Last Updated on 08/25/2014 by Chris Gampat
Medium format rangefinder cameras are expensive–and that may also be the reason for their declining sales figures over the years combined with the digital monster enveloping the film world. But the latest casualty of this the Fujifilm GF670 rangefinder medium format camera. Our sources within Fujifilm America contacted us today to tell us the sad news.
The camera was a medium format rangefinder with a unique folding lens that came in and out of the camera to make it more compact. It shot 120 film in the 6×7 format (highly regarded by many photographers) and sported an 80mm f3.5 lens which gave a semi-wide to normal field of view.
For what it’s worth, the company has been focusing much more heavily on their X series cameras due to the retro-styling that has been giving them so much success coupled with some fantastic image quality. But for what it’s worth, it’s quite sad to know that many digital folks won’t know the sheer image quality that the GF670 could deliver when coupled with Velvia or Portra.
The most recent blogger to give it any love was Steve Huff. But otherwise, the camera has some die hard Flickr users that love it in their very own group. Keep in mind though that this notice seems true of the GF670, and not the newer GF670W.
Good night sweet prince.