The great thing about fuji’s not-quite medium format sensor size is that Sigmas Art series as well as a number of other high end full frame lenses cover the sensor area with minimal vignetteing. Edit: Nikkor lenses appear vignette-resistant as well, so I hear.
Yes! I use the Sigma 105 F1.4 at full sensor with virtually no vignetting on my GFX 100 ii! I highly recommend using a Fringer adapter, it performs so well.
@@Jawad.1 it does not, but tracking AF capability is definitely poor. I have found single point AF with focus checking to bring out the best of it. It seems to hit focus 8/10 times, and if I'm lower than f2.5,I'll manually adjust it to perfectly get the eye in focus. I find the GFX 100 ii manual focus checking to be so very quick and easy to use with the huge and clear EVF and 102 mp to zoom in on. The image quality is absolutely outstanding and perhaps the best portrait lens for the GFX system if you have right expectations for AF and can handle the weight.
Christopher, you are the first one I see mentioning these rubbish rubber flaps ! Bravo ! You have them on nearly every camera and no one, to my knowledge, ever complain about it. This is for me a major point for built quality. I also like very much the way you show the features filming it while you speak, at least we see things, again bravo ! I also love your "no compromise" judgement, well done. You are my reference for lenses tests, now I'll keep an eye also on your cameras tests.
AN OVERSIZED FULL FRAME SENSOR FOR 35MM SLR LENSES!! For those of us who have dreamed of having an oversized sensor to utilize almost all of what 35mm SLR lenses see - with an adapter, it's a blast to be able to shoot square and 65/24 without any vignetting. Having been stuck in 3:2 has been such a pain. We're now FREE!
@@Kliffot The GFX cameras also have a 35mm crop mode in which 35mm SLR lenses are used just as they are on a full frame SLR; though, I've never used it. Instead, I use their various crop modes of the full sensor to help composition, which capture the full 4:3 sensor, so the final crop can be determined in post. The sensor is 44 mm wide by 33 mm high, compared to 36 by 24 for full frame. If we want to shoot square in a full frame, the largest is 24 by 24mm, so much of what the lens sees can't be used, and the field of view is shrunken. With the GFX MF sensor, the 35mm lens' entire image circle is used to create 33 by 33mm 1:1 images, which is very helpful when shooting wide; though, most of the extreme wide angle lenses have petal hoods that get in the way. I had mine sawed off by a local camera repairman. So we can now we're not stuck in 3:2 when shooting astro or anything wide angle. Most 35mm SLR lenses will heavily vignette in the corners when using the entire MF sensor, but any aspect ratios can be chosen later in post. The problem is composition without knowing exactly where the edges are. Fuji's crop modes can help, but it would be great if they offered more that would work specifically with 35mm lenses' image circle, for those of us who want to shoot in aspect ratios other than 3:2, and use the entire (or nearly the entire) image circle to do so. It's pure joy for me not to be stuck in 3:2 anymore, but Fuji could make it more user friendly for those who want a simpler process, like the Panasonic multi-aspect ratio cameras had. If Fuji would provide another complete set of crop modes for 35mm lenses, that would be great! Now they offer large, medium and small. 35mm would be somewhere in-between large and medium. Though large already works perfectly in 1:1 and 65:24 with full frame lenses - no vignetting. Being able to use all lenses in the often magnificent 65:24 pano aspect ratio, being able to accurately view and compose this in the viewfinder or lcd is a dream! The Fringer full frame to medium format adapter works well, and has a rubber gasket on it. This camera is a Godsend - opens up creativity massively. And if we already have SLR glass anyway, many of us won't need to buy a lot of medium format lenses.
Excited to see some GF lens reviews. I picked up a 50S II over the holidays. I will mention that I had a problem with the 44x33 sensor being called "medium format" by Pentax, Hassy, and Fuji, but as a point of fact, 127 film could be shot in a 3x4 aspect by some cameras.
you are very right. i picked up a gfx, and i m ok with it, i like it. but.. fml it can't replace my H4d-60, as weird as that is.. that big ass sensor is truly spectacular.
@@deejayiwan7 H3di adn ii 39, H3D -50 ii, h4d 50 and H5d50 (not the c version) have the big sensor with a 1.1 crop. H4D60 and H5D60 pus the H6D100 have the 1.0 crop. all the others have the 44x33 sensor. and i would never call the H6D an older camera. All of them have a huge sensor but in terms of medium format film they have the smallest negative. Also those CCD sensors are to die for!
