Fuji 6x9 rangefinders--what types are there?

Hello folks,

 

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This is sort of a corollary to a question posed by

Phannara Aing earlier this month (hello Phannara!).

 

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My local camera shop has a couple of secondhand Fuji

6x9 rangefinder cameras for sale, both equipped with

100mm f3.5 lenses. Trouble is that I don't know what

types they are, or their features/quirks.

 

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Can anyone mail a potted summary of 6x9 Fuji

rangefinders, with the differences between each version?

 

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The cameras are attractive to me as I am considering

entering medium format and want a relatively cheap

"taster" before deciding whether to commit to more

heavy/expensive equipment. I mostly work handheld on

a range of subjects, and rangefinders seem to suit

portability requirements. These particular cameras

are going for around 50k yen (= approx. GBP 250, or

US$430 at present rates of exchange) so seem a good

way of getting into MF. I don't really like the TLR

concept, and don't want to haul a studio camera

around with me.

 

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Thanks in advance for any info,

Mark.

 

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Mark Brown

STA Research Fellow

National Aerospace Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan.

The Fuji Fuji 690 rangefinder is similar to Leica M6. But don4t have a lightmeter. The are best for lanscape, travel, and pictures from small airplanes. But the are fast working cameras for photographers on the run.