I never hear GFX reviewers mention the aspect ratio of the sensors. And though one can approximate any ratio on any sensor, I so often find the in-built 4:3 frame, a compositional breath of fresh air-open, yet concise. That’s what keeps me coming back to the GFX, combined with the near limitless detail available in the colossal sized prints I love to create. Prints you can press your nose to, as they envelope your peripheral vision, and still no pixels in view. True presence to the moment. What a wonder.
I like that they other the photographer the option of a number of aspect ration options. If I get one I think I will most often be using 2:3 and 1:1 ratios.
I’ve never shot with this aspect ratio before and I’m finding it allows for cropping into different orientations. I often play with photos years after I’ve taken them and this aspect is truly wonderful.
Thank you. I plan for a used GFX-100s to be my next system purchase. When I first saw the GFX system images, I fell in love. I have an idea what I would do with it, but you remind me - can I do it with what I already have? I need to try.
My D850 is such a fantastic camera it's literally capable of everything. Including blocking all of my gear acquisition syndrome. Everytime I consider getting the 100s I just shoot the D850 twice and the GAS goes away.
When you wrote this comment I had a D850. Loved it. I now have a GFX100S. Is it a better camera then the Nikon? No. It's just a different camera. The image quality and dynamic range are noticeably better (with broadly equivalent glass in front of each) but the Fuji is ponderously slow to use, the menus are infuriating, it's heavier, the AF is great for mountains and moving things at steady speed but the D850 blows it away for anything moving erratically or unexpectedly. So why did I swap? I do nature and landscape shots 99% of the time and the image quality... First time I went to lightroom and looked at edge to edge sharpness and ridiculous dynamic range.... made my GAS radar fire and I don't regret buying it. But the D850 is still probably a better all round camera than just about anything ever made. By anyone.
Beer budget, champagne taste. I love that turn of phrase. Honestly, I'm not terribly interested in this camera but I could listen to your talking all day, and your image quality is a delight to behold. Keep hitting record!
I’m looking to sell my R5 and holy trinity. Yep. I love just shooting with my xt4 and a 35 F2. I don’t like post production in my workflow so the canon is kind of dead to me
Professional commercial, architecture (though they need a wide zoom in the 18-20mm-35-40mm range) reproduction, and mid to high end fine art photography where you sell limited edition prints in galleries are the markets the GFX 100 and 100S are mainly aimed at. Not street/family/wedding/portrait/pet/sports/events/wildlife/amateurs/happy snappers, ect. I think Fuji's hope is that photographers will consider a GFX 100s system instead of the high MP FF for the work described above. For anything you dont' need longer than 300mm or super fast AF or AF tracking for or anything in a studio (all of which the majority of commercial work fits nicely in), a GFX 100/100S is the better choice due the larger sensor, better bit depth, and higher mp which adds a huge amount of versatility. And at $6K a 100S is basically the same price as flagship pro DSLRs and less than an A1. The lenses aren't really that much more either in the grand scheme of things given there superior optical performance. So a large number of pro photographers in the middle to upper end of the commercial market can afford to run a GFX 100S kit. Many can afford a GFX 100 too. Anyone who would be on a Phase One or Hasselblad MF system but for price and/or the terrible AF and handling will be very interested in a GFX 100 or 100S based system. As will be many who bought a 5DS/D850 instead of the 1DX/D6 type body due to the resolution not the price.
Gorgeous images and another thoughtful, informative and fun review! I especially love your images of Lancaster County - my mother is Amish and you capture that rural setting beautifully. Thanks again Hugh!
Hi, just came across this much earlier video on the GFX100s, really enjoyed it. What EVF were you using? I didn’t think that the EVF-TL1 was compatible with the 100s…
Wonderful session which I enjoyed very much! Quick question. Is the EVF-TL1 compatible with the 100s? I can only find specs relating to the GFX100. A bit of uncertainty until I saw you using it here. Just want to verify that. Thanks in advance!!
I want to care about gear, I really do. But increasingly, looking at photographic gear is like looking at sports cars I'll never buy, and wouldn't make me a better driver if I did.
Photographic gear is exactly like a car, as the saying goes “Its not the destination, it’s the journey” You won’t become a better driver but you will certainly enjoy the journey arriving at your destination. The powerful life poem “ITHAKA” by C.P.Cavafy also touches on this subject.
Hugh, i am looking at this camera but also come accross the hasselblad. the hass has a old AF system but color they say is better as is the image. i am unsure about this. can you edit gfx to the hass color, how big is the difference and is it a fan base discussion?
Great video! TY! I own the GFX 50R and it’s absolutely incredible! I now own the 110mm fujiflim lens. It’s hard to nail ever shot. So I use a monopod. Nothing matches medium format!
I've owned D850's, currently own an A7RIV and A1(for wildlife) an SL2-s and am on the verge of obtaining an SL2 but when I see images (good images from good photographers) made with the 100s and GF glass they stir something in me... almost to the point of tears.
If you produced a photobook with just rural scapes of Lancaster, I’d buy it! Rich tones and soothing compositions. Love my GFX 100S! A big reason I bought it!
Another camera to add to my when I win the lotto list. Mind you I upgraded from the 7100 to the Z5 in November last year and it has just blown me away with how good it is and with the 50 1.8 lens it is just FECKIN WOW. Hell I even bought a 7 artisans 35mm 0.95 manual lens, which is a bit weird as i am going blind but using a manual lens, and it is just such a dreamy lens. Might look into the 7 Artisan Leica lenses and see what they are like, bet they are way cheaper than a Leica lens
As always, excellent video Hugh. I love my GFX 100 and when she met her soulmate(s) Zeiss Otus lenses....... they ALL became a modern-day "Harry and Tonto" classic.
I definitely don't need 100 megapixels, and I would be more than happy to buy this camera if it had 50 instead. The reason I want it is everything besides the megapixels. IBIS, 16 bit accurate color, medium format perspective (makes wide angles look so nice)... 100 megapixels is nice, but it's more of an added bonus.
@@3BMEP I'd seen the leaks of the body+sensor combo, but I hadn't seen that it had IBIS. If they price it at $4,499 (launch price of the 50R) it could really pull people away from the R5, A7RIV, etc (for those not interested in video).
The music for the GFX 100s Lightroom waiting time was fantastic, I actually hoped it would take a long time. Nice tune 😁...the differences between the two were interesting. I had seen the GFX 100s at one of the Fujifilm flagship stores in Istanbul (yes, Fujifilm has real stores, one of their own and one of many here in Turkey). When I saw the image quality at the store, I was smitten, to say the least. Being an XT 4 owner with a small lens collection already built up, the xf 16-80, xf70-300, xf50-140, xf23mmf2, xf18mmf1.4, and the xf50mmf1.0, I quickly became interested in the 100s. The best resolution I am able to attain is with the XT4 + the XF 50mmF1.0 pairing, both of which have produced good pictures, but nothing on the scale of what I had seen on the 100s. And to be honest, I enjoy the art of photography for myself, I don't publish my photos; the madness is simply for myself. But for me, there has been this personal obsession with the minute nitty gritty details. I would give the 100s some choice adjective to provide a new and alternate description DMD, id est: discrete microscopic detail.
