Today we're going to talk about the 67II, what it's like to shoot, what the photos look like, and how to focus it well. Sponsored by me: www.forrestmankins.com/lrpresets
Great video and review. I have hade my Pentax67II since 1998. (I think it was hit released at that time). It has been working great. Once after not having used it for a while I noticed that the battery still was ok, but when I used it I got a situation when I could not advance the film. I then but a bit to much force on the advance level and broke some machanism which I had fixed. I realized after that for some reason the some what bad battery caroused this stop in the advance level. Very strange. But I you run in to this situation start by changing the battery.
Thanks for taking the time to share, Mattias! So cool you’ve had yours the whole time, and I never would have known about the advance lever. Just experienced the same thing with my ae-1 and was afraid to try to push it too hard, went and got a battery.
Fun fact about 6x7: If you want to calculate the 35mm equivalent of a lens, just divide the focal length and aperture by 2. So that 105mm f/2.4 is equivalent to a 52.5mm f/1.2 on 35mm - which happens to be one of the fastest mass produced medium format lenses ever made. Great video and good tip about the focus!
You cant just divide the aperture by 2. If you want half, ord Double the light / "half" or "double" the look you go just one step Up or down. So this is more like a f1.8. It also doesnt get faster. Its still a f2.5 lens.
@@bene_eins1308 Right. I do not know where this nonsense about 2.4 becoming 1.2 comes from. I've only seen this represented on YT by folks who just do not know anything about optics. The aperture number (f-stop) is a measure of how much light a lens transmits. A 2.4 lens is always going to transmit the same light as any other 2.4 aperture, no more; no less, regardless of lens focal length. If they are talking about depth of field (often mislabeled as "bokah"), there is no mathematic relationship, as the controlling factor is "circle of confusion", which takes into account image format and estimated degree of image enlargement.. For example, the Pentax 105mm at 2.4 will have the same depth of field as a Nikon 105mm 2.5 (another classic lens) at any given subject distance. However to shoot the same portrait head shot, you have to use more than twice the camera to subject distance for the Nikon lens because of the smaller film format. The depth of field would be quite different. Conversely, if you shoot a subject at the same distance with a range of different focal length lenses, all at the same aperture and with the same format size, you get a series of negatives showing the subject at different sizes. You think that you are getting more depth of field with the shorter focal lenses, but in fact if you enlarge the image from the short focal lenses to a greater extent so the all image sizes at the same, you find that the depth of field appears the same for all.
@@randallstewart1224 I said 35mm EQUIVALENT - I didn't ever say the 105 f/2.4 would let in twice as much light. The depth of field would be extremely similar to a 52.5mm f/1.2 on 35mm. Y'all need to stop making assumptions instead of acting like a snob and telling me I don't know anything about optics.
Great review and I like the focusing tip. Those strap lugs look different than the ones I have which swivel around - did they make different versions? Also yeah, the loading of film seems more fiddly than with a removable back camera. Guess I just have to get used to it!
I'd love to have a Pentax 67 II......mainly for the crisp viewfinder/focusing screen however, at 20-something years old, I have read several forums where people claim that there are no spare electronic components and very few qualified camera techs who will work on them. Huge potential to get stuck with a $2,500 paperweight.
Thanks for this, Forrest. I just picked up a 67ii after owning a 6x7 for a couple years now. Curious about the caps on the strap anchors. Are those Pentax products? Cheers.
They are pentax products, they came with my setup. I've not checked to see if there is any sort of modern alternative to them - a couple of times I've seen the keeper getting a little loose where they attach to the body.
Hey, friend! Thank you so much for the review. I have a friend who is selling the Pentax 6x7 with the 105 2.4 and a few rolls of film for $700. This would be my first medium format camera. I am purely a hobbyist and wanted to see if you felt it was worth getting the second version of this camera, or if starting with the older model would probably be a good idea because it would be cheaper? I’m not going to be using it for work. It would purely be for my own shits and giggles.
One thing I would add - this camera isn't the best for slower exposures on a tripod. Even with the image composed, mirror popped up and cable release pushed down, you will see the camera jump a bit due to the huge shutter. It just jumps. That's it.
Hi! I'm having trouble pulling the silver tab to open the back. I literally can't do it with my nail and have to use a pair of scissors ever time. Do you know if there's a solution for this?
I think Matt day has a comparison video? I’m probably wrong but I thought that in terms of features the II does not have that many additions over the I - worth checking into it for sure
Thanks for the great review, especially the focusing tip! By far my most favorite film camera. Picked one up last year and love taking photos with it.
Excellent video!! Real talk and practical advice not often seen elsewhere
As always, love your videos!
Thank you so much!
great entertaining practical review! I've moved away from medium format for the reasons you mentioned. love your work!
