roger hein Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Thought this may be of interest... http://www.photographyblog.com/index.php/weblog/comments/fujifilm_medium_format_film_camera/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles_hess2 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 It's nice to continue to read that Fujifilm is 'in it 'til the end' regarding their commitment to film and film cameras. PMA should be interesting this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly_hughes Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Oh, that is interesting. With all the advances in AF and metering technologies that's come around since MF cameras were being made, there's no telling what all it might have. Can't wait to find out more. -Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 One reason that is interesting is thatabout 2 or 3 years ago Fuji announced that they were out of the film camera manufacturing business. I suspectthis will be a rebirth of a one of their old 6x4.5cm format AF rangefinder cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumpton Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Great! I love my GSW690III, especially the 6x9 neg and super Fuji lens, and would hope that they make another some day with (1) even wider lens, (2) through the viewing lens restricted area light meter (a through the lens meter is nearly impossible to conceive with lens shutter cameras) and (3) a quieter shutter (somewhat less important). Asking too much? Still, Fuji's commitment to film is praiseworthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johan_de_groote Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I'm glad they pade it a "portable" MF camera... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek_stanton2 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I hate being teased like this.... What's the purpose? So they can release it with dramatic flair at the show? What percentage of actual consumers visit the show? Why is this an effective marketing technique? JUST TELL US! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek_stanton2 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I guess the key word in the press release is "prototype." Who knows if / when the thing will ever be put into production. This might be every bit as promising as the Sigma DP-1 or alleged Pentax 645 digital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles_hohenstein Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I hope that it's a 6x9 similar to the Mamiya 7/II, but I suppose that's unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_ Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 My guess it would be something like the Bronica 645 RF (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_ Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 ...I would add that there is (in my view) a market for RF 6x7 like the mamiya 7 but which is AFFORDABLE ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hclim Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I hope it is an auto focus 6x7 to help my straining eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumpton Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 It would be nice to have an interchangeable lens Fuji again, but that may not be on the cards. The 6x7 or 6x9 format makes sense as Fuji is supporting 120 film users and a relatively inexpensive auto/manual exposure camera would contribute to good quality silver base photography where many others have gone digital to a high degree (Hasselblad, Mamiya SD). Perhaps it is the potential markets in Japan and China that are driving this. Love of film is pretty strong there. Richard has a good speculation about Fuji perhaps taking over the Bronica 645 RF. Hopefully it is not just a prototype showing, although that is often usual, just as Mamiya did that with their RF before launching the 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hclim Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I doubt it will be 645 since Hasselblad H1 is already made by them and there must have been an agreement to preclude them from competing in 645. Moreover there is already the GA645Zi. But then who knows, it might just be a modernized GA645. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_rais Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 <p align="justify"> <i>I hate being teased like this.... What's the purpose? So they can release it with dramatic flair at the show? What percentage of actual consumers visit the show? Why is this an effective marketing technique? JUST TELL US!</i><br> <br>Haha, poor Derek. This is the marketing technique they aim at people's emotion. The more anger (read: impatience), the more people will closely follow the next news until it is revealed. The advantage of it is that now people really pay attention for the news and not just let it passes by of course. Great news from Fuji, though. Just curious what it will be.<p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q.g._de_bakker Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 It is also a way of finding out what people are hoping for. 'Affordable' and 'perfect' it will always have to be. But what else?<br>Once they have found out that, Derek, they will know what to "JUST TELL US" and/or whether they'll issue a denial of all rumours and withdraw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek_stanton2 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Don't take my comments too seriously. I work in 'marketing.' They aren't making marketing and production decisions based on the comments of ten people in a forum. If they want to know "what people are hoping for," there are less risky ways to do so. They could easily have participants in forums like these, asking those types of questions. Yes, the extended 'tease' campaigns stimulate temporary, superficial interest. But they are countered by greater detrimental effects. No one is suspending purchasing decisions because of a piece of vaporware/prototype in an "obsolete" technology field. And, if this camera isn't available for purchase very soon after the 'announcement,' the company's reputation takes a hit. Sigma recently 'apologized' for not having its DP-1 ready, after being announced in 2005. The Mamiya ZD back has left Mamiya customers disappointed and frustrated for a year or so. Meanwhile, Apple and Canon do things the right way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumpton Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Derek, you are quite right in your last statement. But we shouldn't ignore that this is a very small field and may be one more aimed at the Asian rather than western market, which has arguably become more digitised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_parrott Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Here is my favorite part of the report: "....the acknowledged superior image quality delivered by professional photographic film products". Now THAT is a bold statement in this digital age! Way to go Fuji, no matter what the camera is or is not! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablito_pistola Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 well, what I hope for is GENUINELY small folder, f2.8 NON-ZOOM lens, 6x6, RF. Hmm sounds like the cameras they used to make 60 yrs ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_d__kissimmee__fl_ Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Well, I for one am hoping that MF cameras continue to be produced to ensure a steady supply of 220 film. After all, didn't Kodak produce the Brownie for the express purpose of boosting film sales? If they stop making them, it's just a matter of time before film will become a scarse commodity. As far as my list for my dream folder, 65mm lens on 6 X 9 frame and a very sturdy door to protect the lens once folded. After all, I see this type of camera as a field camera which tends to get bumped around a lot. Don't need faster than F 4.0 for landscape work. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_fotis Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Well, did anybody find anything about this subject at the RMA? (I am located in Greece, and for sure I would LOVE to get a G690 III with a 180-200mm lens, to complement my GSW690III and GW690III!) Cheers, N.Fotis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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