I received mine about a week ago. So far, I absolutely love this camera. I was blown away by the dynamic range. Your explanation for the DR modes was insightful. I shoot at least 50% video. So this is the first medium format camera that has been in my radar. I was originally planning on entering with the Hasselblad X2D, but Hasselblad decided to snub hybrid shooters… their loss. Having better video features requires much improved stills features… so everyone benefits. The sales of the Fujifilm speaks volumes as to how it’s been received. It sits in the #1 spot on BHPhoto as I write this. The flexibility in both stills and particularly video are truly groundbreaking. It even transports painlessly, by removing the EVF. I’m honestly not surprised to learn you enjoyed using it. I’m looking forward to the upcoming video lens. PS: If you have them, I’d love to hear your opinion on the 63mm and 80mm for video. I purchased the 50mm and 55mm, but feel they are too close in focal length to justify both.
I didn't love the 80mm because of the focus for video, but haven't looked at the 63mm yet. Quality video AF is something that is still a work in progress, but they are moving in the right direction.
Fuji did a great job on this new model, they've reduced the amount of medium format limitations (shooting speed, focusing speed etc.) and enclosed it in an almost perfect ergonomic package. The sensor performance is just breathtaking in all aspects. Great review as always Mr. Abbott, thank you.
The GFX 100 actually also titled the top plate slightly back. Just slightly. Interesting how Fuji is not just following conventional designs and making some small steps on the ergonomic front.
@@DustinAbbottTWI having used the 100 and the 100 II do you think that the tilt significantly improves readability between the two? I'd agree though - on the original 100 I couldn't tell there was a tilt until I had it in hand. But it helps, even if slightly.
You mentioned the question, “is this medium format camera updated enough to entice full frame users to switch?” Well, it did for me, I sold my entire Canon R5 kit and bought it. For a while I’ve been considering medium format, but it wasn’t until video features reached actual usability with 12 bit raw output and decent af, stills fps reached 8, stills af got good, and the gf 500mm lens was announced that I actually committed to switch :)
I was thinking “decent as f…” isn’t the most appropriate way to comment on this type of videos, but soon I realized that it was my bad for misunderstanding “decent autofocus” 🥲
I could see this being a very interesting compact video setup for commercial work. You can now adapt ARRI lenses and the like making it a fantastic bcam to get shots that would be difficult to get with a cinema camera. For that kind of work autofocus doesn’t matter at all either. For commercials and low budget productions this could be a game changer. The one thing I don’t get is if that is the target market they need a viewfinder cable and cage mount of some sort.
You're right that serious cinematographers are rarely relying on AF anyway. In this case, unless you are shooting with a GF lens you aren't really getting AF anyway.
This is the first review for the 100II that was more than just accolades! Thank you for the honest review. Now how do I tell my wife that I need to spend another $7500 to feed my habit. 😂
Excellent review. The most vital question is: Is there any improvements regarding the colors out of the camera? And how do you compare the colors of the GFX100 ii to a Hasselblad camera ?
Hi Dustin, great video as usual, I´m on the fence for a 100s or the 100II, I do documental (not fast-moving people), portrait (not in studio) and landscape photography, I m curious about the autofocus (eye af) of the S model compared to the II model and since I have Sony a7r III, how does the eye af performs in low light? - if the autofocus of the S is on pair with the sony A7R 2 than the S will be a pain for me.
Thanks, this is a really comprehensive review that touches on the technical aspects as well as the user experience. Appreciate it. I’d say based on your review coming from a full frame Sony camera to this camera, I would loose the responsiveness, accuracy and speed of the AF while gaining sublime imaging capabilities beyond full frame sensors. I tried the GFX100S and was frustrated at the overall responsiveness compared to my X-H2S. I have the X-H2S and love it, especially for its colors. Its stacked sensor at this price is a plus too. To me moving from a Sony FE/Fujifilm X system to a GFX/X system might still not be in the cards as yet.
Hi Dustin! Great review! I have a question. Hot pixels has been a big problem for me on my 100s . Btw i love the camera but have you seen a lot of hot pixels on the newer sensor? Regards
You can set up the EC to just be default at the rear command dial, and then reassign that Fn button on the right to something else. That’s what I’ve done.
How good are AF in cameras these days? a7r4, a7r5, gfx100s, gfx100 II. If I'm photographing wide variety of mostly still objects, can I expect AF to be very accurate even if it's not super fast? Sometimes when I shoot pictures with my a5100 (even if I use a custom focus point), the AF just doesn't focus correctly even if nothing is moving and even after multiple tries. With GFX100 and the II, if using eye AF can I be very confident that a still subject will have AF nailed?
