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As I understand it, there are 3 variants of this. The GS645 is a rangefinder folder with a 75mm lens, looks pocketable but I understand it can have bellows issues. The next up was the GS645W that (I think) has a 45mm lens on it (~28mm equivalent?). I think it's scale focus, but has that strange bar to protect the lens, so not a folder. The GS645S is a very similar form factor, with a 60mm lens, but back to a rangefinder.
From 1983-4, they look like pretty nice 645 cameras, with lever advance (which is one of the features that attracted me), fully mechanical excpt for a battery for the meter (can operate without a battery)
At ther moment, the G645 only seems available from Japan, for over £500 plus the usual import costs. There was a GS645S on fleabay from the UK this week, but it sold before I could get y questions answered.
I'm led to believe there are some reliability issues with these though whether that is mostly the folder, I don't know.
Has anyone any experience to advise me? Thanks
From 1983-4, they look like pretty nice 645 cameras, with lever advance (which is one of the features that attracted me), fully mechanical excpt for a battery for the meter (can operate without a battery)
At ther moment, the G645 only seems available from Japan, for over £500 plus the usual import costs. There was a GS645S on fleabay from the UK this week, but it sold before I could get y questions answered.
I'm led to believe there are some reliability issues with these though whether that is mostly the folder, I don't know.
Has anyone any experience to advise me? Thanks