News on the Fuji GF670 - very upsetting

[david b]

From a Fuji press release for the upcoming Photokina trade show:

"The FUJIFILM GF670 Professional medium-format camera, developed jointly by Fujifilm and Cosina will also be displayed at Photokina 2008 as a reference exhibit (the camera will be marketed under the FUJIFILM brand in Japan only)."

Why oh why would they not sell it outside of Japan ?

 

[wayneb]

The fact that they are releasing it at all is pretty good news!

 

[Abbazz]

(the camera will be marketed under the FUJIFILM brand in Japan only)."

There is another thread about this. You can interpret the statement as: "The camera will be sold outside of Japan under the COSINA brand." Like the xPan which was sold in Japan under the Fuji brand and everywhere else under the Hasselblad brand.

Cheers!

Abbazz

 

[sockeyed]

Or maybe under the "Voigtlander" brand. Why not?

 

[Krosya]

Well, since we got ebay, I'm sure you will be able to get one from Japan. 😉

 

[Abbazz]

Or maybe under the "Voigtlander" brand. Why not?

I want a Bessa RF MkII in black lacquer finish (like the Bessa R3M). Now!

Cheers!

Abbazz

 

[dazedgonebye]

Just keep singing, "It's a small world after all..."

It might be harder to get, but we'll still get them here.

 

[Solinar]

Just keep singing, "It's a small world after all..."

It might be harder to get, but we'll still get them here.

That's exactly what I've been thinking - thanks to internet sales.

 

[venchka]

Matsuiya Store. A great dealer and source to many on this forum.

The glass is way more than half full.

 

[FrankS]

We live in a global village. Where there's a will there's a way!

 

[ItsReallyDarren]

It'll be interesting to see what the camera will be released under for the "rest of the world" markets.

 

[majid]

There's always Dirk Rösler and his Megaperls webshop.

 

[BillBingham2]

Any ideas on cost?

I always lusted after the small 645 folding. This is a bit big, but very classic.

B2 (;->

 

[aizan]

I want a Bessa RF MkII in black lacquer finish (like the Bessa R3M). Now!

Cheers!

Abbazz

music to my ears.

 

[ruben]

Cosina here, Cosina there....Cosina, Cosina, Cosina.

Was I a detective I would investigate about Cosina and the M8 🙂


Cheers,
Ruben

PS,
Against the trend, when I write a jocke I never add a smilie. Today I am making exception.

 

[venchka]

OK, so is this camera made mostly or entirely by Cosina? Did Cosina make other MF cameras for Fuji? What is the Fuji/Cosina track record like?

 

[Solinar]

Wayne, I don't know a thing about a Cosina / Fuji connection, but my Fuji GW690 III is very Cosina like in build. It is like a giant version of a Minolta 7SII or Konica S3. It works, but it isn't as heavy duty as my older gear.

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

In my opinion the GW67 will be a slow selling niche product for Fuji once the initial demand is satisfied.

Look at how much prominence it gets in the 8 page Fuji Photokina press release. Just 3 lines on page 8. Hardly center stage, and I just hope Stephen Gandy can find it when he visits the Fuji stand.

It cannot be worth Fuji manufacturing this camera themselves. They may as well follow the route that Zeiss took with the ZM and have Cosina do the manufacturing.

 

[whitecat]

Any rumors on cost yet?

 

[Rogier]

I have a friend traveling to Tokio in 2 month's ;-)