I love your videos. I watch your reviews of gear from brands I don’t use. Interesting, entertaining and thought provoking. Thank you to Claudia and you for your time and effort. The capability of this photography machine are jaw dropping. In the right hands an audacious instrument. I loved the images and music of your slide show. Great job. The big but.. I am in the 99% who do not want to pay for entry into this system. For me like Leica. I sort of appreciate the capability of this system, because of you and this video. It is much more than I need. In the right hands this machine could produce marvels. In my hands fish bait. I am content with APSC. Full frame offers me nothing I need and want. Same for a system that is bigger and heavier than full frame. I can watch this photography pornography all day long and not be tempted with GAS. I am a fan of using the right tool for the right job. As an amateur street photographer who will never be paid for creating an image, this is the wrong tool for the job at hand. Terrible analogy. Yesterday I used an Instax for three hours. I created horrible image. My face is sunburnt. Lesson to self. Don’t go out in the sun without a hat. Learned I don’t like this instrument. Despite the lens stating it was 60mm, it seemed much wider. Lack of control made me want to pull out the hair that has already taken a hike on my dome. I still had a grate time. I was the 1st to arrive at the event and Last to leave. Thanks Fujifilm and Glazers Camera. The point being put a camera in my hands and I’m happy. Even the wrong camera for me will illicit this response. I picked up a Panasonic S1 with the 50mm lens at a presentation and promptly put it down. Too heavy for me. Too heavy for me to play with in the store photographing a model. Too big. Too heavy. Too much camera for me. I fear the same can be true for the GFX100S. Review Canons, Nikons, Sony’s, Pentax, Ricoh (no GRIII review?), and Leica. I will watch your reviews. As you’ve said, these days the manufacturer’s don’t produce bad cameras. I will be entertained and informed by your ability to create lovely images. I will appreciate your analysis of the choices and compromises the manufacturers have made. I will not be tempted to leave the APSC worlds of Fujiland or Martyland. Please continue your reviews and share your thoughts. The only thing that makes me said is I can consume your content faster than you can create it. Completely off subject. Will soon be 70. Miss Brooklyn. Seattle is not even close to being NYC like. I return to NYC the middle of September to walk the streets. Not this year. Not enough people on the streets yet. I love being there and wish I could live there. I appreciate the better weather here. I love and support my NPR jazz & blues station here. I love that people are vaccinated and wear masks here. It is great we have two good camera stores here. I drive past one six days a week while going to work. The other store is a 20’ ride to the city. The photo opps are limited here. I’m here and appreciate what I have. I don’t live in a tent on the street or in my car on the street like so many. I can still purchase camera bodies without my wallet crying. Life is good. Maybe we will walk the streets of the old country some day. I’d like that. Mask on Nurse Marty
Martin, I'm stunned by your wonderfully rich and thoughtful contribution to the conversation. I think your reasoning is compelling, and I thank you for taking the time to share it -- and your words of encouragement. 😊🙏🏻
I decided to hop skip and jump aps-c, m43 and aps c because when it comes to lens accessories the price is not that much of a difference. Rather than have a crop factor I want to concentrate on 35mm equivalent. Given the money I would be interested in the medium format for long exposures which are not obtainable with other sensor sizes. I would love to invest in leica however not their cl, tl or q range. Fuji gfx 50s ii. In an ideal world. Also considered what printer would be the best to take advantage of these images.. A bit of research today found me £1000 ish 10 cartridge systems. So that would be only a buying option if I intended to sell prints. Anyway your videos are always informative and very unbiased.
Dynamic range and tonality out he wazoo is why I shoot GFX... My preference is the 100 over the 100s at this point, mainly because of the tilting EVF...
Hugh, thanks so much for this! Another great video, and on what appears to be a great camera. As a caveat, I do not own a 100S, but from studying quite a few of the full res RAWs you can download from various photographers, it also seems to me that there is an aspect to its image quality that actually under-appreciated in the reviews (if that’s even possible on such a hyped camera). The IQ aspect is this: the absolutely gorgeous and realistic color reproduction and tonal range. To me, the representation of subtle tonal transitions in both light and dark areas of many photos is just jaw dropping. No exaggeration. So, one area where I disagree with most reviewers is on the statements that 100MP is “only” getting us a bunch of detail that most people don’t need. To my eye, those 100MP also seem to be giving us color, tonal subtly and dynamic range that is at least close to the best you can get anywhere. Would you agree? Or, am I off-base here? Thanks again. Keeping pumping these puppies out. All the best, John W
Hugh, Agreed. You absolutely did say that. Most of my comment was in reference to the ‘great masses of reviews’ out there. However, and this is just a matter of personal taste in image quality, you mostly just made those comments in passing and also made statements to the effect of something like “do you really need all that detail”. I’m not disagreeing with you. I’m just saying that for my taste in images, those subtle tonal gradations are worth as much or more than the detail. Anyway, I am a member of the great masses of folks out there who won’t get one of these - but ONLY because as an amateur ‘hack’ photographer, I can’t justify dropping $10K on a camera (I’m including a little glass in that number.). Hold that thought! :-)
Hello, What interesting thoughts. I like the idea of IBIS but does it all make sense for me. No I still love my Hasselblad X1D ver 1, Five lenses I have. I was not tempted to version two. The cost of swapping system just dose not make sense. I may update the X1D if it had a tilting screen and IBIS then I would have to think. But you have done a very nice review. How is the colour since? Keep well, keep safe and enjoy you time.
Hassy may have best color science of all, but the differences between Hassy and this GFX100S, Leica SL2 - Lumix S5 for that matter - are small enough that it wouldn’t be a key decision parameter for me. Lovely in all cases!
Greetings, thank you for the informative review. I am between theS1H and the GFX 100s for videography especially. Although the S1H is ideal for video, I cant get over the image quality of the GFX 100s. Is there anything you feel is missing with the video side of the Fuji? Other than a micro HDMI and a small battery, I cant think of much reason not to go with the Fuji. thoughts?
I live in Europe , Croatia. and you are a person and artist because of who I would think to move to USA and start photography career . I am an architect but you have soo awesome knowledge and artistry that I learned many things even from watching your videos ☺☺❤ .. Thank you!!!! great videos
I tested the cam in my studio(as I mentioned earlier) for portraits. The camera works really well in the studio with the tilting screen. What I am missing in your review is the dimensions of the sensor. I don’t like the 3:2 dimensions for portraits. I crop all most every picture square like my old Hasselblad(I really mis that format and quality ) of just leave it in 3:4. This where the camera for me stands out. The image quality superb. What I really hope that fuji would change in the camera: if you change it to 1:1 you can’t shoot raw. I wish and hope that they find a way to have a raw reading of the sensor in 1:1. Saves a lot of cropping and disk space and so time and money in post. Thx for the review again! Keep up the good work!
Hi, I've been your subscriber for a while now. Love your videos. I'm in a confusion about selecting one among fuji x100f and x t2. Can you help me out?
Enjoy your video, particularly the introduction with the stills imaging and the background music. They want to bed when I was very impressed with because I only heard one other individual make the same statement. I believe you were talking about the focusing and maybe the speed of the GFX100 S. What impressed me was your comparison with other medium format camera and not with a full frame camera which you did not even mention, but with a medium format camera. I only heard one other reviewer make that statement. I’ll just call him the fat man for now. He said a lot of those who are doing reviews on Fuji medium format camera ,have no Knowledge of what a medium format camera is. It was the still images at the beginning of this video and the musical background that brought a smile to my face. Now isn’t that something?
Makes me really wonder about my Hasselblad X1Dii purchase in October last year! I'll just rest on the one technical advantage Hassy still has with leaf shutters with strobes. I did like the lenses better from what I've seen in the reviews; never tried the Fuji stuff myself.
Which camera speaks to you more from a purely inspirational standpoint, the SL2 or the 100S? (Disregarding price, lens options, practical reasons and system you invested.)
I had decided, on the launch of the GFX 100, and having attended a Fuji supported event to get hands on with the camera, that I did not need 100 MP. The same still holds true.
