Fujica who has them who loves them?

[al1966]

OK I had arrive in the post this wk an AX1 with a 55 f1.6, Its a great little camera. Since she arrived I have also got an AX3 and an STX1😀, though the latter seems from the description a dud meter. The lens on this seems a little cracker, all the photographs look good and it feels good. So who else here loves the Fujica 35mm lines?

 

[Phil_F_NM]

I had an ST801 with a bunch of great lenses ranging from 28 up to 135mm and the system was fantastic. Sold it all 3 summers ago when I needed some cash. 🙁

Phil Forrest

 

[Sarcophilus Harrisii]

I've got a ST605N I bought cheaply a few years ago. The viewfinder is really bright, and the camera has a wonderful focus screen with split, and a snappy prism. I think they're underrated cameras. I also have a 35-EE rangefinder I'm quite fond of, although I don't use it as often as I should.

Brett

 

[Alowisney]

Resurrecting this thread for some more Fujica love. I bought a chrome AX-3 a while back from ShopGoodwill and really liked it, especially the 50mm f/1.6 DM that came with it. After shooting with it for months, I decided that I needed a second body as a backup and it would be good to have one loaded with color and one with black and white. I trolled ShopGoodwill again and found another AX-3 in black with the 50mm f/1.6 DM in like new condition, it just needs new light seals.

The 50mm f/1.6 DM supposedly has the electron beam coating. It's very sharp and has a lot of contrast. I absolutely love it.

 

[viggi]

nice pics. As far as it goes with compressed webpics, the lens seems very nice. I don't know these cameras, so got no love for them, but this thread spurred me to look them up. A few AX1s on fleabay UK, but not a lot of info out there. what do like about them? Only the lenses or is the camera itself nice to use?

 

[Alowisney]

I like the handling of the AX-3 quite a bit; the controls fit my hand very well. It's got a DOF preview button, which is handy. The throw of the film advance lever isn't very long, so I can shoot pretty quickly with it. They're pretty dang cheap, too. I got both of mine for less than $30 each including shipping. The lenses are a real draw, too, but they're a bit harder to find. I'm on the lookout for a wide angle Fujinon-X lens, probably the 28 f/2.8. Most of the time I can find the Fujinar lenses, but they don't seem to be as good.

They're also pretty small. Here's my chrome one next to my Fed-2.

 

[pschauss]

+1 on all of the above. I have an ST701 and an ST605. They are small and light and have the advantage that they can use a wide variety of M42 lenses. At the time that I bought them they were less than $30 each. I don't use them as often as I should.

 

[KoNickon]

Nice cameras -- very well made, and fine lenses as we all know.

 

[paulfish4570]

i've got a 605 that needs a cla. the shutter caps sometimes. neat little camera. i need to get it fixed so i can use my 400mm/f6.3 screwmount lens ...

 

[Speedfreak]

Here is an extensive list of most Fujinon X-Mount lenses (the late bayonet type, not the M42s).

http://billead.com/fujinon/

The system isnt popular today (or maybe never was back then) but the lenses are fine. Light and compact so you can carry a whole bunch - 24, 35, 50 - in your jacket. The 50/1.2 is as good as it gets and a real sleeper.

 

[Alowisney]

Oh man, I wonder if he found a Fujica X-mount adapter or if he had to use a combination of adapters to get it to work on that NEX-5. I'd love to be able to do that with my lenses on my 5N.

 

[Trius]

I would love an 801 ... nothing else would do for me.

 

[Speedfreak]

Oh man, I wonder if he found a Fujica X-mount adapter or if he had to use a combination of adapters to get it to work on that NEX-5. I'd love to be able to do that with my lenses on my 5N.

There are adapters. Search for "Fujinon NEX" on the big auction site.

 

[Alowisney]

There are adapters. Search for "Fujinon NEX" on the big auction site.

Awesome! I kept searching for Fujica, not Fujinon! Thank you, thank you!

 

[eurekaiv]

I just spent an hour cleaning some massively gooey foam out of my ST-801. Tomorrow morning it gets new foam, and hopefully I can figure out why its metering 5 stops too low while I'm at it.