Would you buy the new Fuji Range Finder?

[david b]

I've already emailed several Fuji dealers about this and asked to be contacted immediately upon its release.

 

[Thanasis]

When ever I surf camera's my wife's immediate response is "What are you doing?"

Mine too and i always feel guilty...
Sometimes, in order to mock me. she comes in with a crazed look in her eyes and repeating the words "cameras! cameras! cameras! lenses! lenses! Fuji! Hasselblad!"

 

[david b]

my wife retaliates with the purchase of a new pair of shoes or hand bag.

 

[rkmiec]

HEY FUJI ARE YOU LISTENING....a 150k commitment from one group of people already.testing 1..2..3.. are you out there. i hope so i really want one..

 

[Matus Kalisky]

I've sent a mail to Fujifilm.co.uk , though I am not confident that it will actually reach those who have something to do with the developement of the camera itself - at least according to the reply I got (very polite - to make it clear) ...

 

[jelke]

http://www.capacamera.net/pma08/index.php?page=1&id=24

 

[david b]

175 people on RFF have said they would buy this camera.
166 people on APUG have said they would buy this camera.

I guess this is a good sign.

 

[Ray Heath]

175 people on RFF have said they would buy this camera.
166 people on APUG have said they would buy this camera.

I guess this is a good sign.

and let us know later how many actually did

 

[david b]

From Fujifilm USA:

"We wish to inform you that the new portable medium-format film camera
displayed at the recent PMA 2008 Show is a prototype and currently not
available. At this point in time, there is no additional information
on the technical specifications, pricing, or release date for this
prototype. "

http://davidbram.blogspot.com/

 

[Sportera]

Well that just sucks.

 

[RobC]

Well that just sucks.

Only if you have fallen victim fallen victim to GAS

 

[biloko]

Don't know if my Blad is too large for my pockets or my pockets too little for my Blad... but I'd like a recent/decent MF camera to carry with me all the time. Used to buy my cameras second hand, but for this one I would do the same exception I made in 83 for the Canon F1 New.

 

[Andrew Moxom]

So, a quite few threads have started on this camera. Well I got an update from Fuji today:-

Thank you for contacting the FUJIFILM USA Helpdesk.

We wish to inform you that the new portable medium-format film camera
displayed at the recent PMA 2008 Show is a prototype and currently not
available. At this point in time, there is no additional information on
the technical specifications, pricing, or release date for this
prototype.

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

Yup, I got that one too.

 

[david b]

yep...got it twice.

 

[Andy K]

That they are sending out a standard email suggests they are getting too many enquiries to be answered individually. That has to be a good thing.

 

[Matus Kalisky]

I got a VERY SIMILAR answer from Fujifilm.co.uk

 

[david b]

The folks over at dpreview.com are even talking about the camera with several people saying it would be
their first medium format camera.

That is definitely a good sign.

 

[TheFlyingCamera]

Anyone heard anything more about this camera becoming a reality?

 

[Richard Wasserman]

Anyone heard anything more about this camera becoming a reality?

No, but Photokina is in September, maybe we'll get some good news then...

Richard Wasserman

 

[Robert Budding]

No - there are too many good values available used.

 

[benjiboy]

I wonder if you still need to watch the numbers in the little red window as you wind on.

 

[david b]

I would expect to see this camera at Photokina, right next to the new 50 megapixel Hasselblad.

 

[ajuk]

Trouble is this thread is a would you and not an are you!

 

[larsco2002]

I ARE!!!!

Trouble is this thread is a would you and not an are you!

Put me in the "ARE" column!

That will give me a Fuji GS645 (folder), a Fuji GA645Zi, a Fuji G690bl, and the new folder. Both the GS645 folder and the GA645Zi are back from Frank at Camera Wiz in the last 3 months.

I wish I could find a nice Fuji Field Camera in 4X5. Anyone have one for sale. I have about 4 Fujinon large format lenses.