mark_miller Posted October 17, 1998 Share Posted October 17, 1998 PENTAX 67II - When and how much ? <p> I have started to do some research on the new Pentax 67II body and can not seem to get an answer to several basic questions. <p> 1. When will the camera be available to purchase in North America ? <p> 2. Will the camera be available in Canada ? <p> 3. And the big question ... how much ? <p> Thanks in advance for reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolland_elliott Posted October 19, 1998 Share Posted October 19, 1998 Just got my brand new Pentax 67II Medium Format Camera .............. ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................Brochure in the mail today! <p> It has a really cool picture of a sunset/landscape on page 4, and check this out it has cool pictures of the Pentax 67II. It also has pictures of all the cool lenses and accesories. Email Pentax and get your own copy. Best of all it's Free! <p> P.S. No mention of fixing the mirror shake problem. So all you rich MF photographers who like to be guinea pigs will have to buy one and test it out and report back to the group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_montgomery1 Posted October 20, 1998 Share Posted October 20, 1998 I called Pentax yesterday (10/19/98). They said it is due in North America in late December or early January. They said it has a new prism finder with a center weighted and spotmeter, it will use all existing Pentax 67 lenses, and I was told no published info is available yet. I am pretty excited about the new body and plan on buying one soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolland_elliott Posted October 20, 1998 Share Posted October 20, 1998 There is deffinetely literature available on this camera from Pentax USA. Like I said in my above message I have the brochure. You must to spoke to someone not "in the swim." I got it by going to Pentax's USA web site and then going to their "request information page" Although they don't have it listed, I snuck in my request for this camera brochure by typing it in on some other line. I think I typed my address and then asked for the brochure. <p> Something interesting to note is that many of the Pentax 67 accessories listed in the back of the brochure now have been renamed to Pentax 67II accessories. For instance the bellows unit is now the Pentax 67II belows unit. However, the brochure doesn't really state how these accessories have been improved upon. I have a gut feeling that these accessories just have minor cosmetic changes and don't really have any practical advantages to the models they replaced. <p> Peace Rolland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck___4 Posted October 21, 1998 Share Posted October 21, 1998 Since you have the brochure, can you tell whether the new AE prism is more of a "high-eyepoint" design with greater eye relief for eyeglass wearers? I have a bad time with the current TTL prism, and haven't found any indication in the existing discussions, the B&H Photo website, or Pentax's German website about the viewfinder eye relief in the new prism. <p> Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene_crumpler6 Posted October 21, 1998 Share Posted October 21, 1998 Chuck, <p> Have you tried fitting your p67 prism with a diopter correction eye piece? A hint. Diopter eyepieces for nikon FM/FE series fit the prism. I ended up putting a nikon eye peice form my FM on my meter prism and I can see everything with ease. How this happened is a long story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck___4 Posted October 21, 1998 Share Posted October 21, 1998 I wish someone would make a diopter for my -9.25 eyeglass correction! Can I stack a bunch of 2s and 3s? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_bloomer Posted October 21, 1998 Share Posted October 21, 1998 You might be able to get your local eyeglass supplyer to custom grind and fit an eyepiece for the P67II. You would be surprised how inexpensive that is. I have friends that had custom lenses made for their SCUBA masks at a cost of $120.00 US. Considering that it's only one lense, you might get it done for less. I know someone that had a custom eyepiece ground for his Nikon FA. Any place that does custom eyeglass frames should be able to do the work at a modest cost. <p> Hope this helps :-) TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_montgomery1 Posted October 22, 1998 Share Posted October 22, 1998 I will try and get the product infor from the Pentax website.Does anyone know if the new AE finder offers full frame viewing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolland_elliott Posted October 24, 1998 Share Posted October 24, 1998 >Does anyone know if the new AE finder offers full frame viewing? <p> No full frame viewing. I think the brochure said 90%. <p> >>Can you tell whether the new AE prism is more of a "high-eyepoint" design with greater eye relief for eyeglass wearers? <p> How could anyone tell you if a camera has good viewing by just looking at the brochure? You will have to physically look through the new P67II to determine this. The brochure does state that the new AE prisim has a diopter adjustment. <p> Peace Rolland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat_martin Posted October 24, 1998 Share Posted October 24, 1998 >>How could