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| Fuji GA645 Pro |
This is one of the most underrated cameras ever. This is ridiculous because it's a real monster and the image quality is nothing less than superb.
It's an electronic, autofocus, takes medium format film (6x4.5 format) with Program, Aperture Priority and Manual exposure modes.
The exposure system is extremely accurate, like the autofocus system.
It's a very reliable, precision crafted professional grade equipment. It's also very compact for a medium format camera.
The viewfinder is a very large Galilean type with framing, AF and parallax marks very visible. There's also a red LED display in the bottom that shows the shutter speed, aperture and focus distance.
It also has a built-in electronic flash, very useful for daylight fill in.
The EBC Fujinon 60mm F4 is one of the sharpest medium format lenses ever made, with extremely high resolution and no visible chromatic aberration of softness even wide open at the corners.
Some people complain about the "slow aperture" of F4, but the depth of field of this aperture on a 6x4.5 film size is something like F2.8 on a 35mm film, making perfectly possible to have a nice out of focus background and still an extremely sharp subject.
Of course, F4 may cause some issues depending on the ambient light and film ISO, but it's always good to remember that modern ISO 400 films have very low grain and the grain effect is even lower in a medium format film.
I like to use it with low ISO film, like Fuji Provia or Velvia. It's an unbeatable camera and film combination for landscapes.
Some people complain about the "slow aperture" of F4, but the depth of field of this aperture on a 6x4.5 film size is something like F2.8 on a 35mm film, making perfectly possible to have a nice out of focus background and still an extremely sharp subject.
Of course, F4 may cause some issues depending on the ambient light and film ISO, but it's always good to remember that modern ISO 400 films have very low grain and the grain effect is even lower in a medium format film.
I like to use it with low ISO film, like Fuji Provia or Velvia. It's an unbeatable camera and film combination for landscapes.
It has a very nice and unique feature. It's capable to print the exposure data, date and time outside the image frame area.
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| Exposure data printed outside the frame Program mode F8.0 1/180s +2.0 EV |
Other features are exposure compensation and program shift. In a few words, everything you need, without whistles and bells.
The only drawback I found in this camera was the Robocop-like noise it makes! It's really noisy, but a joy to use.
Compared to my other 645 cameras I have, the Mamiya 645, it's much lighter, has more modes, it's autofocus and way easier to carry in a trip. The electronic leaf shutter is virtually vibrationless helping the use of low speeds.
Of course, the Fuji GA545 has a fixed lens and the Mamiya is an SLR with a wide range of lenses. But the Mamiya won't fit inside your jacket's pocket, it's much heavier and noisier.
Works with two CR123A Lithium batteries.
Compared to my other 645 cameras I have, the Mamiya 645, it's much lighter, has more modes, it's autofocus and way easier to carry in a trip. The electronic leaf shutter is virtually vibrationless helping the use of low speeds.
Of course, the Fuji GA545 has a fixed lens and the Mamiya is an SLR with a wide range of lenses. But the Mamiya won't fit inside your jacket's pocket, it's much heavier and noisier.
Works with two CR123A Lithium batteries.
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