Composing 6x7 / 6x9 shots on Polaroid 600SE

[william_wright3]

<p>Hey<br /> Just wondering if anyone has experience using 120 film backs on the Polaroid 600SE and whether it's possible to compose intuitively through the rangefinder (which i'm presuming is set for polaroid sized shots), or, alternatively, if the regular ground glass back has guide lines for framing 6x7 and 6x9 shots.<br /> Just got the Mamiya M adapter and a film back but not keen on wasting too much film on awkwardly composed photos!<br /> Many thanks,<br /> Will</p>

[AJG]

<p>If you have the M adapter and use the ground glass back you'll be fine with 6x9 and it's easy to mark 6x7 on the ground glass with a Sharpie (ultra fine point). You might also think about getting a Mamiya Universal body--they're cheap when you find them and your lenses should fit. Then you would have an accurate finder for 100,150 and 250 lenses for 6x7/6x9 film. The 50, 65 and 75 wide angles required separate finders.</p>

[Giovanni Cappai]

<p>Just a correction Andrew: Unfortunately I don't think that the 600SE lenses are compatible with the Universal and vice versa.</p>

[reinhard_blanck]

<p>there are viewfinder masks for the 127mm and the 150mm (metal, clip-on). they are 6x9 with little indexes for 6x7. but they are hard to find. a part the 75mm external viewfinders have several frames, if you have a ground glass, just compare and find out, wich one corresponds. and yes, the lenses are not compatible at all.</p>