I had the opportunity to try out the camera at a recently concluded photographic fair. It felt good in the hands and I have small hands. As expected the sensor is impressive & there was significant discount making the price closer to the sony a7r5. For me the sony a7r5 still is the best high resolution compact hybrid because of its range of lenses, better AF etc but the Fuji has really drawn out the potential of the medium format and making it more accessible. They have offered the possibility of trying it out too so it is very tempting to eventually supplement the a7r5.
Thank you Dustin for another great review. I own the Sony A7RIV. What would be the chances of you doing a side-by-side image quality only comparison of the GFX100 II and the Sony A7RIV or A7RV? Thanks
Very thorough review! Did you get a chance to compare image quality and dynamic range to GFX 100 ? Is there any noticeable improvement over the predecessor?
I didn’t directly compare the two (didn’t have them both at the same time), but Fuji states there are some improvements. I wouldn’t say sensor improvements would be the primary reason to upgrade, however. It’s better, but not by much. There are stronger improvements in other areas.
Hi, Dustin, you need to correct the AF. You are using the 55 1.7, which is very slow at AF. Understandably, to get a lens that fast at 1.7 in Mf is a technical masterpiece, but to test its af speed, use the 45-100 mm, and you will see a vast difference. It's all lens-related when it comes to AF speed in Meduiam format. Cheers.
With all due respect, I've reviewed quite a number of medium format lenses at this point, so I'm pretty familiar with the average focus speed...which unfortunately still lags behind smaller format sensors by a good bit. It is getting better, but has a long way to go. Also, it was Fuji that chose to send me that combination.
Hello, thank you for this video. Have you noticed the problem when using Godox or Profoto triggers and others (or the cobra flash on the camera hot shoe) that cuts off the live view of the EVF? so the only way is to use the rear screen de l'appareil ? issue with TTL connexion I guess
@@DustinAbbottTWI It works fine with fuji flash and trigger, but not with Profoto and Godox. I guess it doesn't work with third part TTL trigger and cobra flashes. It's to new to have enough users related this
I use the Profoto Fuji triggers and use the EVF most of the time because it is a more stable position when hand held and am yet to see any problem like this.
@@barrie2504 ho, great, I'm glad for you. So it must be something with Godox only. Someone told me he had same issue as me with Profoto, but maybe a firmware fix!?
Thank you for your review , very helpful. My big concern is the AF lack of "confidence".. A7R5 does not have that swagger in hand experience.. I'm indecisive 😮
There were several high profile cinematographers that grabbed the GFX 100 and I’m sure Fujifilm listened to them. Fairly eyebrow raising number when they started showing up to sets and/or were photographed at events/conventions with a GFX100 on the neck.
In terms of the same quality, I don't think there is an action camera that exists. A camera like the Sony a7R5 is probably the closest thing out there.
Would this be the camera for a one man (or one woman) band doing weddings and capturing both stills and video of the “big day” - accepting that there’s a trade-off when the particular scene deserves both continuous video and several still photos ?
I just switched from Sony to this camera. I value image quality over pretty much everything else but the older GFX cameras have always felt a little too slow. This one however is finally fast enough for me to make the switch. For what I do it more or less feels exactly like my A7RV but it is heavily lens dependent. The 20-35 and 50 f3.5 feel snappy and to my eyes are just as fast focusing as any Sony lens the 80mm however is really bad.
I own the A7RIV and I am thinking of stepping up to the Fuji. I do landscape photography and happy with the results of the A7RIV. However, I am always thinking that the GFX is leaps and bounds better. What is your take having owned the Sony and the Fuji? Thanks.
I haven't used it a huge amount yet since I only got the GFX a few days ago but my initial thoughts are that It is defiantly a pretty big improvement over the A7RV in terms of image quality. 102 megapixels is really great and noise is essentially a non issue while on the A7RV there is still some in some circumstances. I've taken some shots at 12800 on the GFX and while there is noise it isn't really distracting at all it just looks like film grain due to how fine it is. Also I find that the images coming out of the GFX barely need any post processing especially with the film simulations which are really nice. Just pick the simulation you like and it basically does the editing for you. It even works with RAW files of course you can just change them after the fact to whatever simulation you like in Lightroom. The RAW files seem to open no problem in Lightroom Classic despite not being listed as compatible yet but not all of the film simulations show up. Overall I would say that the A7RV is still a lot more responsive and the autofocus is still better but the GFX is very good. I would say that the overall responsiveness of the camera (menus, changing settings, etc) is closer to the A7RV than to my previous A7RIII but the autofocus is somewhere in between the A7RIII and the A7RV depending on the lens of course. @@boristahmasian9604
Unfortunately not. I had to sell most of my Sony kit to fund the switch but so far I'm pretty happy. I think if you do any sort of sports/wildlife/journalistic stuff it might be better to stick with Sony although the A7RV isn't the best for those subjects either. I think if you are happy with the A7RV you would probably be happy with the GFX however if you have an A1 and actually use the high speed I think the GFX100II will feel like a downgrade in a lot of ways other than image quality of course. Also there are no long lenses for GFX other than the 250mm which isn't really all that long on medium format.@@Mattross52
@@LoganNolag Thank you for your reply and insights. I came to A7RIV from a Pentax K1. Noise wise Pentax had a nice clean images up to 800 or so. My A7RIV is already pretty noisy at ISO 400. The reason I know is when I use Photoshop's denoise, the improvements are dramatic. I can even see better noise at ISO 100 after PS denoise. I imagine the GFX is my K1 with tons more resolution. It is a winner for sure. I was able to enter the A7RIV world with four excellent Tamron lenses for less than $7K. I imaging the same with GFX will bring me close to $17K.