I think Fujis decision not to opt for a flip out screen was wise. At the end of the day I do not believe this is meant for selfie vlogging (where the flip out screen is useful), it is meant for photography first and video making (not vlogging) second, so the flip out screen is not really required. There are many other cameras more suited for selfie style vlogging that wouldn't give you arms like Arnold after a short period. :) Happy new year Chris and always enjoy your reviews. Yours and Dustin Abbots are the most reliable lens review videos on the internet and my go to before any lens purchase.
As someone who is mostly shooting landscape I can fully agree, for my work I really prefer a screen in that style having a full flip out screen is sometimes usefull but mostly is more of a hinderance.
doesn't really matter if it is or not, it makes the camera a bigger and annoying as fuck to use. a 2 way tilt screen is much more valuable @@shang-hsienyang1284
I was kinda ready to go buy an A7R5 tomorrow. I own a lot of GM glass and typically shoot video with FX cams. The problem is that I've never really grokked with Sony as a stills platform but did want to give it another go. I use my XE4 for stills presently. Thank you for reminding me that Fuji Medium Format exists. I might just demo this one tbh. As an aside, the AF test looks like 90's music video lmao.
About iso noise, does the big overall sensor size make those noise look smaller when seeing full image? Like, when you zoom in at the same pixel density on PC screen, yes there are noisy the same as FF. But when fully zooming out in LR, its look nicer than FF? I don't know how to phrase it better, but, you know...
Yes. That's really the whole point of a big high resolution sensor. I think it would be better if Chris reviewed camera ISO performance by always zooming in the same amount on the picture instead of zooming down to 1:1 pixel level. That's how the DPReview test scene works, and it gives a more honest view of how it will actually work out.
Great review! I love my GFX 100S and won't upgrade to this one, but yeah, with the lenses it weighs a ton. I tend to just pick one to take along. (Usually the wrong one!) The 50mm is a great lens, much lighter and more compact than the 32-64 which is wonderful, but a bit of a brick. The 100-200 is surprisingly light for its size, but it's huge so that doesn't mean much!
I have the GFX 100, 100s, 100II and all but two of the GF lenses. I have shot and posted on Flickr thousands full size jpegs for free if you want to see some GFX IQ. I like GFX because the image fidelity surpasses anything out there (well, GFX and Hassy do). I've never shot a second of video on any of the GFX gear. This review is extremely well done. I like the in-hand camera views and functions that are all the way through the video. Good synopsis of the strengths and weaknesses of GFX. You are correct when you said "Narrower than ever DOF." That is one of the biggest things about shooting GFX compared to FF or APSC. There is a lot less DOF. That can hurt you or help you. I often shoot landscapes at F11, moving into a bit of diffraction vs having a bunch of near or far OOF pixels whereas with my FF system I would shoot at F8 or wider. Fuji X (APSC)? The DOF just goes on forever.
Excellent comments greg! As a landscape and product photographer currently using the Nikon Z8 and a few superb Nikkor S lenses, I am researching MF (especially this GFX 100 ll), but am concerned about the comparative lack of DOF at a given aperture. I shoot generally f/8-f/13 on the Z8, with superb sharpness from foreground to background, with little diffraction effects. So, would I have a problem achieving foreground/infinity sharpness when shooting the GFX 100 ll tripod-mounted and focusing at hyperfocal distance? Or, would I need to employ focus stacking? Thank you!
@@russellbaston974 well I was talking about L mount alliance lenses, for Panasonic S5II 😅. But good to know that Canon EF 100mm L covers GFX sensor. I think that EF mount lenses are one of the best investments in photography you can make now. The prices are lower and can be adapted to near everything, Sony E, Nikon Z, Fuji X and GFX, L mount, and of course Canon RF. Something similar happens with Nikon F AF-S and AF-P lenses but Canon ones works better and are cheaper for the same image quality.
Seeing you do these camera reviews is very refreshing, as you bring a different view and analysis (and pinch of salt 😊) from the other regulars. So congrats for all this, and I look forward to your next work. As always! 😊
It would be great if you could try the Fringer EF-GFX Pro auto focus adapter $500. We would be able to see how sigma art lenses and some tamrons behave on a GFX 100 ii.
A short while back we had been sold widescreen as the holy grail. I never saw the point of it. People just look better not squashed into a stretchend rectangle.
The Hybrid Shooter says that the GFX100 II has about a 1 Stop advantage in low light noise performance, compared to full-frame cameras with similar pixel pitch, like the SL3. Do you think this camera is better in low light over the SL3 which you also reviewed?
well done man! finally oh you just said a loan !! :( well consider getting one and start reviewing lenses and take that load off my shoulders. I always look for your vids first for seing lenses performance :) and you deserve it way better ,
Interesting and comprehensive review as always, Chris! In your opinion, if you were a 100% stills only, landscape, and small product photographer, which MF system do you think would work best (Hasselblad X2D or Fujifilm GFX 100 II), emphasis on lens sharpness and detail rendition, assuming one shoots 100% tripod-mounted, and 10 second self timer for optimum sharpness? (For wildlife. I use a Nikon Z8 with the NIkkor Z 180-600 f/5.6-6.3, so I'm not necessarily seeking "speed" in a potential MF System.) Thank you sir!
