Fujica GS645S (Unknown Years)
A 6×4.5 format folding rangefinder camera with a 60mm wide-angle lens, designed for portability and medium format image quality.
Overview
The Fujica GS645S Professional, also known as the Fujica GS645S Professional Wide60, is a folding medium format rangefinder camera made by Fuji. It captures images in 6×4.5cm portrait orientation and is part of Fujifilm’s “roll bar” series of medium format cameras. Designed as a successor to the original GS645, the GS645S features a wider-angle lens optimized for street and travel photography. Despite its compact size and light weight, user reports note concerns about build fragility and optical inconsistencies.
Specifications
| Lens | EBC Fujinon W 60/4 Zeiss Orthometar-type lens |
| Equivalent focal length | the S model’s lens is equivalent to a 35mm focal length in 135 film |
| Camera format | 6×4.5 format folding |
| Weight | 766 g (27.0 oz) |
Design
The Fujica GS645S is one of the ‘roll bar’ Fujifilm medium format cameras and is fitted with a new EBC Fujinon W 60/4 Zeiss Orthometar-type lens, emphasizing optical quality and compact folding mechanics.
Context
The Fujica GS645S Professional Wide60 was released the following year after the original GS645, serving as an updated variant with a wider-angle lens and improved handling for its format.
Market
A listed kit for the Fujica GS645S was priced at $5,000 even on Facebook Marketplace, indicating high current value. Users have reported inconsistent decentering issues, and some describe the camera as exceptionally fragile, affecting reliability and collectibility.
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