Great video ..again ! However I think that it would have been useful to compare this new Fuji middle frame gear with it's closest competitor the Hasselblad X2D . Could you please Dustin give us your view on this ? Your opinion counts a lot for me. Patrick
Incredible how good the images are at high ISOs. ISO5000 looks like hard to believe. Basically high ISO has stopped to be an issue with those modern cameras.
Its unmatchable with FF equivalent 12000 ISO, its behaving as ISO 800 on FF. Only concern is Size and weight of camera and lenses. Its ALWAYS ON TRIPOD type camera
Are you sure the in camera battery remains when the grip is attached? I haven't used it yet, so I don't know, but typically you end up with two batteries in the grip and none in the camera.
Yep its two additional NP-W235 rechargeable batteries with the battery grib compared to the R5C wich have room for only two in total.. (That camera would have benefited greatly from the fuji approach of design) @@DustinAbbottTWI
I guess that depends on how your work is being sold or reproduced. Both cameras can produce amazing images. I just find there is a bit more nuance with the bigger sensor, but it is kind of like audiofile reviews - most people won't be able to tell the difference.
it seems the sensor is faster, but not better than the one in gfx 100s (but still the best in camera world). Except autofocus and burst rate performance, I think they're the same in term of image quality.
lol… When since is faster not better? Also, the sensor has a new base iso of 80, where it will outshine the 100s. That said, the 100s sensor was no slouch. These large format sensors sit at the top of the food chain when it comes to what is currently possible in a mirrorless body.
@@angryrabbitproductions1690 sorry for such misunderstanding. I mean better in term of image quality, about the speed, surely faster is better. Regarding the new lower base iso, clearly the 100 II has its advantage, but I doubt it can be called "outshine". But overall, both are top of the line sensor. Still waiting for next gen body with a smaller body like 100s but has the same speed, IBIS, EVF resolution of 100II
They are relatively the same focal length, actually, once you account for the crop difference. If you think that is the problem, however, you may not really understand the nature of focus systems.
Hello, nice review. but if you don't mind, I have something to say. You started saying this might be the camera that could make some FF shooter to go to the medium format, I am shooting with FF from about 12-13 years now, I never tried the medium format. When I wanted to try the medium format, Fujifilm was not really helpful at that time to help me to find a place where I could test the GFX 100S. Now a new camera, how can I just buy a completely different set (camera, lenses) spending lot of money just watching review in internet? I need to feel the camera on my hand, I need to take a couple of shots and compare them with my FF camera and see if this is what I am really looking for. Even when I go to buy a car they let me test the car, not sure why this is almost impossible with some camera brand
I’m not sure where you are located but I find Fujifilm to be very accommodating to users who want to try their GFX systems out. Fujifilm Canada loaned me a GFX100S and 3 GF lenses for a week a couple of summers ago. From my experience, no other camera company has come close to Fuji when it comes to being responsive to potential customers. Have you called the Fuji rep in your country?
@@doogieham yes, I contacted Fujifilm US (which is located in California, about 5 hours from me)...I send them 2-3 emails, had phone call.... nothing. I mentioned that I was willing to buy it, but probably didn't care about me, I might be the unlucky one
Should this camera be compared to FF cameras such as Song? Or rather compare it to other MF cameras and we’ll find it blows them out the water when you look at pound 4 pound quality.
I tend to do the full frame comparisons because 1) that's what Fuji seems to target in their marketing and 2) I don't have a lot of experience with other medium format system.
And that's a really huge indictment, as I feel like this is a relatively easy area to address (everyone else has done it!) and such a crazy thing to keep buyers like yourself away from an otherwise amazing camera like this.