There's a huge misconception that people who shoot video prefers flippy screens. It's only vloggers and youtubers who need this! Cinematographers and professionals use large external monitors anyways, and large EVF's in bright sunny conditions.
I use a GFX daily, it’s really hard to use anything else. If you don’t need high speed or small files it’s a beautiful thing. I’ve shot weddings, tons of portraits, and lots of product work and it’s a phenomenal system. My favorite thing is the sensor ratio. It makes it so easy to have tons of useful crops. With full frame I always had to chop so much off the top and bottom for social posting, print placements, etc. the older 50mp models while slow are amazing for casual or deliberate shooting if this one is too expensive or overkill for some.
Fuji GFX100 ii is an amazing camera, no doubt about it. However I never made the leap due to the weight of the body + lens combo. I stick with my Leica M and its tiny lenses.
Moved to Gfx100s 2 months ago. Just love the images on it. I still have my a7rv, just kind of stick with the Fuji in controlled easy shoots and sony for anything speed or unpredictable is needed. I’m a happy dude
When I see the video performance of the GFX, I cannot comprehend Fujifilm's marketing strategy. I fail to understand why the medium format has the most advanced video capabilities in the Fujifilm system, including squeeze recovery, when theoretically, APS-C format would be more suitable for video shooting. Does a higher price necessarily equate to more performance? I remain skeptical.
Not sure about your conclusions on high ISO performance Chris. Unless this performs signigicantly worse than the original GFX100, this should quite easily beat out all FF sensors for low light image quality. Are you sure you've not fallen for the old 'zoom to 100% and compare' trick?
The flip out screen is for vloggers, who wouldn't be using this camera anyway. But for everything else this screen is fine... 8k medium format, even with a crop, looks tasty
Do not make the same mistake as me .. and do not compare pictures from Medium-Format with Full-Frame Otherwise you will always be tempted 😂 to go bigger 😅 Happy with my Canon FF but have to reckon the IQ from Medium Format is even better I feel like the APS-C user looking at Full-Frame 😅😊😂
Actually pretty surprised that you haven't made / gotten someone to make you a linear ccd scanner camera for when you test the sharpness and contrast of lenses ( since they can have a megapixel count of about 489mp ( truly showing off there sharpness) and true 48 bit colors witch is way more then any other camera have )
Wow. This camera can produce some stunning images and it's gratifying to see it in the hands of someone with the talent to capture them. First time in a long time I've seen a new camera and been this impressed, the dynamic range and colours are gorgeous. I love bokeh photography - the challenge level of contrasting soft blur with maximum focus on the subject makes the times where I succeed super satisfying, and it seems like this Fuji opens the door to more of that. Great video. ❤
@@Kliffot Well, someone (Sony) would have to make one first, and I'm not aware of anything like this being on the horizon. Plus, with full frame sensors now at 60 MP, and presumably a little further still to go, the market for 50 MP 33x44 is probably not exactly expanding. I mean, there's a reason Fuji sold more 100S bodies than all previous models put together, despite the higher price.
If dynamic range performance is my sole criteria (and absolutely critical one), then is upgrading to a MF camera the only option I have? Or will a (say) 42mp FF with a top of the line lens get the job done? I use an A7R-III and GM lenses. Wondering if shifting to this camera (plus 1-2 XF lenses) is worth the experience of lugging something this heavy. And not to mention the heavy files that’ll fill up my iCloud Drive. Thanks in advance :)
I was watching your video UNTIL you said OMG its shutter is noisy, WITH OUT A LENS. I said out loud, WHO the hell holds down the shutter with out a lens on. I had to go on to other videos at that point!
Mr Frost, I was thinking last week it'll be awesome for you to review the GFX system. I noticed images at Viking Bay, Ramsgate and Leeds Castle. Are you a man of Kent?
Excellent review Mr. Frost! Have you ever shared which camera and lens have stayed in your heart throughout the years because of image quality, character and overall sharpness?
Honestly when i hear that size an weight is an issue i cringe, and it's immediately a sign of someone that doesn't know wtf they are talking about. This camera replaces the H system Hasselblad or the Phase One house cats. it has the same sensor size as a hasselblad h6d-50c, with 2 times the megapixels, yet it is less heavy than a Nikon d850! so friking stop with the bullcrap, it's not heavy.
