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Review Date
July 3, 2004
Overall Rating
 1 of 5
Value Rating
 2 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year
Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 4 votes
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Reviewed by
Jytzel
, Professional
Price Paid
$0.00
Photography Experience
6-10 years
, Fine Art
Summary
I agree with the previous review, the lens contrast is horrible. I do a lot of B&W and I find that such lens destroys the subtle tonality- very critical for my B&W work. I think the reason this lens is haighly rated as razor sharp lens is because of its contrast; this is the anti-Zeiss kind of lens (for Zeiss users to understand what I'm talking about).
One more serious drawback is the useless T-mode. Practically you can't go longer than 1 sec. shutterspeed on this lens.
I sold it as new for half the price; never going back to any Fuji products (even in Large format) I'm moving to Hasselblad
Strengths
lightweight.
Weaknesses
Lens, lens, lack of B-mode.
Similar Products Used
Pentax 67, Rolleiflex, Mamiya
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Review Date
October 15, 2003
Overall Rating
 3 of 5
Value Rating
2 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year
Visitors rate this review
4.20 of 5, 5 votes
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Reviewed by
Tom Kinkel
, Expert
Price Paid
$0.00
at Privately
Photography Experience
21+ years
, Other
Summary
I can't come to terms with the minuses of this camera .It seems to me that most fuji products that I own and get to play with have a superficial quality that seems to wear thin eventually.I find the lens contrast and the way it posterises the detail even on neg film,leaves me feeling the camera is technically well designed but lacking any depth of character.I own a lot of gear and feel this is a trademark of this highly succesfull company in general.And for all the people that have asked me why I don't like the camera and have become very indignent at the thought that I may say to them I am not unhappy to recommend the purchase of one.I can only say they are plentifull second hand.
Strengths
The GSW690 111 with 65mm lens is a good camera,nothing better than that.
Weaknesses
Lightweight construction with a very poor
viewfinder on top of a shutter that feels and sounds very Cheap.
Similar Products Used
Hasselblad Expan,Leica M3
Customer Service
The agents are not interested in customers in Australia
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Review Date
July 16, 2003
Overall Rating
 4 of 5
Value Rating
 4 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year
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Reviewed by
Tom
, Intermediate
, from Attleboro, MA
Price Paid
$1100.00
at Robert White
Photography Experience
11-20 years
, Outdoor
Summary
Fun. I have shot some negative film but mostly Provia 100, which produces huge wonderful slides.
Good way to get the quality of medium format without investing in a 'system.'
Strengths
The images.
Weaknesses
A clunky camera in just about every respect, but that's OK. This camera makes you slow down and think about what you are doing.
I ordered mine from the UK as it seems medium format is one of the few photo niches where the UK is cheaper than the US, saved several hundred $$$, but it's still rather expensive for what it does. Just checked B&H and Adorama for a current price. Neither have them listed. Fuji didn't discontinue it, did they?
Similar Products Used
Nothing quite like this.
Customer Service
Haven't needed.
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Review Date
May 11, 2003
Overall Rating
4 of 5
Value Rating
4 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year
Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1 votes
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Reviewed by
Jerome Yeats
, Professional
, from UK
Price Paid
$0.00
Photography Experience
21+ years
, Outdoor
Summary
I have the 690W, the 65mm wide angle version and the previous all metal model.
This camera could be great but has some serious flaws which have been repeated in the newer models! I understand these models are being discontinued. I will certainly hang on to mine
Strengths
Beautiful, sharp 6x9cms transparencies, flash synch at all speeds, all metal (discontinued) body.
Weaknesses
clanging shutter,dim viewfinder, idiotic T instead of bulb - just guaranteed to ruin a long exposure unless you employ a black cloth to cover the lens first. The really crazy design is the built in lenshood which makes it impossible to use square filters
Similar Products Used
no medium format rangefinders. I dislike the feel of a Mamiya 7
Customer Service
Haven't needed it, touch wood
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Review Date
November 2, 2001
Overall Rating
 5 of 5
Value Rating
 5 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year
Visitors rate this review
4.20 of 5, 5 votes
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Reviewed by
Dave Morrow
, Intermediate
, from Edinburgh, Scotland
Price Paid
$0.00
at 2nd Hand
Photography Experience
11-20 years
, Outdoor
Summary
The strengths of this camera far outweigh the weaknesses. I use this for ALL my photo needs now - landscape, portrait and even general snaps (I am considering taking it on a skiing holiday this year). It has most of the conveniences of a manual SLR but with the big advantage of a fantastic lens and negative size.The best camera I have used. The best camera I have played with. Simply the best camera around
Strengths
Great lens
INCREDIBLE image quality
Great neg size
90mm lens and neg size are a perfect match
Simple film loading
Light enough to get razor-sharp handheld shots and carry anywhere
Weaknesses
Viewfinder partially obscured with Lens hood.
Rangefinder focusing takes a while to get used to after SLR
Body is a little bit on the plastic side. But this keeps weight down
Similar Products Used
Yashica MAT 124G
Nikon F50
Customer Service
N/A
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