Not sure whats looking better, that camera or your glorious beard

Never heard of this model, thanks for sharing. Another really underappreciated camera is the FujiGA6545, I recently got one and it's been a great everyday option. Planing to do an episode on it soon!

You are right, never heard of this one. Thanks for sharing man!

Nice video Coops, the image quality those lenses produce are definitely on point!

I’ve owned 2 of these and utterly loved using them. My biggest gripe aside from the batteries was the compensation dial. It was easy to knock it out of place. If you rely on aperture priority, it can become a problem. A pleasure to use. Back in 2002, I spent $800 on the body and lens. 4 years later I spent $500 on the same pair. Fast forward to now, they sell for $1800 with the 65.

Could watch one of these vids every day, Coops! Great content.

Came in thinking this was gonna be about one of the Fuji G line cameras, but I actually had never heard of this thing. Thanks for the info!

This must be your best video review so far. More feel less specs with interesting trivia and facts. Love it!

Great to see another video from you!

I just knew which camera you were going to talk about when I saw the title lol 🤣

Good to see some Aussie film content, and nice photos too. I have the similar Mam 6, and you don't need to hold filters over the finder to use them, just dial in the appropriate filter factor/exposure comp.

Great review, always nice to see the RF645 get some love! Just a small correction, at 8:41 you mention external viewfinders - only the 45mm uses the hotshoe-mounted VF, as the in-body viewfinder has framelines for both the 65mm and 135mm (0- serials) or 100mm (1- serials). If you look through the viewfinder with no lens attached, you should see the framelines for the longer lens highlighted.

Love the comment about the only camera I have bought twice! I am on to my third Bronica ETRSi and Fuji GW690, won't sell them again, I kept looking for better, can't find them - I just love to pick up the Bronny/Texas Leica, that's all that matters!

Awesome beard dude! Also great review! After seeing your review of the Minolta CLE I bought one too. Your photos are great too.

Great video and great photos ! Now I want another camera .

20 seconds in n I'm hooked!!!!

Hey Coops. Cracking vid, buddy. With you all the way there. Plus I have two ETRS bodies with most of the lenses. Just wish I had the time to use them!!

1 stop under from 1600 is 3200. 2 stops under is 6400. :) Sweet camera, but I just have to have 6x7. Mamiya 7 for me. I know how expensive, but I just don't like cropping.

Nice one man! Would love to have a shoot with one of those some day. Only had one in my hands once, and it felt super ergonomic like you say.

Love your stuff! Influenced me in buying an M7

What a great video and camera Coops. Piqued my interest

Gorgeous photos 🌹

Great video! Thanks.

Nice review. I've always wanted one but the price has kept me from buying. I inherited my dad's Bronica ETRS he shot with during the 80s and it's my all time favorite camera. Those Zenzanon lenses are top notch and very underrated. Thanks for making this video. Scott

I have one of the cameras you've mentioned, a Fuji GA645, love the format and the portability. I think I would prefer the manual focus in the Bronica RF645 rather than the manual focus in the GA645, in that one is a bit tricky. Interesting photography channel.

brooo - that photo at 13:26 is insane. The colours that medium format can render always blows my mind!

Also, great shots! Subscribed!

nice review, thank you for sharing :) not a big fan of RF camera's. i am more than happy with my mamiya 645 1000s and the 80mm f1.9

Lovely, I also have 2 of them, still looking for one of the portrait lenses. Oh just remembered the camera has a bit of a shutter lag, so, not perfect for fast motion, moment capture .

Coops you're the man

Any of the fuji *G, GA, GW, etc) 645 series cameras are great too. Fixed lenses, but great quality glass.

A couple things to avoid winder issues: be sure to use the same winding spool as the film you're using, and don't try to fast advance it like a 35mm camera. I've used one professionally for many years, when I've shot projects on film, and the results are amazing. It's one of the most ergonomic cameras I've ever used.

