Fujifilm GFX100S / GFX100 SUPER BIASED (BUT STILL TOTALLY HONEST) REVIEW. WHAT IS MEDIUM FORMAT?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ค. 2024
- WHY DOES THIS CAMERA GET SO MUCH HYPE? Honestly, whether you're a full framer, a die hard cropped sensor shooter, a hipster rangefinder street photog, or you really nerd out over good solid camera talk this review is well - biased. I've shot every system, I've shot nearly every camera and there's a clear reason why the GFX system from Fujifilm is better. That reason? You totally have to watch this video to hear me explain it.
From beautiful fall off to crisp sharp autofocus and maybe best of all a shooting experience that feels more like art than holding the newest (S) Calculator or (C) computer. This camera just feels like it was designed by photographers - for photographers.
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Hey there! Just got into the gfx system and happy I found your channel. Especially the way you talk about this system rooted in the “art” vs only the tech side of photography. I wonder what your POV is on the 32-64 zoom.
So happy you found me! SO glad you're loving this system.
A photographer is a data collector. An image is information and the entire point of taking a photo is to record this information. The larger the file size the better because a larger file means you are harvesting more of what you are after.
Love your work and your videos. Question - what company do you use for the custom hats?:)
It's definitely overlooked how much ISO you can get away with on a MF sensor. It's awesome.
Great video! Thank you! I’m strongly considering jumping to the GFX 50s ii from my Sony system. How do you feel about that model? Do I NEED to spend the extra 2k for the 100s? I’ll do mostly environmental portrait and street kind of things.
Hey man! It’s a hard question to answer because I don’t want to sound like a salesman. That said - I strongly recommend the 100s. It’s not the extra 50mp at all - the dynamic range between the two cameras is almost identical, the key difference really is in th autofocus system especially for street work.
You nailed the head on this one! I switched to fujifilm full time now because their cameras make me want to shoot, even when I have no plan on what to shoot. Just added the gfx 50sII to my kit and WOW!
thanks for this, what are your thoughts on the video side of thee GFX 100s? Any specific drawbacks youd call out?
Hey Josh. I think rolling shutter is the primary concern, that and hard drive space.
This was dope man. I am actually really interested in using a GFX system and def will get there eventually but I'd actually really want to use it for video purposes along side photo. I think Medium Format video is def something different. And like you one thing I love about fuji is that I have something that inspires me to create and show images the way I see the world. So it would be really interesting to see how well, video comes into play with the GFX. Best place to rent/borrow GFX?
Totally agree. It’s a hard drive massacre but it’s such a special look.
What a good rational review. I've the 50r and it's awsome. However the 50s 2 is in my sights pure and simply for the ibis. A lot of my most successful shots were handheld winning national competitions and just getting work published, however I still need a tripod for many of my shots. Regards, Barrie
Very useful review i am thinking to purchase gfx 100 2 latest model what is yr opinion
absolutely do it. it's an incredible upgrade on what i believe is the best digital camera ever made.
Miles, thanks for sharing your insight! I'll be honest, I've been shooting with Sony for the past two years or so and I don't love the user experience. I get great results but it does feel very sterile and lacks a certain appeal for me. When I switched from shooting the Sony A7iii (24mp) to the A7RIV (61mp), my biggest complaint was not the storage space but rather how much my lap top (I believe a 2019 or 2020 Mac book pro) processed the files at suuuuuch a sluggish pace. Do you notice that with your experience using the GFX 50 or 100S? I'm very drawn to the GFX 50SII but I hesitate that I'll find the same sluggish workflow on the computer and I'm not sure my finances can handle the computer upgrade at the moment😅. I'd love to hear your thoughts and experience on the processing speed with these files on your computer. Thanks again for taking the time to offer your experience. Love your work!
Hey Daniel! Such a great question. Listen - the truth is - YES. The editing software we're working with these days is pushing the processors for all their worth reading these large files. BUT there's work arounds for sure. First off, the M1Pro and M1Max really do an amazing job and though I can always tell when I'm asking my computer to do a LOT with an image, I process tens of thousands of images through these cameras and have gotten really used to the pace. Secondly - working off of smart previews is a must. It speeds up the workflow SO much. So - import the images, create smart previews over night - and give yourself, and your computer some breathing room.
@@mileswittboyer.photoco Okay, that makes sense. Maybe after tax returns I'll swap systems and invest in a camera that I can actually enjoy shooting AND get results😋. Thanks again for your honest feedback! I appreciate it. All the best!