Very thoughtful review. My strange brain heard your last sentence as: "Sign up for the GFX system and prepare to be odd." As a Fuji user, this resonated with me as being true. :)
The Fujifilm medium formats dance around their competitors in terms of bells and whistles, but the Hasselblad images are simply otherworldly stunning! Sorry Fuji, I'm sticking with the X1DII.
Cool. I think you convinced me to take the 100s for your workshop in the fall. In the mean while I will drag it to Utah next week to test my ultimate landscape kit (100s, 23, 45-100, 100-200 and XT4 with 70-300 for reach). As always love your highly intertwined and intellectually stimulating reviews.
CAN any of your lenses keep up with resolution here? It would be interesting to see such a Test/Review &Comparison, if any "Lens's Resolution" actually is able to show these 300mb images at the end actually. No one has done such a review yet.... on that scale...
I feel comfortable saying that the 30, 50 and 32-64 delivered more detailed images than my SL2 with APO Summicron SL 35, so yes: they kept up with the sensor. 🖖🏻
@@3BMEP i used medium format digital SINAR backs from Sinar with contax bodies and their Zeiss lenses .... for now over 25 years, when i shoot Ad Campaigns for L'Oreal etc etc... and i have yet to find a Review Test with such top Medium Format Lenses, but on the current DSLR Digital "big" Sensor bodies. You know with a resolution chart Test...kind of of thing...similar to www.DPreviews.com testing they do so well there
You mentioned a compare with GFX to a 4x5... You might get some interesting results with the GFX using a Cambo Actus or Arca Swiss M2 (for your tilt/shift). So if you do end up doing that comparison, please rent one of those with the appropriate adapters.
I wonder if I could adapt one of those adapters to fit one of my wooden field camera's. I have an old Wista 45 (early 80's vintage) and a Chamanox 45f (original version). I still have my 5 lenses, I just have not been using either of the cameras since 4x5 readyloads stopped being manufactured (I really miss readyloads). As I don't have a decent darkroom to load film holders, and portable tents are always dust magnets.
Thanks for saving me the effort to post exactly this. If you're into landscapes, you could buy a 690, a brick of film and airfare to the Isle of Skye or the Dolomites for that money. Or, if you're a street shooter, get A Rollie, said brick of film, and a trip to NYC...and stay in a decent hotel for a couple of nights.
Loved the G690! Owned it for years in the 1990’s. Touchy shutters, really heavy, but WORTH IT! Now in my retirement years I’m edging toward the GFX 100s and (if I want a quick, portable shots) a quality aspc with a built-in zoom.
As ever, highly entertaining review of the not so big Fuji. You are spot-on in two respects others are just not quite picking up on. First, tilt EVF. We paid for it on the 50S. It was a consumer choice at vast expense. As you say, it came into its own with the walkabout capabilities of an image stabilised body. Only the need to give the original 100 some reason to continue to exist dictates the absence of at least a 3.6 m dot detachable evf. I have never made the transition to hand-held shooting using an LCD. Dinosaur that I am, the tilting evf is just a shooting joy on the 100. Second, the ability of this sensor to dispense with much stitching. One only needs to see an OOC 65:24 ratio jpeg blown up and printed large ( it is still using about 50MP) to realise that the creative possibilities without needing to spend stacks of time in post have jumped up with this camera.
An honest multi-perspective view on the merits and downsides of a much reviewed camera. Entertaining while giving us the ‘skinny’ on the subject. I have been on the fence about a GFX, or mirrorless, or just get some great used glass for my Nikon D cameras. My anxiety was soothed by your presentation. Brilliant. Thanks.
Hugh, I like your reviews and all but I could have saved a lot of time listening to 40 min of use cases and comparative economics in today’s camera market. All I needed were to see the images you led off with - THEY WERE SIMPLY STUNNING. I’m also glad to see you overcome your dependence on Acros by using what appeared to be Velvia for that rich saturated color. Great work!
What a journey! Hugh understands... TH-camrs can't just review a camera; it is on the reviewer to take classic pictures. The epic videography didn't hurt either. :D
I was in the market for high resolution camera to upgrade my d850 and A7 R 4, and got the chance to play with the GFX100s many times when shooting out with friends, it's fantastic landscape camera, i just wish it has a half decent AF system, especially tracking moving object, it is lacking so far behind anything else in the market for just 1/3 of the cost. Fuji really need to step up in the AF tracking system across their entire system. And by the way, this is just "cropped version" of medium format rather than the tradition size of Medium Format.
I have played just a bit with a few files from a 100s and they big, about 208.8MB (as opposed to about 98.1MB from my Nikon D850). Opened in Photoshop, the 100s file is about 259MP (my D850 files about 130MB). My MacBook Pro is 2.6Ghz, 16GB RAM with a 1TB SSD drive. I am able to handle the files decently, but there are moments I take a bit of time.
Nice and comprehensive video, Hugh, and loved the shots from PA. Just to add some additional context and counterpoint: 1) I see the GFX100S as clearly the most compelling value proposition in the MF segment that is the "other half" of Fujifilm's Blue Ocean strategy, given they've become the predominant market incumbent in their first blue ocean, the mirrorless APS-C segment. So, they've executed on those two strategic goals very effectively. 2) Lots of folks make comparisons to the market offerings in the red ocean of high-res FF market segment, but honestly, I don't see those FF customers as potential customer for Fuji's MF offerings. The main reason being that those FF owners have already bought into their respective lens systems, and as Thom Hogan accurately says, _"...the bodies come and go, but the lenses stay."_ Rather, I see the Fuji MF as compelling for hard-core professional *commercial* photographers who really need what MF can really give them. Not just resolution, but superb control over a broader and finer range of tonality as well as finer control over a range of DOF. As Ming Thein says, "that Medium Format look". Photographers e.g.. Wayne Johns, Karl Taylor, Damien Lovegrove, Kevin Mullins, or Thomas Heaton. Movie production, high-end composite or "art" photographers, e.g., Renee Robyn or Steve Richard. Industry fashion or product photographers whose shots of fashion garments or luxury items are going be displayed 6 feet tall in the Duty Free areas of international airports, or, architects that need MF not only for their clients, but also...to enter their work into *Architectural Design Competitions.* Those guys need everything MF can give them. So, I see Product and Architectural photographers like Rob Grimm, Jeff Totaro, or Tony Roslund as potential customers, also. Cheers!
This camera has been the bane of my system replacement plan since you first showed it to me! I want all that resolution and ease of use for my landscape photography, but for the same money (and a large lens bag to carry all the resolution substitution devices) I could get the R5 and the L Triad and be good for everything and my occasional yawning alligator (at the safe distance). It is a puzzlement!
Keith, curious what decision you have made? If the goal is high quality landscapes, I would lean toward going to the Fujifilm 100s with the lenses that work for you. My experience on the whole is that history repeats itself. Given all other thing basically created equal, the bigger format brings great quality. I presently considering getting a the 100s, and went to a store that had 3 prints from the previous 100mp Fuji camera. The print were about 4 by 6 feet in size and were stunning. My thinking is get one lens that is a focal length I like to work with, the Fujifilm 45mm (36mm equivalent in full frame) and the 100s and use it to create some of my work.
