Thanks for the video. When I feel the need for a panoramic image with a 2.833:1 aspect ratio, instead of using the Fuji G617, I load a roll of 35mm film into my Fuji GW670 6x7cm medium format camera to obtain a 24x68mm panoramic image.
Great review, looks like sucha fun camera to shoot but i only just purchased a hasselblad SWC and i only have so many organs i can sell to afford cameras 😅
Hi. I’ve had this camera for about 6-8 rolls of film so far. Lately I’ve been shooting black and white and developing myself. I find that the first frame is very close to the end of the film, so using my lab box daylight development tank tends to mess up/fog that frame slightly at the end. Do you find this to be an issue? I’m Wondering if I shouldn’t wind the initial film roll quite so much to give an extra couple of centimetres breathing room at the end. Thoughts?
Hi Richard. Thanks for your comment! I don't use a lab box, so I can't definitively comment. However, if your fogging isbon the first frame, that would lead me to think that perhaps you haven't wound on far enough. Hard to say for sure though.
@@MeasuredLight thanks for the reply. I think it is actually the last frame of the four that is quite close. Perhaps some film stocks are shorter than others. This was Ilford Delta 100 Pro. Next film load, I’ll try not winding all the way to the dot and see what happens.
@Richard Birket interesting! I have only put one roll of Delta through mine and didn't have that happen. It can't hurt to try not winding all the way to the dot :)
Hi Nathan! I have an opportunity to own one of these cameras and came across your review while researching before I purchase it. What does the center neutral density filter look like? The model I have the opportunity to purchase comes in the original box with some nick racks but I do not know what I'm looking for regarding the central nd filter. Thanks!
Hi Joshua, thanks for checking out my video! The appearance of the centre ND filter is very straight forward. It's a regular 77mm screw in filter with a dark spot in the middle. The general consensus on the internet is that it is imperative to have this filter, however I don't have one and have had absolutely no vignetting at all on any images I have taken. I suspect vignetting would mostly occur if shooting wide open at F/8 or maybe on the GX model with the wider lens. I always shoot at F/16 or smaller apertures and have never had a problem :)
@@MeasuredLight Thank you for sharing your experience! I plan to seal the deal on this one tomorrow and am waiting to hear if the filter is included. Your reply reassures me that I can, and how, to live without it if it is not included. Warm regards from North Carolina.
Thanks so much for watching and congratulations on the new camera! I hope you love it as much as I love mine. Yes, you can use the cable release in either the socket on topnof the camera, or on the lens :)
@@torbjrnjohnsen4065 thank you so much, I really appreciate it!! I hope you enjoy my videos :) I am just finishing one to upload tonight where I shoot with the G617 :)
Hi Jacky, thanks for watching 😄 Mostly with a Fuji Frontier SP3000 lab scanner. Using a 6x6 mask it gets scanned in four parts and then I stitch them together 🙂
This camera is certainly peak difficulty in the photography world. No autofocus, No Aperture Priority, No Light meter, No Parallax correction in viewfinder, Only 4 shots on a 120 roll of film so you can't really be making any mistakes, basically is fully manual requiring a tripod to be able to frame and dial in the right settings. It is probably more difficult than large format based on having to slightly guess the frame boundaries though the viewfinder.
Yeah, it is a challenging camera to use at times, but very fulfilling when you get that amazing shot! Yeah, the potential for parallax errors is probably the biggest challenge. But I really do love it! Thanks for watching, and thanks for commenting! :)
Working with the 617 panorama format, requires an understanding of when the pano image works, however, that said, rules are made to be broken, I have had some amazing/unexpected results over the years, by breaking the rules, but always had beyond stunning landscape results by sticking the the F617 rules. Fuji provided a centre filter for the WA lens for good reason, it is necessary for even exposure on film, unfortunately a lot of the few cameras floating around, don't have them, due to owners/new users, who are clueless, however, a certain amount of adjustment can be had in post. One also needs to keep the camera clean, not in the dusty condition, the one in the clip is in. The main reason for this, is because dust is your enemy, when it comes to scanning. Your choice of film/filters is also very significant for the 617 format, especially if you want to do landscape photography/get the tonality/quality the camera is capable of. The Fuji centre filter acts as a handy underexposure control for positives (best film for the format, but requires more technical ability) of course you can adjust up a bit for negatives. Filter factors need to be checked, if you're shooting as fuji's engineers intended. Anybody contemplating working with this camera, needs a different working MO than used with DSLR, A slower, more methodical/contemplative approach, that is common in large format photography, is the ticket. I recommend ND grads by Lee or above but not Cokin, due to CC. Line up the filter/use BT to hold it in place. I use a Hasselblad flextight to scan 617, in truth the flextight/fuji 617 have become exclusive friends over the years. Good luck to anybody with the Fuji 617, if you learn how to get the best out of the camera, you will never part with it, that said, 80% of owners typically sell them/move on, because they are an expensive one trick pony, but what a trick it is! The Fuji 617 (all versions) is a very special camera for people with special vision/photographic skills.
Thanks for the video.
When I feel the need for a panoramic image with a 2.833:1 aspect ratio, instead of using the Fuji G617, I load a roll of 35mm film into my Fuji GW670 6x7cm medium format camera to obtain a 24x68mm panoramic image.
Thanks for watching! I have seen panoramic images made in the way you have mentioned, and it definitely seems a lot more convenient than the G617!
Great review, looks like sucha fun camera to shoot but i only just purchased a hasselblad SWC and i only have so many organs i can sell to afford cameras 😅
Fantastic camera ,the stunning format!