Isn’t that what it’s all about? Loving it? Far too many creatives are trying to force art with cameras they don’t enjoy. Let’s get back to the passion of it all!
@@mileswittboyer.photoco Totally agree!
Well, we’ll see I just ordered my GFX 100 II with the new 55 and coming soon detailed ship lenses. I will also make some TH-cam video if the camera is wordy and much better that my Sony A1 as I should expect.
No it wasn't a middle finger it was understanding that there wasn't really room in the market for another also ran FF system. So realizing this Fuji decided to serve a neglected, under developed, in desperate need of innovation and competition market. That being medium format. In MF Fuji is the ONLY option for pretty much everyone who doesn't have high end clients demanding a Phase One or Hasslebald out of long standing, traditional, heavily ingrained ideas about what is the best. And that's true even if you have the money to easily afford Phase One or Hasselblad systems. Because you lose very little IQ vs say an IQ4 back by going gfx100 or 100S. But gain a camera that is way more ergonomic, has IBIS, has IS in some lenses, has weather resistance in both the bodies and lenses, is built to be rugged and durable, has AF that is not only usable but very, very good for everything but sports/action, has much smaller lenses, and has bodies the size of FF systems. Overall the GFX100 and 100S cameras are just a way, way better set of tradeoffs for 99.9% of potential MF customers even if they were the same price as Phase One or Hasselbald backs. At such low prices they are no brainers. By taking everything they learned making small APS--C cameras and applying it to MF, Fuji owned the MF market overnight in what was the best business decision in the camera industry we've seen in a very long time. But a FF system would have just been Fuji's flavor of one, offered nothing new and exciting, been instantly behind everyone else on lenses, and only appealed to the small number of fuji's already very limited market who were waiting for it. Everyone else is already on Nikon, Canon, or Sony at this point. That is why the went with MF over FF. FF would have been suicide and MF was a soft pitch grand slam that has secured Fuji's place in the market.
Beautifully said!
If fuji made a FF I would be first in line to buy it.
@@adnan_velic Cool story. But I never said no one would buy Fuji FF. Just that not enough would be interested for it for it to be a good idea for fuji to make it. They would spend a lot of money developing the system and than probably not make it back fast enough if at all. A FF fuji would only appeal to people who HAVE to have FF and HAVE to have a Fuji. Which is a tiny tiny niche of the already shrinking camera market. But the GFX appeals almost every commercial, fine art, landscape, ect photographer and is well with in reach for most of them unlike a Phase One. Rather than loosing thier shirt on an also ran FF system they dominated the MF market over night. It's pretty much not up for debate that Fuji made the right call.
I have a photo of my girlfriend on a beach here in Australia.. it was cold get ya mind out the gutter… it was my XT4 with the 23 1.4… the autofocus wasn’t that snappy and kinda missed..
But the Japanese have a saying “wabi sabi” and that’s why I love the image so good to me
My first Fuji camera was the X Pro1 OMG😮 the best colors in the world.
I moved to Sony a7iii with awesome lenses-but I miss Fuji color science.
And I forgot the rumored that Fuji was going straight to MF being so involved with Sony and for some reason I was looking at MF and Hasselblad X2D came up because I had the 503CM film back in the film days and now Fuji for the last few years drop the GXF 100s I’m sold.
Great awesome honest review ever.
I subscribed to your channel
The biased review I was hoping to find, needed this. & I’m convinced myself this way as an investment into myself & my art.
Glad I came back, yea I like this camera a lot.
i'm so happy you do! it's an amazing camera.
@@mileswittboyer.photoco expensive lol I’m almost halfway there.
Miles this isn't fair! I now have to rent this to try it for myself. If I end up buying the GFX 100s and the 80mm 1.7 I blame you!
Honestly Tom. This system makes the MOST sense for you. It truly does.
I almost put my finger on the screen to check the before and after 😅
I’ve been a Nikon shooter for 40 yrs Love them, know them. However I’m REALly tempted to sell all my stuff and jump on board to the GFX 100s system. I mainly do landscape and portraits. I know I’ll miss my 500mm. I know it’s just a opinion, but will I be impressed? Really on the edge. Appreciate your video
I kind of want to buy into Gfx but I’m hesitating.
Still think my hasselblad h4d 50 has better color.
I want to give you a high five and say you should try it. but also I want to let you know... your Blad doesn't have better color. ;)
@@mileswittboyer.photoco lmao I ll tell you in a day or two, I just pulled the trigger on it 2 days ago. with a "kit zoom" and the 110 f2 plus a H to G convertor, should be a treat.
