Fujifilm GFX 50S * The Facts & The Future…. and about Leaf Shutter Lenses, Electronic Shutter, Touch Screen & more!

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Fujifilm GFX 50S – The Facts & The Future

Rico Pfirstinger made the point of the situation regarding the Fujifilm GFX… and gives really interesting insights. For example you will discover in his article that:

  • the sensor is similar to the one of the Hasselblad X1D (made by Sony), but Fuji tweaked it in order to improve it
  • the final version will very likely have also electronic shutter
  • Touch Screen LCD
  • Dual SD Cards UHS-II
  • Full-HD with 30 fps
  • Contrast Detection AF algorythm is already surprisingly snappy. Best with lenses with Inner Focussing
  • Bad News: only the GF32-64mmF4 R LM WR zoom lens has the inner focussing
  • shooting intervals of 700 ms
  • EVF: 3.69 megadots with a magnification of 0.85x (X-T1/2: 0.77x) with frame rate of around 60 fps
  • support for tethering with various RAW converters
  • RGB color histograms in the live view.
  • There will be a range of adapters to connect third-party lenses to the GFX 50S, including leaf shutter lenses for studio and flash work.

And there is a lot more to read at fuji-x-secrets.net… enjoy :)

MORE TIDBITS:

  • A medium format camera for pros and mere mortals alike? Hands On with the Fuji GFX! at imaging-resource: “The GFX features a substantial handgrip with a nice contour, allowing it to fit in my hand very well. The camera felt very balanced and secure. In fact, this might be one of the few medium format cameras you can shoot one-handed if you want!.”
  • Full Press Event recorded by Matt Granger on youtube
  • The new Fuji GFX medium format that I won’t buy at aevansphoto (thoughts on the GFX – not tested)
  • Fujifilm’s new GFX is a giant camera sensor wrapped in an accessible body at TheVerge: “The GFX 50S is far smaller and lighter than you might expect“
  • petapixel – Sensor Size Comparison

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Medium Format Fujifilm GFX 50S :: Full Press Conference Video + Additional Coverage (and NEW Images) + NEW INSTAX 1:1

shared at the Fujifilm GFX Facebook Group

Time to make some order.

Fujifilm just announced the Fujifilm GFX 50S, a 50MP mirrorless Medium Format Camera. It will be launched along with 3 lenses in early 2017. Overall Fuji has 6 lenses in the raodmap.

  • Standard prime “GF63mmF2.8 R WR” (equivalent to 50mm in the 35mm format)
  • Wide-angle standard zoom “GF32-64mmF4 R LM WR” (equivalent to 25-51mm in the 35mm format)
  • Mid-telephoto macro 1:0.5 “GF120mmF4 Macro R LM OIS WR” (equivalent to 95mm in the 35mm format)
  • Fast aperture mid-telephoto “GF110mmF2 R LM WR” (equivalent to 87mm in the 35mm format)
  • Ultra wide “GF23mmF4 R LM WR” (equivalent to 18mm in the 35mm format)
  • Wide “GF45mmF2.8 R WR” (equivalent to 35mm in the 35mm format)

Fujifilm said that some lenses can resolve over 100MP. To me, this means that it is “future proof” for when the Fujifilm GFX 100S will hit the market, the 100MP successor to the current 50S version.

But let’s get back to the present.

The Fujiflm GFX 50S will cost less then $10,000 with lens and viewfinder (that’s Fuji’s “commitment”). The viewfinder is interchangeable. You can attach a tilting EVF to it.

Fuji has released the official Press Release here.

FXF Admin Andreas has made available all official product images of the GFX and lenses here.

There is a dedicated Fujifilm GFX Facebook group here.

Here are some new tidbits shared by other sites, who where present in the press conference.

And as rumored, Fujifilm also announced the new Instax Square Film :) Press Release here

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image courtesy – focus numerique

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LIVE FUJIFILM GFX INFORMATION IN SHORT:

  • GF lenses can resolve over 100MP
  • Standard prime “GF63mmF2.8 R WR” (equivalent to 50mm in the 35mm format)
  • Wide-angle standard zoom “GF32-64mmF4 R LM WR” (equivalent to 25-51mm in the 35mm format)
  • Mid-telephoto macro 1:0.5 “GF120mmF4 Macro R LM OIS WR” (equivalent to 95mm in the 35mm format)
  • Fast aperture mid-telephoto “GF110mmF2 R LM WR” (equivalent to 87mm in the 35mm format)
  • Ultra wide “GF23mmF4 R LM WR” (equivalent to 18mm in the 35mm format)
  • Wide “GF45mmF2.8 R WR” (equivalent to 35mm in the 35mm format)
  • 43.8 x 32.9mm CMOS Sensor
  • 51.4 MP
  • 1/4000 shutter speed
  • interchangeable Viewfinder + tilting viewfinder
  • tethered shooting
  • shutter speed dial
  • ISO dial
  • joysitck for faster AF selection
  • available early 2017
  • no pricing fixed… but target is with body + 63mm + viewfinder under 10,000 dollar
  • LCD on the top

OFFICIAL FUJIFILM GFX PAGES by FUJIFILM:

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NEW INSTAX Square Format

And as rumored, Fujifilm also announced the new Instax Square :) Press Release here

Fujifilm GFX FULL PRESS RELEASE

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Medium Format Fujifilm Design “Inspired” by Fujifilm X-T2

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We already know that Fuji’s upcoming Medium Format Mirrorless will have a DSLR’s form factor. Now I can tell you, that, always regarding the design, Fujifilm took inspiration from the Fujifilm X-T2… so expect both cameras to have a quite similar design.

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UPDATE – A FAIR TEST?: “I Am Shocked. Fuji X-T2 Beats Sony A7RII” – Dynamic Range/Shadow Recovery Test by Tony Northrup

 

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Tony Northrup continues his X-T2 coverage on Twitter. This time he compared the Fujifilm X-T2 with the Sony A7rII and Nikon D810 dynamic range/shadow recovery capabilities.

The Nikon D810 is the winner, but Tony Northrup was “shocked” when he realized that the APS-C Fuji X-T2 performed better then the Sony A7rII. See his Tweet here.

UPDATE: As Rico said in the comments:

“Tony was shooting the T2 at ISO 100, giving it a head-start of 1 EV. […] OTOH, the shutter speed of the T2 is faster than the 7rII. Another big no-no […].

DR testing is all about setting the different cameras to identical ISO/F/SS levels under a calibrated light source, then pushing the underexposed results up to normalized brightness levels with a RAW converter. THEN compare noise and artifacts, and make sure that your RAW converter doesn’t try to be too “smart” by applying different hidden input profiles.”

Oh, and after the critics regarding his recent X-T2 Vs. Canon 5DS-R comparison (where the X-T2 turned out to be sharper), he repeated the test in studio, no backlight, tripod, whatever… whatever he did, the images of the X-T2 (scaled to 50MP) are always sharper. Tweet here.

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