Oh dear something real big just arrived in the post eek !

OH dear,the slippery slope,gets just slippier. Very nice indeed.
 
So it continues...
 
Thnanks guys it wasn't such an expensive one to be fair and it came complete with loads of accessories like caps and covers and hoods and filters.
It needs all the light seals doing which I can easilly do myself I think snd just a nice strip down and clean, focus screen is mucky but no major nasties.

I hope to complete it for the new year and run it in Jan, I will try to hook up with Paul @PMN for a training session somewhere.

My recent purchase of the FUJI GS645 has made me realise how much I do like Medium Format.
 
I wonder how many operational RB67s are out there but not owned by a member of this little bit of the web.

Good choice.
 
If it came complete with loads of accessories that makes it okay!
 
Congrats to anyone getting a medium format camera esp a RB67...I haven't used mine yet after conversion to a giant 35mm :eek:

 
Boys and toys...
 
That looks good to me:)
 
Is there anywhere you could be shown how to use the RB67 ? It's such a lovely looking camera.
 
juancarlos66 said:
Is there anywhere you could be shown how to use the RB67 ? It's such a lovely looking camera.
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They're beautiful beasts. :)

To be honest beyond how to load the film there isn't really much to show, for all the RB is a large and serious pro camera it's inherently extremely simple with only three functions (focus, aperture and shutter speed) to adjust. Technically using it is relatively easy, my big learning curve came with physically handling such a large camera but there's only one way to overcome that - go out and shoot with the thing. :)
 
@PMN Paull is right of course the RB67 is just a big old basic camera at heart certainly not difficult to run, basically the same as a manual nikon with no light meter.
I bought this one after seeing how much fun it was to essentially take very few piccies and take care over them.

Also as Paul says loading the film back is the hardest part, he certainly made it look hard in the church that day :-)
 
Oh no! I must not buy an RB67, I must not buy an RB67, I must not buy an RB67, I must not buy an RB67!
 
Mr Bump said:
@PMN Paull is right of course the RB67 is just a big old basic camera at heart certainly not difficult to run, basically the same as a manual nikon with no light meter.
I bought this one after seeing how much fun it was to essentially take very few piccies and take care over them.

Also as Paul says loading the film back is the hardest part, he certainly made it look hard in the church that day :)
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I ruined at least one roll loading the film backwards and most of one roll not noticing the lens was set on mirror so I'd trip the body and forget to trigger the shutter... But that's the worst of it. Focusing can be quite difficult till you realise the little magnifing glass pops out and I've still not got hyperfocal down yet... But that view finder I never get tired of looking through it.


Jao said:
Oh no! I must not buy an RB67, I must not buy an RB67, I must not buy an RB67, I must not buy an RB67!
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You must, it is your destiny.
 
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Jao said:
Oh no! I must not buy an RB67, I must not buy an RB67, I must not buy an RB67, I must not buy an RB67!
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Give it a short while and i reckon someone will be posting a new addition soon;)
 
Congrats on the RB67!

I think I'm probably going to pick up either an RB67 or RZ67 myself at some point. I prefer the mechanical nature of the RB, but I really want the 110mm f/2.8 RZ lens, so it's going to be a tough decision...
 
i think i used tar remover (for cars) to get some of the foam off, or the adheasive. and lolly stick cut into a point (needs redoing every few mins)
think i used meths too, which melts some of the foam
 
Jao said:
Oh no! I must not buy an RB67, I must not buy an RB67, I must not buy an RB67, I must not buy an RB67!
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Don't! ..... get an RZ67 instead :D
 
pingu666 said:
i think i used tar remover (for cars) to get some of the foam off, or the adheasive. and lolly stick cut into a point (needs redoing every few mins)
think i used meths too, which melts some of the foam
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The light seals are quite easy to do just time consuming I have bought an A5 page of the stick foam and the wife has bought me a nice new surgical scalpel :-)

I will not get it done this side of next year as I am revamping my man cave to incude a dedicated camera fettling and fiddling station :-)
 
I was going to buy a RB67 or a Pentax 67 ... ended up buying a Hasselblad 500CM!
 
um spend the 11 dollars for the laser cut foam from japan, you would struggle hard doing a 70mm piece that's 2mm wide by hand.
you get 2 kits for 11pounds
 
pingu666 said:
um spend the 11 dollars for the laser cut foam from japan, you would struggle hard doing a 70mm piece that's 2mm wide by hand.
you get 2 kits for 11pounds
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It's not that hard, I've done about 5 cameras with a sheet of the foam, a scalpel and a ruler. :thumbs:
 
pingu666 said:
um spend the 11 dollars for the laser cut foam from japan, you would struggle hard doing a 70mm piece that's 2mm wide by hand.
you get 2 kits for 11pounds
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Well if a hobby shop only sells a thin sticky foam sheet, you could build up by sticking one strip on top of another. Anyway that's what I do sometimes in places with 35mm cameras.
 
robhooley167 said:
It's not that hard, I've done about 5 cameras with a sheet of the foam, a scalpel and a ruler. :thumbs:
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I have many acres of 1mm thick self adhesive black foam at work. If anyone wants a piece, send me a message. It will be free - one of my favourite prices!


Steve.
 
I quite enjoy replacing the seals myself and making them.
I have done some today allready
 
fair enough :-)
had a prism finder turn today for mine, and I'm getting a 220 back from germany cheapish :-)
 
Well came home from a late shift last night @11pm and cracked on for a few hours removing the nasty stick old seals and replacing.
looks good and it now has a role of test film in, also removed and cleaned the focus screen which is now very nice.

Only thing i can see that may be an issue is the mirror bumper foam is tired and I will monitor that and any gunk that gets onto the mirror and look at replacing that but it looks tricky.
 
Mr Bump said:
also removed and cleaned the focus screen which is now very nice.
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How did you clean the focus screen? My SQ-A's screen could do with a clean and I'm not sure what is safe to use on the plastic screen.
 
strax said:
How did you clean the focus screen? My SQ-A's screen could do with a clean and I'm not sure what is safe to use on the plastic screen.
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I have used warm soapy water on a plastic fresnel screen, rinsing well with clean water and would imagine it would work with a plastic focus screen.
 
very carefully i use hand soap and barely any finger preasure on the surfaces just agitate the soap an let it dissolve the grime,
rinse with cold water and lay on tissue paper for 30 secs either side then a hair dryer to get the waste water off.
 
Thanks, I'll give that a try over the weekend when I have some spare time.
 
Well I went out and shot a role for testing purposes on Saturday and I have to say that on a nice tripod the camera handles wonderfully.
The viewfinder is an absolute peach to use.
 
Asha said:
Don't! ..... get an RZ67 instead :D
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I have both; since I don't use a metering prism etc (and hence no auto functions) the differences come down to 2: having two wind on levers to use on the RB (body and film back) rather than 1 on the RZ and the annoying (very, very annoying) battery saving feature of the RZ that gives me only a minute after locking up the mirror to release the shutter. My preferred working method is to lock up the mirror and then wait for wind to die down/clouds to move to appropriate position etc.; the RZ puts an obstacle in my way in attempting this. Hopefully someone will tell me that I can turn this off...

The RB67 was my first foray into larger than 35mm since I moved down to 35mm from roll film box cameras. I went into a dealers fully expecting to come out with a Hasselblad, but found that I preferred the handling of the RB67. Of course, once you've tried larger negatives, the entirely natural impulse is to keep on moving up. Ilford still make 20"x24" film :D.
 
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