Fujifilm GF medium format mirrorless digital

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• photography and camping main index page
• medium format digital camera systems
• Hasselblad X series medium format mirrorless cameras

• Fujifilm announced in Sept 2016 it's intentions to enter the medium format digital market with its Fujifilm GFX 50S camera which is camera with a 51mp CMOS 43.8×32.9mm sensor (0.79x crop factor compared to 35mm full frame) and a new G-mount for Fujinon GF lenses with a short flange back distance of 26.7mm
• see https://www.dpreview.com/news/8411827820/fujfilm-announces-development-gfx-50s-medium-format-digital/1

• Fuji GFX100 II
  • announced Sept 2023
  • new 102-megapixel CMOS II HS sensor with a twice-as-fast readout speed, considerably improved AF capabilities, and faster frame rates
  • 8fps mechanical shutter with buffer size doubled so can shoot 300 RAW without slowing down
  • new and redesigned more sturdy and heavier body
  • 8EV IBIS;
  • full-sensor width 4K 60p video (15 ms readout speed)
  • one of SD card slots is now CF Express Type b
  • 9.44mdot EVF with 1x magnification
  • optional vertical battery grip and a removable viewfinder compatible with a tilt and swivel adapter, and opt. FAN-001 active cooling accessory.
• Fujifilm GFX 100S
  • announced Sept 2018 and available late June 2019
  • 102mp sensor with 100% coverage phase-detection autofocus! No AA filter.
  • 2x AF speed of the 50R;
  • face and eye detection AF
  • 16bit RAW
  • 5fps burst
  • shutter assembly suspended by four springs to minimize shutter shock
  • “5.5EV” IBIS
  • weather resistant (95 sealed points) and has built-in vertical grip for improved handling
  • 4K 30p 400 Mbps 10-bit; F-log Rec.2020; 4:2:2 uncompressed HDMI output
  • 3.2-inch touchscreen, 2.36 million dots with tridirectional tilt
  • dual SD card slots
  • 1.4kg with two batteries, and EVF
  • $US9,999
• FujiGFX50R
  • announced Sept 2018
  • more compact, lighter (145g less), rangefinder version designed for street, documentary or portrait photography
  • 51.4mp 43.8 x 32.9mm Bayer sensor
  • 0.77×3.69M-dot organic “OLED” electronic viewfinder
  • 3.2 inch, aspect ratio 4:3, approx. 2,360K-dots; tilt-type (two direction), touch screen color LCD monitor
  • 1/125 sec flash sync speed; shutter to 1/4000th only;
  • 3fps burst
  • fast CDAF with Eye Detection AF but Face/Eye AF is slower and no PDAF or tracking and moving subjects are problematic
  • rugged, weathersealed body (64 places)
  • Focus Lever to allow quick focal point adjustment
  • 1080HD 30p video
  • 775g with built-in EVF
  • 66.4mm thick (25mm thinner than the GFX50S)
  • WiFi, Bluetooth LE for smartphone remote apps
  • dual SD card slots (UHS-II); USB-C;
  • NP-T125 high capacity battery
  • $US4500 - just over half the price of a Hasselblad X1D
  • https://www.thephoblographer.com/2019/01/03/review-fujifilm-gfx-50r-one-of-the-best-cameras-ive-ever-tested/
• Fujifilm GFX 50S camera
  • announced Sept 2016