I just wish that Fujifilm South Africa would pull their finger out their back side and stock some gear for a change. Nearly all their products have been sold out for months. Been wanting to get into the GFX system for a while now and will probably end up with some full frame solution instead.
It's a cropped medium sensor. I don't like how manufacturers are falsely calling it medium sensors Edit - okay was typing this before you called it a cropped medium sensor too!
This is exactly my issue as well. Real digital Medium Format does not exist, and I think the manufacturers should be called out for these misleading claims, but regardless the GFX medium format system still has a bigger than Full Frame look to it, and the dynamic range is astonishing.
@@seth094978 Christopher REALLY needs to start giving Olympus lenses some attention. I've got the 12-100mm F/4 IS Pro, and it is INSANELY sharp across the entire range. It boggles my mind how all these big TH-cam reviewers just completely ignore the entire M43 system. WTF man.
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It’s like a "Mega 4/3" sensor 😅
mft (macro four thirds)
@@futoenjoyerThat's good one 😂
The great thing about fuji’s not-quite medium format sensor size is that Sigmas Art series as well as a number of other high end full frame lenses cover the sensor area with minimal vignetteing.
Edit: Nikkor lenses appear vignette-resistant as well, so I hear.
Yes! I use the Sigma 105 F1.4 at full sensor with virtually no vignetting on my GFX 100 ii! I highly recommend using a Fringer adapter, it performs so well.
@@AdventuresinNature Does the 105mm lose AF capability on GFX 100 ii?
@@Jawad.1 it does not, but tracking AF capability is definitely poor. I have found single point AF with focus checking to bring out the best of it. It seems to hit focus 8/10 times, and if I'm lower than f2.5,I'll manually adjust it to perfectly get the eye in focus. I find the GFX 100 ii manual focus checking to be so very quick and easy to use with the huge and clear EVF and 102 mp to zoom in on. The image quality is absolutely outstanding and perhaps the best portrait lens for the GFX system if you have right expectations for AF and can handle the weight.
@@AdventuresinNature Does the AF+MF feature work also well ? ( Manual mode with Af-On autofocus + focus peaking for manual ajustement )
@@Kliffot Yes, that's the exactly how I use this lens, works fantastically!
Christopher, you are the first one I see mentioning these rubbish rubber flaps ! Bravo ! You have them on nearly every camera and no one, to my knowledge, ever complain about it. This is for me a major point for built quality. I also like very much the way you show the features filming it while you speak, at least we see things, again bravo ! I also love your "no compromise" judgement, well done. You are my reference for lenses tests, now I'll keep an eye also on your cameras tests.
If you've never heard anyone complain, it probably means they don't tend to fall off then and are fine
AN OVERSIZED FULL FRAME SENSOR FOR 35MM SLR LENSES!! For those of us who have dreamed of having an oversized sensor to utilize almost all of what 35mm SLR lenses see - with an adapter, it's a blast to be able to shoot square and 65/24 without any vignetting. Having been stuck in 3:2 has been such a pain. We're now FREE!
Indeed that's really a huge plus for the GFX system, i'm just not sure if many people are yet aware of that possibility.
@@Kliffot The GFX cameras also have a 35mm crop mode in which 35mm SLR lenses are used just as they are on a full frame SLR; though, I've never used it. Instead, I use their various crop modes of the full sensor to help composition, which capture the full 4:3 sensor, so the final crop can be determined in post.
The sensor is 44 mm wide by 33 mm high, compared to 36 by 24 for full frame. If we want to shoot square in a full frame, the largest is 24 by 24mm, so much of what the lens sees can't be used, and the field of view is shrunken. With the GFX MF sensor, the 35mm lens' entire image circle is used to create 33 by 33mm 1:1 images, which is very helpful when shooting wide; though, most of the extreme wide angle lenses have petal hoods that get in the way. I had mine sawed off by a local camera repairman.
So we can now we're not stuck in 3:2 when shooting astro or anything wide angle.
Most 35mm SLR lenses will heavily vignette in the corners when using the entire MF sensor, but any aspect ratios can be chosen later in post.
The problem is composition without knowing exactly where the edges are. Fuji's crop modes can help, but it would be great if they offered more that would work specifically with 35mm lenses' image circle, for those of us who want to shoot in aspect ratios other than 3:2, and use the entire (or nearly the entire) image circle to do so.
It's pure joy for me not to be stuck in 3:2 anymore, but Fuji could make it more user friendly for those who want a simpler process, like the Panasonic multi-aspect ratio cameras had.
If Fuji would provide another complete set of crop modes for 35mm lenses, that would be great! Now they offer large, medium and small. 35mm would be somewhere in-between large and medium.
