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Via TOP: http://www.1854.eu/2009/02/fujifilms_killer_medium_format.html
Oh WOW! now that looks like it will be a great camera to use. I just may have to go deeper in debt.
Leigh Youdale
02-02-2009, 20:23
I'm going to have a hard time not getting one of these. Time to start thinking about a general clearing out of the cupboard to make way (and money) for a new arrival.
MichaelHarris
02-02-2009, 20:36
That's going to be hard to pass up, Steven put one on hold for me :)
planetjoe
02-02-2009, 22:27
Seriously; I haven't had desire like this for a new camera...ever. I hope it's significantly less than one mortgage payment.
Thanks for the link.
Cheers,
--joe.
Yeah...I'm just getting into MF with cheap (Rapid Omega) gear and now THIS comes along. Just tell me when I can have it and where to send the check.
Wait what?
The GF670 has an automatic lens shutter, and an SPD sensor with both automatic and manual autofocus.
Is this just a typo or what? No way that lens could be autofocus? Maybe they mean auto aperture.
That could be a typo. Nothing about that lens suggests AF. I don't know how even AE would work on a folder given that the lens is where the shutter "is housed" no?
Interesting looking camera - I note the option for 6x6 as well as 6x7 is available - that's cool :)
How credible is BJP though? That's what I'm curious about :D
Cheers,
Dave
Ernst Dinkla
02-02-2009, 23:26
Wait what?
Is this just a typo or what? No way that lens could be autofocus? Maybe they mean auto aperture.
It may be a new web page but they repeat old mistakes.
Ernst Dinkla
Dave, AE is quite believable, as the lens-shutter can be electronically timed and recocked as with the Bronica RF645. Might even feature the same little post-exposure buzz-wheeze... :) I agree "autofocus" must be a typo for "exposure".
Ya Doug you're correct but I was just wondering how those electronics would work given that the lens collapses into the body - I don't recall but the Bronica RF645 wasn't a collapsible was it?
Curious,
Dave
I don't recall but the Bronica RF645 wasn't a collapsible was it?Nope, not a folder like this one, but both have the shutter speed dial on top of the body (with an A setting), not on the lens... :)
Ernst Dinkla
02-02-2009, 23:46
To give some harder facts as published already in other threads on the subject.
The specs + some (German site) picture measurements by me (ED), give or take 1 mm.
Technical specifications.
Folding camera with coupled rangefinder
Film choice 120/220 film
6x7 cm (56x68 mm ED)(120-10 exp. / 220-20 exp.)
6x6 cm (56x56 mm ED)(120-12 exp. / 220-24 exp.)
Switch for frame sizes inside the body (ED)
80 mm/f3.5 (4 groups 6 elements)
7 rounded aperture blades (ED)
Close focus is 0.9 m, 3' (CK)
Bright frame-type viewfinder.
Physical rangefinder base 37 mm (ED)
Automatic parallax compensation
Integral LED exposure metering indications
Electronically controlled lens shutter. 4-1/500 sec, B
Exposure control: SPD Sensor
Center-weighted averaging system
Aperture priority AE and manual switchover
Exposure compensation approx 2EV in 1/3EV steps
Film speed: Manual setting, ISO25-3200 (1/3EV step accuracy)
Manual film wind by winding knob
Mechanical-type counter
120/220 (changeable)
6x7/6x6 (changeable)
CR2 (3v) lithium battery
Outer dimensions: 178x109x63 mm folded (ED)
and 178x109x138 mm unfolded (BJoPh)
Weight 1KG (BJoPh)
Ernst Dinkla
Dave Wilkinson
02-02-2009, 23:48
Seriously; I haven't had desire like this for a new camera...ever. I hope it's significantly less than one mortgage payment.
Cheers,
--joe. I wonder how much the ' wooden version' will cost? :D
Seriously; I haven't had desire like this for a new camera...ever. I hope it's significantly less than one mortgage payment.
Thanks for the link.
Cheers,
--joe.
with the latest rumourd price at $2400 i am glad i dont have your mortgage payments :rolleyes:
I hope the meter still works in manual (non-A) mode. Even though it's not 6x9, I just might sell my Bessa II with the APO-Lanthar to pay for this.
$2400??? I really want one of these, but that seems pretty steep to me.
Andrew Sowerby
02-03-2009, 07:37
$2400 is out of my price range as well, but it may come down a bit in time.
John Lawrence
02-03-2009, 07:45
I'd certainly like one, but not at the price given in the previous postings!
CK Dexter Haven
02-03-2009, 08:18
To give some harder facts as published already in other threads on the subject.
The specs + some (German site) picture measurements by me (ED), give or take 1 mm.
Technical specifications.
...and close focus is .9m.
photogdave
02-03-2009, 08:21
Considering how expensive Fuji GA645 and GW670 used to be, doesn't seem that out of whack.