Thanks so much - I try to keep it at arms length sometimes
Nice video
Great video and review. I have hade my Pentax67II since 1998. (I think it was hit released at that time). It has been working great. Once after not having used it for a while I noticed that the battery still was ok, but when I used it I got a situation when I could not advance the film. I then but a bit to much force on the advance level and broke some machanism which I had fixed. I realized after that for some reason the some what bad battery caroused this stop in the advance level. Very strange. But I you run in to this situation start by changing the battery.
Thanks for taking the time to share, Mattias! So cool you’ve had yours the whole time, and I never would have known about the advance lever. Just experienced the same thing with my ae-1 and was afraid to try to push it too hard, went and got a battery.
Fun fact about 6x7: If you want to calculate the 35mm equivalent of a lens, just divide the focal length and aperture by 2. So that 105mm f/2.4 is equivalent to a 52.5mm f/1.2 on 35mm - which happens to be one of the fastest mass produced medium format lenses ever made. Great video and good tip about the focus!
I didn’t know it was exactly 2!
You cant just divide the aperture by 2.
If you want half, ord Double the light / "half" or "double" the look you go just one step Up or down.
So this is more like a f1.8.
It also doesnt get faster. Its still a f2.5 lens.
@@bene_eins1308 Right. I do not know where this nonsense about 2.4 becoming 1.2 comes from. I've only seen this represented on YT by folks who just do not know anything about optics. The aperture number (f-stop) is a measure of how much light a lens transmits. A 2.4 lens is always going to transmit the same light as any other 2.4 aperture, no more; no less, regardless of lens focal length. If they are talking about depth of field (often mislabeled as "bokah"), there is no mathematic relationship, as the controlling factor is "circle of confusion", which takes into account image format and estimated degree of image enlargement.. For example, the Pentax 105mm at 2.4 will have the same depth of field as a Nikon 105mm 2.5 (another classic lens) at any given subject distance. However to shoot the same portrait head shot, you have to use more than twice the camera to subject distance for the Nikon lens because of the smaller film format. The depth of field would be quite different. Conversely, if you shoot a subject at the same distance with a range of different focal length lenses, all at the same aperture and with the same format size, you get a series of negatives showing the subject at different sizes. You think that you are getting more depth of field with the shorter focal lenses, but in fact if you enlarge the image from the short focal lenses to a greater extent so the all image sizes at the same, you find that the depth of field appears the same for all.
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@@randallstewart1224 I said 35mm EQUIVALENT - I didn't ever say the 105 f/2.4 would let in twice as much light. The depth of field would be extremely similar to a 52.5mm f/1.2 on 35mm. Y'all need to stop making assumptions instead of acting like a snob and telling me I don't know anything about optics.
Thanks, great overview and tips. Were the pictures in this piece all shot on portra 800? Are you using any filters?
Great review and I like the focusing tip. Those strap lugs look different than the ones I have which swivel around - did they make different versions? Also yeah, the loading of film seems more fiddly than with a removable back camera. Guess I just have to get used to it!
I'd love to have a Pentax 67 II......mainly for the crisp viewfinder/focusing screen however, at 20-something years old, I have read several forums where people claim that there are no spare electronic components and very few qualified camera techs who will work on them. Huge potential to get stuck with a $2,500 paperweight.
It is a very scary proposition - felt the same way about my t3
Thanks for this, Forrest. I just picked up a 67ii after owning a 6x7 for a couple years now. Curious about the caps on the strap anchors. Are those Pentax products? Cheers.
They are pentax products, they came with my setup. I've not checked to see if there is any sort of modern alternative to them - a couple of times I've seen the keeper getting a little loose where they attach to the body.
Hey, friend! Thank you so much for the review. I have a friend who is selling the Pentax 6x7 with the 105 2.4 and a few rolls of film for $700. This would be my first medium format camera. I am purely a hobbyist and wanted to see if you felt it was worth getting the second version of this camera, or if starting with the older model would probably be a good idea because it would be cheaper? I’m not going to be using it for work. It would purely be for my own shits and giggles.
One thing I would add - this camera isn't the best for slower exposures on a tripod. Even with the image composed, mirror popped up and cable release pushed down, you will see the camera jump a bit due to the huge shutter. It just jumps. That's it.
Thanks for sharing this, Jamie! I’ve always shot it handheld so this is new to me, and makes a lot of sense. Appreciate you taking the time
Hi! I'm having trouble pulling the silver tab to open the back. I literally can't do it with my nail and have to use a pair of scissors ever time. Do you know if there's a solution for this?
Hey! Are you sliding down the button thing on the left side of the camera first? That should just pop it open?
Going to try front-focusing but if I can't figure it out I'm abandoning photography forever.
Hahaha the dislikes 😂 the focusing tips are helpful. Curious how different it is compared the first version, did they only add multi exposures?
I think Matt day has a comparison video? I’m probably wrong but I thought that in terms of features the II does not have that many additions over the I - worth checking into it for sure
The grip is a huge difference too!
Far out imagine if you broke the film advance on that intro 😂