jens_g.r._benthien

<p>Fuji GW 690 III with a 3.5/90 mm lens. OK, it's not a system, but a fantastic camera for landscape and portraiture.</p> <p>Pros:</p> <ul> <li>Absolutely fantastic prime lens, free of chromatic aberration</li> <li>No lens distortion</li> <li>Completely mechanical camera, no meter, no battery</li> <li>6x9 image size - lots of space if you want to crop</li> <li>Reliable - works in arctic and tropical environments</li> <li>No complicated choices 'which lens do I pack today'</li> <li>Very precise rangefinder</li> <li>Built in retractable lens shade</li> <li>Two shutter buttons - on on top, on on front</li> <li>aperture and shutter ring can be moved simultaneously, that means one you have set a certain EV you can shift the aperture or exposure time without thinking or calculating</li> <li>Built-in exposure counter</li> <li>Some people say: You paid for the lens, Fuji throwed in the film holder for free</li> </ul> <p>Cons:</p> <ul> <li>No interchangeable lenses</li> <li>No matte screen/viewfinder</li> <li>Some people say the shutter sounds like a Mickey Mouse device. It's not the shutter, it's the actuator for the counter</li> <li>No gimmicks</li> <li>Pure photography</li> </ul> <p><img src="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/108865744/forum/fuji_blog.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>I'm just reading here ;-)</p> <p>Truth is that I still use my two 6x9 Fujis (GW and GSW), the Plaubel 69W proshift and the 6x9 roll film back with my Arca Swiss.</p> <p>For a little bit longer than a year I'm also on the digital side of life (but only with cameras), but that is in most cases for test shots or quick images.</p> <p>There is no reason to post any hot air here, so I really enjoy p.net and the MF section. If time allows, I check in here.</p> <p>I could as well complain about the lack of Fuji 6x9 camera threads, but I know that these cameras are not so 'trendy' or 'sexy', and I guess most owners just enjoy the 'bricks with a lens'.</p> <p>Maybe I will post a major change in my workflow: Moving from Fuji Provia 100F to Kodak Portra 160, but I could imagine that this topic would be moved to another section of p.net</p>