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Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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The Pentax 67 looks like an oversized Pentax Spotmatic — same SLR layout, same control placement — but enlarged for 6×7 cm film. There's no rotating back, no modular system; lens, body, and prism are largely fixed once mounted. The result is a 6×7 SLR you can shoot like a 35mm: lift to eye, focus, fire. The shutter mechanism is enormous, and the resulting "ka-WHACK" is one of the loudest in any production camera.
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Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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A 35mm SLR scaled up to a brick. 6×7 negatives in a body you actually hand-hold, with a wooden grip on the side and a shutter loud enough to alert security.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 120 / 220, 6×7 cm (10 frames per 120 roll) |
| Mount | Pentax 6x7 (bayonet) |
| Years | 1969–1989 (original 67); 67 II 1998–2009 |
| Shutter | 1s – 1/1000s, focal-plane cloth |
| Flash sync | 1/30s (note: very slow) |
| Meter | TTL via prism finder |
| Weight | 2,200 g (with 105mm) |
| Battery | 1× 6V (required for shutter) |
Originally Asahi Pentax 6×7 (1969). Mid-life revision became Pentax 67 (1989) with mirror lock-up and refined electronics. The Pentax 67 II (1998) added an electronic shutter dial, aperture-priority autoexposure, a redesigned grip, and a matrix meter prism. Production of the 67 II finally ended in 2009, making this the last hand-holdable 6×7 SLR ever produced.
The Pentax 67 became the fashion-photography body of choice in the 2010s. Petra Collins, Tyler Mitchell, Cody Critcheloe (SSION), Charlie Engman — all shot 67. Why: hand-holdable 6×7 with shallow depth of field, tonal range that holds skin perfectly, and an aesthetic of slight motion blur from the shutter that became its own visual signature. The 105mm f/2.4 standard lens, wide open, gives portraits a transition from sharp to soft that no 35mm-format lens achieves.
The trade-offs are real: 1/30s flash sync (so you light hot or shoot ambient), 4 lbs hand-held, mirror slap that can require shutter speeds above 1/250s for sharpness. None of that mattered to the post-2015 fashion crowd who priced these out of reach. A used Pentax 67 II in good condition is now $3,000+.
Takumar (early) and SMC Pentax 67 (later) lenses. Standout glass:
Prism finders: TTL meter prism, AE meter prism (67 II), waist-level finder, magnifying chimney. Mirror lock-up button on later bodies.
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