Older cameras used to do this all the time. The evf was replaceable using the hot shoe mount. I'm just glad that someone still does it. An underrated feature.
Yep, I remember the Exacta small image SLR camera had 2 viewfinders in the bag: A prism SLR sight like on more modern SLRs, and a top-down matte screen that showed a mirrored image but could be used with your eyes further from the camera . The matte screen viewfinder attachment also could be opened up to form a "sports" viewfinder that was essentially two rectangular holes in metal plates so you could look right through and see where you were pointing and approximately what would be in frame with a standard 50mm lens (standard for 24x36 mm negative/sensor) . This classic had no battery, but all the gadget features they could put in .
@@earth9258 I know there were a few with removable evfs. The one that comes to mind off the top of my head is the nikon v3. They were actually really interesting designs. They use the hot shoe mount.
My olympus EPL used to have this feature! The Viewfinder was separate though, you would have the flash included with the kit which was easily removable.
The legendary Nikon F from the 1960s had the same feature. Nikon offered different optional viewfinders for the camera. These included a simple pentaprism housing (which assumed you would use a hand meter); the FtN version that included a through the lens meter in the prism housing; and a straight-down viewfinder for composing a shot from a lower angle. While the Nikon F was not originally designed for a motor drive (an option added later, one that could eventually cause a lot of wear and tear), the Nikon F was a rock solid beast. It and Nikon’s excellent lenses plus myriad accessories established Nikon as the leading Japanese camera maker at that time, on par with the best German cameras.
They should give that viewfinder Wireless Connectivity that would be insanely useful for capturing strange angles. like overhead shots. or even just an extension cord accessories would already be amazing.
Hello sir just finished this video and I want to thank you for one of the best review video for this camera❤ I have one question.... Which lens have you used for photography and videography in review video??? 18-45 or 18-150??
That's exactly for shooting in studio. Think full body portraits with the subject sitting and shooting with box light, strobes etc. that's one of the primary uses for this camera. It's a cropped-medium format, looking down into a medium format is how it's been done for a long time. Look at Hasselblad cameras, very similar.
@ all of those cameras are designed for more than the studio. Angled view finders are meant for low down angles in all aspects of photography. Top down viewing with older medium format cameras was just a method of viewing at the time allowing you to see the larger frame. All these cameras have been used in all categories of photography landscape, street, still, portrait etc whether it be indoor or outdoor as they were designed to be.
@shanecunnanemusic no one is lugging old school medium format cameras for street mate, they're massive heavy cameras. Medium format is mostly for fashion, studio portraiture, architecture and landscape photography and still life, they're not really cameras designed for photography on the move
The Canon F-1 was doing that with interchangeable optical viewfinders back in the ‘70’s. Take the included finder off and there was a screen. Multiple different viewfinders were made for it as well.
Does that viewfinder WORK when it’s not attached to the body? It would GREAT if it works away from the camera, because then you can have the camera on a high tripod but you stand on the ground and focus the camera by using the viewfinder. You can work it on Bluetooth- and you can power it by using USB-c power bank. BT works at least 30 ft or yds away. That would be AWESOME!
If I had the money, I would BUY this Fujifilm GFX100ii in a HEARTBEAT! 💓 Regardless if they have it working or not! Because with connectivity with USB-C power and BLUETOOTH… it would be a EASY thing to MAKE by yourself even! Because of that connection already on the EV screen- EVERYBODY should have an EV like the FUJIFILM one! I hope BLACKMAGIC DESIGN is thinking about their cinema cameras in this way. But FUJIFILM…. You CAN’T drop the ball on this!
And UNLIKE the cameras before this FUJIFILM GFX100ii camera, they COULD NOT focus the cameras with their EFV -- the older cameras didn’t have EFVs and autofocus - AND they could not remove the EVF -- but can the Fujifilm EVF work unattached to the body?
The Canon M6 is. 24 megapixel cropped APS-C sensor. The GFX has a cropped-medium format 100 megapixel sensor. Completely different tier of camera (and price tag)
GFX is the top of the line cropped-medium format series from Fujifilm and this is the top of the GFX series. The XH2 is a hybrid cropped APS-C camera. Completely different series.
The GFX series is generally for people who want to shoot close to medium format but don't have the budget for Hasselblad. Just like the X-pro and x100 series are for people that would shoot Leica had they the budget.
@@null0byte true but we are talking about EVF (electronic View finders), and the ones for film that you reference are optical since you are seeing the reflection off a mirror.
GFX is a cropped medium format- it isn't built for action photography my guy. It's for professional portraits, studio and landscape photography. Sony and Lumix don't even make medium format cameras as far as I'm aware.
