For a while I'd been dreaming of getting a cheep second hand medium format camera to use. Especially after I saw an exhibition of Mitsuhiko Imamori's work which was mostly shot using a Pentax 67. Then on pbase I've been equally impressed by the works of Ian Cameron ( http://www.pbase.com/hwatt ) and he mostly uses a Pentax 67 also.
Well actually I wasn't going to just jump in a buy a Pentax 67 first, but it is easy to pick up a reasonable medium format camera here in Japan for around 30,000yen (US $300) second hand. There had been a couple good ones (but 6x6) for sale at the local shopping centre and I had been showing Ritsuko. However, we don't have much disposable income at the moment so Ritsuko wouldn't allow me to buy one. Seeing God has provided so much to us to make this move possible, I wondered would He provide a Medium Format camera? I though this is a bit of selfish wish rather than a need, but I asked Him anyway (but I didn't tell anyone I was praying for a Medium Format Camera)...
Well about a week or so later our friend calls us and says her uncle has just come over to her house and wants give me a camera. Her uncle is a very good photographer and was impressed with some of my photos that she had shown him. So anyway I went over not sure want kind of camera he wanted to give me, but it turns out he had upgraded to a Pentax 67 and wanted to give me his Mamiya 67. So I got a Medium Format Camera and it was better than the ones which I saw in the shop because they were all 6x6 and this is a 6x7.
But wait there's more! I asked my friends uncle what kind of film does he recommend for the camera? He gave me a roll of 120 Fujicolor PRO400, which if you read my previous entry, you'll will know is my favourite film!
If you'd like to see some of my meagre first attempts with this camera please visit here:- http://jamri.smugmug.com/gallery/7918081_CNdJ3#513645124_dVnsh