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Fujifilm GFX

Fujifilm GFX 50s: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
Fujinon GF 110mm F2: USA: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama Europe: WexUK, PCHstore
Fujinon GF 23mm F4: USA BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama Europe: WexUK, PCHstore

Fujifilm X100F
BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS

  • The X100F — The Little Camera That Could! at fujifilm-x
  • Fuji X100F – A Street Photography Review at streetbounty

Fujifilm X-T20
BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS

Fujifilm X-T2
BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama

Fujifilm GFX Vs. Canon 5D MK IV – Resolution :: GFX Sample at ISO 12,800 :: X100F Roundup

GFX image at ISO 12,800 on flickr

Fujifilm GFX: USA BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS EU: AmazonDE, AmazonUK, WexUK, ParkCamerasUK, PCHstore AUS: CameraPro

GFX, 120 f/4 Macro, 1/125, f/22, ISO100 at GFX Facebook Group

Fujifilm X100F
USA BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS EU: AmazonDE, AmazonUK, WexUK, ParkCamerasUK, PCHstore AUS: CameraPro

Zack Arias Impresses His Audience with ISO 12,800 and Crazy Sharp Samples Taken with FUJIFILM GFX at his GPP Stage Talk

GFX Launch NightZach Arias – X-Photographer

Geplaatst door Fujifilm Middle East op woensdag 15 februari 2017

As you read here, Zack Arias is considering to sell all his X-gear to get the GFX.

In his recent GPP talk, he introduces the GFX in an interesting one hour video. Here some excerpts:

  • He will start telling you why he chose Medium Format and his first steps in with Medium Market.
  • He goes through his personal issues that, amongst the others, also influenced his work…. and shares his way out of that.
  • At minute 31:00 he starts sharing his recent work with the GFX
  • 32:25: He shares pictures that his 18 years old son took with the GFX.
  • 35:00: “I’ve shot every format, but Medium Format has this look. It’s how the highlights and shadows are retained, the soft transitions between those two, how the focus falls off. I can’t describe steroscopic bokeh at all, but I can see it. […] I want that different look.”
  • 39:00. Pixel Peeping Time… and you will hear the people just say “WOW!!” when they see the amazing sharpness and details.
  • 42:30: The MF Phase One is amazing. Has 1 AF point, though. He goes at 1,600 ISO at max with his Phase One now.
  • 43:55: Zack shows an image taken at ISO 12,800 (JPEG)… and again another WOW goes through the audience.
  • 48:00: A Fuji Representative says that Capture One will support the GFX

Check out the video at Fujifilm Middle East facebook here. For more GFX videos at the GPP by Fujifilm Middle East click here.

Fujifilm GFX: USA BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS EU: AmazonDE, AmazonUK, WexUK, ParkCamerasUK, PCHstore AUS: CameraPro

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Fujifilm GFX: “Remarkably Clean Images at ISO 12,800 […] Manual Focus too Much Spinning on Lens” + Shutter Sound/AF Video

Dale Sood & Gary Goldberg from Vistek had 24 hours with the Fujifilm GFX. Not much time, but they tested it as long as they could, even deep in the night out in the streets at -10 degrees. It appears to me that they are trying to give their honest feedback, showing samples and crops, and also pointing out some Cons.

Here are some excerpts… and please pardon me, but the GFX is such a new and exciting piece of gear to the photography industry, that I will cover it properly here on FR.

You can be sure: good or bad feedback, I will share it all.

  • AF in studio: AF was perfect for Gary when shooting with the model. He focusses on the model’s eye, and the camera did a great job with nailing it.
  • AF in Low Light Night Street: Dale used it in low light on the street, and his experience was, as expected, different. In low light it struggled certainly more, but he says it’s always harder for every camera to focus in low light. (NOTE: remember it’s an early beta firmware)
  • Focus peaking: Dale switched to Focus Peaking. But he complains that there is a lot of spinning on the lens to get the focus. (NOTE: also here consider it’s an early beta firmware)
  • Sharpness: Just watch the video, guys :)
  • ISO Performance (min 6:42): The reviewer has experience with other leading Medium Format brands, and he says he rarely pushed ISO over 3,200, because he wasn’t happy with the results. He assumed it would be the same with GFX. He shot on the street at night, and had to push at ISO at 3,200 and for one shot even at 12,800. On the back of the camera 12,800 looked great. But he thought “there is no way this going to look good on the computer“. So he brought the file into the computer and said “I should have shot at ISO 12,800 more often. How clean it is at 12,800 is remarkable” :) . At 6400 the images are very usable right out of the box, without having to apply any grain reduction in post.
  • Battery Live: at -10 degrees, he shot the entire night, without even draining one battery.
  • Conclusions: It can keep up to the hype. It’s going to be a game changer

