Fuji's 6x7 fixed-lens rangefinder — the GW670, leaf shutter, coupled rangefinder, 1985.
The Fujifilm GW670 is a fixed-lens medium-format rangefinder in Fuji's Professional GW line, shooting the 6x7 frame rather than the 6x9 of the GW690 bodies. It shares the series design and target of working professionals who want a large negative in a hand-holdable rangefinder.
This is a medium-format rangefinder giving ten nominal 6x7 frames on 120 film (or twenty on 220). The fixed normal lens carries a leaf shutter in the lens rather than a focal-plane shutter, and focusing is by coupled rangefinder through a bright-line finder. The body is mechanical, so the leaf shutter fires without a battery, and there is no integral meter.
It offers the same rangefinder handling as the wider-known 6x9 GW bodies but on the more enlargement-friendly 6x7 ratio, which many find easier to print and frame. It suits landscape, portrait and travel photographers who want big-negative quality in a body lighter and quieter than a medium-format SLR, working with a single fixed lens.
When buying, confirm rangefinder patch alignment and contrast and test the leaf shutter across all speeds for accuracy and slow-speed reliability. Inspect the fixed lens front element for haze, fungus and scratches. Check the shutter-count and frame indication Fuji marks on the body to gauge prior use.