phil_george1

You can do a lot with an aperture priority camera having a fixed

focal length. Especially if the lens is a 40mm/2.4 Leica lens.

Throw in some B&W film and you might just get some of your most

memorable photos, since you no longer have to worry about zooming,

metering, focusing, etc. and can enjoy the beautiful output of a

superb lens. I used two different cameras at my son's wedding last

January, a Contax N1 (24-85, 70-300) for color and a Minilux for

B&W. With the Minilux the number of successful images was much

greater. Don't know why, it just was. You could buy an M7, 35mm and

50mm Summicron for about $4,300 or a Minilux for $475. What more can

you really do with a 35mm/F2 and a 50mm/F2 that you can't do with a

40mm/F2.4 in a much more convenient package?

The 645 mask on the Fuji GA645zi (and perhaps other models) is

attached by four screws that can be removed and there appears to be

proper masking for a 6x6 under the 645 plate. Has anyone tried

removing this plate? The result MAY convert the camera into the

smallest, lightest 6x6. Of course it would require one extra advance

between shots (lens cap on, small aperture, high shutter speed) and

you would get about 16 shots on 220.