Fujifilm cameras are the best for photography in my opinion. If I was not a filmmaker first and foremost I would still be shooting on my XT30. The only problem with the XT30 for video is that on 4K video the Rolling Shutter is absolutely abysmal. But for photography that does not matter as much and the image is unreal.
Love those colors. To be fair GFX lacks of bright 400/2.8, 600/4, 800/5.6. So nothing for long telephoto. And actually long reach goes not only for wildlife, I love mountains landscapes with 500 and 600 mm.
You're not wrong there. However, with 103 megapixels on a sensor 1.7X larger than "full frame" you're ability to crop is essentially unrestricted.
great comments
Thank you!
They are excellent.
Oh my goodness.. that music 😳😤🤪
Happy you loved it. 😂🤔
Great video. But I’ve to tell you that the underlying music is F…… annoying. It really takes away from the experience. Why does it have to be there? I don’t get it!
Solid note! Thanks for letting me know!
I've been with Fuji since the original X100 and X-pro, and will stick with it to the end. They have come a long way. And skipping the FF market was a good call. Canon dominates it anyway. What they do lack, is an affordable barebones MF camera for a travelling man. There is zero chance I'm taking something like GFX on a 3 week trip of shooting with me. So I stick with XT4/XS10. But IQ is not on par with FF competition. But it is what it is.
UPDATE : check out my latest video on the XH2 and XH2S. IQ is now far past the FF competition.
Really nice video.
The GFX100s is a camera that delivers beautiful images, but AF is accurate but ok. I am lucky to have the best of both words; a Nikon Z9 for AF and fast work and the GFX100s for image quality. The Nikon is fast and has great, but harsh IQ; the fuji is slow but has beautiful, smooth IQ. I love them both.
Thanks for sharing! Haven't shot that Z9 but it's great to hear that you love how snappy it is!
Please explain harsh IQ I shoot nikon z7ii and gfx 100 for 3 years now I was trying to figure out how to explain the difference of the files the best I could come up with is the GFX has more depth and just gives me more of a feeling of being there maybe moving me more emotionally I was trying to simplify my life and get rid of my GFX and just keep the Nikon but I was unable to do so, even though the Nikon files are incredible.
Get rid of the GFX but just could not do it.
@@morgankarno7335 For me harsh and smooth are the the best words to describe the difference in IQ between the Nikon and GFX. When you put images of both camera's next to each other at the same size, the files of the GFX look silky and smooth with more detail. The Nikon files are great, very sharp (also because of the marvellous Z-lenses), but just don't have the silky, smooth look of the GFX files.
APS-C: quotes linear scale factor
Medium format: quotes area scale factor
oof
It’s part of the Fujifilm propaganda. There’s another GFX user on TH-cam (Dee something…) who flat out denied that the difference between APS-C and FF was bigger than the difference between FF and Mini medium format. When I ran through the maths, he then said it didn’t matter and that the image quality disparity was much bigger. When I produced evidence to the contrary, he deleted that post!
As it happens, I’m thinking of getting a GFX100s and selling my Sony gear. I just need to sell all of my Sony stuff first. What the community doesn’t need are justifications based on misinformation, lies and half-truths. The camera is good enough to justify based on its own merits.
@@robiulahmed For me, I've got my Hassy for shooting 120 and will eventually get the "mini-medium" CFV II 50C back. Or maybe by that time they'll have a 100MP back.
@@drmathochist06 That's a sweet setup. I bought myself a Bronica SQ-A several years ago as I couldn't stretch to a Hasselblad. It has since more than doubled in value, which is nice. I also have a GW690ii.
I'm hoping the GFX100s rekindles my love for digital.
You should have bought a Ricoh GXR-A12M.
not even on the same planet. ;)
most cameras coming out from the “previously big 3”, Nikon, Canon, Sony, are being produced NOT with the photographer in mind, but with the bottom line of their producer in mind. it’s boring, never ending, and completely diaregards the actual art of photography. Fuji has fortunately not (yet?) pandered to the “Sony way of life” in this regard
You’re spot on. Cameras made for artists instead of content creators. Fujifilm has their vision worked out and it’s beautiful.
Audio is terrible
yep. but since it isn't a video about audio ---- i didn't panic.
I turned off the video when you said, "Yes, I'm endorsed by Fujifilm".
I'm not sad about that. Certainly not going to apologize for being a part of their global team.
I stopped listening when you called the 80mm 1.7 “snappy”. 🤦
Didn’t notice you’d left.
@@mileswittboyer.photoco LMAO!