The 6×7 Format

The 6×7 format and the cameras are pretty versatile. The format is great for a variety of things but perhaps works best with more stagnant photography due to how large the negative size is. For years, studio and landscape photographers used it. Indeed, it’s really all about proper photography so to speak. You know: put the camera on a tripod, make some specific adjustments, etc. Later on, certain cameras were designed to be handheld. In fact, the Pentax 67 system was originally designed to be handheld by fashion photographers and was improved on with the Pentax 67 II.One of the best ever made 67 format cameras is the Plaubel Makina 67. This camera is a rangefinder that uses an 80mm f2.8 lens–one of the fastest offered in the 67 format. Not only that, but this is a Nikon made lens–so you can be confident it’s going to be great considering that Nikon has had a very rich history in photography.You can probably take the Mamiya RB67 or RZ67, drop it out of a plane and it would survive. (It wouldn’t really, but it’s perhaps one of the most durable cameras on this list.) Additionally, it’s the only traditional medium format SLR type on this list. These cameras operate using a finder, a body, a back, and a lens. You can add things like a grip onto them but they’re really designed to be shot on a tripod. The Mamiya 7 II utilizes a leaf shutter (which means that the shutter is actually in the lens) that can sync flash speeds to 1/500th of a second. But what also made the camera so famous is its ability to use wide angle lenses. It mainly shoots in the 6×7 format, though other sizes can be used to capture vast structures and scenes. The rangefinder looks bright and beautiful with very highly visible frame lines.