Fuji's wide autofocus 6x4.5 body — the GA645W, fixed wide lens, leaf shutter, auto exposure, 1996.
The Fujifilm GA645W is the wide-angle member of Fuji's autofocus GA645 medium-format series, released in 1996. It fits a fixed wide-angle lens in place of the normal lens of the standard GA645, aimed at photographers wanting 6x4.5 negatives with a broader field of view and automation.
This is a fixed-lens medium-format camera giving nominal 6x4.5 frames on 120 or 220 roll film. It uses autofocus with a fixed wide-angle lens carrying a leaf shutter in the lens rather than a focal-plane shutter. It has built-in metering with automatic exposure, a data display, and it depends on batteries for autofocus, metering and shutter release.
The wide lens suits travel, landscape and documentary work where a broad view on a medium-format frame is useful, combined with the ease of autofocus and automatic film handling. It is compact for the format and quick to use, trading manual rangefinder control for automation.
When buying used, verify the autofocus and meter respond and that the camera powers up on fresh batteries, since the electronics are essential to operation. Inspect the fixed wide lens for haze and fungus and test the leaf shutter for accuracy. Check the film-advance, LCD segments and data functions, and read the frame counter to judge how much the camera has been used.