Full Hands-on review at Vistek Youtube

Fujifilm GFX: USA BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS EU: AmazonDE, AmazonUK, WexUK, ParkCamerasUK, PCHstore AUS: CameraPro

Fujifilm GFX :: Current Pricing About $8000 (body + lens) – New Source

The Fujifilm GFX is now in the hands of selected photographers, who are testing it and giving their feedback to Fujiiflm. And every now and then, Fujifilm shares little tidbits at their youtube channel.

One of the happy beta testers is Philippe Marinig. Here are some of his comments taken from this youtube video: “I like reality, I like using natural light. […] I was very impressed by the GFX quality. […] The GFX seems to have no much limitation in terms of ISO as well. It’s freedom, no limitation. […] New Generation, exciting“.

And the lucky photographers, who can already use the GFX, share some tidbits now and then also at the Fujifilm GFX facebook group… so don’t miss to check it out.

With that said, let’s come to today’s rumor, which should be taken with a grain of salt, because it comes from a new source, and especially because Fujifilm can change the estimanted pricing anytime. I mean, the X-T2 price has been decided just shorty before its announcement, and in case of the X70, Fujifilm even changed the price 2 days after the announcement, when it was still in pre-order status.

All I can give you are estimated price tags at the moment, and, according to a new source, Fujifilm has currently set the price for the GFX at around $8000 (with lens).

This fits more or less with the price shared in Germany by a store and at this Vietnamese store.

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Local Store lists Fujifilm GFX 50s for “about €8000” :: More Fujifilm GFX Hands-On Reports

The 3,500 members of the Fujifilm GFX facebook group are very active. Some had the opportunity to test the GFX and shared their feedback for example here, some other guys are fighting hard to get their hands on as first on the GFX, like E. Bouvet and J. Apruzzese here, and more feedback and images can be checked out also here.

So you see… the group is very active and sharing stuff that fast, that I simply can’t keep up with it on FujiRumors. So, if you are interested in the Fujifilm GFX, then I recommend you to join the Fujifilm GFX facebook group.

Now, there are still many questions open regarding the Fujifilm GFX, and one of the hottest is for sure about its price. I’ve reported in the past, how an official Vietnamese store and Fujifilm showroom listed the GFX (+ lens) for sale for $8500 (€7,700).

Another hint has just been spotted by GFX facebook member Boerckel here. He noticed the flier of a German Store, where the Fujifilm GFX 50s price is said to be “about €8000“. It’s not clear if they mean body only or with GF63mm lens. The image shows the camera with lens, whereas the product description does not mention the lens.

Some reactions from the comments here:

  • J. Lindalen: “kids won’t be getting christmas presents this year, I need to save up some $$“
  • M. Kuhnreich “Ha, my kids aren’t even allowed at the dentist this year. Daddy’s portraits are going to look awesome, though!”

a friendly GFX meeting

WAKE UP FUJI: Ricoh GR IV Monochrome Preorder Available – Where is the Fujifilm X80 Monochrome?

The Ricoh GR IV Monochrome is now available for preorder at BHphoto here, at Adorama here and soon also at Amazon here.

Back in 2013 I already said that a monochrome Fujifilm camera would be an instant success. And I am sure that the Ricoh GR IV monochrome will be a tremendous success, just as the regular Ricoh GR IV.

Now, my dream would be an X-Pro monochrome version. But I’d also be happy with a Fujifilm X80 in both versions: regular sensor and monochrome sensor.

I don’t understand why Fujifilm isn’t on the market with one already. Well, I guess that’s good for Ricoh, who can enjoy an almost competition-free market.