Whether $10,000, $7,500 or even $5,000... who do big camera manufacturers think is their mass market? Honestly, Hasselblad, Leica and others seem to be pushing niche/high-end products like mass-market, consumer products! (I recall buying a Nikon F4s for $2000 and it was deemed pro only and niche. Now most manufacturers are marketing $5000-$10000 products like customers have unlimited funds).
In fairness if you take the $2000 in 1988 money and just adjust for inflation and not at all for increase in features that would be $5190 in todays money.
You are right. I get @gregoryfricker9971's point. Yes we have to adjust for inflation but even then the prices are out of reach for most people. That is why I went with the Sony A7RIV instead of the Fuji GFX. You also have to consider the lens prices. Fuji has almost no alternatives. Whereas Sony has Tamron, Sigma and a bunch of their lenses available for the platform. I still want the GFX but have to save up a lot more for it!! Fuji and Hassy were workhorses and status symbols at some point. However, in today's photography world, they are more status symbol. Don't get me wrong, they are great cameras but we have equally good cameras for a lot less $$$.
I doubt they are expecting MF to be mass market yet, but Fuji's approach is definitely more affordable that medium format systems from the past. I don't know that you can expect a lot more drop in terms of price.
@@DustinAbbottTWI no expectation of any price drop. And I understand inflation. I was a marketing/ad manager in GM. If I advertised a $50k luxury car in Bass Fisherman Monthly I'd be fired! This is not about price..... it's about your demographic.
@@DustinAbbottTWI why don’t you check out B&H Photo Video channel - Fujifilm GFX100 II - A Medium Format Powerhouse! to see what Fuji is calling it. I think Fuji has better things to do then correct you and all the other reviewers that calling it by the wrong name.
@@user-kj5en4hz6c why don’t you check out B&H Photo Video channel - Fujifilm GFX100 II - A Medium Format Powerhouse! to see what Fuji is calling it B&H is where I purchased mine from, so I guess I smart enough to be able to afford it. How about you?
Bro all we care about on cameras like this is the reverse camera the RUclips channel shit we don't care about photography bro. All of us are wondering how RUclips channels have such good cameras what cameras they use etcetera and you're over here talking about pictures of scenery bro
@@DustinAbbottTWI in my opinion unless you're good looking or have a actual RUclips channel that you need one you shouldn't have a professional camera like for what
Well, it's good to know the focus has gotten better, and that image quality IS incredible... but I have to say, that is the _ugliest_ camera I have ever seen. The texture, the flat/smooth parts not _quite_ matching the colour or at least reflectiveness of the textured parts, the angles of that top plate, viewfinder and grip, the clumsy movie/stills button (will anyone who cares enough about video to pay 7K+ not just buy an actual dedicated video camera?)... absolutely hideous. And what's with Fuji's insistance on putting Q buttons on the tip of the thumb grip? Their managers have acknowledged the complaints about that in interviews since the X-T30. Evidently it functions well enough, but this is the first time I think Fuji have totally dropped the ball on design. I'll wait for these innards to be put in an 'S' or 'R' body; I'm not paying £7000 for something I don't want to look at.
I agree with you. I actually wrote to Fuji with some suggestions for products, and I mentioned the awful, ugly, simplistic design of the new 50sii/100s. The GFX50R had some potential, although not exceptional at all. It's viewfinder was v interesting technology that could be evolved too. The build quality is also suspicious to me. I have seen the reports of failing tripod mounts and baseplate design. Fuji could really do with hiring some better designers. It's another rectangular box with a grip attached and the weird slope may be functional but it's an afterthought in the design.
I received mine about a week ago. So far, I absolutely love this camera. I was blown away by the dynamic range. Your explanation for the DR modes was insightful.
I shoot at least 50% video. So this is the first medium format camera that has been in my radar. I was originally planning on entering with the Hasselblad X2D, but Hasselblad decided to snub hybrid shooters… their loss. Having better video features requires much improved stills features… so everyone benefits. The sales of the Fujifilm speaks volumes as to how it’s been received. It sits in the #1 spot on BHPhoto as I write this.
The flexibility in both stills and particularly video are truly groundbreaking. It even transports painlessly, by removing the EVF.
I’m honestly not surprised to learn you enjoyed using it. I’m looking forward to the upcoming video lens.
PS: If you have them, I’d love to hear your opinion on the 63mm and 80mm for video. I purchased the 50mm and 55mm, but feel they are too close in focal length to justify both.
I didn't love the 80mm because of the focus for video, but haven't looked at the 63mm yet. Quality video AF is something that is still a work in progress, but they are moving in the right direction.
Such a helpful and thorough review 👌 Answered many of my questions. Thanks
Fuji did a great job on this new model, they've reduced the amount of medium format limitations (shooting speed, focusing speed etc.) and enclosed it in an almost perfect ergonomic package. The sensor performance is just breathtaking in all aspects. Great review as always Mr. Abbott, thank you.
