Paul, My hat is off to you. That sounds like a great site and a lot of work. I'll help in any way I can. I mostly have newer stuff, except for the 90 Takumar leaf shutter lens which says Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 on it.
Bruce Tuesday, November 19, 2002, 3:54:33 AM, you wrote: PE> Hi folks, PE> when I first started seriously considering a 6x7, I did quite a few PE> searches on the web to find out what I could, and basically I came up with PE> nothing other than current model equipment. What I was hoping for was PE> something like Boz's site, even if it was only a quarter as good, but I PE> couldn't find one. PE> So despite the fact that I pretty much have what I want in the way of 6x7 PE> stuff I have decided to try and get a site going that is dedicated to the PE> 6x7 system. Given that the system is a lot smaller than the K mount system, PE> I want to try and feature every body, every lens and every accessory. The PE> bodies, and to some exetent the accessories, are fairly well dcoumenetd, PE> even if its only what Pentax has put up in the form of scanned manuals, but PE> there are a few gaps when it comes to the lenses. PE> When the system was released SMC was still a couple of years off, so the PE> first lenses were (I believe) known as "Super Takumar/6x7". That became PE> "Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6x7" or "SMC Takumar/6x7" and more recently SMC PE> Pentax 67 and SMC Pentax M* 67. I'm trying to track what the various lenses PE> were called along the way, for instance the 105 and 200 probably had all PE> variations, while the 165 started as an SMCP. PE> If anyone has access to old catalogs or price lists I would appreciate an PE> email (to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) listing the year and the exact name of PE> the lenses and any other 6x7 bits listed. PE> Later on I will probably be appealing for jpegs of various lenses and PE> accessories so that I can keep the site clear of copyright infringement. PE> thanks, PE> Paul Ewins