Though large already works perfectly in 1:1 and 65:24 with full frame lenses - no vignetting.
Being able to use all lenses in the often magnificent 65:24 pano aspect ratio, being able to accurately view and compose this in the viewfinder or lcd is a dream!
The Fringer full frame to medium format adapter works well, and has a rubber gasket on it.
This camera is a Godsend - opens up creativity massively. And if we already have SLR glass anyway, many of us won't need to buy a lot of medium format lenses.
Excited to see some GF lens reviews. I picked up a 50S II over the holidays. I will mention that I had a problem with the 44x33 sensor being called "medium format" by Pentax, Hassy, and Fuji, but as a point of fact, 127 film could be shot in a 3x4 aspect by some cameras.
you are very right. i picked up a gfx, and i m ok with it, i like it. but.. fml it can't replace my H4d-60, as weird as that is.. that big ass sensor is truly spectacular.
I think only PhaseOne and older Hasselblad H5/H6D have "real size" medium format sensors...
@@deejayiwan7 H3di adn ii 39, H3D -50 ii, h4d 50 and H5d50 (not the c version) have the big sensor with a 1.1 crop. H4D60 and H5D60 pus the H6D100 have the 1.0 crop. all the others have the 44x33 sensor. and i would never call the H6D an older camera.
All of them have a huge sensor but in terms of medium format film they have the smallest negative.
Also those CCD sensors are to die for!
I think Fujis decision not to opt for a flip out screen was wise. At the end of the day I do not believe this is meant for selfie vlogging (where the flip out screen is useful), it is meant for photography first and video making (not vlogging) second, so the flip out screen is not really required. There are many other cameras more suited for selfie style vlogging that wouldn't give you arms like Arnold after a short period. :) Happy new year Chris and always enjoy your reviews. Yours and Dustin Abbots are the most reliable lens review videos on the internet and my go to before any lens purchase.
As someone who is mostly shooting landscape I can fully agree, for my work I really prefer a screen in that style having a full flip out screen is sometimes usefull but mostly is more of a hinderance.
The flip out screen is a massive hindrance. fml.. why people put it on the con list is beyond me. ridiculous points.
@@Juventinoswell, I don't do selfie, but narcissism is a hot topic on this decade, isn't it? 🥴
Flip out screens are not for selfies
doesn't really matter if it is or not, it makes the camera a bigger and annoying as fuck to use. a 2 way tilt screen is much more valuable @@shang-hsienyang1284
I was kinda ready to go buy an A7R5 tomorrow. I own a lot of GM glass and typically shoot video with FX cams. The problem is that I've never really grokked with Sony as a stills platform but did want to give it another go. I use my XE4 for stills presently.
Thank you for reminding me that Fuji Medium Format exists. I might just demo this one tbh.
As an aside, the AF test looks like 90's music video lmao.
That is a giant sensor
Crop 0,78) not so giant like the phase one sensors.
@@MrIkarphotobut price are not phase one too 😅
@@ioanandrei8814 No giant sensor - no giant price=))
It's 1.7 times bigger than full frame 😊
@@MrIkarphotoit’s giant compared to your cameras sensor
About iso noise, does the big overall sensor size make those noise look smaller when seeing full image?
Like, when you zoom in at the same pixel density on PC screen, yes there are noisy the same as FF.
But when fully zooming out in LR, its look nicer than FF?
I don't know how to phrase it better, but, you know...
Yes. That's really the whole point of a big high resolution sensor. I think it would be better if Chris reviewed camera ISO performance by always zooming in the same amount on the picture instead of zooming down to 1:1 pixel level. That's how the DPReview test scene works, and it gives a more honest view of how it will actually work out.
Great review! I love my GFX 100S and won't upgrade to this one, but yeah, with the lenses it weighs a ton. I tend to just pick one to take along. (Usually the wrong one!) The 50mm is a great lens, much lighter and more compact than the 32-64 which is wonderful, but a bit of a brick. The 100-200 is surprisingly light for its size, but it's huge so that doesn't mean much!
I have the GFX 100, 100s, 100II and all but two of the GF lenses. I have shot and posted on Flickr thousands full size jpegs for free if you want to see some GFX IQ. I like GFX because the image fidelity surpasses anything out there (well, GFX and Hassy do). I've never shot a second of video on any of the GFX gear. This review is extremely well done. I like the in-hand camera views and functions that are all the way through the video. Good synopsis of the strengths and weaknesses of GFX. You are correct when you said "Narrower than ever DOF." That is one of the biggest things about shooting GFX compared to FF or APSC. There is a lot less DOF. That can hurt you or help you. I often shoot landscapes at F11, moving into a bit of diffraction vs having a bunch of near or far OOF pixels whereas with my FF system I would shoot at F8 or wider. Fuji X (APSC)? The DOF just goes on forever.
