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Fuji GX680
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Interesting camera - I hadn't come across it before. Yummy.
Sorry I can't add anything more useful
edit: this might be some use - http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a?topic_id=35&category=Fuji+680
Sorry I can't add anything more useful
edit: this might be some use - http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a?topic_id=35&category=Fuji+680
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So it won't slip into your shirt pocket then. 
http://www.rockycameras.com/fuji-gx680-gx-m-180mm-56-lens-cased-boxed--mint--14999-445-p.asp
http://www.rockycameras.com/fuji-gx680-gx-m-180mm-56-lens-cased-boxed--mint--14999-445-p.asp
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The Fuji 680 are indeed fine cameras and do have some limited tilt and shift.
I have looked at one a few years ago and they are all electronic, fairly easy to use and can produce nice images.
However the kit above weighs 10Lbs+ and is really designed to be used in the studio. If you get one you will need a heafty tripod to mount it on.
They tend to cost around £400+ for a Mk1 and up to £1000+ for a nice MkIII version. Don't know what the difference is between the Mks are.
Click for luminous-landscape review
Gives a good review of it.
I have looked at one a few years ago and they are all electronic, fairly easy to use and can produce nice images.
However the kit above weighs 10Lbs+ and is really designed to be used in the studio. If you get one you will need a heafty tripod to mount it on.
They tend to cost around £400+ for a Mk1 and up to £1000+ for a nice MkIII version. Don't know what the difference is between the Mks are.
Click for luminous-landscape review
Gives a good review of it.
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As mentioned above by Nick they are extremely heavy. Having lugged one around the North Cornish coast, would never have another for landscape use.
However for Architecture where you can park nearby they are OK.
I found that I needed a 5 x 4 for better rendition of buildings I was photographing at the time and P/Xed it for an Ebony 45SU which even with four lenses was a lot easier to carry around. I am not sure when these were discontinued but it would probably be worth checking on servicing availability.
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However for Architecture where you can park nearby they are OK.
I found that I needed a 5 x 4 for better rendition of buildings I was photographing at the time and P/Xed it for an Ebony 45SU which even with four lenses was a lot easier to carry around. I am not sure when these were discontinued but it would probably be worth checking on servicing availability.
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I'd be a bit careful and do a lot of reading before you dive in. I seem to recall complaints that it eats batteries and no rechargeable ones are available. I may be wrong but I also seem to recall that despite having the facility to connect to mains suppy, there's no mains connector available for it. I did consider one of these at one time and was put off by some of the complaints about running costs. It's been a while though so don't take what I say as gospel.
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Whats the worst that could happen eh :shrug:Don't drop on your foot
It was bad enough when I did that with a Nikon F4s and they a light by comparison
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I'll let you know how it performs, as posted in the new toy thread.
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I borrowed an early model about 20 years ago. It was awesome. Not fior the faint hearted, quite a weight and needed a tripod. There were some complaints at the time as I recall about some of the lenses being a bit soft. That wasn't my expereince. I went down the Hasselblad route because I could hand hold but the Fuji was a stunning machine!
. There were some complaints at the time as I recall about some of the lenses being a bit soft. That wasn't my expereince. I went down the Hasselblad route because I could hand hold but the Fuji was a stunning machine!
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Yep, it's a beast. Added another back and Polaroid back recently.
Got a feeling my 410 head may have to be subbed for something heavier though.
One from the first roll, taken in the garden.
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Managed to get out of the garden with it only once so far. This is a 2shot pano.
1st taken with front shifted left and 2nd shifted right, excuse the poor stitch. You'll probably note that the light changed slightly between exposures.
good fun though.
46940005 by Captures...Moments....Forever, on Flickr
Got a feeling my 410 head may have to be subbed for something heavier though.
One from the first roll, taken in the garden.
46940003 by Captures...Moments....Forever, on Flickr
Managed to get out of the garden with it only once so far. This is a 2shot pano.
1st taken with front shifted left and 2nd shifted right, excuse the poor stitch. You'll probably note that the light changed slightly between exposures.
good fun though.
46940005 by Captures...Moments....Forever, on Flickr
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me to but boy its hooj, very sexy...
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I've just bought a digital back and am having a resurgence in old cameras, I've always fancied a GX680 so maybe now I might get one. Lovely looking thing.
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Yay...keep us informed Mark..