My pleasure.
The GFX 100 actually also titled the top plate slightly back. Just slightly. Interesting how Fuji is not just following conventional designs and making some small steps on the ergonomic front.
It wasn't tilted quite like this. Fuji actually emphasizes the change in their marketing materials.
@@DustinAbbottTWI having used the 100 and the 100 II do you think that the tilt significantly improves readability between the two? I'd agree though - on the original 100 I couldn't tell there was a tilt until I had it in hand. But it helps, even if slightly.
You mentioned the question, “is this medium format camera updated enough to entice full frame users to switch?”
Well, it did for me, I sold my entire Canon R5 kit and bought it.
For a while I’ve been considering medium format, but it wasn’t until video features reached actual usability with 12 bit raw output and decent af, stills fps reached 8, stills af got good, and the gf 500mm lens was announced that I actually committed to switch :)
That's interesting feedback...and what I would looking to hear.
I was thinking “decent as f…” isn’t the most appropriate way to comment on this type of videos, but soon I realized that it was my bad for misunderstanding “decent autofocus” 🥲
@@Minhchupchoethahaha yes, autofocus is what I meant! 😂
I am so impressd with that view finder! I got 2 of them. Thank you for the Infermation :)
The viewfinder is amazing.
Thank you for a great review! very thorough.
Glad it was helpful!
I could see this being a very interesting compact video setup for commercial work. You can now adapt ARRI lenses and the like making it a fantastic bcam to get shots that would be difficult to get with a cinema camera. For that kind of work autofocus doesn’t matter at all either. For commercials and low budget productions this could be a game changer. The one thing I don’t get is if that is the target market they need a viewfinder cable and cage mount of some sort.
You're right that serious cinematographers are rarely relying on AF anyway. In this case, unless you are shooting with a GF lens you aren't really getting AF anyway.
This is the first review for the 100II that was more than just accolades! Thank you for the honest review.
Now how do I tell my wife that I need to spend another $7500 to feed my habit. 😂
LOL @ the last comment. I apparently cause trouble for many marriages!
As a content creator I am seriously considering selling my xh2 xh2 s and most of lenses to switch to this one
Thank you for such an incredible review 🙏👏👏👏
My pleasure.
Excellent review.
The most vital question is:
Is there any improvements regarding the colors out of the camera?
And how do you compare the colors of the GFX100 ii to a Hasselblad camera ?
Hi Dustin, great video as usual, I´m on the fence for a 100s or the 100II, I do documental (not fast-moving people), portrait (not in studio) and landscape photography, I m curious about the autofocus (eye af) of the S model compared to the II model and since I have Sony a7r III, how does the eye af performs in low light? - if the autofocus of the S is on pair with the sony A7R 2 than the S will be a pain for me.
This is my dream camera
Thanks for sharing, I can only imagine how well will be with a 110mm
YES, YEEESSS!
Dustin has got it.
It's a sweet camera...though just a loaner.
The GFX 100 2 has far superior focus speed and accuracy over both the 100 and 100s. The changes are well worth the upgrade for me.
Thanks, this is a really comprehensive review that touches on the technical aspects as well as the user experience. Appreciate it.
I’d say based on your review coming from a full frame Sony camera to this camera, I would loose the responsiveness, accuracy and speed of the AF while gaining sublime imaging capabilities beyond full frame sensors.
I tried the GFX100S and was frustrated at the overall responsiveness compared to my X-H2S. I have the X-H2S and love it, especially for its colors. Its stacked sensor at this price is a plus too.
To me moving from a Sony FE/Fujifilm X system to a GFX/X system might still not be in the cards as yet.
Fair enough.
Hi Dustin! Great review! I have a question. Hot pixels has been a big problem for me on my 100s . Btw i love the camera but have you seen a lot of hot pixels on the newer sensor? Regards
I didn't notice any hot pixels in my tests.
You can set up the EC to just be default at the rear command dial, and then reassign that Fn button on the right to something else. That’s what I’ve done.
That's true, though I would still prefer one more control dial.
How good are AF in cameras these days? a7r4, a7r5, gfx100s, gfx100 II. If I'm photographing wide variety of mostly still objects, can I expect AF to be very accurate even if it's not super fast? Sometimes when I shoot pictures with my a5100 (even if I use a custom focus point), the AF just doesn't focus correctly even if nothing is moving and even after multiple tries.
With GFX100 and the II, if using eye AF can I be very confident that a still subject will have AF nailed?
Loved the insightful video review!
Just a quick question, what is the mini tripod you used to set the GFX 100 II?