Last Week of Fujifilm X and GFX Deals

The official Fujifilm X and GFX deals will end January 18. The only deal that will last until March 1 is the $200 rebate on X half.

Also, some of the unofficial Fujifilm deals at BHphoto have now expired (no more rebate on the XF90/2), but others are still running.

It is also unclear for how long Adorama will offer a free Fujifilm X half with X-T5 kit purchase.

Unofficial XF Lens Deals – unknown ending date – some expired already

Official XF Lens Deals – end January 18

Official X Camera Deals – end January 18

Official GFX Gear Deals – end January 18

* freebies at BHphoto include a free CFexpress Type B Card and a camera bag

SG-Image 75mm f/1.2 for Fujifilm GFX Sample Images and Price

We now have additional information and price for the upcoming SG-Image 75mm f/1.2 for Fujifilm GFX.

I am particularly impressed by the weight. I own the AstrHori 75mm f/4 for GFX, and that one weight 634g. And by the way, I had no idea that AstrHori used a few of my 75mmF4 shots to advertise the lens on their Amazon page.

As far as super-fast G mount lenses goes, there is also the TTArtisan 90mm f/1.25 for G mount, but that one weights over 1000 gram. There is also the Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 and the Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 65mm f/1.4, both at 1050 gram.

Down below you can see

  • Additional Sample Images
  • Additional Specs
  • Price

Regarding the sample Images, here is what SG-Image writes about the image quality:

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Fujifilm GFX Eterna 55: Fujifilm’s Biggest Mistake in Decades—or Its Smartest Long-Term Move?

When I recently rated all Fujifilm 2025 releases, I gave the Fujifilm GFX Eterna 55 the worst rating.

Well, I feel like some misunderstood my reasoning, and more importantly, there are some facts that passed unnoticed, but that I think justify my worries.

First off: the problem is not the camera itself. I am sure filmmakers who’ll use it will also love it.

But you see, Fujifilm operates with a relatively small R&D team and limited resources. And the GFX Eterna is not just another camera—it represents a major commitment to an entirely new product category for the company. That inevitably means a huge allocation of time, people, and money. My original fear was that this effort would drain resources from other X and GFX projects.

Of course, I also hoped that some of the technologies and improvements developed for the Eterna 55 would trickle down to other Fujifilm cameras, as I wrote back then. But so far, we haven’t really seen any meaningful benefits.

But maybe I’m just overthinking this.

Maybe Fujifilm planned everything perfectly, and the GFX Eterna isn’t draining resources from other projects at all.

After all, do we have any real evidence that Fujifilm underestimated how complex and resource-hungry this project would be?

Well, while we don’t have hard proof, there is something that largely went unnoticed—and it might be a subtle sign that things aren’t going entirely according to plan.

Here it is:

In a recent CineD interview, Fujifilm stated that the GFX Eterna 55 will receive a massive number of firmware updates throughout 2026, including many major new features. On paper, that sounds great.

But Johnnie from CineD—being the sharp and attentive interviewer he is—asked the manager obvious question: is the GFX Eterna 55 consuming more resources than Fujifilm originally anticipated? The Fujifilm manager, unsurprisingly, answered “no.”

Still, the question didn’t come out of nowhere. The whole situation gives the impression that Fujifilm rushed the camera out to meet its self-imposed 2025 timeline, even though many key features were not ready yet—and will only arrive sometime in 2026.

I tend to agree with Johnnie here. If everything had gone according to plan, those features would already be in the camera today. The fact that they’re not strongly suggests that the project required more time and resources than expected. And that, in turn, means fewer resources available for other products.

I don’t know who convinced Fujifilm that launching a dedicated cinema camera was the right move—but personally, I think it was a mistake. The GFX Eterna 55 appears to be absorbing an enormous amount of energy and resources, and the rest of the system seems to be paying the price.

But maybe I am wrong. Maybe the GFX Eterna 55 was Fujifilm’s best move in years and it will turn out to be a massive success for them. I certainly hope so for Fujifilm. But as of now, I consider it one of the most R&D wasting projects Fujifilm has ever launched.