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itshimitis · 08-18-2015, 03:48 PM - **2 Likes**

Two from my local beach:

Pentax 645Z FA 45 - 85

texandrews · 08-18-2015, 07:24 PM

Originally posted by tuco

I've been taking a Fuji GSW690III for a test spin lately. Have any of you long-time medium format shooters used this camera before? I have a question about the eyepiece. Anyway here are a few with 400TMY loaded, FWIW.

I'm Safe To Fly

Snohomish Jump School

I have a GSW690II. Not sure if the eyepiece is the same or not, but what is your question?

tuco · 08-18-2015, 09:36 PM

Originally posted by ivrabec985

Some photos from last week, hope you'll enjoy!

Ektachrome E100VS, Pentax 6x7

Nice set.

Originally posted by texandrews

I have a GSW690II. Not sure if the eyepiece is the same or not, but what is your question?

Is the stock eyepiece a -1 diopter?

texandrews · 08-19-2015, 09:25 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by tuco

Is the stock eyepiece a -1 diopter?

I will check for you this evening if my 59 y.o. brain can remember.....

tuco · 08-19-2015, 09:35 AM

Originally posted by texandrews

I will check for you this evening if my 59 y.o. brain can remember.....

I think I found the answer. Yes, -1 diopter for "normal" vision. Mine came with 0, apparently. It was blurry but I put a -1 on and all is good. I like the camera so far. It is a bargain condition camera and way more rugged than my Mamiya 7II which is just too delicate for what I want one for. This Fuji I can toss in a backpack and not worry about it too much. I'll be selling the M7II it looks like.

texandrews · 08-19-2015, 09:57 AM

Originally posted by tuco

I think I found the answer. Yes, -1 diopter for "normal" vision. Mine came with 0, apparently. It was blurry but I put a -1 on and all is good. I like the camera so far. It is a bargain condition camera and way more rugged than my Mamiya 7II which is just too delicate for what I want one for. This Fuji I can toss in a backpack and not worry about it too much. I'll be selling the M7II it looks like.

Well, I love my Fuji, the only film camera I have left or probably will ever have again, unless I can find a 6x9 rail that isn't too much....although I would certainly pause before selling a beautiful M7II! I didn't know they were "delicate".

tuco · 08-19-2015, 10:12 AM

Originally posted by texandrews

Well, I love my Fuji, the only film camera I have left or probably will ever have again, unless I can find a 6x9 rail that isn't too much....although I would certainly pause before selling a beautiful M7II! I didn't know they were "delicate".

Oh, yeah, really delicate at least from my point of view. It's been to the shop once already and the 43mm add-on view finder frame lines came loose and I sent that in to get fixed too. And I almost lost that thing and of course forget to bring it along because I left it in another backpack kind of thing. It too would be a hard to find item and bring down the value of the 43mm lens if you didn't have it.

And once pulling the camera out of my backpack the rubber around the view finder sheered off. I didn't notice it for a while and when I did I had to back-track my history that day to find it and fortunately I did (it's just rubber glued on). It would be a hard-to-find item and really bring the value of the camera down when selling it if I had lost it.

But the Fuji with its no batteries, fixed lens (no spending more on lenses) and no light meter is right up my alley. I shoot most of my daytime shots without a light meter anyway. Close enough for me.

drmoss_ca · 08-19-2015, 04:13 PM - **3 Likes**

Hi tuco! I'm a fan of the GW690III too. A portrait taken with it:

Chris

tuco · 08-19-2015, 05:12 PM

Originally posted by drmoss_ca

Hi tuco! I'm a fan of the GW690III too. A portrait taken with it:

Chris

Thanks for that. I want to try this wide angle lens of the GSW on people too. I've done people with the 55mm on my 6x7 and if you keep the camera level and people near the center it can do okay especially for candid stuff and I think the 65mm should be about the same on this 6x9.

miyazakinh · 08-20-2015, 01:38 AM

645D with 55-110/5.6

itshimitis · 08-20-2015, 11:12 AM - **3 Likes**

Been going through my hard drives and came across some images from 2011...The British summer weather is still no better!

Pentax 645D + various lenses:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5. It does sometimes brighten up a bit:

6. But there are nearly always clouds...

672 · 08-20-2015, 10:14 PM

Z at 28mm

itshimitis · 08-21-2015, 04:10 PM - **5 Likes**

Some more with the 645D from the archives:

Rydal Valley Lake District UK:

1.

2.

3. Jeju Island from the beach at U-do Island, Korea

itshimitis · 08-23-2015, 04:58 PM - **1 Like**

The weather unexpectedly turned out good this afternoon and evening, so I headed down the beach for sunset...

645Z FA 33 - 55

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

Gareth.Ig · 08-25-2015, 05:53 PM - **1 Like**

Delta 400 on a Rolleiflex MX. Taken on a hike through the Avalon Peninsula.

