It's a rangefinder with the same proportions as a Leica M, Chuck, although
in a *significantly* grander scale - Texas would seem appropriate!
No, not available new for a long time, but plenty of well-used bodies
available in Japan (where mine came from) where I understand they were once
used as to take group shots of tour-bus passengers on arrival at a tourist
destination - film would be developed and prints produced during the guided
tour, to be available to purchase before joining the bus for the next stage
of the tour.
Mine now has a rather more sedate life, but I fully agree with Nathan's
words it " produces deliciously large 6x9 cm negatives" and in my case
similarly tasty Velvia transparencies. I have some on the light box right
now, having just sent 3x120 off for processing this morning.
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 17 November 2011 13:32
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Six film pics from Copenhagen
I like the third one, "Vallensbæk Sø".
I had assumed this camera was new but, in checking at B&H, I see that no
Fuji film bodies are offered any more. Where does "Texas Leica" come from?
I assume Texas refers to its size. Perhaps the quality of the camera
inspires the Leica moniker but the GW690 is a fixed lens camera.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/17/2011 1:54 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> I have added 6 images from my recent trip to Copenhagen to the film
> gallery. Start with this one:
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/Other/Sometimes-I-use-film/7590141_5KmXsg#15888
> 46843_gLtmq8r-O-LB
>
> and the next 5.
>
> The camera (Texas Leica, aka Fuji GW690) malfunctioned during the
> trip, exposing too many blank frames (not operator error), and so will
> be sent off to Will van Manen in the Netherlands for service later
> this morning.
>
> Cheers, Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK:
> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog:
> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
>
>
> YNWA
>
>
>
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