Older cameras used to do this all the time. The evf was replaceable using the hot shoe mount. I'm just glad that someone still does it. An underrated feature.
Yep, I remember the Exacta small image SLR camera had 2 viewfinders in the bag: A prism SLR sight like on more modern SLRs, and a top-down matte screen that showed a mirrored image but could be used with your eyes further from the camera . The matte screen viewfinder attachment also could be opened up to form a "sports" viewfinder that was essentially two rectangular holes in metal plates so you could look right through and see where you were pointing and approximately what would be in frame with a standard 50mm lens (standard for 24x36 mm negative/sensor) . This classic had no battery, but all the gadget features they could put in .
EVF or OVF? I’ve never seen a digital veiw finder so this
@@earth9258 I know there were a few with removable evfs. The one that comes to mind off the top of my head is the nikon v3. They were actually really interesting designs. They use the hot shoe mount.
@@earth9258 It's explained in the video .
My olympus EPL used to have this feature! The Viewfinder was separate though, you would have the flash included with the kit which was easily removable.
The legendary Nikon F from the 1960s had the same feature. Nikon offered different optional viewfinders for the camera. These included a simple pentaprism housing (which assumed you would use a hand meter); the FtN version that included a through the lens meter in the prism housing; and a straight-down viewfinder for composing a shot from a lower angle.
While the Nikon F was not originally designed for a motor drive (an option added later, one that could eventually cause a lot of wear and tear), the Nikon F was a rock solid beast. It and Nikon’s excellent lenses plus myriad accessories established Nikon as the leading Japanese camera maker at that time, on par with the best German cameras.
Me losing the viewfinder after 10 secs of owning the camera.
Love your energy, and content. Thanks for all your work!
They should give that viewfinder Wireless Connectivity that would be insanely useful for capturing strange angles. like overhead shots. or even just an extension cord accessories would already be amazing.
Fuji already did it... you can use app and it gives even more flexibility than "wireless evf" ever would
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I used to shoot the pga tour with 5 Nikons, 9 lenses, and a haselblad with 350 and 500mm lenses.
It is an interchangeble viewfinder. You can use a different one for a top down View.
Now he's sponsored by Fuji
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Medium format camera baby
did the flip screen make a queak sound?
Best camera 😊
Hello sir just finished this video and I want to thank you for one of the best review video for this camera❤ I have one question.... Which lens have you used for photography and videography in review video??? 18-45 or 18-150??
„I’ve never seen a feature like this”
Me with my vintage Pentax cameras
"I can't even get it in the fullframe" 😭 Interchangable viewfinders are awesome! Glad they're coming back.
Olympus pen series has it for like about 14 years
Great video!
Does it do video worth the hoot?
It's crop-medium format. This is a hardcore camera for professional photographers, not for videographers.
We need more tilting viewfinders on our cameras
The removable viewfinder is that’s so you can attach other accessories like the angled viewfinder… not for shooting in studio…
That's exactly for shooting in studio. Think full body portraits with the subject sitting and shooting with box light, strobes etc. that's one of the primary uses for this camera. It's a cropped-medium format, looking down into a medium format is how it's been done for a long time. Look at Hasselblad cameras, very similar.
@ all of those cameras are designed for more than the studio. Angled view finders are meant for low down angles in all aspects of photography. Top down viewing with older medium format cameras was just a method of viewing at the time allowing you to see the larger frame. All these cameras have been used in all categories of photography landscape, street, still, portrait etc whether it be indoor or outdoor as they were designed to be.
@shanecunnanemusic no one is lugging old school medium format cameras for street mate, they're massive heavy cameras. Medium format is mostly for fashion, studio portraiture, architecture and landscape photography and still life, they're not really cameras designed for photography on the move
Canon M series had this type of viewfinder. But it was a seperate buy.
CAN YOU DO VIDEO ABOUT THE FUJI X S20
Kodak used tp take Nikon and Canon SLRs snd msde the digital. So the kodak\Nikon F5 had a removeable viewfinder
Is it an optical or electrical viewfinder?
You missed the real reason for this, the tilt adapter, which allows to tilt the viewfinder in various directions.
The BlackMagic PCC Pro does the same
Are the medium format good fits for shooting videos?
Not really
No. Get a video camera. Medium format is for the highest quality stills.
I think the canon M6MKII was doing that way back in 2019😊🫡
The Canon F-1 was doing that with interchangeable optical viewfinders back in the ‘70’s. Take the included finder off and there was a screen. Multiple different viewfinders were made for it as well.
@@null0byte wow. By no means did I think a removable viewfinder was revolutionary technology but I didn’t know they were doing it back in the 70s.
Cameras where doing this since the 1930s, what's your point?
What are those red buttons attached to your camera?