It really is a wonderful format. I really enjoy 6x17 panoramas :)
That is a SWEET camera! Nice video
Thanks so much!! It really is a sweet camera! I shit my favourite wver photo with it :)
I still have my Fuji 617, I have had it for years and will not sell it! Great piece of equipment that has a place in landscape photography.
It really is a wonderful camera! I'm so happy to have one. Do you get to use yours often??
I have not used it in serval years. I have kept it for retirement years that are fast approaching. All the Best
@@usi9fl excellent! Well I hope you get to enjoy it soon :)
When a camera needs its own area code. I have something for you next time you visit!
I could live in it haha!!
Oooo presents!!!
Hi. I’ve had this camera for about 6-8 rolls of film so far. Lately I’ve been shooting black and white and developing myself. I find that the first frame is very close to the end of the film, so using my lab box daylight development tank tends to mess up/fog that frame slightly at the end.
Do you find this to be an issue? I’m
Wondering if I shouldn’t wind the initial film roll quite so much to give an extra couple of centimetres breathing room at the end.
Thoughts?
Hi Richard. Thanks for your comment! I don't use a lab box, so I can't definitively comment. However, if your fogging isbon the first frame, that would lead me to think that perhaps you haven't wound on far enough.
Hard to say for sure though.
@@MeasuredLight thanks for the reply. I think it is actually the last frame of the four that is quite close. Perhaps some film stocks are shorter than others. This was Ilford Delta 100 Pro. Next film load, I’ll try not winding all the way to the dot and see what happens.
@Richard Birket interesting! I have only put one roll of Delta through mine and didn't have that happen. It can't hurt to try not winding all the way to the dot :)
Hi Nathan! I have an opportunity to own one of these cameras and came across your review while researching before I purchase it. What does the center neutral density filter look like? The model I have the opportunity to purchase comes in the original box with some nick racks but I do not know what I'm looking for regarding the central nd filter. Thanks!
Hi Joshua, thanks for checking out my video! The appearance of the centre ND filter is very straight forward. It's a regular 77mm screw in filter with a dark spot in the middle. The general consensus on the internet is that it is imperative to have this filter, however I don't have one and have had absolutely no vignetting at all on any images I have taken. I suspect vignetting would mostly occur if shooting wide open at F/8 or maybe on the GX model with the wider lens. I always shoot at F/16 or smaller apertures and have never had a problem :)
@@MeasuredLight Thank you for sharing your experience! I plan to seal the deal on this one tomorrow and am waiting to hear if the filter is included. Your reply reassures me that I can, and how, to live without it if it is not included. Warm regards from North Carolina.
@@Jericho7films you're welcome, happy to help! By now I imagine you're the proud owner of a 617! I really hooe you enjoy it as much as I do!
I recently got mine. Can you use the cable release on top of the camera and on the lens? Thank you for a good video
Thanks so much for watching and congratulations on the new camera! I hope you love it as much as I love mine.
Yes, you can use the cable release in either the socket on topnof the camera, or on the lens :)
@@MeasuredLight I have started to subscribe on your channel. Keep up the good work.
@@torbjrnjohnsen4065 thank you so much, I really appreciate it!! I hope you enjoy my videos :)
I am just finishing one to upload tonight where I shoot with the G617 :)
How do you scan those 617 images?
Hi Jacky, thanks for watching 😄 Mostly with a Fuji Frontier SP3000 lab scanner. Using a 6x6 mask it gets scanned in four parts and then I stitch them together 🙂
It’s a beast for sure.
Indeed it is! You should borrow it sometime for a roll :)
You're a beast
@@brendonmcgee not wrong
@@MeasuredLight not often am
@@brendonmcgee 🤣🤣
This camera is certainly peak difficulty in the photography world. No autofocus, No Aperture Priority, No Light meter, No Parallax correction in viewfinder, Only 4 shots on a 120 roll of film so you can't really be making any mistakes, basically is fully manual requiring a tripod to be able to frame and dial in the right settings.
It is probably more difficult than large format based on having to slightly guess the frame boundaries though the viewfinder.
Yeah, it is a challenging camera to use at times, but very fulfilling when you get that amazing shot!
Yeah, the potential for parallax errors is probably the biggest challenge.
But I really do love it!
Thanks for watching, and thanks for commenting! :)
Working with the 617 panorama format, requires an understanding of when the pano image works, however, that said, rules are made to be broken, I have had some amazing/unexpected results over the years, by breaking the rules, but always had beyond stunning landscape results by sticking the the F617 rules. Fuji provided a centre filter for the WA lens for good reason, it is necessary for even exposure on film, unfortunately a lot of the few cameras floating around, don't have them, due to owners/new users, who are clueless, however, a certain amount of adjustment can be had in post.
One also needs to keep the camera clean, not in the dusty condition, the one in the clip is in. The main reason for this, is because dust is your enemy, when it comes to scanning. Your choice of film/filters is also very significant for the 617 format, especially if you want to do landscape photography/get the tonality/quality the camera is capable of. The Fuji centre filter acts as a handy underexposure control for positives (best film for the format, but requires more technical ability) of course you can adjust up a bit for negatives. Filter factors need to be checked, if you're shooting as fuji's engineers intended. Anybody contemplating working with this camera, needs a different working MO than used with DSLR, A slower, more methodical/contemplative approach, that is common in large format photography, is the ticket. I recommend ND grads by Lee or above but not Cokin, due to CC. Line up the filter/use BT to hold it in place. I use a Hasselblad flextight to scan 617, in truth the flextight/fuji 617 have become exclusive friends over the years.
Good luck to anybody with the Fuji 617, if you learn how to get the best out of the camera, you will never part with it, that said, 80% of owners typically sell them/move on, because they are an expensive one trick pony, but what a trick it is! The Fuji 617 (all versions) is a very special camera for people with special vision/photographic skills.