Excellent comments greg! As a landscape and product photographer currently using the Nikon Z8 and a few superb Nikkor S lenses, I am researching MF (especially this GFX 100 ll), but am concerned about the comparative lack of DOF at a given aperture. I shoot generally f/8-f/13 on the Z8, with superb sharpness from foreground to background, with little diffraction effects. So, would I have a problem achieving foreground/infinity sharpness when shooting the GFX 100 ll tripod-mounted and focusing at hyperfocal distance? Or, would I need to employ focus stacking? Thank you!
@@stevelink3, зачем?! Когда вышел GF30mm F5.6 T/S 😊
I think you convinced me to pre order a GFX 100S II.
Thanks, Chris! Been waiting for you to do some GFX stuff for a long time. Great review!
This was a brilliant review! Thank You, Christopher, for fulfilling my wish and reviewing the latest Fuji Medium format camera.
So glad you are reviewing this system! May I suggest some videos comparing the Mitakon and Laowa glass that is avaliable on both gfx and full frame?
Or some genuine GF glass first so we can see what it can do 🙂
try the 65 ad 85 Mitagon f 1.4 speed lenses!
There are some beautiful demo shots in this review. This camera certainly produces some beautiful looks.
Oh please review L mount lenses. The 100mm f2.8 seems great!! It could be a big help for us if you review the lens.
Hes just started doing GFX for goodness sake dont distract him 🙂
I’m using a 100mm L macro on a GFX 50Sii with Fringer adapter covers really well and AF is also fine.
@@russellbaston974 well I was talking about L mount alliance lenses, for Panasonic S5II 😅. But good to know that Canon EF 100mm L covers GFX sensor. I think that EF mount lenses are one of the best investments in photography you can make now. The prices are lower and can be adapted to near everything, Sony E, Nikon Z, Fuji X and GFX, L mount, and of course Canon RF. Something similar happens with Nikon F AF-S and AF-P lenses but Canon ones works better and are cheaper for the same image quality.
@@amermeleitor 😂sorry ’L’, 100, 2.8 and 100mm were common factors!
_The sensor she told you not to worry about_
Detachable viewfinder is system seller for me. It makes the cam best for landscape or street
Seeing you do these camera reviews is very refreshing, as you bring a different view and analysis (and pinch of salt 😊) from the other regulars.
So congrats for all this, and I look forward to your next work. As always! 😊
Is the sensor always exposed to dust? No mechanical shutter to close & protect it, at least during lens changes?
It would be great if you could try the Fringer EF-GFX Pro auto focus adapter $500. We would be able to see how sigma art lenses and some tamrons behave on a GFX 100 ii.
Can’t wait to see you testing some GFX lenses!
You won't have to wait long :-)
Good to hear that Chris, hope you get to test the full-frame lens on the GFX 100 II, it's something I've been looking forward to! ! !
Those super high ISO's give images that lovely " painterly " look 😁
Bravo sir, great review
For me, the little screen on top of Fujifilm camera is the best among all the other brands.
DAMN RIGHT! Brilliant! Now youre doing gear im interested in - come on Chris!!!!! 🙂
100mpx photos taken with GF80mm is a joy to look at
I love the 4:3 aspect ratio. I wish the Fuji XT series was the same
A short while back we had been sold widescreen as the holy grail.
I never saw the point of it. People just look better not squashed into a stretchend rectangle.
4:3 is good, but 5:4 would be even better.
The Hybrid Shooter says that the GFX100 II has about a 1 Stop advantage in low light noise performance, compared to full-frame cameras with similar pixel pitch, like the SL3. Do you think this camera is better in low light over the SL3 which you also reviewed?
Love how Fuji Just skipped full frame and straight up into medium format lmao
well done man! finally
oh you just said a loan !!
:(
well consider getting one and start reviewing lenses and take that load off my shoulders.
I always look for your vids first for seing lenses performance :)
and you deserve it way better
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Interesting and comprehensive review as always, Chris! In your opinion, if you were a 100% stills only, landscape, and small product photographer, which MF system do you think would work best (Hasselblad X2D or Fujifilm GFX 100 II), emphasis on lens sharpness and detail rendition, assuming one shoots 100% tripod-mounted, and 10 second self timer for optimum sharpness? (For wildlife. I use a Nikon Z8 with the NIkkor Z 180-600 f/5.6-6.3, so I'm not necessarily seeking "speed" in a potential MF System.) Thank you sir!
Hey Chris would you like to give the Hasselblad X2D a test?
