Fuji GA645 - first photos/impressions - wow!

[le vrai rdu]

I would love to have this camera, especialy the wide one with the 45 mm

 

[Jim Simon]

Hello again.
I've just loaded my GS645S with Neopan 400 and bought some DD-X on the strength of the images posted here by Steveh.
Steveh (and others?) what asa did you rate the Neopan at and can you give me a guide on the processing in DD-X?
Much appreciated. I haven't yet taken an exposure; it's just ready to go, so if I can find out a good speed to rate the film at I'll be off!
Failing responses I'll go with box speed and take it from there.
Thanks all - and I do like that bicycle!
Jim.

 

[jvan01]

GA645 + Ektar 100 (exposed at 64)

 

[Jaakko]

Great camera, I see some great photos here.

 

[shadowfox]

A recent print I made using my GA645wi:

NOTE: Unfortunately I don't have a lighting setup that can do the print justice.

 

[donmcmahan]

does any one find the vertical orientation a PITA or do you find that you adjusted without much thought?

 

[Burlap Jacket]

I find the orientation great for portraits but not so much for general purpose or street scenes. It will cause you to think differently about composition, which isn't a bad thing. I wouldn't want it to be my everyday camera, that's for sure.

 

[sevo]

Never had a problem with it. People who default to landscape orientation on traditional 24x36mm cameras will probably default to portrait orientation there, but I'd welcome that as a break from bad habits if it happened to me.

As I have barely any 35mm shooter habits that does not bother me - on most of my bigger cameras a orientation switch merely means rotating the back, and the proper orientation mhas to be decided shot-by-shot...

 

[ivansanzana]

HELP! I have a GS645Zi and the round eyepiece is missing, this piece holds all the other components in place, I have looked everywhere, does anybody have a camera for parts or knows of one? please email me back, many thanks!!! ivansanzana@hotmail.com

 

[wray]

does any one find the vertical orientation a PITA or do you find that you adjusted without much thought?

No problem! The camera is light enough to hold to get a horizontal composition.

 

[MaxElmar]

Just got my GA645 from KEH yesterday. "Bargain" condition seems to mean "Ex" on this one - yes! The metering does seem a little weird to me, but I have to remind myself that I'm shooting Ektar 100 for a test roll - not the 200-400 ISO range I'm shooting on my other cameras. Also - it's not TTL - there may be more of a learning curve, esp with E6....

@ivansanzana - the round eyepiece can be replaced by a Nikon eyepiece/diopter/accessory. It's the smaller size - F3 (non-hp), FE, FM, Nikkormat. Not F3HP, F90, etc.

 

[Austerby]

I recently got a GA645i and am delighted with it - great to use, great results and it's saved me a fortune as I no longer plan to get a Mamiya 7 or Voigtlander 667.

This is my favourite one - taken using P mode with HP5+ at 400asa developed in ID11 1+1

 

[jvan01]

I shot Ektar 100 at 64 (using the GA645's meter) and I got decent results. Basically, the meter is really thrown off by the sky.

 

[raytoei@gmail.com]

i captured this two weeks ago. I think the film is Ultrafine 400.

Here is a 100% crop of the mystery person on the far right.

 

[remegius]

Is there a way to deal with available light situations with these slow lenses? A good high speed film?

Cheers...

Rem

 

[rhl-oregon]

Old thread revival! Post GA645 work here.