Dude love your style and depth of coverage during your reviews. If you get a chance.... Review the Fujifilm gsw690iii 😁

Great...now I have to add this one to the list... thanks 😉 🤣

Ooooh, I've always wanted one of those. It's too expensive for me though, so I went for a Bronica ETRSi in stead. Very happy with that system!

The image orientation would be the only downside for me but I’m sure after many roll of film you would get used to that too. Pretty cool camera, love the 645 format. I still shoot my Pentax 645.

The RF is such a cool camera but I think the Mamiya 6 is a better system, and the price is the same. Btw I bet Precision Camera could fix it, they are able to repair Mamiya 6 and 7 winders

Great video about a great camera indeed. I regret having sold mine now... ;-)

I have one ( my second one). They both developped a circuitboard problem that could not be repared. This resulted in the batteries draining in one day. Whenever the camera was not used, I have to take out the batteries. Very frustrating. But besides that a nice camera.

It's been rapidly gaining popularity recently. Not a cheap one anymore!

Lovely pictures mate! Recognised some of these places as well. You’re in WA yea?

very interesting ,,,,, but why does it have been to be 1500.... :( .. image qual was up their with the best , and some pretty nice photography to boot ... very impressive ... nice vlog .. u have been keeping that one quiet for a while I guess :)

What was the name of the music you played at the end?

Just sold one of these. It was great! But they suffer from a dodgy film advance.

does anyone know if u can fire a shot with no film inside like gw690?

Track name for the background music mate?

Off to ebay I go!

Question: to take portraits with a rangefinder, do you line up the patches over the face and then recompose? Or do you just line up the patch over the face and just shoot?

Is the shutter mechanical or electronic

*checks eBay for price* *heart attack*

the body have two frame line 135/65 in old body & 100mm/65mm body. The only frame line is missing is 45mm.

Nice review. I have to stand up for my Fuji GS645 though! It has a light meter, the lense is "so sharp you'll cut yourself", the bellows are still in good shape and it's outrageously small and cheap for medium format camera.

Coops, while the RF645 from Bronica might be a very "under the radar" medium format rangefinder camera, it's by no means cheap. SOLD listings on Ebay today show only a couple of these that sold for less than $1000 USD, and these had no lens included. Most typically they seem to sell for about $1300 USD with the 65mm f/4 lens, equivalent to over $1900 AUD. I don't see this as a good value for an electronic rangefinder film camera that's nearly 20 years old.

Can you do a video on best medium format camera under $1000? Would be great!

idk the fuji GS645S is a beastly little camera

Australian Dan Bilzarian who takes photos

how old are u?

Better than the Hasselblad 500, 501, 503 series? Not sure about that.

TELL ME ABOUT WHERE YOU GET YOUR frames from.

I had a Mamiya 6 and 3 lenses and in a case of serious stupid, I sold it. I wasn't using it and the new owner is, so the camera is happier now. Still...

Mate, your accent is very similar to thor

My long unfulfilled wish

Really expensive on Ebay right now

Too bad it's for sale on fb again lmao, hope the kid is worth it ;)

Dang mate, you give me GAS. Gear acquisition syndrome .

excellent camera...but it it fails, you are on your own. No more support from Bronica. Not aware of anyone who can fix it.

Too bad you can’t find them for under $2,000 nowadays.

doesn't really matter if people have heard about it or not when it's still going for $1000+ on eBay

Autofocus?

Interesting camera, but over 1500 bucks for an old camera that can't be repaired: too risky if you aren't rich.

Prices have gone up to the extend this is no a great recommendation anymore. Especially given it's electronic, may fail and cannot be repaired anymore.

Its a bloody rip off though used, as much as a Mamiya 7 nearly and the portrait orientation framing sucks. Other than that id buy one in a heartbeat.

Best medium format camera is the one who also takes 6x6 not only 6x4.5

"The Best Medium Format Film Camera"????? Get a Mamiya 6 or 7 which can repaired also today. A Bronica RF645 NOT! The Bronica RF645 is "just" 6x4.5. What about a Fuji GA645Pro???

Not serviceable, no parts available and designed to shoot primarily in portrait orientation. That's too many negatives for such a pricey camera!