It takes many years to figure out what camera(s) and what lenses suits one's eye and requirements. The GFX100 series I use only for Street |Urban and landscape shooting. ALl the rest is better handled by the Leica S. The reason for the GFX in Street is the cropability factor- matched to a 23 or a 45 lens in crowded situaitons - you end up with multiple images of interest - stuff you never saw whilst actually shooting what you were seeing .... As for display - try the images on an 8K 75inch QLED - I'm almosyt over printing now that sxcreen resolution and coplour range is where it is with screens. interersted in yoru view on this. atbPete
I just bought one cause i really want to carry it with me all the time with my Leica monochrome ...i have two phase one ,the XT and the IQ4150 ,both are amazing cameras but kind of heavy to carry around with you all the time.I love medium format and normally i just carry one lens with either of them cause i can crop all i want from a frame without loosing sharpness and contrast.But their weight if walking around for hours is a big no no for my age.....
What about me, you ask? Well...I'm just a hobbyist, so I will stick with my 4x5 view camera (Wista and soon to be added Shen Hao), Horseman 6x9 roll film backs, and eight view camera lenses, ranging in focal length from 65mm to 250mm, a kit not well suited for the streets I admit. But I can always hire middle-aged models for urban landscape images, provided we can somehow avoid unfortunate run-ins with ill-intentioned street folks. As for digital, Sony promises to release three new cameras this year (so I have read). One or two of them may be in the a7 series, to which I will most likely attach Zeiss and/or Voigtländer rangefinder lenses. So I guess I won't be buying Fuji's excellent GFX 100S anytime soon.
Excellent. Liked the images. 👍 As to being accessible, nah, price (with lenses) and size ... But if one have the money 🙂 Happy with my setup (and hopefully the 61Mpx 35mm camera pre-ordered. Yes, from the 3rd party lens company 😉) Video on large Mpx sensors doesn't make sense with current technology, need global shutter (or perhaps stacked)
I would love a gfx camera, they seem so great. I especially love that you can shoot in the x pan crop, that seems super neat and fun. I will most likley never be able to afford one though. I guess ill sit here with my xt camera and stack of xf glass and be sad....poor me.... hahaha none of it matter to me for what I do, its only wants, not needs. I love the fuji user experience and am more than thrilled with my apsc camera.
Love the images from 9:17 to 10 min ! Any not for a moment do I think you could have not made them with any other camera you own.....BUT ......SOMETHING about that camera brought it out of you . Kudos !
First and foremost, once again, an excellent review Hugh. Second, the B&W out of the camera are amazing...credit the photographer! Lastly, I'll have to re-watch this several more times to really figure out, is this camera for me? I love it!! But is it for me? Tough problem to have!!! Thanks!!
Wow! Excellent! I now, am sure, that this "IS" the correct Camera, to trade up to (From Canon 6D). I will mount it on a Sinar P2, Using the Sinar P SLR accessory, (Adapted, to use the Fuji, from the Canon) and use "Rodenstock" Digital Lenses. This system, will be used for Architecture, and Landscape work, as I use the Tilt ,Swing, and Rise and Fall, movements, of this Camera. Thank you for this very "In depth" review. Very well done!
@@3BMEP Hi, well, as I can not buy the 100s as yet, and am getting impatient, I may well buy the 50r, or 50s, (Used) and see if the resolution, is acceptable to me. If not, I can always "Sell on" when the 100s, is available. I will, in any case, send you a selection, of my work. How do I do that? Great Voice, by the way.
I wish , that someday they will create only digital back, like hassy did. For example for 3k , or even 2 maybe ? 26 mp, standart byer filter... i think there ll be fans and sells for this solution
Life is terminal and way too short. If you want the 100 Mpxs of goodness then get them. Screw need. I know it has given me pause, but I had already wrapped my head around a camera in that price range. I’m not totally convinced on the glass though, and really, that is what you are buying into with any camera system. The glass. I would like to see some faster glass and some longer focal lengths before I would be all in. Too picky? Maybe. I’m just not there yet, and I still have at least another year before I will be ready to buy anything. There is no telling what is coming down the road. Meanwhile the SL2 still calls to me like the mythological Sirens of the ancient Greeks. BUY ME, BUY ME, BUY ME................
My SL2 talks to me from the camera bag......saying use me use me use me lol. Honestly no complaints at all and using the 75mm SL APO. And the sigma 45 2.8. Great great combo.
The Sigma fp L image has been the nicest one I've seen in the last 2 years. Sigma needs to build a body more suitable for content creators. If not, what is the point? Fuji looks good but when a 35 mm sensor can outshine a MF sensor, we really are living in a new age.
Did he get shocked today? Too much electricity going on in that studio. I hope to eventually get one this year for my birthday. Some medium format for detailed product type of photography and portraits
A 61mp full frame is wonderful. However you don’t get the medium format look. You just don’t! I luv my GFX 50R and 110mm. They are incredible/superb! I’m my humble opinion!
II will get a used Nikon D850, a 500mm/5.6 and a 24 to 70mm/2.8 Zoom. Then I start to translate to GFX100S system for landscape with a prime wide angle lens and a normal Zoom lens. I'm giving up on Nikon because they will not release a Hybrid D850. It will cost me 10000$ But It cost 25000$ to switch to digital 12 years ago.
AI is a dangerous future concept that must be stopped now. I have been in the computer world since 1974 till I recently retired and now enjoy photography but it's not photography AI that's the big problems, it's the whole concept that we computer professionals see the danger in.
That Fuji made quite an impression on your Hair I see.
😜 it was... electrifying!
@@3BMEP Dandelion hair-style.
He went full super sayian.
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I think his hair is BADASS
I never hear GFX reviewers mention the aspect ratio of the sensors. And though one can approximate any ratio on any sensor, I so often find the in-built 4:3 frame, a compositional breath of fresh air-open, yet concise. That’s what keeps me coming back to the GFX, combined with the near limitless detail available in the colossal sized prints I love to create. Prints you can press your nose to, as they envelope your peripheral vision, and still no pixels in view. True presence to the moment. What a wonder.
I like that they other the photographer the option of a number of aspect ration options. If I get one I think I will most often be using 2:3 and 1:1 ratios.
I’ve never shot with this aspect ratio before and I’m finding it allows for cropping into different orientations. I often play with photos years after I’ve taken them and this aspect is truly wonderful.
Thank you. I plan for a used GFX-100s to be my next system purchase. When I first saw the GFX system images, I fell in love. I have an idea what I would do with it, but you remind me - can I do it with what I already have? I need to try.
My D850 is such a fantastic camera it's literally capable of everything. Including blocking all of my gear acquisition syndrome. Everytime I consider getting the 100s I just shoot the D850 twice and the GAS goes away.
When you wrote this comment I had a D850. Loved it. I now have a GFX100S. Is it a better camera then the Nikon? No. It's just a different camera. The image quality and dynamic range are noticeably better (with broadly equivalent glass in front of each) but the Fuji is ponderously slow to use, the menus are infuriating, it's heavier, the AF is great for mountains and moving things at steady speed but the D850 blows it away for anything moving erratically or unexpectedly.
So why did I swap? I do nature and landscape shots 99% of the time and the image quality... First time I went to lightroom and looked at edge to edge sharpness and ridiculous dynamic range.... made my GAS radar fire and I don't regret buying it. But the D850 is still probably a better all round camera than just about anything ever made. By anyone.
Beer budget, champagne taste. I love that turn of phrase. Honestly, I'm not terribly interested in this camera but I could listen to your talking all day, and your image quality is a delight to behold. Keep hitting record!
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The pixels on my Nikon D850 are enough; I bought the futureproof 100S because of the unmatched tonality.
Fuji also does color pretty good, not that your D850 is any slouch in that department.
I’m looking to sell my R5 and holy trinity. Yep. I love just shooting with my xt4 and a 35 F2. I don’t like post production in my workflow so the canon is kind of dead to me
I'VE BEEN WAITING MONTHS FOR THIS VIDEO! YAY!!!
