It is indeed. The first 2 test rolls done in my newly-acquired Makina 67 came back from the lab and focusing is spot on - this includes images taken at f/2.8.the Makina looks so fucking tempting...
I've been using a Zeiss Super Ikonta IV 6x6 and like it, but I think the III might be better since it doesn't use the EV system. EV is a nuisance. I also have good luck with the 35mm Retina IIa. It does fit in a pocket and is easy to use.
Kent in SD
My Fuji GS645 repeatedly died and was expensive to fix. I gave up and now use it as a light meter. Fragile as hell.
But my old Ikonta folders are going strong. The 645 versions are very pocketable. The best ratio of negative size to camera size that money can buy.
I thought the 1980s Fuji GS645 folder was a likeable thing with great features, but I had issues with jamming and rangefinder accuracy, even after Fuji USA service. But when it worked, it really was something.
Fuji GA645, GA645zi autofocus cameras: Similar flat package as a folder when lens is retracted, thought these were great. But this was in the early aughties when they were still new, and not all cameras age well.
On the subject of relatively modern, I loved the Mamiya 6 (mf). Slim when collapsed, big 6x6 negative....great lenses...handled like a charm compared with the Plaubel Makina....
The Mamiya 6 is for me a dream camera , the cost of which is beyond my pension!
That said it could be beyond pocketabity?
As an older 'plastic' camera just how reliable is the camera?
Yours is the first negative comment I have heard on the Fuji GS645.
I realised they have bellows issues, but what else?
Yes, the bellows of the GS are a problem, but there are other issues indeed https://www.120folder.com/fuji_gs645.htm As you must not close the camera without the shutter cocked and the lens set to infinity, it might jam. I made a little page about that https://www.120folder.com/fuji_gs645_shutter.htm Mine had aperture issues as well. Nevertheless I loved it when it worked.Just how reliable was the Fuji GA645zi ?
Would low count model offer any chance of long term use ?
If you like 6x4.5 you could do a great deal worse than a Konica Pearl III. Like any folder, you should get a CLA when you get it, but it has an excellent lens and shutter, frame counter, coupled rangefinder, and is actually a bit smaller than a 6x4.5 Zeiss folder (with RF).
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