Shashin
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TLRs are a good way to enter 6x6 cheaply. The Mamiya C-series mentioned above are very flexible. Minolta and Yashica have fixed lens TLRs. The only other cheaper way to try out 6x6 would be to look at old folders like an Agfa Isolate. They will not have as good optics and you need to worry about light leaks, but if you find a working camera, they can be fun.
Bronica also made a 6x6 camera that might be a good option as it never survived the digital revolution. But this camera is more like a Hasselblad rather than the eye-level cameras you are looking at.
Fuji made 6x9 and 6x8 fixed-lens rangefinders that are excellent. But at that point I think you are starting to get to the price range of Pentax 67.
Bronica also made a 6x6 camera that might be a good option as it never survived the digital revolution. But this camera is more like a Hasselblad rather than the eye-level cameras you are looking at.
Fuji made 6x9 and 6x8 fixed-lens rangefinders that are excellent. But at that point I think you are starting to get to the price range of Pentax 67.