Bert Stephani just published his Fujifilm GFX 50s first impressions on his youtube channel. Some excerpts:
mindblowing sharpness, sometimes maybe even too sharp
sits a lot better in the hand than the X-T2
he does not like the way the strap attaches
battery last pretty long
Synch speed is a bit of a downside. But leaf shutter lenses would make lenses bigger and more expensive. But brands like Godox are coming with HSS
the most user friendly Medium Format camera
the huge super sharp files that come outshow the good, but also the bad… so if you make a little error, such as slightly misfocus, you see it more clearly on the GFX.
Bert asks himself if this camera is something for him, and after a lot of thinking, he decided to pull the trigger and purchased it
Bert says his current clients and jobs don’t require the GFX. But he thinks at future projects, since he is redesigning his business, and the GFX is part of this strategy
German Fujifilm GFX 50S Review at Computer Bild TV Youtube. Absolut Top IQ. Even High ISO is extremely good until 12,800. AF is precise and quite fast. Actually quite affordable for Medium Format. Best compromise between price/performance.
Olivier Glod shared here
I simply love how the GFX renders the midtones :-D / GFX + GF63 @ f/2.8
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Idea Pix shared here
My first test shooting and Siberian spring!
Russia / Buryatia / East Sayan Mountains
Fuji GFX + Helios44-4, Sigma ART 50, TS-E45, 35/1.4 L II
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Alvah Reida shared here
So here’s the first test with a human subject. A quick shoot this evening using the Nikon 58mm 1.4G on the Fuji GFX almost the whole time and I think I shot a few with the LensBaby Edge 80 lens but I don’t think any of these samples were with the Edge 80.
Let’s start the week with a rumor, but take this one with an extra grain of salt, because it’s not only a quite long term rumor, but also a firmware rumor.
With that said, here is what I’ve just heard.
According to a source, right in the past, Fujifilm is planing a firmware update for Fujifilm X100F and Fujifilm X-T20 in autumn 2017.
I have no indication about what it will bring. I doubt it will be huge firmware update, like the one the X-T2 recently got, but it could definitely be a “Kaizen light” firmware update.
I’ll investiagte this, and update you guys as soon as I hear something new. So stay tuned on FujiRumors via Facebook, RSS-feed and Twitter.
And I remind you that Fujifilm announced firmware updates for Fujifilm GFX, X-T2 and X-Pro2 in late May.
Happens to all of us, right? I mean, you just go out for an icecream, and you come back home with new gear :)
No? Well, then let me tell you this little weekend story…
Jon Olsson is a former Swedish ski athlete (and camera nerd :) ), who is now making a respectable career as a Vlogger (700k subscribers).
In his latest video, he takes you with him during a day in Stockholm. His plans for the day?
modelling for a photo shoot
meeting some Dell guys and comparing Mac Vs. PC
buy a skateboard
On the photo shoot, the photographer used a Hasselblad (H6D?) MF camera…. and it seems that seeing that Medium Format beast at work, triggered Jon’s desire for a MF camera.
In fact, his original day-plan then changed to:
modelling for a photo shoot
meeting some Dell guys and comparing Mac Vs. PC
buy a skateboard Check out some “seriously unnecessary” stuff (min.8:45)
So, in the afternoon, Jon leaves his hotel room to buy a skateboard, but once near to a photography store, he stops there to test for 3 hours the Fujifilm GFX 50s and the Hasselblad X1D.
Finally, since the Hasselblad was “really slow and weird“, he ends up buying the Fujifilm GFX (min. 12:35).
He decided to get the Fujinon GF 63mmF2.8 lens, because, after checking the files on a computer in the camera store and seeing how much detail they have, he concludes that “you just need one lens, then you can zoom in 4,000%“.
True, the GFX is not as cheap as the skateboard he planed to buy, but he says “what’s the point in working hard and making money if you don’t use the money. Now, you have to be a little smart, but you also have to enjoy“.
Don’t expect a professional in-depth review. Jon says “I don’t know the technical details. I just shoot stuff, and when I like it, I like it.“
At min. 14:10 he offers his Canon 5D MK 4 for sale, and after charging the batteries, they start playing around with their new camera (min. 14:51). I guess there will be more coming about the GFX on his channel, but he seems to be very happy with it, since he says:
“Life goal checked: I own a Medium Format camera” :)
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In the intense and extremely exciting movie project with the new GF 23mm F4 lens for the Fujifilm GFX on the Isle of Skye, I was able to make this picture. If you are interested on the movie, then follow this youtube link.
Many thanks to FUJIFILM, 10ft TallTall for the great movie and professional work and Fjällräven for support with outdoor equipment.