Listening/Watching while I edit an amazing set of images on this late, drizzly Tuesday morning.
Professional commercial, architecture (though they need a wide zoom in the 18-20mm-35-40mm range) reproduction, and mid to high end fine art photography where you sell limited edition prints in galleries are the markets the GFX 100 and 100S are mainly aimed at. Not street/family/wedding/portrait/pet/sports/events/wildlife/amateurs/happy snappers, ect.
I think Fuji's hope is that photographers will consider a GFX 100s system instead of the high MP FF for the work described above. For anything you dont' need longer than 300mm or super fast AF or AF tracking for or anything in a studio (all of which the majority of commercial work fits nicely in), a GFX 100/100S is the better choice due the larger sensor, better bit depth, and higher mp which adds a huge amount of versatility. And at $6K a 100S is basically the same price as flagship pro DSLRs and less than an A1. The lenses aren't really that much more either in the grand scheme of things given there superior optical performance. So a large number of pro photographers in the middle to upper end of the commercial market can afford to run a GFX 100S kit. Many can afford a GFX 100 too. Anyone who would be on a Phase One or Hasselblad MF system but for price and/or the terrible AF and handling will be very interested in a GFX 100 or 100S based system. As will be many who bought a 5DS/D850 instead of the 1DX/D6 type body due to the resolution not the price.
Gorgeous images and another thoughtful, informative and fun review! I especially love your images of Lancaster County - my mother is Amish and you capture that rural setting beautifully. Thanks again Hugh!
Hey, Jeff!
Hi, just came across this much earlier video on the GFX100s, really enjoyed it. What EVF were you using? I didn’t think that the EVF-TL1 was compatible with the 100s…
What a great breakdown of the current technical state of photography hardware.
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Wonderful session which I enjoyed very much! Quick question. Is the EVF-TL1 compatible with the 100s? I can only find specs relating to the GFX100. A bit of uncertainty until I saw you using it here. Just want to verify that. Thanks in advance!!
I want to care about gear, I really do. But increasingly, looking at photographic gear is like looking at sports cars I'll never buy, and wouldn't make me a better driver if I did.
It wouldn’t make you a better driver, but you would drive faster making it more fun :P
Photographic gear is exactly like a car, as the saying goes “Its not the destination, it’s the journey”
You won’t become a better driver but you will certainly enjoy the journey arriving at your destination.
The powerful life poem “ITHAKA” by C.P.Cavafy also touches on this subject.
I get tired of looking at gear. I just want to go shoot. But im just not always able to. So i go look at gear 😂
Hugh, i am looking at this camera but also come accross the hasselblad.
the hass has a old AF system but color they say is better as is the image.
i am unsure about this. can you edit gfx to the hass color, how big is the difference and is it a fan base discussion?
I'd say it's a highly SUBJECTIVE discussion. :)
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sing on street photography in this video?
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I want to get now gfx 100s ii..
Great video! TY! I own the GFX 50R and it’s absolutely incredible! I now own the 110mm fujiflim lens. It’s hard to nail ever shot. So I use a monopod. Nothing matches medium format!
I've owned D850's, currently own an A7RIV and A1(for wildlife) an SL2-s and am on the verge of obtaining an SL2 but when I see images (good images from good photographers) made with the 100s and GF glass they stir something in me... almost to the point of tears.
If you produced a photobook with just rural scapes of Lancaster, I’d buy it! Rich tones and soothing compositions. Love my GFX 100S! A big reason I bought it!
All, personally i need, is gfx 50r-2 with same body, ibis and 50 mpix for 4k$.
Thnx for the review.
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Was just wondering what the eyepiece/loupe is called at 9.06 of your video and where I can get more info on it. Thanks Christine
It’s the GFX 100 EVF with tilting adapter.
Another camera to add to my when I win the lotto list.
Mind you I upgraded from the 7100 to the Z5 in November last year and it has just blown me away with how good it is and with the 50 1.8 lens it is just FECKIN WOW. Hell I even bought a 7 artisans 35mm 0.95 manual lens, which is a bit weird as i am going blind but using a manual lens, and it is just such a dreamy lens. Might look into the 7 Artisan Leica lenses and see what they are like, bet they are way cheaper than a Leica lens
It has an interchangeable view finder and focusing screen?
As always, excellent video Hugh. I love my GFX 100 and when she met her soulmate(s) Zeiss Otus lenses....... they ALL became a modern-day "Harry and Tonto" classic.
I definitely don't need 100 megapixels, and I would be more than happy to buy this camera if it had 50 instead. The reason I want it is everything besides the megapixels. IBIS, 16 bit accurate color, medium format perspective (makes wide angles look so nice)... 100 megapixels is nice, but it's more of an added bonus.
Rumors of a GFX50 II with IBIS must intrigue you!
@@3BMEP I'd seen the leaks of the body+sensor combo, but I hadn't seen that it had IBIS. If they price it at $4,499 (launch price of the 50R) it could really pull people away from the R5, A7RIV, etc (for those not interested in video).
The music for the GFX 100s Lightroom waiting time was fantastic, I actually hoped it would take a long time. Nice tune 😁...the differences between the two were interesting. I had seen the GFX 100s at one of the Fujifilm flagship stores in Istanbul (yes, Fujifilm has real stores, one of their own and one of many here in Turkey). When I saw the image quality at the store, I was smitten, to say the least. Being an XT 4 owner with a small lens collection already built up, the xf 16-80, xf70-300, xf50-140, xf23mmf2, xf18mmf1.4, and the xf50mmf1.0, I quickly became interested in the 100s. The best resolution I am able to attain is with the XT4 + the XF 50mmF1.0 pairing, both of which have produced good pictures, but nothing on the scale of what I had seen on the 100s. And to be honest, I enjoy the art of photography for myself, I don't publish my photos; the madness is simply for myself. But for me, there has been this personal obsession with the minute nitty gritty details. I would give the 100s some choice adjective to provide a new and alternate description DMD, id est: discrete microscopic detail.
I love your videos. I watch your reviews of gear from brands I don’t use. Interesting, entertaining and thought provoking. Thank you to Claudia and you for your time and effort.
The capability of this photography machine are jaw dropping. In the right hands an audacious instrument. I loved the images and music of your slide show. Great job.
The big but.. I am in the 99% who do not want to pay for entry into this system. For me like Leica. I sort of appreciate the capability of this system, because of you and this video. It is much more than I need. In the right hands this machine could produce marvels. In my hands fish bait.
I am content with APSC. Full frame offers me nothing I need and want. Same for a system that is bigger and heavier than full frame. I can watch this photography pornography all day long and not be tempted with GAS. I am a fan of using the right tool for the right job. As an amateur street photographer who will never be paid for creating an image, this is the wrong tool for the job at hand. Terrible analogy. Yesterday I used an Instax for three hours. I created horrible image. My face is sunburnt. Lesson to self. Don’t go out in the sun without a hat. Learned I don’t like this instrument. Despite the lens stating it was 60mm, it seemed much wider. Lack of control made me want to pull out the hair that has already taken a hike on my dome. I still had a grate time. I was the 1st to arrive at the event and Last to leave. Thanks Fujifilm and Glazers Camera. The point being put a camera in my hands and I’m happy. Even the wrong camera for me will illicit this response. I picked up a Panasonic S1 with the 50mm lens at a presentation and promptly put it down. Too heavy for me. Too heavy for me to play with in the store photographing a model. Too big. Too heavy. Too much camera for me. I fear the same can be true for the GFX100S.
