Fujifilm GFX100RF - fixed lens RF style medium format camera!

[Archiver]

I played with one in the Fujifilm House of Photography in Covent Garden, was not impressed at all by the user experience. Not particularly fast in operation, didn’t transmit any “premium” feeling while using it. In particular, the aspect ratio dial was very stiff to rotate, not something to be done quickly with a thumb when needed.
I’ve taken a few shots on an sd card, will have a look at them.
At the moment, it’s a meh…

That's surprising, given how much hype has been given to its premium feel. Do you happen to own a Hasselblad hahaha

 

[JohnGellings]

Did anyone see this coming??

Anyone that looks at rumors did... it's been talked about for months if not years.

 

[JohnGellings]

I think the design is great. It makes all other GFX cameras and lenses look huge. 28mm equivalent lens is a no go for me, but if they bring out a 63mm version (50mm equiv) with IBIS, I doubt I'd be able to say no. I might not need any other camera.

 

[olakiril]

The S1R II doesn't need a tripod for that mode but I don't know if it will shoot directly in high resolution with 65:24.

At least with S9 unfortunately high-resolution doesn't work with 65:24 the widest it supports is 16:9.

 

[olakiril]

I think the design is great. It makes all other GFX cameras and lenses look huge. 28mm equivalent lens is a no go for me, but if they bring out a 63mm version (50mm equiv) with IBIS, I doubt I'd be able to say no. I might not need any other camera.

I hope they release a GFX100R so I can put any lens I want 🙂

 

[JohnGellings]

I hope they release a GFX100R so I can put any lens I want 🙂

They won't since the lens is integrated inside the body, just like the X100 series. That's how they keep the lens so short on those cameras.

 

[Darthfeeble]

It's funny to see how many folks on this mostly Luddite site are critical of a new camera with few features. I see it as a trimmed down street machine.

 

[Ray Vonn 2023]

It's funny to see how many folks on this mostly Luddite site are critical of a new camera with few features. I see it as a trimmed down street machine.

Yes, amongst other things, I was thinking it could be very impressive at that. Imagine hyperfocal focusing with that MF sensor in good light at F11 at a pre-set focusing distance of 3m (using shutter speed of choice of course), you're generally going to get all subjects in focus with all that detail from just under 1.5m to infinity without even having to look at the EVF. Ungainly doing this with traditional large sized MF cameras but not necessarily with this new camera.

 

[shawn]

Yes, amongst other things, I was thinking it could be very impressive at that. Imagine hyperfocal focusing with that MF sensor in good light at F11 at a pre-set focusing distance of 3m (using shutter speed of choice of course), you're generally going to get all subjects in focus with all that detail from just under 1.5m to infinity without even having to look at the EVF. Ungainly doing this with traditional large sized MF cameras but not necessarily with this new camera.

At 100 megapixels you are likely going to want a smaller circle of confusion. At 50 megapixels on my old GFX50R with the 50mm and focused at about 3m@f11 you can see detail level start to fall off within a few feet. Obviously the 35mm will be a little bit better in that regard but the 100megapixels will be more demanding.

 

[Ray Vonn 2023]

At 100 megapixels you are likely going to want a smaller circle of confusion. At 50 megapixels on my old GFX50R with the 50mm and focused at about 3m@f11 you can see detail level start to fall off within a few feet. Obviously the 35mm will be a little bit better in that regard but the 100megapixels will be more demanding.

That’s the sort of issue I’d love to try and solve through getting familiar with this camera.

 

[Oren Grad]

Imagine hyperfocal focusing with that MF sensor in good light at F11 at a pre-set focusing distance of 3m (using shutter speed of choice of course), you're generally going to get all subjects in focus with all that detail from just under 1.5m to infinity without even having to look at the EVF.

Been there, done that with a 100S. Doesn't work that way - you start admiring all of those glorious pixels at 100% and you quickly realize that you actually have no depth at all. And then you start seeing that in prints at more sensible sizes, too.

A 100 MP medium format digital camera is an awesome tool. But if apparent pan-focus is what you want, and you like to take pictures of subjects with important things going on visually at a wide range of distances, high-MP medium format can be a constant struggle. Often you just can't get what you want. This is how photographers who are obsessed with the combination of ultra-detail and pan focus end up falling down the focus-stacking rabbit hole. But that's a different game entirely from free-and-easy snapshooting with a nimble little camera.

 

[Retro-Grouch]

Been there, done that with a 100S. Doesn't work that way - you start admiring all of those glorious pixels at 100% and you quickly realize that you actually have no depth at all. And then you start seeing that in prints at more sensible sizes, too.

A 100 MP medium format digital camera is an awesome tool. But if apparent pan-focus is what you want, and you like to take pictures of subjects with important things going on visually at a wide range of distances, high-MP medium format can be a constant struggle. Often you just can't get what you want. This is how photographers who are obsessed with the combination of ultra-detail and pan focus end up falling down the focus-stacking rabbit hole. But that's a different game entirely from free-and-easy snapshooting with a nimble little camera.

As with so much else in life, more isn't necessarily better. We photographers seem to have a weakness for pursuing "more" without asking "Why?"

 

[WoodallP]

This is purely ignorance on my part but what is an RF style camera? Does it just mean that it doesn’t look like an SLR or is there some kind of RF like focussing method.

I suppose I could look at Fuji’s web site but I’d rather be here.

 

[Ray Vonn 2023]

Been there, done that with a 100S. Doesn't work that way - you start admiring all of those glorious pixels at 100% and you quickly realize that you actually have no depth at all. And then you start seeing that in prints at more sensible sizes, too.

A 100 MP medium format digital camera is an awesome tool. But if apparent pan-focus is what you want, and you like to take pictures of subjects with important things going on visually at a wide range of distances, high-MP medium format can be a constant struggle. Often you just can't get what you want. This is how photographers who are obsessed with the combination of ultra-detail and pan focus end up falling down the focus-stacking rabbit hole. But that's a different game entirely from free-and-easy snapshooting with a nimble little camera.

Not for you then.

 

[olakiril]

This is purely ignorance on my part but what is an RF style camera? Does it just mean that it doesn’t look like an SLR or is there some kind of RF like focussing method.

I suppose I could look at Fuji’s web site but I’d rather be here.

Sidefinder would be more accurate but Fuji's marketing department is not known for its veracity.

 

[Oren Grad]

Not for you then.

I own a GFX 100S. It's a marvelous camera. Perhaps I'll have a 100RF too someday. But if pan-focus snapshooting is the goal, these cameras are not the best choice. That's the only point I was making here.

 

[Godfrey]

This is purely ignorance on my part but what is an RF style camera? Does it just mean that it doesn’t look like an SLR or is there some kind of RF like focussing method.

I suppose I could look at Fuji’s web site but I’d rather be here.

It means pretty much what it says: it is a camera "styled to resemble an RF camera," even though it isn't an RF camera at all. As to what an RF camera looks like, look at any Leica M, or any of the hordes of other rangefinder cameras from the past (EVERY manufacturer made them ...) and you'll see the resemblence pretty quickly, I think.

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