Fuji's second 6x7 fixed-lens RF — the GW670 II, leaf shutter, coupled rangefinder, 1985.
The Fujifilm GW670 II is the second-generation 6x7 model in Fuji's Professional GW rangefinder family. It continued the fixed-lens 6x7 concept of the original GW670 with the detail changes of the series' II revision, aimed at professionals wanting a large negative in a hand-holdable rangefinder.
This is a medium-format rangefinder producing ten nominal 6x7 frames on 120 film (or twenty on 220). The fixed 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 and the leaf shutter operates without a battery; no meter is built in.
It gives the rangefinder handling of the GW series on the 6x7 ratio, which prints and frames conveniently to standard paper sizes. Landscape, portrait and travel photographers use it for negative quality in a quieter, lighter package than an SLR, accepting a single fixed focal length and external metering.
For a used purchase, verify rangefinder patch contrast and alignment and run the leaf shutter through its speeds to confirm accuracy and reliable slow speeds. Inspect the fixed lens for haze, fungus and scratches. Read the shutter-count and frame indication Fuji provides on the body to estimate how many rolls it has exposed.