May 29, 2011, 16:45
...for UK forumites(well, anyone really): a Fuji 6x9cm medium-format rangefinder Fuji GW690 III
I was privileged to write an article on this lovely camera some years ago for the UK magazine Amateur Photographer.
It has a fixed 90mm lens, giving around 40mm field of view in 35mm equivalent terms, takes 120 roll film on which you'll get around 8 exposures on a roll...and both the build and image quality are stunningly superlative. Being a rangefinder it is also refreshingly light and with the clearest of viewfinders.
The lovely used example being sold here is a mere £590 GBP...which I'm guessing is about $900 US..? I have always thought this particular lens excels even the 90mm prime lens on my Pentax 67 Mk2.
I see these come up only rarely nowadays. One nifty little feature is the shutter actuation counter, set during manufacture, so the buyer knows exactly how many times it's been fired. Good for about a quarter of a million exposures without a service.
I promise you I have no vested interest in this camera, apart from the fondest of memories for its impeccable quality.
OmyGawsh...and now I've just spotted that absolute classic, the Plaubel Makina 67, on the same site(Aperture UK) for £990. Phew...!
I was privileged to write an article on this lovely camera some years ago for the UK magazine Amateur Photographer.
It has a fixed 90mm lens, giving around 40mm field of view in 35mm equivalent terms, takes 120 roll film on which you'll get around 8 exposures on a roll...and both the build and image quality are stunningly superlative. Being a rangefinder it is also refreshingly light and with the clearest of viewfinders.
The lovely used example being sold here is a mere £590 GBP...which I'm guessing is about $900 US..? I have always thought this particular lens excels even the 90mm prime lens on my Pentax 67 Mk2.
I see these come up only rarely nowadays. One nifty little feature is the shutter actuation counter, set during manufacture, so the buyer knows exactly how many times it's been fired. Good for about a quarter of a million exposures without a service.
I promise you I have no vested interest in this camera, apart from the fondest of memories for its impeccable quality.
OmyGawsh...and now I've just spotted that absolute classic, the Plaubel Makina 67, on the same site(Aperture UK) for £990. Phew...!