Quick release shoulder strap
A bunch of the Olympus Pen cameras had a removable evf.
Price?
Pana S9 should have had that removable viewfinder.
Mannnn does it already have a squeaky hinge? 😅
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Can you please stop making me green with envy
Does that viewfinder WORK when it’s not attached to the body? It would GREAT if it works away from the camera, because then you can have the camera on a high tripod but you stand on the ground and focus the camera by using the viewfinder. You can work it on Bluetooth- and you can power it by using USB-c power bank. BT works at least 30 ft or yds away. That would be AWESOME!
If I had the money, I would BUY this Fujifilm GFX100ii in a HEARTBEAT! 💓 Regardless if they have it working or not! Because with connectivity with USB-C power and BLUETOOTH… it would be a EASY thing to MAKE by yourself even! Because of that connection already on the EV screen- EVERYBODY should have an EV like the FUJIFILM one!
I hope BLACKMAGIC DESIGN is thinking about their cinema cameras in this way.
But FUJIFILM…. You CAN’T drop the ball on this!
And UNLIKE the cameras before this FUJIFILM GFX100ii camera, they COULD NOT focus the cameras with their EFV -- the older cameras didn’t have EFVs and autofocus -
AND they could not remove the EVF -- but can the Fujifilm EVF work unattached to the body?
Man, for that you have an app 😂
You can have exactly that functionality in you phone since fuji introduced wifi connectivity to its cameras...
I mean, the canon m6 mark ii can do that. It can remove the viewfinder.
The Canon M6 is. 24 megapixel cropped APS-C sensor. The GFX has a cropped-medium format 100 megapixel sensor. Completely different tier of camera (and price tag)
Is it better than XH2s
They are not really comparable, the X-H2S being an APS-C (26Mp) and the GFX-100ii a medium format (100Mp)
GFX is the top of the line cropped-medium format series from Fujifilm and this is the top of the GFX series.
The XH2 is a hybrid cropped APS-C camera. Completely different series.
Nikon F4 & 5 do that. Actually designed to be used by war photographers.
Literally canon's m line does this stuff
So you’ve never shot any older pro level film SLR? Nikon did this stuff until the 2000s with the F5 and started with the Nikon F.
Except the evf on here is 20x more enjoyable to look through than the screen imo
Hassleblad has entered the chat
The GFX series is generally for people who want to shoot close to medium format but don't have the budget for Hasselblad. Just like the X-pro and x100 series are for people that would shoot Leica had they the budget.
To be honest, camera is tiny! It's a medium format!
wow, i need a recomendation for lenses as a sports photographer, i need a full set up for sports for under 600$
It’s not that big. Similar size to a 5d. Both good cameras. All cameras produce pretty similar shots these days
Canon’s M6 mk2 had a removable EVF it’s not a new concept
Even older than that. The old manual film Canon F-1 was doing that with interchangeable optical viewfinders back in the ‘70’s.
@@null0byte true but we are talking about EVF (electronic View finders), and the ones for film that you reference are optical since you are seeing the reflection off a mirror.
Bro you did not tell us if it even has any video capabilities
You need a camera that has a working autofocus dude. Try using a Sony or Lumix.
GFX is a cropped medium format- it isn't built for action photography my guy. It's for professional portraits, studio and landscape photography. Sony and Lumix don't even make medium format cameras as far as I'm aware.
7,000 dollars camera for body alone 😮
hi
Budum tshhh!...
Canon f1 + Pentax 6x7 : 😑😑
I remember those cameras! I still have a F-1 and AE-1
Pretty normal
Can you imagine losing your viewfinder?😂
That would be terrible 🫠
That camera costs a arm and leg and the lense is more than the price of a iPhone .
Wow $7500.
Not much more than a ff pro
Still the one of the cheapest medium (cropped medium) formats on the market :-/ look up how much Hasselblads cost
What’s the Sony version of this camera ?
Sony don't make medium format cameras.
Bad auto focus low fps keeps it beneath sony&canon
It is a medium format camera. You need to compare it to Hasselblad cameras and Pentax 645
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Poor video, "its a beast" and spends time talking about the view finder. Like talk about what makes ut a beast.
Must be new to photography if you’ve never seen a removable viewfinder… been around for decades…
Your audience are photographers. So please dobt insult us with. I cant get it in my frame. Bs. 😶
Pretty useless and for me even worse then normal way from let’s say Sony. What if I want to use flash and viewfinder at the same time? 🙃
The GFX series is a cropped medium format camera, is sensor is an entirely different league than Sony full frame or APS-C cameras lol
Meh. To expensive. Too high end. We don’t care about those cameras.
I do. I want a GFX as a professional architecture and portrait photographer. ✌️
God, the complaining!!