Fuji GS645W and GS645S Wide 60: Similarities and Differences
Originally posted on Instagram. Notes from the repair bench, kept here as a searchable archive. View the original on Instagram
Servicing two Fuji 645 rangefinder cameras today that share some body traits. This gives me a chance to show some of the similarities and differences.
Camera one is a Fuji GS465W with a 45mm lens. This camera does not have a rangefinder since the lens is fairly wide angle so you set the distance on the scale of the lens
Camera two is a Fuji GS645S Wide 60 with a 60mm lens. Rangefinder equipped.
Photo three shows the rangefinder of the GS645S Wide 60 and photo four shows the viewfinder of the GS465W. Fuji used the same basic housing for both cameras, just left out the rangefinder bits and put some cardboard over the rangefinder area.
Photo five shows the film counter removed from the GS645S Wide 60. As you can see, there is a small screw at about nine o’clock holding the frame counter scale in place. On the GS645W, Fuji simply glued the scale on top of the counter assembly and what happens is that the scale can come loose and cause problems (as it did in the camera that I am servicing). Since the scale also is the stop for the spring loaded counter, repeated use can weaken the glue bond.
