removing the metered finder of the P67, one can focus directly on the focus screen (like with a waist finder) without adding additional accessory is this true ? </p>

<p>Thank you guys, <br /> Slight modification occurs : I finally went for the pentax 67 (1989) version, not the asahi one (1969) at almost the same price.<br /> I couldn't obtain an interesting offer "asahi body+ 105mm/f 2.4" so I went for SMC takumar 135mm/f4 macro and 200mm/f4 lenses, I saw some interesting results with these lenses on the net. As a start, I think it is pretty cool, I will see for the 105mm/f 2.4 later on.</p> <p>Again, thank you</p>

<p>Thanks to you all for orienting me in my choice.<br /> I see that the 135mm/f4 is a very good idea, versatile enough. I am in contact with a seller to see if he can offer an interesting price for 2 Pentax smc lenses : 135mm/f4 and 200mm/f4 (approx. 150$). What do you think about this price? I can notice that the lenses are not too expensive, what about their quality regarding sharpness etc ?<br /> The zoom 90-180/f5.6 is a cool idea but it is expensive for me..</p>

<p>Hi everybody, <br> I couldn't resist to buy a Asahi Pentax 6x7 camera body....The camera is equipped with a metered pentaprism. I already have a fuji GA645WI/45mm camera and a Yashica mat 124G 80mm camera, I love them both. But I was very seduced (again) by the look and the solidity of this Pentax.. I haven't received the camera yet but I wish to buy a lens for it so I can test the system when the body arrives. I was wondering which lens is most suitable to start with according to my situation (having the fuji and the yashica). Below what it is running in my head : </p> <p>- maybe a lens that allows a completely angle of view in order to vary? I have read that the standard lens is 105mm/2.4 but i think the angle of view is not far from the yashica's one ? Or maybe the 105mm is just fine to start ?</p> <p>- which lens allows me to do something not possible with the other cameras I have ? Just to start and see if I like the camera system or not.</p> <p>- you assure, according to your experience that, I won't like the camera. In this case, I may cancel the project :) (weight is not a major problem for me, I owned I mamiya C33 with 4 lens, but don't want to accumulate lens with pentax,..), but I have read a lot of positive (and negative) feedback on this camera.</p> <p>I love all aspect of photography: portrait, landscape, close photography..</p> <p>Another question: should I really insist on the super multi coated Takumar or the super Takumar is just the same for what i will be doing? I only shoot B&W films. <br> I would be grateful if you can help me to choose my first lens as I have no experience in this field and I feel, I must confess, a little bit lost and engaged..</p> <p>Thank you all, </p>