For Sale Fuji GSW690 III Professional - Texas Leica - $900

[GDI]

I have a very nice used Fuji GSW690 III Professional medium format rangefinder camera for sale. It is fully functional and in very good condition. It is showing 120 or 1200 shots - I have only put a few rolls through it but it works wonderfully, and of course the large 6x9 negatives are something to behold. Over all condition is good with the usual wear marks on the body lens barrel; and hood - no dents or dings, just wear marks.

This has the renowned Fujinon SW 65mm F5.6 lens, for nice wide angle shots. Note that this is the latest version of the GSW690 and is very desirable. It comes with a Nikon lens cap.

Price is $900 net to me plus actual shipping.

 

[GDI]

still available

 

[Luftfeder]

Is this still available?

 

[GDI]

Is this still available?

Yes, it is.

 

[Luftfeder]

Yes, it is.

Would you be willing to listen to offers? While the price on these models has gone up in what I have to believe is Covid-driven interest in film photography I don’t think the market value is up at $900 yet… if no I respect that but if yes let’s discuss….

 

[GDI]

Of course I’ll consider any offer, but I am sometimes a reluctant seller!

 

[Mike Lopez]

Curious to see where this one goes. Ebay prices are all over the place on this one!

 

[PhotogGreg]

Curious to see where this one goes. Ebay prices are all over the place on this one!

I have one, and of all the medium format cameras I own, the
Fuji GSW690 III
is my favorite. Simple to use and easy to carry.

 

[Luftfeder]

Of course I’ll consider any offer, but I am sometimes a reluctant seller!

I do not want to offend ... and it is true as Mike Lopez said the prices on eBay are all over the place (mostly dealers out of Japan) but I have seen few of them sell... would you consider something in the $550 range plus shipping?

 

[MARTIE]

As an owner, these are and have always been well sought after cameras, and rightly so. I bought 2 fuji gsw690iii's, around 2003 for between 600-650 GBP's or 825-900 USD's and they were a bargain then.
There's almost nothing that can go wrong with these camera's, no electronics! I've never regretted mine and I'd get rid of my Mamiya 7 ii long before my Fuji's. To be honest, I'm surprised it hasn't gone already...
Good-luck with your search and good-luck with your sale.

 

[dodphotography]

I sold a few of these 5 years ago for like 250 bucks, they only recently recently spiked… which is insane.

 

[Kodachromeguy]

I sold a few of these 5 years ago for like 250 bucks, they only recently recently spiked… which is insane.

This is a warning of what is happening to a lot of camera prices. Look at the cost of the Hasselblad 80mm CF lens. It is now close to $1,000. And look at the modest Leitz Elmar 5 cm 3.5 lens. These are selling for $400. Recall, in the old days, that was the budget option. Any Rollleiflex with a Xenotar or Planar lens is up there also. (Don't get me started on the price of groceries. This is the inflation that we were told for years was not a significant factor.)

 

[Oldwino]

Film camera prices do seem to be approaching some stratospheric pricing…but remember, the best cameras and lenses, like this Fuji, are a finite resource.

 

[GDI]

Thanks for the discussion - this is a very good camera and if it doesn’t fetch a decent price of just isn’t worth me bothering to sell it. It is pretty hard to offend me, especially with regards to a film camera’s price - but $550 is not going to interest me.

I have recently sold a very nice Mamiya 6 kit so about all I have left in medium format film gear is a couple of Noblexes and an old folder - so I am happy to hang on to the Fuji, and it is pretty cool to have kicking around next to my digital GFX 100 - both are massive cameras!

 

[GDI]

And talk about crazy prices - I sold a car 2 years ago and if I had held on to it I probably could have gotten $15k more than I did. But you can’t keep everything.

 

[GDI]

Sold