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Got a Fujica GW690 as a present.

I've been happily using my GW690III for about seven years now. This is a truly basic camera - a thousand dollar lens on a hundred dollar box. The Fujinon lens is absolutely outstanding. The GW690III has a 90mm lens, which is a bit wider than the 105mm found on most 6X9 cameras. That's actually something of an advantage for landscape photography, but may be a disadvantage for portraits. The only real "funny" with this camera is the T setting on the Copal shutter. It is a true "Time" setting, but the shutter remains open after release until you rotate the the shutter speed ring to one of the time settings - something of an inconvenience. Put the camera through its paces with a few rolls. That Fujinon lens is so good you may stop lusting for the Biogon.
 
nworth, that is true of the III but not the I, it has a B.

I agree about the lens.
 
NormanV said:
How often do you use the T setting?
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That ridiculous T setting hopefully never( it's not present in this model so it seems), but I'm planing to use that B quite a lot, after all, the camera is surelly going out for some night photography.


André
 
These Finnish women are something, eh?
The real luck you have is your wife Andre, the camera is just a reminder.
 
Ari, she probably just bought Andre the camera so he wouldn't enter the wife-carrying contest again this year. He'd be on the sidelines trying out his new camera.
 
I have one of these too. Bought I really bad condition one from KEH a while ago. It looks like a piece of junk but works perfectly. I love the simplicity of it. Aperture and shutter speed on the barrel of the lens and, eh, that's about it. I find it too big and unwieldy for me to use hand-held though, especially since there is no meter. The lens is brilliant obviously ...

My only problem with it though is the 6x9 format. I think the 2:3 ratio just looks weird so I always end up cropping to a more 3:4 like ratio. I would much prefer if it was 6x8 and then you would squeeze an extra negative onto the roll. Small complaint though .. I still really enjoy using mine.
 
NormanV said:
The GW690 (I) does not have a B setting, only T
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If you're talking about the model I own (Fujica GW690), then you're completely wrong, there's a B setting and no T one at all.



Cheers



André
 
There must have been two versions of the model one as mine only has T.
 
I couldn't post it here as I can't figure out how to do it. I have emailed you a picture André.
Norman
 
Ok, after some research, it seems my model as a Copal type shutter and yours have the rather odd Seiko #0 with the T setting.


Thanks for the pic ,Norman!


Cheers



André
 
 
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