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GFX 100 RF
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I have a black one on order.
I only said to my dealer, when you get them in I want to have a look and if I like it, I buy one. I may know more in the next 3 or 4 days, as to when and if I get lucky. That is as far as it goes presently.
Only clever if I like the camera and the price is right! However it sounds VERY tempting.
Epstar83
Member
I love the concept, I have owned an X100 series camera of one sort or another for the last 12 years. Last year I took the plunge with the Leica Q3 which is an excellent camera though the lens and hood make it less of a compact.
The GFX 100RF is definitely interesting but I feel the f/4 lens may be a little limiting, particularly if the camera has no ibis. Then again if one views it in a similar vane to a film camera such as Plaubel Makina W67 or the GF 667W it will certainly appeal to many photographers.
The GFX 100RF is definitely interesting but I feel the f/4 lens may be a little limiting, particularly if the camera has no ibis. Then again if one views it in a similar vane to a film camera such as Plaubel Makina W67 or the GF 667W it will certainly appeal to many photographers.
Knorp
Well-known member
@Knorp- the only option is black 
It's a very interesting model for sure. I want to see one. Given the size it is a non starter for me (not trying to. say a sa camera critique- it's small for what it is and def. a step forward in compactness). It sure seems it could fulfill an all-in one camera.
My only beef so far from what I have read is that given the F4, at night I would have to shoot at higher ISO (not much problem for this MF it seems) but the auto ISO still rolls to only 12800. I would really like Fuji to give the option to roll it to 51,200 with the appropriate warnings/disclaimers they must feel they need to do on image quality impact.
Or at least 32,000.
It's better/easier to capture sudden situations at night on the street I think.
Lack of IBIS doesn't bother me because I am regularly shooting at 1/125-1/250. IBIS doesn't freeze movement. And one can always shoot at 1/28 given the camera uses a left shutter and has some heft so has more momentum.
Jonas Arask was talking about shooting it even at 1/15s but I don't consider him the most objective source (Huge kudos to him for disclosing himself on that though!).
It's a very interesting model for sure. I want to see one. Given the size it is a non starter for me (not trying to. say a sa camera critique- it's small for what it is and def. a step forward in compactness). It sure seems it could fulfill an all-in one camera.
My only beef so far from what I have read is that given the F4, at night I would have to shoot at higher ISO (not much problem for this MF it seems) but the auto ISO still rolls to only 12800. I would really like Fuji to give the option to roll it to 51,200 with the appropriate warnings/disclaimers they must feel they need to do on image quality impact.
Or at least 32,000.
It's better/easier to capture sudden situations at night on the street I think.
Lack of IBIS doesn't bother me because I am regularly shooting at 1/125-1/250. IBIS doesn't freeze movement. And one can always shoot at 1/28 given the camera uses a left shutter and has some heft so has more momentum.
Jonas Arask was talking about shooting it even at 1/15s but I don't consider him the most objective source
(Huge kudos to him for disclosing himself on that though!).
Epstar83
Member
For me an optical viewfinder would have made it much more appealing. They're competing with a Q3 series, in that market price point is probably not the first consideration for someone looking for a high end compact. A hybrid OVF / EVF would have probably raised the price somewhat, but would have also made it a real competitor to not only the Q series but the Leica M series. The slower lens is a down side but I think photographers who are at home with older film MF cameras such as a Plaubel or GF 670/667 would not have any issue with it.
No doubt it will be an excellent camera and Fuji will have a lot of success with it, but it's not for me.
No doubt it will be an excellent camera and Fuji will have a lot of success with it, but it's not for me.
Not only that, but a lot of people act like every new camera from every company has to absolutely be their next upgrade or else it's like useless or something
I think Fuji created a very interesting proposition - whether I buy one or not. What I am betting on though is that it will sell, pretty much all they make.
I think Fuji created a very interesting proposition - whether I buy one or not. What I am betting on though is that it will sell, pretty much all they make.
it is very cool, has that Mamiya 6/7 or Plaubel Makina 67 feel to it. I got my son an X100T years ago, still in use. I can see this GFRF having a classic appeal. I haven't used a camera (besides my phone) in 4-5 months now. But the GFRF and a small travel tripod would make a nice kit. Very portable MF and cropping down to FF equiv with good DOF. Does it not need a BSI sensor because it's a fixed lens?
@PeterA - I am really trying to avoid, and convinced myself I won't, but I came back to look at what I have done and see if I do. So who knows, but I am just trying to make sure I avoid a GAS decision, and I get to really use this a lot because I already have too much good gear as it is.
If I was a daylight photographer it's an easy answer, but slightly more than half my work is at night.
If I was a daylight photographer it's an easy answer, but slightly more than half my work is at night.
Being a fixed lens doesn't really matter for having BSI, but it's a BSI anyway.