Oben Tabletop Tripod shown in video: bhpho.to/3vL8YWy
Looking forward to your review of the GFX 100S II and the new GFX 500mm lens if you ever get to them :)
I could be reviewing one right now, but I didn't have the time. Maybe next month.
I had the opportunity to try out the camera at a recently concluded photographic fair. It felt good in the hands and I have small hands. As expected the sensor is impressive & there was significant discount making the price closer to the sony a7r5. For me the sony a7r5 still is the best high resolution compact hybrid because of its range of lenses, better AF etc but the Fuji has really drawn out the potential of the medium format and making it more accessible. They have offered the possibility of trying it out too so it is very tempting to eventually supplement the a7r5.
They are definitely closing the gap, but yes, there is absolutely an unbelievable catalog of quality lenses for the Sony ecosystem now.
The Nikon Z8 is a more capable camera due to a stacked sensor.
Where do pick GFX100 II closer in price to the Sony A7r5? Even with my 10% corp discount, the diff is like more than 3k USD.
Thank you Dustin for another great review. I own the Sony A7RIV. What would be the chances of you doing a side-by-side image quality only comparison of the GFX100 II and the Sony A7RIV or A7RV? Thanks
I've had to send the camera back, so nothing in the immediate future.
Adobe does not support the gfx100II yet so the profiles and background processing applied maybe off as they are for the older model.
Very thorough review! Did you get a chance to compare image quality and dynamic range to GFX 100 ? Is there any noticeable improvement over the predecessor?
I didn’t directly compare the two (didn’t have them both at the same time), but Fuji states there are some improvements. I wouldn’t say sensor improvements would be the primary reason to upgrade, however. It’s better, but not by much. There are stronger improvements in other areas.
Hi, Dustin, you need to correct the AF. You are using the 55 1.7, which is very slow at AF. Understandably, to get a lens that fast at 1.7 in Mf is a technical masterpiece, but to test its af speed, use the 45-100 mm, and you will see a vast difference. It's all lens-related when it comes to AF speed in Meduiam format. Cheers.
With all due respect, I've reviewed quite a number of medium format lenses at this point, so I'm pretty familiar with the average focus speed...which unfortunately still lags behind smaller format sensors by a good bit. It is getting better, but has a long way to go. Also, it was Fuji that chose to send me that combination.
Bro, why isn’t all the video segments of the review in the section marked as video performance?
Hello, thank you for this video. Have you noticed the problem when using Godox or Profoto triggers and others (or the cobra flash on the camera hot shoe) that cuts off the live view of the EVF? so the only way is to use the rear screen de l'appareil ? issue with TTL connexion I guess
I haven't noticed that, but I actually need to get Fuji triggers as I don't have any at the moment.
@@DustinAbbottTWI It works fine with fuji flash and trigger, but not with Profoto and Godox. I guess it doesn't work with third part TTL trigger and cobra flashes. It's to new to have enough users related this
I use the Profoto Fuji triggers and use the EVF most of the time because it is a more stable position when hand held and am yet to see any problem like this.
@@barrie2504 ho, great, I'm glad for you. So it must be something with Godox only. Someone told me he had same issue as me with Profoto, but maybe a firmware fix!?
@@barrie2504 Hello Thanks for your answer :-) are you using the GFX100II new with your Profoto trigger?
Thank you for your review , very helpful. My big concern is the AF lack of "confidence".. A7R5 does not have that swagger in hand experience.. I'm indecisive 😮
It is tough, because the images are so nice.
There were several high profile cinematographers that grabbed the GFX 100 and I’m sure Fujifilm listened to them. Fairly eyebrow raising number when they started showing up to sets and/or were photographed at events/conventions with a GFX100 on the neck.
That's interesting.
where are the spy pics
35:40 I still prefer the left picture :) Maybe bring down only the highlights would work better... Otherwise you get into HDRy field
The great news about killer DR is that you really can process to taste. I can't remember the last time I had to bracket exposures.
Still the best channel by the coolest looking dude..
That's pretty nice of you ;)
Great review. Thank you. Can you sharpen the images without getting the Fuji worms?
That doesn't seem to be an issue at all with their medium format cameras. No X-Trans sensor.
What would you suggest as an action camera in this same quality and price range, thanks
In terms of the same quality, I don't think there is an action camera that exists. A camera like the Sony a7R5 is probably the closest thing out there.
Another way of saying 8K @ 1.5x crop is 8K at 35mm sensor equivalent size, which is how they advertise it
Fair enough.
Would this be the camera for a one man (or one woman) band doing weddings and capturing both stills and video of the “big day” - accepting that there’s a trade-off when the particular scene deserves both continuous video and several still photos ?
It definitely could work well in that application.
