Thanks Womble. Actually I live in Hong Kong right now so probably not the easiest option to send to Harrow... I did not know about Harrow Technical or Robin before but I've just googled and found the contact details. Maybe they could give a bit of advice over email...

Rgds
Rick

For those of you searching for an online version of the manual for the Pentax 67 II camera this is the best (and most official) version I have seen online:

http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/download_manual.html

Hope it's useful!

Rgds
Rick

What I have managed to do now is open the back (with the camera in a changing bag) and manage to fiddle and wind the film on a couple shots. I then closed the back, removed the camera from the changing bag and the error 'E-10' had dissappeared. So it seems the error is something to do with the film winding mechanism possibly? I do remember reading somewhere of other photographers who had issues with the film winding.

Anyway, the eBay seller has agreed to take the camera back if the problem persists. So I will try and run at least 4-5 rolls (mixture of 120/220) through it this week to see whether the problem re-occurs. If it does come back I will try and return to seller. Does this seem like the best option? I'm just concerned that the camera seizes up when I'm out on a location (on a hike or up a mountain) somewhere...

Rgds
Rick

Hi all,

Well, I was so looking forward to running film through the Pentax 67ii body that I purchased recently. Unfortunately I've hit a problem on my very first roll. About 4 shots into a roll ok 220 film the LCD dial has stuck at showing 'E-10' and the shutter will not fire. I have checked the manual and it says that any errors with a first numeric of '1' mean that the camera has to be taken to a Pentax Service Center. Very dissapointing but I guess that is one of the chances you take with buying equipment on eBay. I will write to the guy who sold me the body too but I just wonder if anyone here had any advice on this specific error?

Thanks in advance,
Rick

Thanks hefty. Just got a call back from the the company who take care of the Pentax Service centre stuff here in Hong Kong. Turns out they can make the modifications! Hooray... Will cost me around GBP 35/HKD 400...

Cheers, Rick

Actually I think I found the answer to this now. The following modifications can be made by Pentax to this camera:

1) Allow the ISO slider button to be used to adjust the shutter speed by half stops
2) Change the viewfinder digital display to show the aperture rather than film frame number
3) Change the self-timer between 10s, 20s, and 30s
4) Add an extra strap lug so that the camera can be carried 'horizontally'

The most useful mods for myself would be 1 and 2.

Cheers, Rick

Thanks for the answers. That's just what i need. I'm shooting a lot of landscapes/nature photography often in tricky lighting so i usually use my Pentax digital spotmeter for metering which i think will be more accurate than the camera meter. So now i think i know what i need to do:

1) Use spotmeter to obtain the 'correct' initial exposure. If required this may mean using the Exp. Comp. dial to set a speed which is not obtainable on the shutter speed dial (e.g. 1/6th sec)
2) Take the second (bracketed) shot adjust the Exp. Comp. dial up by 1 click (1/3 stp)
3) For the third (bracketed) shot adjust the Exp. Comp. dial down by 1 click (1/3 stp)

Hope that is correct now.

Out of interest, what Service Center modifications by Pentax are possible on a Pentax 67ii body? (maybe this topic deserves its own thread)

Rgds
Rick

Great, thanks. That's exactly what I need!
Rgds, Rick

Hi all,

I just took delivery of a Pentax 67ii body and am looking forward to going out and shooting with it. I do have a question though which hopefully someone here can help with.

I am in the habit of bracketing my exposures usually by 1/3 of a stop up and down. Previously with my Pentax 67i body I had to alter the aperture by the smallest 'click' on the lens (hopefully 1/3 or 1/2 stop) to get the appropriate bracketed exposure. This was because the shutter speed dial could only be adjusted by whole stops.

I see now with the Pentax 67ii there is an Exposure Compensation dial which has 1/3 stop measurements. Am I right in thinking now that in order to bracket effectively I can do the following:

1) Take original shot as indicated by lightmeter
2) Use the Exposure compensation dial to move up to +1/3 (one click) and take the bracketed (longer shutter speed)
3) Use the Exposure compensation dial to move down to -1/3 (one click) and take the bracketed (shorter shutter speed)

If so, does that mean that even though I myself cannot manually change the shutter speed by 1/3 stop on the shutter speed dial that the camera will work out the exact length of time needed to alter by 1/3 stop and adjust accordingly? I see that when I use the Exp. Compensation dial that on Aperture Priority mode the shutter speed in the viewfinder is changed to speeds which are not options on the Shutter Speed dial (eg, 1/6 second).

Thanks in advance for any help,

Rgds
Rick

I don't suppose the 67II body + finder + grip is still for sale ?

Rgds
Rick