A new Fuji RF ??? [Archive] - Rangefinderforum.com

Cooki

11-07-2006, 13:19

The Fuji film rep was in the store today and mentioned that Fuji has just developed a new RF, all he seemed sure of was that it shoots 135mm and it has a 28mm lens. When I asked him to find me one to try out he said he's not sure it will be available in North America.:mad:
He says all the info was in Japanese so he couldn't read it.
Has anyone else heard of this new beasty?:)

rover

11-07-2006, 13:24

Yes, it info about it was posted on Pnet and here a week or so ago. I searched and found no formal info on the Fuji website, and all the info posted that I saw was in Japanese. Is it a RF though? It may be a high end P&S.

BillBingham2

11-07-2006, 13:35

Might be a friend of this one:

http://www.cameraquest.com/fujinaturaS.htm

B2 (;->

rover

11-07-2006, 15:14

Here is the Pnet thread.

http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00Icth&tag=

Bill58

11-07-2006, 17:15

'Got $800 in your pocket? I can think of at least 25 other cameras that make better sense than this one. What were they thinking?

John Robertson

11-07-2006, 17:35

I think this is what you are looking for. I'm sure something like this was sold as a Rollei a couple of years ago!!
http://www.fujifilm.co.jp/corporate/news/article/ffnr0052.html

Judging by the little "keyhole"slots either side of the lens, I'd say there were accessory filter/hood available.

dazedgonebye

11-07-2006, 17:45

It's amazing to me that a manufacturer can spare the resources for a camera with such a limited market.
When I read the topic, I was thinking a new MF rangefinder.

stephen_lumsden

11-08-2006, 02:22

Yes, it does look like a Rollei AFM 35. I have one which I am thinking about selling at the moment and I do not think I I will be selling it for anything near the $700 that Fuji are looking for.

rgds

Stephen

IGMeanwell

11-08-2006, 02:46

This camera was discussed a bit in this thread: http://rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30232&page=3&highlight=Fuji+Natura

I am sure that Fuji is hoping that it gains a cult status like the Natura S has

Pherdinand

11-08-2006, 03:31

I was hoping medium format too, from the title.

SDK

11-08-2006, 06:15

Here's the picture from Fuji. Boy their web page for this camera loaded very slow, even on our fast network!

It looks like a largish point and shoot, compared to a Ricoh GR-1. At 123mm/4.84inches wide it gets close to the width of an M camera's 138mm/5.43 inches wide, though at less than half the weight (with lens) at 270g/0.595lb.

I'm not tempted since I just spent a wad on getting the superlative 28mm/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH, which makes a Leica M7 pretty tiny seeming.