I currently have a Sony A7RV which I think is great. I've been thinking about buying their 400mm 2.8, but when this Fujifilm 500mm lens came out it got me thinking like why not buy the GFX100s II + 500mm 5.6 which equals €9500, which is still cheaper than the 400mm 2.8 from Sony which sells for €12000. Any reason not to do it? Probably low light performance, but I assume because it's medium format the sensor can handle noise even better.
@@jeroenvdw Actually the issue is that sometimes you get slightly soft focus even with static subject ( noticeable crop in like that rhino here at 2,08min ). Anyway speed isn't here yet, I think it's best to stay to FF for action wildlife until the introduction of a stacked MF sensor, maybe then....
2kg, 8k€, that is more weight and a lot more money than my entire kit ! Unmatched IQ at the cost of practicality, GFX may not be for everyone... how cool is it though :)
I think I would do xt5 + 200mm f2 or 70-300 for wildlife ! I use a lot the fantastic 90mm f2 (much better suited to my needs), small 1.1kg package, razor sharp and amazing IQ, very fast aperture... and 40mpx to crop in like a madman, for the rare occasion I need more reach !
only 7fps??? ONLY? are you insane? do you have any idea how sick it is to get 7fps from a 100mpx medium format camera?!? this one of the dumbest takes i ve ever seen. you know those americans in the 60's.. they only made it to the moon...
Happy to say, mate, there were tons of wildlife photographers back in the day of film, and they shot at less than 7fps and still came up with legendary photos. It seems to me that photography has gotten too easy, and so many today are unwilling to face a challenge to get a good shot. Personally, I think It's far more fun and rewarding to have to slow down and be more calculated in the moment rather than spray and let the camera do all the work. This is coming from a guy who sold my Canon R5 kit for the Fuji GFX 100 ii to shoot wildlife with, and I have zero regrets. By the way, I shoot wildlife in single shot (1fps) for the 16-bit files.
I currently have a Sony A7RV which I think is great. I've been thinking about buying their 400mm 2.8, but when this Fujifilm 500mm lens came out it got me thinking like why not buy the GFX100s II + 500mm 5.6 which equals €9500, which is still cheaper than the 400mm 2.8 from Sony which sells for €12000. Any reason not to do it? Probably low light performance, but I assume because it's medium format the sensor can handle noise even better.
GFX 12800 Iso noise looks like 3200 on FF with more details. But be aware Fuji AF isn't Sony level.
@@Kliffot AF is maybe even more important for wildlife, thanks :D
@@jeroenvdw Actually the issue is that sometimes you get slightly soft focus even with static subject ( noticeable crop in like that rhino here at 2,08min ). Anyway speed isn't here yet, I think it's best to stay to FF for action wildlife until the introduction of a stacked MF sensor, maybe then....
Anything they do, the AF is not up to scratch. I think you should manually focus with every Fujifilm camera, Reason you never couldn't trust the AF.
2kg, 8k€, that is more weight and a lot more money than my entire kit ! Unmatched IQ at the cost of practicality, GFX may not be for everyone... how cool is it though :)
Oh it’s freaking sick!
Canon 400mm is one of the equivelent alternatives and it's almost 3kg alone for the lens. :D
I think I would do xt5 + 200mm f2 or 70-300 for wildlife !
I use a lot the fantastic 90mm f2 (much better suited to my needs), small 1.1kg package, razor sharp and amazing IQ, very fast aperture... and 40mpx to crop in like a madman, for the rare occasion I need more reach !
Sadly not a bif wildlife camera. Only 7 fps.
only 7fps??? ONLY? are you insane? do you have any idea how sick it is to get 7fps from a 100mpx medium format camera?!? this one of the dumbest takes i ve ever seen.
you know those americans in the 60's.. they only made it to the moon...
Happy to say, mate, there were tons of wildlife photographers back in the day of film, and they shot at less than 7fps and still came up with legendary photos. It seems to me that photography has gotten too easy, and so many today are unwilling to face a challenge to get a good shot. Personally, I think It's far more fun and rewarding to have to slow down and be more calculated in the moment rather than spray and let the camera do all the work. This is coming from a guy who sold my Canon R5 kit for the Fuji GFX 100 ii to shoot wildlife with, and I have zero regrets. By the way, I shoot wildlife in single shot (1fps) for the 16-bit files.
But 7fps in medium format is pretty fun
@@cameracentretv it's actually 8 fraes per sec