Fuji gl690

[john_dixon5]

Hi,

 

How does the Fuji gl690 compare to lets say a pentax 6x7 ? In terms

of being a good camera for aerial photography of commercial

buildings, with the ability to blow up the negs to about 24" x 36"

colour prints. Is the 1/500th shutter speed of the fuji good enough

for aerial photography (from a helicopter)

 

Thanks

 

John

[terry_hull]

I would think any rangefinder would be better from a helicopter rather than an SLR, as long as no long telephoto is needed

[dean_tomasula1]

John,

 

The Fiji GL690 (or any of the Fuji 90s for that matter) is the prefect camera for aerial shoots. The lens blows away Pentax by a mile. The camera is lighter and easier to handle. And the negatives are a bit larger.

[pensacolaphoto]

The Fuji GL690 is an excellent camera for aerial commercial photography due to its solid weight for satbility and its super sharp lenses. The Pentax has as sharp lenses, so I would not put down the Pentax line. The main advantage of the Fuji is obviously lack of mirror vibrations and blackout at time of shutter release. I use it with an automatic 100mm lens. Its a match made in heaven.

[john_dixon5]

Thanks for all your answers, all of you have been very helpfull, I shall look out for the Fuji then.

 

John

[www.antiquecameras.net]

"....... The lens blows away Pentax by a mile. The camera is lighter and easier to handle. And the negatives are a bit larger."<p>

 

come on....the Fuji doesnt blow away Pentax by a mile...thats a silly statement. The standard lens for the Fuji is a 4 element Tessar type lens and while very good, at best, matches Pentax Lenses...<p>

Dan<p>

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[chris a]

But it does.

 

I don't know why, it makes no sense on paper. Yet as a long time owner of both systems, I can testify for the unreal preformance of the fujinon lenses.