Fujifilm has launched the GF670 medium-format folding rangefinder camera. The camera is known Fujifilm GF670 in the United Kingdom while in the rest of Europe it is called the Voigtländer Bessa III.

“Medium format photography is enjoying something of a renaissance at the moment,” – says Fujifilm’s Product Manager for film products, Gabriel Dacosta. Fujifilm also promises that the camera will deliver sharp, high quality images with a unique look that film photography offers. At the same time you will be able to print very large high resolution photographs.

The camera offer 6” x 6” and 6” x 7” format shooting – you can easily switch between these formats, - with 120 and 220 roll film. It is equipped with Fujinon EBC 80 mm lens and coupled rangefinder.

The GF670 features manual shutter speed control as well as the possibility of aperture priority automation. The camera has an Electronic Leaf “whisper quiet” shutter with shutter speed ranging from 4 to 1/5000 seconds including bulb settings and flash synchronization at all shutter speeds. It also offers -2/+2 exposure compensation.

The camera is equipped with an exposure counter display, and an ISO setting dial, it has a hot shoe flash mount and a PC sync connection socket.

Fujifilm GF670 Film Camera – Key Features:

• Medium Format
• Shooting Format: 6” x 6,” 6” x 7”
• Manual Shutter Speed Control
• Aperture Priority Possible
• 2/+2 Exposure Compensation
• Shutter Speed: 1/5000 – 4 seconds, Bulb
• Hot Shoe Flash Mount
• PC Sync Connection Socket
• Body Color: Silver
• Price tag: £1,700 (UK)

Mamiya has announced the new RZ33 camera system that includes camera body and digital back 33 megapixel CCD sensor. This innovation brings the company’s well-known RZ-system to a large-sensor digital community.

The RZ33 is based upon a 48×36mm CCD sensor that boasts the resolution of 33 megapixels. Its light sensitivity ranges from ISO50 to ISO800. The camera captures 16-bit-per-channel raw files and saves them in .mos file format.

The camera is equipped with a large, 2.4 x 2.7 inch / 6×7cm LCD touchscreen. It also takes a variety of interchangeable viewfinders. It comes with a waist-level finder, but you can use one of the eye-level prisms as well, such as the AE Prism Finder FE701.

The camera’s features include RZ’s trademark Vertical-Horizontal rotation and Precise Rack and pinion bellows focusing.

The RZ33 is compatible with all Mamiya RZ system lenses with built-in leaf-shutters. They offer shutter speeds from 8 to 1/400sec. (and a special setting for up 32 seconds); and electronic flash synchronization is achieved at all shutter speeds.

The camera also takes optional Power Winder 2 powered by AA batteries or an AC Adapter. It cocks the shutter and resets the mirror automatically and produces single or sequential exposures at ~ 1 fps. It can also be controlled remotely.

The kit Includes Mamiya RZIID body, cable-free Digital Integration Plate, Mamiya DM33 digital back & battery, battery charger, FW800 cable and software.

Mamiya RZ33 - Specifications :

• 33 Megapixels
• 48 x 36mm CCD Image Sensor
• File Format: .mos RAW file, 16 bits/channel
• Largest File Size: 190 MB 16 bit TIFF
• Sensitivity: ISO: 50-800
• Capture Rate: 1.1 sec/frame
• 2.4 x 2.7 inch LCD Touch Screen
• Focusing Screen:
• Matte Focusing Screen TypeA SA705
• Optional Grid-type Screen available
• Power Source:
• RZ body: One 6V Silver Oxide or 6V Alkaline PX28, 4SR44 or 4LR44
• Digital Back: One 7.2v Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery
• CF Memory Cards
• Included Software: Capture One, Leaf Capture
• Weight: 4.6 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.5″ X 6.1″ X 5.2″H
• Price:$ 17,990

Official Information: mamiya.com.

Hasselblad extends its line of H4D line medium format cameras with the addition of the H4D-40 model. It features 40 megapixels of resolution and a well-praised True Focus technology that was used previously on earlier Hasselblad camera bodies.

Medium format cameras are also known to have high-resolution sensors, and it is not accidental. “The larger format of the H System cameras provides a considerably shallower depth of field range, making it much easier to utilize selective focus to creative effect”, explains Hasselblad CEO Larry Hansen.

The camera incorporates a 33 x 44mm CCD image sensor, which is almost twice the size of a full-frame 35mm DSLR sensor, and the new Absolute Position Lock (APL) processor that is the foundation of the True Focus feature as it quickly carries out the required focus corrections so that no shutter lag occurs.

The H4D-40’s sensor features new low noise color filters and Natural Color Solution (HNCS) system to achieve true-to-life color reproduction.

The camera is compatible with high performance HC/HCD lenses that provide for increased clarity and increased depth of field while the digital lens correction (DAC), used in the camera, and removes distortion, vignetting, and chromatic aberrations.

The True Focus system offers great creative possibilities while ensuring technical accuracy at close distance with shallow depth-of-field. It is handy when a photographer wants to focus on a subject outside the center area. In this case, he or she should first lock focus on the subject and then re-compose the image, which often causes focus error. The True Focus system solves this problem.

Hasselblad H4D-40 Medium Format Camera - Key Features:

• 40 Megapixels of Resolution
• CCD Image Sensor
• Sensor Size: 33 x 44mm
• ‘True Focus’ AF System
• Absolute Position Lock (APL) Processor
• Natural Color Solution (HNCS)
• Digital Lens Correction (DAC)
• Camera Kit: Camera Body, 80mm Lens, Viewfinder
• Comes with Phocus 2.0 software
• Retail Price: US $19,955 (£12,995)