I first heard about the GFX on 8th January, 2014, when I met these two gentlemen at CES in Las Vegas [see image on top].
Zack is an editorial music photographer based in Atlanta, GA, and a Fuji X System Photographer, and Billy is a Manager for the Product and Marketing Specialist Group – FUJIFILM CANADA INC., and one of the ‘Fuji Guys’ on YouTube.
We met at the Fujifilm stand at the Consumer Electronics Show, with Zack and I both pestering Billy to get a sneak peak of the new, unannounced, Fuji X-T1 camera.
With our sneak-peeks arranged, the conversation turned to ‘what’s next’, and Zack expressed a strong desire for Fuji to look at jumping the legacy 35mm format completely, and for them to take a look at producing a Medium Format mirrorless camera.
Billy was excited by the idea, and we began to discuss the features that the new camera should have.
Zack was all about a MF sensor as the starting point, and Billy suggested that this could then be used to shoot multiple aspect ratios, native in camera.
The camera needed to be mirrorless, to keep size, weight, and cost down, and should undercut the established MF market leaders by a significant margin.
We discussed super-sizing the successful Fuji X-Pro1, to make a digital version of the Fuji 6×9 120 ‘Texas Leica’ Film cameras, and building a more conventionally styled model, with the same accessible controls and styling, to make the camera easy and fun to use.
The Fuji engineers on the stand were excited. I left the show with a strong impression that this was something they wanted to make happen.
I posted about Fuji’s logic of jumping to MF a few times on DPR, with mixed reactions. Most people didn’t believe it would ever happen. Many 35mm format users did’t get it, and still don’t. Fuji see it makes the best economic sense, and takes them past the limitations of the 35mm format market place.
We already broke the news here on FR, that Novoflex is working on support for Fujifilm GFX. Well, we now have the full details, thanks to fellow GFX facebook group member Vadim (thanks). Here is the press release:
“We are happy to announce the first NOVOFLEX lens adapters for the new Fujifilm GFX 50s medium format camera.
The line will start with adapters for Leica R, Leica M, Nikon and Canon FD bayonet mount, whose market introduction is planned for the beginning of June, 2017. More adapters are in preparation. Among these will be models for medium format lenses of the following mounts: Hasselblad V, Mamiya 645 and Pentax 67 and an adapter for the universal bellows of the BALPRO-series.
Especially interesting are the lens adapters with 35mm bayonet mount for tilt-/shift lenses, as their image circle is absolutely large enough, in order to fully illuminate the sensor format of the GFX 50s. However, numerous further 35mm lenses have an image circle which is bigger than the 35mm format itself, so that none or only marginal vignettings are caused. Moreover, many old or classic 35mm lenses are based on lens calculations of large format and/or medium format lenses. Potentially arising vignettings can be used for creative purposes or in many cases can later be removed by software.
The adapter for Nikon lenses comes with built-in mechanical aperture control to allow its use with G-type Nikkor lenses as well. None of the adapters will transfer any information between the camera and the lens.“
FYI, FR-reader Nathan wrote a Novoflex/X-T1 Trilogy for FujiRumors. Here it is:
Novoflex BALPRO T/S adapter review: Part 1 – Design, Operation, Controls, Adapters – Read here
Novoflex BALPRO T/S adapter review: Part 2 – stability and accuracy – Read here
Novoflex BALPRO T/S adapter review: Part 3 – Fun with the BALPRO T/S – Read here
Cambo Actus GFX Vs. Linhof M679cs
GFX facebook group member Nathan shared a some videos about the Cambo Actus-GFX and [shoplink 57449 ebay]Linhof M679cs[/shoplink].
I’ve already shared 2 of the 3 videos in past mixed zones, but he just added the best-case focus prep video comparing the M679cs and the Cambo Actus-GFX.
And here are some more Fujifilm GFX 50s links. And don’t forget to join our 12,000+ strong GFX facebook group, and incredibely helpful community creating infinite GFX content. For fast, reliable, and 100% GFX news and rumors follow the Fujifilm GFX facebook page.
Down below, you can see a few images shared at the GFX group.
GFX Stories – Behind the scenes video of Oliver Wehrli testing the new GF 23mm F4 Lens with GFX 50s on Isle of Skye, Scotland at Oliver Wehrli youtube
GFX stories: X-Photographer Oliver Wehrli from Switzerland goes to Isle of Skye with GF23mmF4 R LM WR to capture nature scenery at Fujifilm Global Youtube
GFX stories: Australian photographer Ray Martin uses GFX 50S + GF 23mm for his phtojournalistic work, to document the people in Tasmania at Fujifilm Global Youtube par1 and part2
GFX stories X-Photographer David Williams from Canada uses GFX 50S for portrait photography at Fujifilm Global youtube
