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And I confess I am chuffed as well. One of the staff at our Murray Street store has picked out the Fujifilm GF670 folding roll film camera as a best in the shop. And he is absolutely right.
Fujifilm have a long history of doing it their way - and this late-production 120 camera is no exception. It is a direct descendent of the classic roll-film cameras of the last century - all the way through from 1900 onwards and has incorporated all the lessons learned and most of the advances made.
Tough, precise, and compact - it is not much bigger than an M Leica when folded. Sports a brilliant optical finder with coupled rangefinder and further couples this with a built-in light meter.
You can set your own exposures guided by the meter, override it, or set it to an automatic mode and just go with the shutter speed it selects. You are always in control of the aperture on the lens, as well as the focussing.
The f/3.5 80mm Fujinon is perfectly coupled to the 6x6 or 6 X 7 opening at the film plane.
And that’s the fascinating part of the insides - you can set the format mask by switching with an internal screw and the film counter will follow on for the 12 or 10 exposures.
Soooo…who is this the best camera for? For the dedicated analog worker who wants to travel and to capture landscape. This camera will sling over a neck and shoulder as you climb mountains or scrabble down sea cliffs. It will go though an urban jungle and not attract attention - when closed. Be prepared for a lot of notice when it’s open.
Loaded with fine-grain 120 film, it will produce negatives and transparencies that will rival and exceed the most expensive of digital cameras…without the difficulties and indignities of 4 x 5 or larger.
And you will be, not just the first on the block, but the ONLY kid on the block to own one. Like battleships - they don’t make ‘em anymore.
Text and images by Richard Stein