Review Canons, Nikons, Sony’s, Pentax, Ricoh (no GRIII review?), and Leica. I will watch your reviews. As you’ve said, these days the manufacturer’s don’t produce bad cameras. I will be entertained and informed by your ability to create lovely images. I will appreciate your analysis of the choices and compromises the manufacturers have made. I will not be tempted to leave the APSC worlds of Fujiland or Martyland.
Please continue your reviews and share your thoughts. The only thing that makes me said is I can consume your content faster than you can create it.
Completely off subject. Will soon be 70. Miss Brooklyn. Seattle is not even close to being NYC like. I return to NYC the middle of September to walk the streets. Not this year. Not enough people on the streets yet. I love being there and wish I could live there. I appreciate the better weather here. I love and support my NPR jazz & blues station here. I love that people are vaccinated and wear masks here. It is great we have two good camera stores here. I drive past one six days a week while going to work. The other store is a 20’ ride to the city. The photo opps are limited here. I’m here and appreciate what I have. I don’t live in a tent on the street or in my car on the street like so many. I can still purchase camera bodies without my wallet crying. Life is good. Maybe we will walk the streets of the old country some day. I’d like that.
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Martin, I'm stunned by your wonderfully rich and thoughtful contribution to the conversation. I think your reasoning is compelling, and I thank you for taking the time to share it -- and your words of encouragement. 😊🙏🏻
I decided to hop skip and jump aps-c, m43 and aps c because when it comes to lens accessories the price is not that much of a difference.
Rather than have a crop factor I want to concentrate on 35mm equivalent. Given the money I would be interested in the medium format for long exposures which are not obtainable with other sensor sizes.
I would love to invest in leica however not their cl, tl or q range. Fuji gfx 50s ii. In an ideal world. Also considered what printer would be the best to take advantage of these images..
A bit of research today found me £1000 ish 10 cartridge systems. So that would be only a buying option if I intended to sell prints.
Anyway your videos are always informative and very unbiased.
Dynamic range and tonality out he wazoo is why I shoot GFX... My preference is the 100 over the 100s at this point, mainly because of the tilting EVF...
Hugh, thanks so much for this! Another great video, and on what appears to be a great camera. As a caveat, I do not own a 100S, but from studying quite a few of the full res RAWs you can download from various photographers, it also seems to me that there is an aspect to its image quality that actually under-appreciated in the reviews (if that’s even possible on such a hyped camera). The IQ aspect is this: the absolutely gorgeous and realistic color reproduction and tonal range. To me, the representation of subtle tonal transitions in both light and dark areas of many photos is just jaw dropping. No exaggeration. So, one area where I disagree with most reviewers is on the statements that 100MP is “only” getting us a bunch of detail that most people don’t need. To my eye, those 100MP also seem to be giving us color, tonal subtly and dynamic range that is at least close to the best you can get anywhere. Would you agree? Or, am I off-base here? Thanks again. Keeping pumping these puppies out. All the best, John W
I agree: color and tonality are superb - and I believe I’ve said so! 😊🖖🏻
Hugh, Agreed. You absolutely did say that. Most of my comment was in reference to the ‘great masses of reviews’ out there. However, and this is just a matter of personal taste in image quality, you mostly just made those comments in passing and also made statements to the effect of something like “do you really need all that detail”. I’m not disagreeing with you. I’m just saying that for my taste in images, those subtle tonal gradations are worth as much or more than the detail. Anyway, I am a member of the great masses of folks out there who won’t get one of these - but ONLY because as an amateur ‘hack’ photographer, I can’t justify dropping $10K on a camera (I’m including a little glass in that number.). Hold that thought! :-)
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Anyone know if GFX 100S has automated focus bracketing function? I have conflicting information from Fuji on that point. Thanks.
Hello, What interesting thoughts. I like the idea of IBIS but does it all make sense for me. No I still love my Hasselblad X1D ver 1, Five lenses I have. I was not tempted to version two. The cost of swapping system just dose not make sense. I may update the X1D if it had a tilting screen and IBIS then I would have to think. But you have done a very nice review. How is the colour since? Keep well, keep safe and enjoy you time.
Hassy may have best color science of all, but the differences between Hassy and this GFX100S, Leica SL2 - Lumix S5 for that matter - are small enough that it wouldn’t be a key decision parameter for me. Lovely in all cases!
Greetings, thank you for the informative review. I am between theS1H and the GFX 100s for videography especially. Although the S1H is ideal for video, I cant get over the image quality of the GFX 100s. Is there anything you feel is missing with the video side of the Fuji? Other than a micro HDMI and a small battery, I cant think of much reason not to go with the Fuji. thoughts?
Nothing meaningful for most of us, but no 4K/60p; no 6K; rear screen doesn’t articulate as fully. Unsure about recording limit.
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Great review. Agree re the tilting viewfinder. Ever since I had the Minolta DiMAGE A2 I hoped we would see that in later mirrorless cameras.
Oh my goodness, what is that amazing long cup you are looking through? The evf?
Yep - with tilt adapter. Brilliant!
I live in Europe , Croatia. and you are a person and artist because of who I would think to move to USA and start photography career . I am an architect but you have soo awesome knowledge and artistry that I learned many things even from watching your videos ☺☺❤ .. Thank you!!!! great videos
Thank you, Silvio, for your generosity! 🙏🏻😊🖖🏻
I tested the cam in my studio(as I mentioned earlier) for portraits. The camera works really well in the studio with the tilting screen. What I am missing in your review is the dimensions of the sensor. I don’t like the 3:2 dimensions for portraits. I crop all most every picture square like my old Hasselblad(I really mis that format and quality ) of just leave it in 3:4. This where the camera for me stands out. The image quality superb. What I really hope that fuji would change in the camera: if you change it to 1:1 you can’t shoot raw. I wish and hope that they find a way to have a raw reading of the sensor in 1:1. Saves a lot of cropping and disk space and so time and money in post. Thx for the review again! Keep up the good work!
I've shot the wonderful 645z for years, but the 100s is calling my name!
Hi, I've been your subscriber for a while now. Love your videos.
I'm in a confusion about selecting one among fuji x100f and x t2.
Can you help me out?
Enjoy your video, particularly the introduction with the stills imaging and the background music. They want to bed when I was very impressed with because I only heard one other individual make the same statement. I believe you were talking about the focusing and maybe the speed of the GFX100 S. What impressed me was your comparison with other medium format camera and not with a full frame camera which you did not even mention, but with a medium format camera. I only heard one other reviewer make that statement. I’ll just call him the fat man for now. He said a lot of those who are doing reviews on Fuji medium format camera ,have no Knowledge of what a medium format camera is. It was the still images at the beginning of this video and the musical background that brought a smile to my face. Now isn’t that something?
Look at the hair on this kid!!! Love it!!!
Happy Passover to you and your lovely wife Claudia!!! Hod bless you always!!!
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Does The GFX has the IBIS when it comes to shooting a video?
Yep.
Makes me really wonder about my Hasselblad X1Dii purchase in October last year! I'll just rest on the one technical advantage Hassy still has with leaf shutters with strobes. I did like the lenses better from what I've seen in the reviews; never tried the Fuji stuff myself.
yeah the strobe sync is abig deal!
Which camera speaks to you more from a purely inspirational standpoint, the SL2 or the 100S? (Disregarding price, lens options, practical reasons and system you invested.)
SL2 (now SL3). 😊🖖🏻
I had decided, on the launch of the GFX 100, and having attended a Fuji supported event to get hands on with the camera, that I did not need 100 MP. The same still holds true.
Quick question. Are all the images here from the GFX 100s? Because ay approx. 9:00 it appears you are using the GFX 100 (the adjustable viewfinder!).
All intro images on GFX 100s. Coney Island and fashion shoot 100.
