Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Martin wrote.. I 'had' one of those, and it was OK, but it was not very good with exposure control. It had aperture priority only, and the flash would only sync at 1/45... The pictures were good, but all those automatic controls really did more damage than good, at least for what I used it to shoot... I'm not saying it was a bad camera, it just didn't suit my needs. It also did not have a fast lense. Instead, I bought a GS645, which is a Fuji 645 folder...fixed focal length, f3.5...nothing automatic, and I really like it...slightly finicky though. ....................................... I had the GS645 75mm/3.5, and the nonfolding 45mm and 60mm versions. All were excellent cameras. The 45 was scale focuser but the others had true rangefinders and LED meters, otherwise, manuals all around. The lenses were awesome. I have a lot of big RA-4 prints up to 25X38 that I made with the 60mm 645. I found it very compatible with the Leica style photography I do. It was not at all a "tripod camera", more a big Leica. I went around the world with the GS645W , a M6, and a GR1. I'll probably get another 645, they are common at swap meets in California for about $500. At present I'm concentrating on 35mm technique and printing, but, Roger, if you want a MF backup camera you will be at home with the manual Fuji models. Bill Lawlor