• Fuji GF lens roadmap
• Fujinon GF 23mm F4 R LM WR
  • 18mm eq
• Fujinon GF 30mm f/3.5
  • coming 2021?
• Fujinon GF 32-64mm F4 R LM WR
  • 25-51mm eq len
• Fujinon GF 45mm F2.8 R WR
  • announced Sept 2017
  • 36mm eq
  • 490g; 62mm filter;
  • $US1699
• Fujinon GF 45-100mm f4 R LM OIS WR
  • released Feb 2020
  • FF eq 36-79mm; 5EV OIS; 9 blades; close focus 0.65m; 82mm filter; 1005g; 144.5mm long
  • $US2300
• Fujinon GF 50mm F3.5 R LM WR compact prime lens
  • eq. 40mm
  • 335g; 9 rounded blades; 10pt weather sealing;
  • $US1000;
• Fujinon GF 45-100mm F4 R LM OIS WR mid telephoto zoom lens
  • eq. 36-79mm
• Fujinon GF 55mm f/1.7 R WR
  • Sept 2023;
• Fujinon GF 63mm F2.8 R WR
  • eq 50mm f/2.2
  • 71mm long, 405g, 62mm filter, close focus 0.5m; 9 rounded blades
  • significant vignetting wide open; almost no chromatic aberrations, has negligible distortion; harsh rimmed bokeh circles; sharp wide open but best at f/5.6-22;
  • $US1499
• Fujinon GF 80mm f/1.7
  • coming 2021?
• Fujinon GF 110mm F2 R LM WR
  • 87mm f/1.6 eq. in 35mm terms
  • 9 rounded blades; close focus 0.9m; 125.5mm long; 1010g; 77mm filter
  • sharp wide open but better at f/2.8;
  • minimal vignetting; nice bokeh with minimal cat's eye shape in extreme corners wide open;
  • slowish AF with CDAF only cameras;
  • $US2800
• FUJINON GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR telephoto zoom lens
  • eq. 79-158mm
  • focus limiter 5m to infinity; 67mm filter; 5EV OIS; $US2000?
• Fujinon GF 120mm F4 R LM OIS WR Macro
  • 95mm f/3.2 eq 1:2 macro at 0.45m, with focus limiter for 0.45 to 0.9m
  • can be used with 18mm and 45mm extension tubes to get to 1:1 macro
  • 152mm long; 980g; 5EV OIS; 9 rounded blades; nice bokeh not as nice as the 110mm f/2 and more cat's eye shape towards edges; AF is noisy;
  • $US2700
• Fujinon GF 250mmF4 R LM OIS WR lens
  • announced Apr 2018 with 1.4x TC
  • 5EV OIS, focus preset function, range limiter switch,
  • 200mm eq
  • $US3300

• Fujinon GF 30mm f/5.6 T/S tilt shift
  • Sept 2023
• Zhongyi Mitakon 65mm f/1.4
  • unique look wide open but soft
  • sharpest at f/5.6, but only stops down to f/16
  • see https://fstoppers.com/gear/fstoppers-reviews-zhongyi-mitakon-65mm-f14-fujifilm-gfx-350075
• Fujinon GF 110mm f/5.6 T/S tilt shift
  • Sept 2023

• some Olympus OM system lenses provide sufficient image circle to cover this sensor size, for example most of those 85mm or more, most 50mm lenses and of course the shift lenses
  • Fotodiox make an adapter Olympus OM to Fuji GFX
• Canon EF lenses:
  • Cambo make an adapter for certain Canon full frame lenses such as their TSE tilt shift lenses
  • Steel Canon EF - Fuji GF adapter has aperture control from camera, auto focus (with af lenses) and EXIF recording to file
  • Fotodiox Vizelex Cine ND Throttle Fusion Smart AF lens adapter
    • announced Jan 2020, integrated Fusion tech for using autofocus and other automated functions
    • built-in variable neutral density filter with 1 to 8 stops (ND2-256)
    • Firmware updates are delivered over micro USB
    • $US550
  • Techart Canon EF Lens to Fujifilm GFX Autofocus Adapter (EF-GFX) $US499 compatible with Sigma EF lenses and OIS
    • YouTube review of Canon Tilt-Shift lenses on the Fujifilm GFX camera
      • minimal vignetting with these lenses without any tilt-shift applied but there is slight barrel distortion that is easily corrected but the vignetting with shift is not automatically corrected by current image editors as the combination is not yet supported
      • seems to have issues with recording the correct EXIF data
      • Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8 tilt shift lens becomes eq. to a 71mm but you do get some minimal corner vignetting on full shift but probably and you can get away without cropping
      • Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8 tilt shift lens becomes eq. to a 35.6mm but you do get some corner vignetting on full shift which may require cropping
      • Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L tilt shift lens becomes eq. to a 19mm and field of view makes it a better choice for interiors than the 17mm on these cameras while pano stitching works well to get wider if needed but you do get some corner vignetting on full shift which may require cropping
      • Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L tilt shift lens becomes eq. to a 13.5mm but you do get some corner vignetting on full shift but probably can get away without cropping and the angle of view becomes too wide for most interior shots as you need to get too close to furniture which causes distortion