Fuji G617

[Lee Metcalfe]

Hi
Thank you for excepting me into your group.
I'm a professional landscape photographer from Lancaster in that UK.
I shoot A Nikon D800 with Nikon Pro glass. I specialise in panoramic photography and after years of threatening to go back to film I finally went and bought the Fuji G617..
I'll still be using the Nikon for my commission work.. And the Fuji for my own projects.
I've just bought a Fuji G617 and was wondering if I can bracket in half stop increments on the shutter adjustment ring.. It clicks from one to another but unsure if it will works In-between this..
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks
Lee
Www.leemetcalfelandscapephotography.com

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Welcome, Lee. Great to have you here. I've just had a quick peek at your website - great images of Skye!

I can't help you with your question, but I look forward to seeing your work here.

 

[Martin Carlin]

Welcome to the forum Lee you got yourself a serious bit of kit there in the 617. As Rob says I'm unable to help with the question as have no experience with this kit.
If you try here you can get the manual for it http://www.butkus.org/chinon/fujica/fuji_gx617_pro/fuji_gx617_pro.htm hopefully it should tell you what you can do with it.

 

[Lee Metcalfe]

Thanks guys
Mine is the fixed lens model with the 105 lens. But I'm sure it will be the same one you can get for the gx model.. I'm take a look at the link. Thanks Martin for the link..
Lee

 

[Martin Carlin]

it may have your model but its a great resource for old manuals in general If i'm thinking of buying a camera I always go here and download the manual first and have a read to get up to speed with it.

 

[Pete Askew]

Welcome to RPF, Lee. The mechanical shutter on the Fuji (like most of this type) only has 1 stop increments so you can only do fine bracketing using the aperture.

Some lovely stuff on your site and I'm looking forward to seeing what you get from the Fuji.

 

[Lee Metcalfe]

Hi Pete.
Thank you for your answer, this is what I thought and now puts my mind at rest. I'll wait for the rain to stop and go and run my first roll of Velvia through it.
Thanks for the feedback on my website

All the best
Lee

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Hi Lee welcome. A serious landscape photographer, looks as if you must get dressed up mittens and all, not forgetting to set the alarm for early mornings. Beautiful work, with a quick glance the Sunrise from Side Pike amongst others stood out.
Be looking forward to you contributions here.

 

[Lee Metcalfe]

Thanks Julian..

 

[John Allen]

Hi Lee,

Greetings from across the pond. I haven't used the G617, but I have used an Olympus OM-1 and that allows you to choose aperture settings in-between the regular f-stop markings on the aperture ring. Not so with the shutter settings. I would be very surprised if the G617 doesn't work the same way.

 

[Brian Moore]

Welcome, Lee. Great images on your site. As Martin said, that 617 is a serious bit of kit. I'm looking forward to seeing some pictures from it.

 

[Milan Vjestica]

Welcome Lee.
I like the images of the Lake District most on you site as I have visited many of those locations including hiking the summit of Helvellyn in snow and having to walk on compass bearings and pacing to find Swirral Edge after ascending from Striding Edge!

I will be interesting to see how you feel about the images on film when compared to the digital world.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

I finally managed to wipe out the dust from my "viewfinder" to see you as a new member. So welcome to you Lee from the top of the world where Vikings still reside. Looking forward to your images and shall have a look at your web site, just now!

 

[Lee Metcalfe]

Well I've had my first 4 test rolls back and all is good, I didn't have brilliant light or sky's but created images that where well exposed, I now know where I stand and will hopefully produce better from now on. I've no scanner at the moment but looking into a Epson Perfection V600 so hopefully soon I will be able to post a few of the test images... I knew this Camera was good but I'm still amazed at the quality of the negs on the lightbox, the detail and depth in them far surpasses a digital file.
Well happy isn't the word..
Lee

 

[Lee Metcalfe]

Morning all..
Well it's been a while since I first posted on here, I now have a scanner and will start to slowly scan the images I've created on my Fuji G617.

Here's the first..
Pike O Blisco summit at sunset.
Fuji G617
105mm fujinon lens
23 seconds at F45
Center grad and 0.6 Nd grad
Tripod and cable release

Hope you like
Lee

 

[John Allen]

Very nice. What scanner did you get?

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Prince would have loved it!

 

[Lee Metcalfe]

Cheers John.. Epson V600

 

[John Allen]

Cheers John.. Epson V600

Same scanner I bought. It seems to do a pretty good job. How do you like it so far?

 

[Lee Metcalfe]

So far so good John... Seems to scan what I see on the light box.. So happy yeah.. I end up with a 400mb file...