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Same as Klasse W, but with 38mm lens instead of 28mm. List price ¥89.000, release in April
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Same as Klasse W, but with 38mm lens instead of 28mm. List price ¥89.000, release in April
40oz
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I think the viewfinder could be smaller 🙂
I've noticed those cameras. They seem nice, but the price given the exchange rate is just out of whack. I assume if they were sold in the US the price would be more reasonable, but that'll never happen. C'est la vie, 😀
I've noticed those cameras. They seem nice, but the price given the exchange rate is just out of whack. I assume if they were sold in the US the price would be more reasonable, but that'll never happen. C'est la vie, 😀
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ChrisPlatt
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40oz said:
Yeah, classic squinty viewfinder.
So you think $750 is too much for a glorified point 'n' shoot?
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fgianni
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ChrisPlatt said:
I wouldn't define it a glorified point n' shoot before seeing what the lens is capable of.
summaron
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The lens is supposed to be pretty good, it may have been a Schneider design originally. Backgrounds are smooth in photos, I don't know about how abrupt the transitions to the sharp areas are. It's supposed to be a very contrasty lens--one report even said it was too much so.
Anyway I almost ended up buying the earlier Rollei afm version, but viewfinder put me off. It was smallish and had a bit of a blackout problem if you didn't hold it just right, a little like the Contax G1 for me.
Anyway I almost ended up buying the earlier Rollei afm version, but viewfinder put me off. It was smallish and had a bit of a blackout problem if you didn't hold it just right, a little like the Contax G1 for me.
Eryximachos
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This does look like the Rollei AFM35, which I recall was marketed outside the US as the Fuji Klasse. I got my Rollei AFM35 in 2002 or 2003 at B&H for $299; it even came with a two-piece everready case. The Rollei version has the 38mm fixed length lens, also. I haven't used it a lot, but I have been happy with the prints (contrasty but not too much) and the meter is quite accurate.
NormanFX
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In Japan, film still has a big following so film cameras are still in demand.
Apparently Fuji wanted to make both a wide angle (the W) and a normal fixed lens (the S) camera. The reason for the high price has to do with the place of film in the modern world. As of now, the only surviving formats are 35mm, 110mm and APS. The rest are on their way to obsolescence.
Apparently Fuji wanted to make both a wide angle (the W) and a normal fixed lens (the S) camera. The reason for the high price has to do with the place of film in the modern world. As of now, the only surviving formats are 35mm, 110mm and APS. The rest are on their way to obsolescence.