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I just switched from Sony to this camera. I value image quality over pretty much everything else but the older GFX cameras have always felt a little too slow. This one however is finally fast enough for me to make the switch. For what I do it more or less feels exactly like my A7RV but it is heavily lens dependent. The 20-35 and 50 f3.5 feel snappy and to my eyes are just as fast focusing as any Sony lens the 80mm however is really bad.
I own the A7RIV and I am thinking of stepping up to the Fuji. I do landscape photography and happy with the results of the A7RIV. However, I am always thinking that the GFX is leaps and bounds better. What is your take having owned the Sony and the Fuji? Thanks.
Did you keep the a7rv? I’m in the same boat. Think of selling a lot of stuff. Used my buddies x2d really like those dense images
I haven't used it a huge amount yet since I only got the GFX a few days ago but my initial thoughts are that It is defiantly a pretty big improvement over the A7RV in terms of image quality. 102 megapixels is really great and noise is essentially a non issue while on the A7RV there is still some in some circumstances. I've taken some shots at 12800 on the GFX and while there is noise it isn't really distracting at all it just looks like film grain due to how fine it is.
Also I find that the images coming out of the GFX barely need any post processing especially with the film simulations which are really nice. Just pick the simulation you like and it basically does the editing for you. It even works with RAW files of course you can just change them after the fact to whatever simulation you like in Lightroom. The RAW files seem to open no problem in Lightroom Classic despite not being listed as compatible yet but not all of the film simulations show up. Overall I would say that the A7RV is still a lot more responsive and the autofocus is still better but the GFX is very good. I would say that the overall responsiveness of the camera (menus, changing settings, etc) is closer to the A7RV than to my previous A7RIII but the autofocus is somewhere in between the A7RIII and the A7RV depending on the lens of course. @@boristahmasian9604
Unfortunately not. I had to sell most of my Sony kit to fund the switch but so far I'm pretty happy. I think if you do any sort of sports/wildlife/journalistic stuff it might be better to stick with Sony although the A7RV isn't the best for those subjects either. I think if you are happy with the A7RV you would probably be happy with the GFX however if you have an A1 and actually use the high speed I think the GFX100II will feel like a downgrade in a lot of ways other than image quality of course. Also there are no long lenses for GFX other than the 250mm which isn't really all that long on medium format.@@Mattross52
@@LoganNolag Thank you for your reply and insights. I came to A7RIV from a Pentax K1. Noise wise Pentax had a nice clean images up to 800 or so. My A7RIV is already pretty noisy at ISO 400. The reason I know is when I use Photoshop's denoise, the improvements are dramatic. I can even see better noise at ISO 100 after PS denoise. I imagine the GFX is my K1 with tons more resolution. It is a winner for sure. I was able to enter the A7RIV world with four excellent Tamron lenses for less than $7K. I imaging the same with GFX will bring me close to $17K.
Great video ..again ! However I think that it would have been useful to compare this new Fuji middle frame gear with it's closest competitor the Hasselblad X2D . Could you please Dustin give us your view on this ? Your opinion counts a lot for me. Patrick
Unfortunately at the moment I have no relationship with Hasselblad. I'm limited by the gear I actually have access to.
Do you think the zeiss otus lenses would work for this camera?
It definitely would in the 35mm crop (which is still about 60MP).
@@DustinAbbottTWI 👍. Thanks Dustin
Actually except the 28mm the Otus lenses cover the full sensor video or photo mode
I have 55 , also tried 100mm both are good for GFX ,include 85.
Only 28mm is vignet.
Incredible how good the images are at high ISOs. ISO5000 looks like hard to believe. Basically high ISO has stopped to be an issue with those modern cameras.
That's very true.
Its unmatchable with FF equivalent 12000 ISO, its behaving as ISO 800 on FF. Only concern is Size and weight of camera and lenses. Its ALWAYS ON TRIPOD type camera
I'm not sure it is tripod only (I didn't feel too burdened by it)
Can't understand why Fuji moved the remote release back to that left side.
I don't have the answer to that.
The new Fuji X line of cameras (X-T5, XH2 etc), with the latest firmware, would easily have kept up with your cat walking/running towards you.
You'd think so, but I own an X-H2 with the most recent firmware, and that just isn't the case.
How is DR compared to 100S?
I didn't see a radical difference. I'm going to guess that it is very similar.
How does it compare to z8...
It's a completely different animal
Great and in depth account of the GFX100 II, but the consistent repetition of, “really really…” did start to become distracting.
Thanks for the feedback.
@@DustinAbbottTWI please know however that your RUclips reviews sit among the best.
The crazyness about the battery grib is that with it you get 3 batteries in your camera... a thing that i would love in my R5C camera from canon.
