Mamiya RB-67 with revolving back is the answer !
...Wayne
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Subject: Re: [OM] Fujifilm 645 medium format rangefinder like camera
On 9/20/2017 3:06 PM, John Hudson wrote:
> I met a gentleman this afternoon in downtown Lisbon who was using a
"Fujifilm 645" camera.
>
> In size it was midway between a Fujifilm X-Pro 1 and a Mamiya 7 II 6x7
medium format rangefinder.
>
> His 645 was most certainly a 120 roll film camera because I saw him
removing a roll of 120 film.
>
> The 645's lens looked to be the size of Leica 50 / 1.4 Summilux with a
broad 1.5" long lens hood.
>
> Does anyone have one of these cameras and can comment on its performance ?
As Fuji has made a number of models, you might want to confirm Nathan's ID
here.
<https://www.google.com/search?q=Fujifilm+645&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=
0ahUKEwiVz96ssLTWAhXHgVQKHfv1Cm8Q_AUICygC&biw=1641&bih=1130>
On 9/20/2017 11:19 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Yes, I have one of those and it is certainly a very capable camera. It is
not much bigger than a 35mm SLR. It is in fact a rangefinder camera, with a
non-interchangeable f4/60mm lens. It does have one annoying quirk: the
viewfinder is vertical, so if you want to shoot a horizontal image, you have
to hold the camera vertically. I find this a bit awkward.
No way around that, if you want the small size. It's the same thing as the
Oly Pen half frame cameras (and others). Cut a horizontal format in half,
6x9 MF or 24x36 35 mm film, and you end up with a vertical format - or a
camera that's taller than wide, and handles completely differently.
IMSO, such cameras are for portrait format folks, not me.
S. O. Moose
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