@Alexey959 Hi. Not sure of your question, and sorry I don’t know about the GFX 30mm T/S lens, since regrettably, I don’t have the system.
You are aware that when you shoot in continuous your bit rate drops from 16 down to 12
There's a huge misconception that people who shoot video prefers flippy screens. It's only vloggers and youtubers who need this! Cinematographers and professionals use large external monitors anyways, and large EVF's in bright sunny conditions.
I use a GFX daily, it’s really hard to use anything else. If you don’t need high speed or small files it’s a beautiful thing. I’ve shot weddings, tons of portraits, and lots of product work and it’s a phenomenal system. My favorite thing is the sensor ratio. It makes it so easy to have tons of useful crops. With full frame I always had to chop so much off the top and bottom for social posting, print placements, etc. the older 50mp models while slow are amazing for casual or deliberate shooting if this one is too expensive or overkill for some.
I dreamed of the day you reviewed something at 100MP. And I always wanted to see how good those lenses actually are
Fuji GFX100 ii is an amazing camera, no doubt about it.
However I never made the leap due to the weight of the body + lens combo.
I stick with my Leica M and its tiny lenses.
*Pentax Q entered the chat*
@@lackoliver55 Keep your sens of humor. It's a quality these days !
Oh does this mean we'll finally see some GF lens reviews? Your reviews are one of the things I miss after moving to GFX
Yes, he said it at the beginning of the video.
Chris, sample images look amazing..
Thank you for really showing the critical aspects of the video artifacts Chris! Excellent, even-handed review as always.
Moved to Gfx100s 2 months ago. Just love the images on it. I still have my a7rv, just kind of stick with the Fuji in controlled easy shoots and sony for anything speed or unpredictable is needed. I’m a happy dude
A full frame Fuji would be incredible for vintage lenses shooters 😢
When I see the video performance of the GFX, I cannot comprehend Fujifilm's marketing strategy. I fail to understand why the medium format has the most advanced video capabilities in the Fujifilm system, including squeeze recovery, when theoretically, APS-C format would be more suitable for video shooting. Does a higher price necessarily equate to more performance? I remain skeptical.
Not sure about your conclusions on high ISO performance Chris. Unless this performs signigicantly worse than the original GFX100, this should quite easily beat out all FF sensors for low light image quality. Are you sure you've not fallen for the old 'zoom to 100% and compare' trick?
You are a book example of "late to the party"... 😊😊😊😊😅😅Just kidfing, excellent review, as always...
The flip out screen is for vloggers, who wouldn't be using this camera anyway. But for everything else this screen is fine... 8k medium format, even with a crop, looks tasty
Do not make the same mistake as me .. and do not compare pictures from Medium-Format with Full-Frame
Otherwise you will always be tempted 😂 to go bigger 😅
Happy with my Canon FF but have to reckon the IQ from Medium Format is even better
I feel like the APS-C user looking at Full-Frame 😅😊😂
What do you think about Fuji's strategy (skipping full frame in favor of medium format)?
Actually pretty surprised that you haven't made / gotten someone to make you a linear ccd scanner camera for when you test the sharpness and contrast of lenses ( since they can have a megapixel count of about 489mp ( truly showing off there sharpness) and true 48 bit colors witch is way more then any other camera have )
Hello Chris, great video, loved seeing you testing that giant sensor. Btw would you consider to test micro 4/3 cameras and lenses maybe?
Having this camera and got some heating in photo mode (and even when idle). Is that just my copy or it’s just X5 processor
Wow. This camera can produce some stunning images and it's gratifying to see it in the hands of someone with the talent to capture them. First time in a long time I've seen a new camera and been this impressed, the dynamic range and colours are gorgeous.
I love bokeh photography - the challenge level of contrasting soft blur with maximum focus on the subject makes the times where I succeed super satisfying, and it seems like this Fuji opens the door to more of that.
Great video. ❤
Saving money for a future 50S III ^^
Same. I've added and removed the gfx50s2 to my mpb cart probably 10x 😅
There's not gonna be one, because Sony discontinued that sensor. The 50S II is already discontinued as well, for that very reason.
@@el_fucko That s why I mention a hypothetic 50 S3, I d like a new sensor with phase detect
@@Kliffot Well, someone (Sony) would have to make one first, and I'm not aware of anything like this being on the horizon. Plus, with full frame sensors now at 60 MP, and presumably a little further still to go, the market for 50 MP 33x44 is probably not exactly expanding. I mean, there's a reason Fuji sold more 100S bodies than all previous models put together, despite the higher price.
For me personally I like the form factor and look of the GFX 50R "rangefinder" style body..and I hope Fuji considers making a 50RII..haha
Thanks for the awesome video! All the best to you, God bless!