08-20-2015, 01:38 AM	#7435
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08-25-2015, 05:53 PM - 1 Like	#7440
Gareth.Ig Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cochrane, AB Photos: Gallery Posts: 508	Delta 400 on a Rolleiflex MX. Taken on a hike through the Avalon Peninsula. Attached Images

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08-18-2015, 03:48 PM - 2 Likes	#7426
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	Two from my local beach: Pentax 645Z FA 45 - 85

08-18-2015, 07:24 PM	#7427
texandrews Moderator Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Baltimore Photos: Albums Posts: 3,400	Originally posted by tuco I've been taking a Fuji GSW690III for a test spin lately. Have any of you long-time medium format shooters used this camera before? I have a question about the eyepiece. Anyway here are a few with 400TMY loaded, FWIW. I'm Safe To Fly Snohomish Jump School I have a GSW690II. Not sure if the eyepiece is the same or not, but what is your question?

08-18-2015, 09:36 PM	#7428
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,032	Originally posted by ivrabec985 Some photos from last week, hope you'll enjoy! Ektachrome E100VS, Pentax 6x7 Nice set. Originally posted by texandrews I have a GSW690II. Not sure if the eyepiece is the same or not, but what is your question? Is the stock eyepiece a -1 diopter?

08-19-2015, 09:25 AM - 1 Like	#7429
texandrews Moderator Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Baltimore Photos: Albums Posts: 3,400	Originally posted by tuco Is the stock eyepiece a -1 diopter? I will check for you this evening if my 59 y.o. brain can remember.....

08-19-2015, 09:35 AM	#7430
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,032	Originally posted by texandrews I will check for you this evening if my 59 y.o. brain can remember..... I think I found the answer. Yes, -1 diopter for "normal" vision. Mine came with 0, apparently. It was blurry but I put a -1 on and all is good. I like the camera so far. It is a bargain condition camera and way more rugged than my Mamiya 7II which is just too delicate for what I want one for. This Fuji I can toss in a backpack and not worry about it too much. I'll be selling the M7II it looks like.

08-19-2015, 09:57 AM	#7431
texandrews Moderator Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Baltimore Photos: Albums Posts: 3,400	Originally posted by tuco I think I found the answer. Yes, -1 diopter for "normal" vision. Mine came with 0, apparently. It was blurry but I put a -1 on and all is good. I like the camera so far. It is a bargain condition camera and way more rugged than my Mamiya 7II which is just too delicate for what I want one for. This Fuji I can toss in a backpack and not worry about it too much. I'll be selling the M7II it looks like. Well, I love my Fuji, the only film camera I have left or probably will ever have again, unless I can find a 6x9 rail that isn't too much....although I would certainly pause before selling a beautiful M7II! I didn't know they were "delicate".

08-19-2015, 10:12 AM	#7432
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,032	Originally posted by texandrews Well, I love my Fuji, the only film camera I have left or probably will ever have again, unless I can find a 6x9 rail that isn't too much....although I would certainly pause before selling a beautiful M7II! I didn't know they were "delicate". Oh, yeah, really delicate at least from my point of view. It's been to the shop once already and the 43mm add-on view finder frame lines came loose and I sent that in to get fixed too. And I almost lost that thing and of course forget to bring it along because I left it in another backpack kind of thing. It too would be a hard to find item and bring down the value of the 43mm lens if you didn't have it. And once pulling the camera out of my backpack the rubber around the view finder sheered off. I didn't notice it for a while and when I did I had to back-track my history that day to find it and fortunately I did (it's just rubber glued on). It would be a hard-to-find item and really bring the value of the camera down when selling it if I had lost it. But the Fuji with its no batteries, fixed lens (no spending more on lenses) and no light meter is right up my alley. I shoot most of my daytime shots without a light meter anyway. Close enough for me.

08-19-2015, 04:13 PM - 3 Likes	#7433
drmoss_ca Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 520	Hi tuco! I'm a fan of the GW690III too. A portrait taken with it: Chris

08-19-2015, 05:12 PM	#7434
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,032	Originally posted by drmoss_ca Hi tuco! I'm a fan of the GW690III too. A portrait taken with it: Chris Thanks for that. I want to try this wide angle lens of the GSW on people too. I've done people with the 55mm on my 6x7 and if you keep the camera level and people near the center it can do okay especially for candid stuff and I think the 65mm should be about the same on this 6x9.

08-20-2015, 11:12 AM - 3 Likes	#7436
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	Been going through my hard drives and came across some images from 2011...The British summer weather is still no better! Pentax 645D + various lenses: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. It does sometimes brighten up a bit: 6. But there are nearly always clouds...

08-21-2015, 04:10 PM - 5 Likes	#7438
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	Some more with the 645D from the archives: Rydal Valley Lake District UK: 1. 2. 3. Jeju Island from the beach at U-do Island, Korea

08-23-2015, 04:58 PM - 1 Like	#7439
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	The weather unexpectedly turned out good this afternoon and evening, so I headed down the beach for sunset... 645Z FA 33 - 55 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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