Fuji's final 6x7 fixed-lens RF — the GW670 III, leaf shutter, coupled rangefinder, 1992.
The Fujifilm GW670 III is the third-generation 6x7 model of Fuji's Professional GW rangefinder line, introduced in 1992 alongside the GW690 III and GSW690 III. It was the most refined 6x7 body in the series and continued the fixed-lens, large-negative rangefinder approach.
This is a medium-format rangefinder giving ten nominal 6x7 frames on 120 film (or twenty on 220). Its fixed lens uses 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 shutter fires without a battery, and there is no integral meter.
It carries the GW-series rangefinder handling on the 6x7 ratio, a frame many favour for its balance of negative area and easy enlargement. It suits landscape, portrait and travel work where quiet operation and a large negative matter more than the flexibility of interchangeable lenses.
When buying, check rangefinder patch alignment and contrast and test the leaf shutter across its full range for accuracy and slow-speed reliability. Examine the fixed front element for haze, fungus and coating wear. Note the shutter-count and frame indication Fuji marks on the body to judge how heavily it has been used.