What a great camera, some wonderful images there as well . Have got my lottery ticket , fingers crossed 🤞 looking forward to the lens reviews.
Huh, thought Fuji only did aps-c. interesting
So, “crop” factor to compare GFX to FF about 0.8: 63mm GFX = 50 mm FF
Full Frame+*
If dynamic range performance is my sole criteria (and absolutely critical one), then is upgrading to a MF camera the only option I have? Or will a (say) 42mp FF with a top of the line lens get the job done? I use an A7R-III and GM lenses. Wondering if shifting to this camera (plus 1-2 XF lenses) is worth the experience of lugging something this heavy. And not to mention the heavy files that’ll fill up my iCloud Drive. Thanks in advance :)
You won’t notice much of a difference
I was watching your video UNTIL you said OMG its shutter is noisy, WITH OUT A LENS. I said out loud, WHO the hell holds down the shutter with out a lens on. I had to go on to other videos at that point!
This is a big one!
Mr Frost, I was thinking last week it'll be awesome for you to review the GFX system.
I noticed images at Viking Bay, Ramsgate and Leeds Castle. Are you a man of Kent?
I have family living in Kent :-)
Awesome. Pls review the Leica medium format
As always, an excellente review, clear and clean information all around.
In the land of the write offs, the pro is king.
oh nice! congrats on the system!
Thank you! Great video.
I get my lenses used and the prices are not too bad
Excellent review Mr. Frost! Have you ever shared which camera and lens have stayed in your heart throughout the years because of image quality, character and overall sharpness?
He has a few videos where he talks about his favorite lenses.
0:08 you've been what?
Itching
Glad to see you in the frame, Chris!
You need to get your hands on a Phase next.
i want to put my thumb on the sensor
finally GF glass reviews
We are in the big leagues now!!
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Looks like it is chock full of Sony tech. This is why they don't bother with medium format. Fuji do it for them.
I really was hopping it would be just a bigger x-h2 body, not really diggin the gfx aesthetics, those flaps are just awful
Honestly when i hear that size an weight is an issue i cringe, and it's immediately a sign of someone that doesn't know wtf they are talking about.
This camera replaces the H system Hasselblad or the Phase One house cats. it has the same sensor size as a hasselblad h6d-50c, with 2 times the megapixels, yet it is less heavy than a Nikon d850!
so friking stop with the bullcrap, it's not heavy.
It’s heavier than the hasselblad X2D100C. Cringing is not good for you. And Chris knows what he is talking about.
@@leonarddavis8449 by 50 grams? are you 4 real. you have no clue.
@@Juventinos I might have a clue if you gave me the question.
Finally a serious camera in this Channel
Unlike the Nikon Z8, the Canon EOS R5, previews of the Z9 and the Sony a9III? ;-)
I just wish that Fujifilm South Africa would pull their finger out their back side and stock some gear for a change. Nearly all their products have been sold out for months. Been wanting to get into the GFX system for a while now and will probably end up with some full frame solution instead.
I would imagine restocking South Africa is a low priority. For abundant reasons.
@@POVwithRC The market here isn't that small. Besides how hard can it be to keep at least a few items. Other manufacturers can do it.
"Medium Format" uhum
I legitimately don't know how you got that much out of the battery. I shot across two days recently, 850 shots, and needed 4 batteries
It's a cropped medium sensor. I don't like how manufacturers are falsely calling it medium sensors
Edit - okay was typing this before you called it a cropped medium sensor too!
I prefer 'Fuller Frame'
This is exactly my issue as well. Real digital Medium Format does not exist, and I think the manufacturers should be called out for these misleading claims, but regardless the GFX medium format system still has a bigger than Full Frame look to it, and the dynamic range is astonishing.
Oh dear…. In The Film days everything over 35mm was and still is called Medium Format. Period
@@betscho2875 Yeah, plus if we're gonna by film standards, then "full frame" is a marketing term as well. As are the infamous 1 inch sensors.
Phase One make a 645 size digital medium format camera (which is prohibitively expensive)@@PixPete
In other words, absolutely not a hybrid/wildlife camera then
why you never review about micro four third cameras or lenses?
Do a review on Olympus lenses!! Specifically the 12-100mm F/4 and the 75mm F/1.8....!!!!
The 75 is the sharpest lens I own. It's really phenomenal, even with the 64MP pixel shift.
@@seth094978 Christopher REALLY needs to start giving Olympus lenses some attention. I've got the 12-100mm F/4 IS Pro, and it is INSANELY sharp across the entire range. It boggles my mind how all these big TH-cam reviewers just completely ignore the entire M43 system. WTF man.