02-16-2007, 05:05 PM
Which one do you have David ?
I really wish I had kept a 2.8 just for fun but I wanted a different toy to play with
The finders are a bit dim even with the 2.8 - worse with the 3.5 so thats when you apply
the art of zone focusing (which I tend to do a lot of anyway) - DOF indicators are your friend
and I never met an auto focus camera that I liked : - )
If it is not a super rare one in prime condition ( i.e. very collectable) I know people will
have the screens retrofitted with a Beattie type bright screen for $100 or so.
This is my current fooling around camera - a Fuji GS645 (original folder model)
I've had it for about 15 years and don't use it enough - but the lens on it is one of the
sharpest that I have ever used and I still get that nice bright finder and a rangefinder
I really wish I had kept a 2.8 just for fun but I wanted a different toy to play with
The finders are a bit dim even with the 2.8 - worse with the 3.5 so thats when you apply
the art of zone focusing (which I tend to do a lot of anyway) - DOF indicators are your friend
and I never met an auto focus camera that I liked : - )
If it is not a super rare one in prime condition ( i.e. very collectable) I know people will
have the screens retrofitted with a Beattie type bright screen for $100 or so.
This is my current fooling around camera - a Fuji GS645 (original folder model)
I've had it for about 15 years and don't use it enough - but the lens on it is one of the
sharpest that I have ever used and I still get that nice bright finder and a rangefinder