David B , Sep 24, 2008; 02:30 p.m.
There is a new medium format FILM camera.
In Japan, it will be known as the Fujifilm GF670.
Outside of Japan, it will be known as the Voigtlander Bessa III 667.
Apparently will be either 6x6 or 6x7 by changing a curtain.
A true dual format camera.
It will be available worldwide in the Spring of 2009.
Very cool.
http://fractionmag.blogspot.com/
zac sanders , Sep 24, 2008; 03:18 p.m.
Thats awsome any idea of cost?
Starvy Goodfellows 
, Sep 24, 2008; 03:34 p.m.
when i can afford this i am going medium format!
Michael Christensen , Sep 24, 2008; 03:40 p.m.
Does anyone know who will publish the first review of this camera? If the price is reasonable this could bring a lot of people into appreciating a retro-design film camera .. with new lens design that should produce very nice results. Can't wait for some sample pictures and commentary.
Greg Thomas , Sep 24, 2008; 03:52 p.m.
This is exactly what I've been looking for. A 6x7 or 6x9 folder with some modern features.
Wish it came with around a 65mm lens, though.
David B , Sep 24, 2008; 03:58 p.m.
I keep hearing a price of $1195.
I've emailed Voigtlander in Germany to see if they can tell me.
Pavel Pinkas , Sep 24, 2008; 04:26 p.m.
Yeah, but does it have a dedicated [Print] button?
Seriously, this is great news (especially since it may keep Fuji interested in film market). I would never expect that I'll come even close to buying a brand new MF rig but this is changing the landscape.
John Gleason 
, Sep 24, 2008; 04:37 p.m.
"Wish it came with around a 65mm lens, though."
80mm isn't the worst of choices, though, especially not for 6x7 format where it translates to near a 35mm lens on a 35mm film camera.
Greg Thomas , Sep 24, 2008; 04:55 p.m.
On 6x7 a 65mm is similar to a 31-32mm and an 80mm is similar to a 39-40. So with 65mm you're a bit wider than 35mm and with an 80mm you're a bit longer. I'll take the wider.
John Gleason , Sep 24, 2008; 05:15 p.m.
"On 6x7 a 65mm is similar to a 31-32mm and an 80mm is similar to a 39-40."
Not by my arithmetic which, as a matter of fact, I was just doing this morning, for an unrelated reason.
To compare 6x7 with 135 you've got to adjust for the aspect ratio --- else the comparisons make no sense at all.
So, compare a 24x30 crop of 135 film with 6x7 or, equivalently, compare the short sides of the two formats. If
you do either, you get a ratio of about 2.25 -- 2.30 for the two lengths, and that means that 80mm on 6x7
translates to about 35mm on 135 film.
And 40mm on 135 translates to about a 90mm lens on 6x7 format. The view through the 90 mm lens on the ground
glass of my Koni-Omega is near-identical to the view through the 40mm framelines of my Leica CL --- the CL just
takes in a slightly wider field because of the difference in aspect ratio.
Still, it's not a bad choice for this camera.
