News on the Fuji GF670 - very upsetting

[ClaremontPhoto]

Any rumors on cost yet?

There was rumor in the British press of £650 (€825, $1170).

 

[Windscale]

There was rumor in the British press of £650 (€825, $1170).

My God! Who would want it for this price?

 

[Tuolumne]

My God! Who would want it for this price?

That actually seems like a fair price. It's cheaper that the ZI rangefinder which doesn't come with a lens and shoots smaller format film.

/T

 

[aizan]

that's a bit less than most people were expecting. good news if it's true.

 

[Eric T]

I always wanted to visit Japan.

 

[sockeyed]

I think that it might $1000 or so. Think about the cost of a Voigtlander Bessa rangefinder body plus the cost of a Heliar-75 lens.

 

[Windscale]

For an 80mm f3.5 standard lens I would not consider it "fair price". For a 50mm lens may be!

 

[Ronald_H]

Hah, people complain about the price! Something as niche and big (and nice!) as this! Made in Japan too!

They probably will justify the price for a Leica though... somehow.

It's not for me, but somehow I think it is a heartwarming effort from Fuji and Mr. K. Boy, does that guy have great hobby...

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

I too think that pricing looks low.

The nearest comparable I could find quickly is a Mamiya 7II at £1115 ($2000).

It's not the same, but it's similar enough.

 

[david b]

I predicted between $1000 and $1500 back in February.

Can someone post actual proof of this price of $1170 ?

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

Can someone post actual proof of this price of $1170 ?

No, that's what makes it a rumor.

 

[Ronald_H]

I said it wasn't for me, but for $1170 I'd be sorely tempted...

 

[sooner]

Come on, guys, how much lower could it be than $1,000? We'd be lucky to get it for that. Just look at the prices of used Fuji MF cameras on Ebay for comparison. Of course that was before Lehman went bankrupt and the Feds are getting ready to enact a trillion dollar bailout of the financial system. Just means you won't be able to pay for the camera with a loan!

 

[dazedgonebye]

There was rumor in the British press of £650 (€825, $1170).

Hey, if they work the prices like Canon does, that'll mean $750 US! 😀

I don't think $1200 is out of line. When do you anticipate this sort of camera becoming available again, if you don't go for this one?

 

[KoNickon]

I figured it would be over $1,000 so that doesn't unduly phase me. To me the more important concern is that this not be one of those limited edition products where the entire production gets snapped up before the rest of the world gets a chance to buy it.

 

[Jason Sprenger]

A folder with a modern normal lens, a clean & new RF, hot shoe, strap lugs, and a new shutter in MF format is very compelling to me.

 

[kuzano]

How very odd.....

How very odd.....

That actually seems like a fair price. It's cheaper that the ZI rangefinder which doesn't come with a lens and shoots smaller format film.

/T

All three of my Zi rangefinders came with a fixed 55-90 Zoom. I just looked in the cabinet over my monitor and the current Zi has a lens. Shoots wonderful 645 pics.

On the price, that's a very nice price (US1170). It's a bunch less than all the big (670,680, and 690) Fuji rangefinder fixed lens cameras sold for new. Furthermore it's a Fuji, with Fuji glass. I think it's a great value at that price new, if it ends up there.

If it's anywhere under $1500, and considering it's pedigree, I'm going to step up for one.

 

[kuzano]

Makes no sense to do that....

Makes no sense to do that....

I figured it would be over $1,000 so that doesn't unduly phase me. To me the more important concern is that this not be one of those limited edition products where the entire production gets snapped up before the rest of the world gets a chance to buy it.

Tooling up for a limited run on a new camera is crazy. Restarting the previous tooling and assembly for a limited edition of a previous camera makes sense.

Few others have intro'd a new quality medium format camera in some time. I would like to think that if this is Fuji's way of showing a film commitment, they will produce and sell these until the market is tapped out.

 

[Pherdinand]

kuzano...ZI was referring to Zeiss Ikon, not the fuji zoom lens folder.

 

[mdelevie]

too funny!!

too funny!!

anyone else think this is hilarious?

"Let's go digital" ... indeed! Let's all go digital!

See original image on original post, or this one.

I promise I'll use my fingers (eg, "digits") when I'm shooting this camera. Does that count?