anyone tell you if a camera has good viewing by just looking at the brochure? You will have to physically look through the new P67II to determine this. The brochure does state that the new AE prisim has a diopter adjustment. <p> Gee, the question, which you quoted, was: "Can you tell whether the new AE prism is more of a 'high-eyepoint' design with greater eye relief for eyeglass wearers?" Often the brochure will list that as a feature that is relevant to some. Chuck didn't ask if it had "good viewing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milco_van_klingeren Posted December 10, 1998 Share Posted December 10, 1998 It is available now in the Netherlands for body $1900,prisma ttl II for $735,- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_crognale Posted December 10, 1998 Share Posted December 10, 1998 I just spoke to Adorama. They don't have the P67 II but expect it soon. Price:: Body--$1550 AE Finder--$699. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milco_van_klingeren Posted December 22, 1998 Share Posted December 22, 1998 i have used the P67-II now for three weeks and just love it. The mirror is still noisy but the shutter vibrations have been eliminated.Also the focusing screen is ajoy for the eye. My compliments to the Pentax designers!!! and best wishes for X-mas and new year to everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_berry Posted March 28, 1999 Share Posted March 28, 1999 >>Since you have the brochure, can you tell whether the new AE prism is more of a "high-eyepoint" design with greater eye relief for eyeglass wearers?<< >>And the big question ... how much ?<< I have the same problem and sometimes find it hard to see the corners of the frame even when I take my glasses off! With this in mind I bit the bullet and ordered a 67II from Camera World in Portland OR. Well the guys there are doing a great job of torturing me because the body is on back-order but they have already sent the AE prism to me! As you can imagine I now know Camera Worlds phone # by heart!!! Anyway, the AE prism does offer much greater eye relief and I can now see the corners of the frame without problem, even with my glasses on. As for price well Camera World is the cheapest I've found $1480 for the body and $630 for the AE prism plus shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_greenberg Posted May 21, 1999 Share Posted May 21, 1999 I have just purchased the Pentax 67II after owning several Pentax 67 camera bodies over the past 17 years. I am very excited by the metering capabilities, the much more precise film advance mechanism, the somewhat quieter mirror, the grip, etc. My initial Provia slide test of the multi-segment metering mode was very encouraging. One question. The manual refers to the need to use a circular polarizer. I think I have a linear polarizer that I have been using for some time. I don't understand why they may have said that. It is my understanding that circular polarizers are needed for auto-focus cameras and, of course, this camera is not. Does anyone know the answer to this problem? Do I really need a circular polarizer? I certainly don't want to have to buy another one at the cost of an 82 mm version. Thanks for any help someone can give me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_____ Posted May 21, 1999 Share Posted May 21, 1999 Dear Ben The circular polarising filter is required not so much for AF as for AE prisms. Split-beam metering systems may give inaccurate exposures when used with linear polarisers. So if you're using the TTL AE Prism with the Pentax 67 II you'll need the Cir Pol. If you're using a handheld meter and a non-metering prism a Linear Pol will suffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcelo_p._lima Posted May 22, 1999 Share Posted May 22, 1999 Rene, I think you've got it backwards. AF systems split the beam (half goes down to a sensor which performs the focus) and thus need circular polarizers. I didn't know that AE prisms split the beam... In any case, I have the P67II w/ AE prism and I use a linear polarizer with no problem. I called Pentax several times, e-mailed them several times, and they always told me that I could use a linear polarizer. Apparently that line about needing a circular polarizer was put in the manual because Pentax only sells circular polarizers. In any case, I wouldn't really trust the manual that much. It's so full of typos it's not even funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldon_hambrick1 Posted May 22, 1999 Share Posted May 22, 1999 Let's kill the myth. I'm not sure about Rene's terminology, but circular polarizers are required for the metering system. NOT auto focus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_____ Posted May 22, 1999 Share Posted May 22, 1999 Sorry guys. I had meant to type 'AE Prism' in the first line with the 'P' in caps, which would have referred to the Pentax AE Prism in particular, and not AE prisms in general. I was talking about the auto-exposure metering system resident within the AE Prism of course, and not about 'AE prisms split(ting) the beams'. I am sorry if readers for whom English is not a first language had misintepreted the context of what I was writing about. Sorry, Marcelo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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