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Bottom line, I feel like the ergonomics aren’t as big of a selling point for the 67ii as online reviews tend to make them out to be. The grip is definitely nice but you can get a 3rd party attachment on the 6x7. Other than that, the main difference on the body is that it’s a lot easier to pop open the film door without busting your fingernail – the 67ii has a sliding latch.
The main difference is going to be the AE prism. The AE prism won’t work on older models, and the TTL prism won’t work on the 67ii. If you don’t want a metered prism then don’t get the 67ii. The AE prism is what makes using the 67ii so much nicer than any other 6x7 or 6x6 camera, nothing else has aperture priority with matrix metering. Pic related was shot through a red filter on matrix metering and aperture priority, and I didn't do anything to the exposure in scanning or play with the curves in lightroom. It holds up really well for high contrast scenes, it's nice to have your camera do all the work for you.
In terms of where to buy the 67ii, don’t look at eBay, where people try to sell it for over $2k which is ridiculous. KEH actually has reasonable prices for the 67ii. I paid like 800 for the body and 430 for the prism there.