@@3BMEP Anxiously waiting for my GFX 100s w/30mm and 110MM!
Very thoughtful review. My strange brain heard your last sentence as: "Sign up for the GFX system and prepare to be odd." As a Fuji user, this resonated with me as being true. :)
Awesome interpretation.
The Fujifilm medium formats dance around their competitors in terms of bells and whistles, but the Hasselblad images are simply otherworldly stunning! Sorry Fuji, I'm sticking with the X1DII.
Great idea and execution of the intro zoom. Super cool.
For my use case, I'm sticking with my 24 Mpx Leica SL2-S. The Fuji looks like a great camera, though.
Enjoy!
Cool. I think you convinced me to take the 100s for your workshop in the fall. In the mean while I will drag it to Utah next week to test my ultimate landscape kit (100s, 23, 45-100, 100-200 and XT4 with 70-300 for reach). As always love your highly intertwined and intellectually stimulating reviews.
Sounds like a plan to me! 👍🏻💯
I'm no Dr but this is one of the worst cases of GAS I have seen. Take a Leica and a 35mm Summilux twice daily.
CAN any of your lenses keep up with resolution here? It would be interesting to see such a Test/Review &Comparison, if any "Lens's Resolution" actually is able to show these 300mb images at the end actually. No one has done such a review yet.... on that scale...
I feel comfortable saying that the 30, 50 and 32-64 delivered more detailed images than my SL2 with APO Summicron SL 35, so yes: they kept up with the sensor. 🖖🏻
@@3BMEP i used medium format digital SINAR backs from Sinar with contax bodies and their Zeiss lenses .... for now over 25 years, when i shoot Ad Campaigns for L'Oreal etc etc... and i have yet to find a Review Test with such top Medium Format Lenses, but on the current DSLR Digital "big" Sensor bodies. You know with a resolution chart Test...kind of of thing...similar to www.DPreviews.com testing they do so well there
You mentioned a compare with GFX to a 4x5... You might get some interesting results with the GFX using a Cambo Actus or Arca Swiss M2 (for your tilt/shift). So if you do end up doing that comparison, please rent one of those with the appropriate adapters.
Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll look into it.
@@phiswe please keep me posted! Have an Intrepid 4x5 coming in next week!
I wonder if I could adapt one of those adapters to fit one of my wooden field camera's. I have an old Wista 45 (early 80's vintage) and a Chamanox 45f (original version). I still have my 5 lenses, I just have not been using either of the cameras since 4x5 readyloads stopped being manufactured (I really miss readyloads). As I don't have a decent darkroom to load film holders, and portable tents are always dust magnets.
Or if you really want to see magic get a Fuji G690 6x9 film camera for like $400
Thanks for saving me the effort to post exactly this. If you're into landscapes, you could buy a 690, a brick of film and airfare to the Isle of Skye or the Dolomites for that money. Or, if you're a street shooter, get A Rollie, said brick of film, and a trip to NYC...and stay in a decent hotel for a couple of nights.
Loved the G690! Owned it for years in the 1990’s. Touchy shutters, really heavy, but WORTH IT! Now in my retirement years I’m edging toward the GFX 100s and (if I want a quick, portable shots) a quality aspc with a built-in zoom.
It's on my list, really excited about this one.
As ever, highly entertaining review of the not so big Fuji. You are spot-on in two respects others are just not quite picking up on. First, tilt EVF. We paid for it on the 50S. It was a consumer choice at vast expense. As you say, it came into its own with the walkabout capabilities of an image stabilised body. Only the need to give the original 100 some reason to continue to exist dictates the absence of at least a 3.6 m dot detachable evf. I have never made the transition to hand-held shooting using an LCD. Dinosaur that I am, the tilting evf is just a shooting joy on the 100. Second, the ability of this sensor to dispense with much stitching. One only needs to see an OOC 65:24 ratio jpeg blown up and printed large ( it is still using about 50MP) to realise that the creative possibilities without needing to spend stacks of time in post have jumped up with this camera.
An honest multi-perspective view on the merits and downsides of a much reviewed camera. Entertaining while giving us the ‘skinny’ on the subject. I have been on the fence about a GFX, or mirrorless, or just get some great used glass for my Nikon D cameras. My anxiety was soothed by your presentation. Brilliant. Thanks.
Thankful for your videos and unique style.
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Hugh - that opening zoom was EPIC!
Too much camera for me, but if you can afford it I imagine it’s a difficult proposition to ignore 😊
Right, Mark? 😊🖖🏻
Mark, I concur completely! I had the same reaction. In fact, that one shot was enough to convince me I NEED that camera! :-)
Hugh, I like your reviews and all but I could have saved a lot of time listening to 40 min of use cases and comparative economics in today’s camera market. All I needed were to see the images you led off with - THEY WERE SIMPLY STUNNING. I’m also glad to see you overcome your dependence on Acros by using what appeared to be Velvia for that rich saturated color. Great work!
What a journey!
Hugh understands...
TH-camrs can't just review a camera; it is on the reviewer to take classic pictures.
The epic videography didn't hurt either. :D
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I was in the market for high resolution camera to upgrade my d850 and A7 R 4, and got the chance to play with the GFX100s many times when shooting out with friends, it's fantastic landscape camera, i just wish it has a half decent AF system, especially tracking moving object, it is lacking so far behind anything else in the market for just 1/3 of the cost. Fuji really need to step up in the AF tracking system across their entire system.
And by the way, this is just "cropped version" of medium format rather than the tradition size of Medium Format.
Is my Mac Probook enough to do the job?
I have played just a bit with a few files from a 100s and they big, about 208.8MB (as opposed to about 98.1MB from my Nikon D850). Opened in Photoshop, the 100s file is about 259MP (my D850 files about 130MB). My MacBook Pro is 2.6Ghz, 16GB RAM with a 1TB SSD drive. I am able to handle the files decently, but there are moments I take a bit of time.
Nice and comprehensive video, Hugh, and loved the shots from PA. Just to add some additional context and counterpoint: 1) I see the GFX100S as clearly the most compelling value proposition in the MF segment that is the "other half" of Fujifilm's Blue Ocean strategy, given they've become the predominant market incumbent in their first blue ocean, the mirrorless APS-C segment. So, they've executed on those two strategic goals very effectively. 2) Lots of folks make comparisons to the market offerings in the red ocean of high-res FF market segment, but honestly, I don't see those FF customers as potential customer for Fuji's MF offerings. The main reason being that those FF owners have already bought into their respective lens systems, and as Thom Hogan accurately says, _"...the bodies come and go, but the lenses stay."_ Rather, I see the Fuji MF as compelling for hard-core professional *commercial* photographers who really need what MF can really give them. Not just resolution, but superb control over a broader and finer range of tonality as well as finer control over a range of DOF. As Ming Thein says, "that Medium Format look". Photographers e.g.. Wayne Johns, Karl Taylor, Damien Lovegrove, Kevin Mullins, or Thomas Heaton. Movie production, high-end composite or "art" photographers, e.g., Renee Robyn or Steve Richard. Industry fashion or product photographers whose shots of fashion garments or luxury items are going be displayed 6 feet tall in the Duty Free areas of international airports, or, architects that need MF not only for their clients, but also...to enter their work into *Architectural Design Competitions.* Those guys need everything MF can give them. So, I see Product and Architectural photographers like Rob Grimm, Jeff Totaro, or Tony Roslund as potential customers, also. Cheers!
This camera has been the bane of my system replacement plan since you first showed it to me! I want all that resolution and ease of use for my landscape photography, but for the same money (and a large lens bag to carry all the resolution substitution devices) I could get the R5 and the L Triad and be good for everything and my occasional yawning alligator (at the safe distance). It is a puzzlement!
