While the Fuji GF670 is renowned for the sharpness of its 80mm f3.5 Fujinon EBC lens, it has pleasing portrait rendering characteristics as well. Out-of-focus transitions are smooth, with no distracting shapes in the bokeh.

The Fuji GF670, in addition to being one of the most compact medium format cameras available, has one of the sharpest lenses we have tested in the 80mm f3.5 Fujinon EBC. Modern optical construction and coatings give it a pronounced "bite," with high contrast and detail. 

The Fuji GF670 we used to make these samples is available on our site now, complete with its original box and hard-to-find lens hood!

Sample images made on Silberra Color 100 film, in the Columbia River Gorge, with a Fuji GF670 by staff member, Zeb Andrews.

We had been anxiously waiting for the day when a Fuji GF670 camera through the shop, and when that moment finally came, it was cause for celebration.

The GF670 is a beautiful medium format rangefinder, in both form and function.   It's light, easy to use, incredibly compact when folded up and makes stellar images.  One of our customers and good friends, Austin Granger, has been using one of these cameras for a few years now and, with it, has produced a beautiful body of work. ⠀ ⠀

Interestingly enough, the GF670 was produced for both the Japanese and international markets, in different colors. Internationally, the camera was also sold as the Voigtlander Bessa III 667.  They are apparently the exact same camera, though the Fuji version usually came in silver (a black version can also be found), while the Voigtlander seems to have only come in black.⠀ ⠀

The GF670 is capable of creating either 6x6 or 6x7 images, takes 120 and 220 film (if you still have any of the latter), it has a bright, large viewfinder that compensates for both parallax and format changes.  It is a surprisingly modern camera too, having been introduced in 2008.  Sadly, the camera was discontinued in 2014, leaving many of us film photographers wondering just what other options could be available if more companies made modern film cameras.⠀

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A documentation of the second time we've ever had a Fuji GF670 pass through our inventory.  We don't get to see these cameras as often as we would like, so we take advantage of the chance when we've got it.  Interestingly enough, we recently had a customer experience issues with the bellows on this camera.  The bellows had developed numerous pinholes in it from deterioration.  While this is the only time we have heard of this issue, we would encourage you to keep this on your radar if you go shopping for one yourself.  While most camera bellows seem to be long-lived, a number of the medium format folders from the 1980s, 90s, and 2000s have shown issues with cheap bellows wearing out far sooner than they should.

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