Clown camera...

[gshybrid]

I just picked up a Fuji 670ii at our local goodwill. I hadn't seen one of these in person before and I was surprised by the camera's size. It's not just that it's big but that it looks like a classic 35 rangefinder just comically larger. I tried some street shooting but being stealth is not really an option. One of the venders shouted "look everyone... a man with the biggest camera in the world". Ironically most people don't seem to mind having their picture taken with it, I guess for novelty's sake. The 10 frames per roll go pretty fast but other than that it's really great to shoot with.

a couple of shots with plusX and velvia 100f:

 

[robklurfield]

Great find! And at a Goodwill? Wow! Must have been a steal. Nice images. And, very jealous of your shopping prowess.

 

[FrankS]

It even goes "Clack!" just like a clown camera would.
Great no nonsense camera. Go ahead, make me feel bad, and tell us how much you paid for it at the GoodWill shop.

 

[goffer]

one hell of a find 🙂 Nice shots too!

 

[gshybrid]

It even goes "Clack!" just like a clown camera would.
Great no nonsense camera. Go ahead, make me feel bad, and tell us how much you paid for it at the GoodWill shop.

It wasn't dirt cheap...$400. It was with a bunch of other gear... bag flash, etc. The price probably scared a few people away. The best part is the counter was at 4 and it is in mint condition.

 

[FrankS]

I've been thinking of getting a boing-ing spring about 10 inches long with a plastic flower or bird on one end and mount the other end on the camera's hotshoe.

 

[FrankS]

It wasn't dirt cheap...$400. It was with a bunch of other gear... bag flash, etc. The price probably scared a few people away. The best part is the counter was at 4 and it is in mint condition.

Excellent! You got a really really good deal but the price didn't make me feel so bad. 😉

 

[robklurfield]

this guy has the perfect bag for that new kit...

 

[gshybrid]

this guy has the perfect bag for that new kit...

I got to get a pair of those shoes...

 

[FrankS]

This outfit and camera would be the ideal street shooter guise. No one would take you seriously.

 

[Keith]

When we say big are we talking Pentax 67 big ... or bigger?

 

[gshybrid]

This outfit and camera would be the ideal street shooter guise. No one would take you seriously.

I saw the Tichy exhibit at the ICP this winter... nobody took him or his camera seriously either.

 

[FrankS]

When we say big are we talking Pentax 67 big ... or bigger?

Get out your ruler Keith.

The Fuji is 12cm high, 19cm wide, and 14cm front to back with no shade.

3lbs 6oz

leaf shutter = no vibration!

 

[gshybrid]

When we say big are we talking Pentax 67 big ... or bigger?

these kind of pictures never convey the tactile differences but here's visual comparison:

 

[Keith]

Get out your ruler Keith.

The Fuji is 12cm high, 19cm wide, and 14cm front to back with no shade.

3lbs 6oz

leaf shutter = no vibration!

This is sobering! 😛

The Pentax measures 16cm high, 19cm wide and 19cm front to back with the 75mm lens!

It weighs in at 5lbs ..... 😱

 

[FrankS]

That reflex mirror may be 1/2lb by itself, then add 1 lb for the prism.

 

[gshybrid]

This is sobering! 😛

The Pentax mesures 16cm high, 19cm wide and 19cm front to back with the 75mm lens!

It weighs in at 5lbs ..... 😱

That's big... though the 67 looks less like a fake camera.

 

[Keith]

I had gas for one of the big Fujis for a while and still don't discount the prospect of owning a 690 some day!

It would give me complete coverage of the 120 format. (standard sizes at least)

These things make 35mm cameras look like the barely competent toys that they are! 😀



edit ... I posted this in the gallery a few weeks ago not long after I got the behemoth!

 

[LeicaFoReVer]

I have pentax too and its size really keeps me away from it...it is scary although it gives amazing photos!