New Wide Angle 6x7 Rangefinder

[dazedgonebye]

from cosina....Fuji
Looks to be a non-folding version of the Bessa III with a 55mm lens.
Thanks pretty damn cool.

http://www.photoscala.de/Artikel/ph...-GF670W-Professional-alias-Voigtlaender-Bessa

 

[nksyoon]

Link to large image: http://www.fujifilm.com/photokina2010/images/gf670w.jpg

Specs: http://www.fujifilm.com/photokina2010/pdf/release/gf670w_e.pdf

 

[johannielscom]

Guess I'm not gonna afford one if it's anywhere close to what the III costs...

Great camera by the looks of it and its specifications!

 

[raid]

The posted comments [in German] are all negative about another non-digital RF camera.

 

[Matus]

The posted comments [in German] are all negative about another non-digital RF camera.

I find the comments quite funny in some way. People who shoot film do start to look weird for digital shooters 😛

 

[shadowfox]

That is very cool indeed.
Fujinon EBC lenses are some of the best out there.

This looks like a bigger brother of the GA645w.

Kudos to Cosina and Fuji.

 

[dazedgonebye]

Still love the idea...still can't see this over the Mamiya 7.

 

[shadowfox]

I find the comments quite funny in some way. People who shoot film do start to look weird for digital shooters 😛

Reminds me of:

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” M.Gandhi

🙄

 

[shadowfox]

Still love the idea...still can't see this over the Mamiya 7.

Actually I'd pick this one over the Mamiya 7.

 

[sevo]

The posted comments [in German] are all negative about another non-digital RF camera.

Some, not all - and at least two seem to be sarcasm.

Sevo

 

[Ezzie]

Good on Fuji and Cosina. Fuji still wants to sell film it would seem, and I think there are no shortage of takers in Japan, the rest of the world is a bonus.

 

[SimonSawSunlight]

yes. the comments are killing me. 😀

 

[loneranger]

Ok, need to come up with more than 3k fast.

 

[historicist]

The posted comments [in German] are all negative about another non-digital RF camera

Those comments are lunatic - the digital ones are totally OT, and what's with that guy saying it's nothing compared to a Plaubel Makina W67? The Makina was a pretty cheap, Japanese made camera when it was new, I don't really see what the problem with a Cosina is.

 

[dazedgonebye]

Actually I'd pick this one over the Mamiya 7.

I can see a small size advantage...at a guess. What would cause you to choose it over the M7?

 

[barnwulf]

Just as soon as I think I have everything I want something like this shows up. I would love to have a 6X7 MF wide rangefinder. I will have to wait to see prices and specifications that I can read. - Jim

 

[barnwulf]

Love a wide 6X7

Love a wide 6X7

dazedgonebye

I can see a small size advantage...at a guess. What would cause you to choose it over the M7?

I like 35mm a lot but shooting 120 MF is fantastic. I used to use a Pentax 67 and love that size negative to work with. All the present 6X7 rangefinders have a close to normal lens and I would love to have a wide angle 67. - Jim

 

[oftheherd]

Just as soon as I think I have everything I want something like this shows up. I would love to have a 6X7 MF wide rangefinder. I will have to wait to see prices and specifications that I can read. - Jim

Mamiya Universal/Super Press 23 with 50mm lens for a great price advantage. No size or weight advantage for sure though.

EDIT: Don't know about the lens quality. The Mamiya glass tends to be really good, but nobody can complain about EBC lenses either.

 

[dazedgonebye]

I like 35mm a lot but shooting 120 MF is fantastic. I used to use a Pentax 67 and love that size negative to work with. All the present 6X7 rangefinders have a close to normal lens and I would love to have a wide angle 67. - Jim

Sorry Jim, I should have been more clear.
I meant the Mamiya 7, not Leica M7.

 

[photogdave]

I would trade my GA645 for this. Autofocus is starting to get annoying!