I understand. 😎
Keith, curious what decision you have made? If the goal is high quality landscapes, I would lean toward going to the Fujifilm 100s with the lenses that work for you. My experience on the whole is that history repeats itself. Given all other thing basically created equal, the bigger format brings great quality. I presently considering getting a the 100s, and went to a store that had 3 prints from the previous 100mp Fuji camera. The print were about 4 by 6 feet in size and were stunning. My thinking is get one lens that is a focal length I like to work with, the Fujifilm 45mm (36mm equivalent in full frame) and the 100s and use it to create some of my work.
The best voice on YT 👌
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Another marvellous, classy presentation.
That intro was amazing!
It takes many years to figure out what camera(s) and what lenses suits one's eye and requirements. The GFX100 series I use only for Street |Urban and landscape shooting. ALl the rest is better handled by the Leica S. The reason for the GFX in Street is the cropability factor- matched to a 23 or a 45 lens in crowded situaitons - you end up with multiple images of interest - stuff you never saw whilst actually shooting what you were seeing ....
As for display - try the images on an 8K 75inch QLED - I'm almosyt over printing now that sxcreen resolution and coplour range is where it is with screens. interersted in yoru view on this.
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Thanks for sharing!
nice pictures brother. great review and insights too.
Just love your style. You had me by the end of your first sentence.
I just bought one cause i really want to carry it with me all the time with my Leica monochrome ...i have two phase one ,the XT and the IQ4150 ,both are amazing cameras but kind of heavy to carry around with you all the time.I love medium format and normally i just carry one lens with either of them cause i can crop all i want from a frame without loosing sharpness and contrast.But their weight if walking around for hours is a big no no for my age.....
I hear you!
This is one of your best ever. I love it. 68 yo photograph from Montreal, Canada.Thank you.
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Terrific review. And appears to be an outstanding value. Hmmm....
It IS!
What about me, you ask? Well...I'm just a hobbyist, so I will stick with my 4x5 view camera (Wista and soon to be added Shen Hao), Horseman 6x9 roll film backs, and eight view camera lenses, ranging in focal length from 65mm to 250mm, a kit not well suited for the streets I admit. But I can always hire middle-aged models for urban landscape images, provided we can somehow avoid unfortunate run-ins with ill-intentioned street folks. As for digital, Sony promises to release three new cameras this year (so I have read). One or two of them may be in the a7 series, to which I will most likely attach Zeiss and/or Voigtländer rangefinder lenses. So I guess I won't be buying Fuji's excellent GFX 100S anytime soon.
I'm seriously interested in the GFX100S.
I understand. 😎
Excellent. Liked the images. 👍 As to being accessible, nah, price (with lenses) and size ... But if one have the money 🙂 Happy with my setup (and hopefully the 61Mpx 35mm camera pre-ordered. Yes, from the 3rd party lens company 😉) Video on large Mpx sensors doesn't make sense with current technology, need global shutter (or perhaps stacked)
I love the pictures and videos you took.
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What a great video. Thank you. (I got the MF bug with a Fuji 645 film camera - I know I dont need a GFX 100S but ..)
Safe to say that as soon as any of us introduce the word "need" into the discussion, life gets way less interesting.
@@RSB11069 how true! And I guess, ultimately, that answers the video's question. None of us "need" a camera that good; how many of us just "want" one?
I would love a gfx camera, they seem so great. I especially love that you can shoot in the x pan crop, that seems super neat and fun. I will most likley never be able to afford one though. I guess ill sit here with my xt camera and stack of xf glass and be sad....poor me.... hahaha none of it matter to me for what I do, its only wants, not needs. I love the fuji user experience and am more than thrilled with my apsc camera.
Enjoy!
Love the images from 9:17 to 10 min ! Any not for a moment do I think you could
have not made them with any other camera you own.....BUT ......SOMETHING about
that camera brought it out of you . Kudos !
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That is some serious information recall!
The hair is on point. Exquisite.
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First and foremost, once again, an excellent review Hugh. Second, the B&W out of the camera are amazing...credit the photographer! Lastly, I'll have to re-watch this several more times to really figure out, is this camera for me? I love it!! But is it for me? Tough problem to have!!! Thanks!!
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May consider it. I have 50r and ... Wow. We'll see. Regards
As usual great video. Thank you.
Wow! Excellent! I now, am sure, that this "IS" the correct Camera, to trade up to (From Canon 6D). I will mount it on a Sinar P2, Using the Sinar P SLR accessory, (Adapted, to use the Fuji, from the Canon) and use "Rodenstock" Digital Lenses. This system, will be used for Architecture, and Landscape work, as I use the Tilt ,Swing, and Rise and Fall, movements, of this Camera. Thank you for this very "In depth" review. Very well done!
Glad to be of service; looking forward to seeing your work!
@@3BMEP Hi, well, as I can not buy the 100s as yet, and am getting impatient, I may well buy the 50r, or 50s, (Used) and see if the resolution, is acceptable to me. If not, I can always "Sell on" when the 100s, is available. I will, in any case, send you a selection, of my work. How do I do that? Great Voice, by the way.
I wish , that someday they will create only digital back, like hassy did. For example for 3k , or even 2 maybe ? 26 mp, standart byer filter... i think there ll be fans and sells for this solution
Life is terminal and way too short. If you want the 100 Mpxs of goodness then get them. Screw need. I know it has given me pause, but I had already wrapped my head around a camera in that price range. I’m not totally convinced on the glass though, and really, that is what you are buying into with any camera system. The glass. I would like to see some faster glass and some longer focal lengths before I would be all in. Too picky? Maybe. I’m just not there yet, and I still have at least another year before I will be ready to buy anything. There is no telling what is coming down the road. Meanwhile the SL2 still calls to me like the mythological Sirens of the ancient Greeks. BUY ME, BUY ME, BUY ME................
My SL2 talks to me from the camera bag......saying use me use me use me lol. Honestly no complaints at all and using the 75mm SL APO. And the sigma 45 2.8. Great great combo.
Oh very good push through 😎🤙🏻
Yes it is!
The Sigma fp L image has been the nicest one I've seen in the last 2 years. Sigma needs to build a body more suitable for content creators. If not, what is the point? Fuji looks good but when a 35 mm sensor can outshine a MF sensor, we really are living in a new age.
Wonderful images Hugh :)
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Did he get shocked today? Too much electricity going on in that studio. I hope to eventually get one this year for my birthday. Some medium format for detailed product type of photography and portraits
This is some serious knowledge.
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As a fashion photographer using medium format for 30 years and digital medium format for 20 years using a 100MP does not mean more retouching.
As deduced by you hair, It seems the usage of this camera gives a big electrical static charge...😉
Solid review. Thanks
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A 61mp full frame is wonderful. However you don’t get the medium format look. You just don’t! I luv my GFX 50R and 110mm. They are incredible/superb! I’m my humble opinion!
IMHO, I agree with you about that 110!
II will get a used Nikon D850, a 500mm/5.6 and a 24 to 70mm/2.8 Zoom. Then I start to translate to GFX100S system for landscape with a prime wide angle lens and a normal Zoom lens. I'm giving up on Nikon because they will not release a Hybrid D850. It will cost me 10000$ But It cost 25000$ to switch to digital 12 years ago.
You are brave to be so logical about all of this.
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Nice photos regardless of the camera
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AI is a dangerous future concept that must be stopped now. I have been in the computer world since 1974 till I recently retired and now enjoy photography but it's not photography AI that's the big problems, it's the whole concept that we computer professionals see the danger in.
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