Fuji's second wide 6x9 fixed-lens RF — the GSW690 II, leaf shutter, coupled RF, 1985.
The Fujifilm GSW690 II is the second-generation wide-angle model in Fuji's Professional 6x9 rangefinder line, released in 1985 alongside the updated GW690 II. It refined the wide-lens 6x9 body while keeping the same large-negative, hand-holdable approach.
This is a medium-format rangefinder giving eight nominal 6x9 frames on 120 film (or sixteen on 220). It carries a fixed wide-angle lens with a leaf shutter in the lens rather than a focal-plane shutter, focused by coupled rangefinder through a bright-line finder matched to the wide field. The body is mechanical, the shutter fires without a battery, and there is no built-in meter.
It shares the Texas Leica handling of the GW690 family in wide-angle form. Landscape, architecture and documentary photographers pick it for a broad view on a 6x9 negative in a body they can carry and hand-hold, accepting the fixed focal length and the need for a separate meter.
When buying used, verify rangefinder patch alignment and contrast and test the leaf shutter through its full range for accuracy and slow-speed function. Inspect the fixed wide lens for haze, fungus and coating damage. Check the shutter-count and frame indication Fuji marks on the body to estimate the number of rolls exposed.