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Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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The GW690 III is a 6×9 cm medium-format rangefinder with a fixed Fujinon EBC 90mm f/3.5 lens (≈40mm full-frame equivalent). Leaf shutter in the lens, no meter, no battery, no AE, no AF, no foam seals to rot. It exists to make the largest possible negative on a roll-film camera you can hand-hold. The nickname "Texas Leica" is fond and accurate — it is comically large.
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C41
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About this camera
Eight 6×9 frames per roll of 120. A "Texas Leica" — a rangefinder so big it feels like a 35mm scaled up by an absurd factor.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 120 (8 frames 6×9 cm) |
| Lens | Fujinon EBC 90mm f/3.5, fixed |
| Years | 1992–2003 |
| Shutter | 1s – 1/500s, Copal leaf |
| Flash sync | All speeds |
| Meter | None |
| Weight | 1,450 g |
| Battery | None |
Fuji's GW/GSW 690 line started 1978 with the GW690 (Professional), upgraded to GW690 II (1985), and concluded with GW690 III (1992). A wide-angle sibling (GSW690) used a 65mm f/5.6 lens. Production ended 2003. Fuji's later medium-format rangefinder line was the GF670 (folding, 6×6/6×7), which is a different beast.
Some photographers want maximum negative. Eight 6×9 cm frames per roll is the largest practical roll-film aspect ratio without going to 6×17 panoramas. Scanned, a GW690 negative is approximately 150 megapixels of detail. The Fujinon 90/3.5 is sharp from f/5.6 onward and produces the slight Fuji color signature (slightly cooler, slightly more saturated reds) that defines the brand.
For travel, it's punishing — 1.5 kg, fixed 90mm only, no meter. For a single-lens landscape walk, it's unmatched: load 120, shoot 8 frames, change roll. The lack of any electronics means it'll keep working when nothing else will.
Lens is fixed. Few accessories: lens hood (often missing on used bodies), filters via 67mm thread.
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Kodak Tri-X 400 is a classic black-and-white film known for strong tonality, visible grain, and documentary character.
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