For $2,400 - I'll keep my Mamiya 7II, thanks. ;)
Ya.. good point.. I was about to say that for a little more than $300 CDN (which basically doesn't even cover the exchange rate) I could get a brand new Mamiya 7 II kit or a, hehehehehe, Pentax 67 II kit :D
Dave
photogdave
02-03-2009, 10:11
Ya.. good point.. I was about to say that for a little more than $300 CDN (which basically doesn't even cover the exchange rate) I could get a brand new Mamiya 7 II kit or a, hehehehehe, Pentax 67 II kit :D
Dave
If you can get a Mamiya 7II for $300 I'll take two! :eek:
funkaoshi
02-03-2009, 10:16
Yeah, can someone tell me where these 300$ CDN Mamiya's are? Please.
planetjoe
02-03-2009, 10:27
with the latest rumourd price at $2400 i am glad i dont have your mortgage payments :rolleyes:
Ha! No comment. But 2.4 large is a bit steep, even for something this sexy. Perhaps the used market will be very brisk with buyer's remorse.
[/wishful thinking]
Cheers,
--joe.
What a treat for film photographers! I am wondering if this camera body would be able to support 6x9. In other words, do you think we will see a 6x9 version of this camera in the future?
Jeez.. I meant that for a little more than $300 CDN more than the $2400 USD price, I could get a complete Mamiya 7 II kit :)
http://harrysproshop.com/Mamiya_7/mamiya_7.html
Dave :)
Gabriel M.A.
02-03-2009, 10:35
Nice shots.
Now, a categorizing question: would this fall under the "120 RF Folders" or the "120 RF Modern" forums (forae?)? I mean, there couldn't possibly be a redundancy of these things for good navigation and good knowledge-seeking user experience, right? :D
funkaoshi
02-03-2009, 10:36
Ah Dave, that makes a lot more sense. I thought I was missing out on some seriously secret awesome camera shop here in Toronto.
Now, a categorizing question: would this fall under the "120 RF Folders" or the "120 RF Modern" forums (forae?)? I mean, there couldn't possibly be a redundancy of these things for good navigation and good knowledge-seeking user experience, right? :D
people don't always read the subheadings, but they do clarify the question of what goes where. i guess the mods will have more work to do.
this "Bigger than 35 RF's" category doesn't sound right, though. why not "Medium and Large Format RF's"? and the new "Voigtlander Fujica Bessa III" forum title is a mess. it should be "Voigtländer Bessa III / Fujifilm GF670 Professional". :rolleyes:
Can't afford it now or ever. The $300 Mamiya's are the 645's, and the TLR's: not RF's, and not too svelte, good cameras though.
monochromejrnl
02-03-2009, 11:18
Yeah, can someone tell me where these 300$ CDN Mamiya's are? Please.
I think Dave meant $300CAD more than the suggested price of USD$2400
A japanese rep is hand-holding the new Bessa in this youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hftGNk8MZ0A
whitecat
02-06-2009, 04:36
Perhaps Cameraquest will have it cheaper when it is available.
must...have...translation!
http://haniwa.asablo.jp/blog/img/2009/01/20/8c245.jpg
dazedgonebye
02-16-2009, 19:10
must...have...translation!
http://haniwa.asablo.jp/blog/img/2009/01/20/8c245.jpg
I keep talking myself out of one of these...then I keep seeing pictures.
:bang:
noimmunity
02-16-2009, 20:18
must...have...translation!
http://haniwa.asablo.jp/blog/img/2009/01/20/8c245.jpg
Enjoyable, because it's film. Photos worth savoring, because it's medium format. A never-ending love for photography has been condensed in this high performance yet compact folding camera. The GF670 Professional, the camera that lets you enjoy 6x6 and 6X7 in a single body. Fujifilm continues to disseminate the irreplaceable culture that is silver-halide photography.
that's called good advertising copy.
thanks jon!
noimmunity
02-17-2009, 04:43
that's called good advertising copy.
thanks jon!
sure thing, aizan (is that your first name?)
It makes me really want one. I was in Taipei today talking with a storeowner asking about them. People are really interested. If they had made the price point lower, these could really sell much more than the 5000 units in the initial run.
Further info from the German site
http://www.voigtlaender.de/cms/voigtlaender/voigtlaender_cms.nsf/id/pa_fdih7jzkae.html
sure thing, aizan (is that your first name?)
It makes me really want one. I was in Taipei today talking with a storeowner asking about them. People are really interested. If they had made the price point lower, these could really sell much more than the 5000 units in the initial run.
well, second name.
i'm just hoping it doesn't sell out immediately. i really shouldn't be spending that much, and it's a mamiya 7 for me if the lens isn't comparable.
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