Are you sure the in camera battery remains when the grip is attached? I haven't used it yet, so I don't know, but typically you end up with two batteries in the grip and none in the camera.
Yep its two additional NP-W235 rechargeable batteries with the battery grib compared to the R5C wich have room for only two in total.. (That camera would have benefited greatly from the fuji approach of design) @@DustinAbbottTWI
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Gfx 100 ii vs sony a7r5 pls
In what way, exactly? The GFX wins for image quality, but the a7RV is the easier winner for autofocus.
@@DustinAbbottTWI suppose, is it worth the extra money for landscape or product photography?
I guess that depends on how your work is being sold or reproduced. Both cameras can produce amazing images. I just find there is a bit more nuance with the bigger sensor, but it is kind of like audiofile reviews - most people won't be able to tell the difference.
I thought it was a revamped sensor? Not brand new.
it seems the sensor is faster, but not better than the one in gfx 100s (but still the best in camera world). Except autofocus and burst rate performance, I think they're the same in term of image quality.
lol… When since is faster not better?
Also, the sensor has a new base iso of 80, where it will outshine the 100s. That said, the 100s sensor was no slouch. These large format sensors sit at the top of the food chain when it comes to what is currently possible in a mirrorless body.
@@angryrabbitproductions1690 sorry for such misunderstanding. I mean better in term of image quality, about the speed, surely faster is better. Regarding the new lower base iso, clearly the 100 II has its advantage, but I doubt it can be called "outshine". But overall, both are top of the line sensor.
Still waiting for next gen body with a smaller body like 100s but has the same speed, IBIS, EVF resolution of 100II
Fuji claims brand new, and the fact that that base ISO is lower and that the sensor readout is faster indicates that this is the case.
your focus comparison with sony wasnt fair. use same focal lengths
They are relatively the same focal length, actually, once you account for the crop difference. If you think that is the problem, however, you may not really understand the nature of focus systems.
Hello, nice review. but if you don't mind, I have something to say. You started saying this might be the camera that could make some FF shooter to go to the medium format, I am shooting with FF from about 12-13 years now, I never tried the medium format. When I wanted to try the medium format, Fujifilm was not really helpful at that time to help me to find a place where I could test the GFX 100S. Now a new camera, how can I just buy a completely different set (camera, lenses) spending lot of money just watching review in internet? I need to feel the camera on my hand, I need to take a couple of shots and compare them with my FF camera and see if this is what I am really looking for. Even when I go to buy a car they let me test the car, not sure why this is almost impossible with some camera brand
I’m not sure where you are located but I find Fujifilm to be very accommodating to users who want to try their GFX systems out. Fujifilm Canada loaned me a GFX100S and 3 GF lenses for a week a couple of summers ago. From my experience, no other camera company has come close to Fuji when it comes to being responsive to potential customers. Have you called the Fuji rep in your country?
@@doogieham yes, I contacted Fujifilm US (which is located in California, about 5 hours from me)...I send them 2-3 emails, had phone call.... nothing. I mentioned that I was willing to buy it, but probably didn't care about me, I might be the unlucky one
@@michelebelotti2022 Sorry to hear that!
@@doogiehamme too... now if I want to try a medium format I might have to check with Leica or Hasselblad ... or just stick with the FF
@@michelebelotti2022there must be lots of camera gear rental companies around where you can rent out the equipment for a certain time.
Should this camera be compared to FF cameras such as Song? Or rather compare it to other MF cameras and we’ll find it blows them out the water when you look at pound 4 pound quality.
I tend to do the full frame comparisons because 1) that's what Fuji seems to target in their marketing and 2) I don't have a lot of experience with other medium format system.
lack of touch exploration functionality is he main reason I skipped GFX 100 ii
And that's a really huge indictment, as I feel like this is a relatively easy area to address (everyone else has done it!) and such a crazy thing to keep buyers like yourself away from an otherwise amazing camera like this.
15:15 crazy how you can go from a stunning photo to a garbage photo. Only within few millimeters...
It's true.
Whether $10,000, $7,500 or even $5,000... who do big camera manufacturers think is their mass market? Honestly, Hasselblad, Leica and others seem to be pushing niche/high-end products like mass-market, consumer products!
(I recall buying a Nikon F4s for $2000 and it was deemed pro only and niche. Now most manufacturers are marketing $5000-$10000 products like customers have unlimited funds).
In fairness if you take the $2000 in 1988 money and just adjust for inflation and not at all for increase in features that would be $5190 in todays money.
You are right. I get @gregoryfricker9971's point. Yes we have to adjust for inflation but even then the prices are out of reach for most people. That is why I went with the Sony A7RIV instead of the Fuji GFX. You also have to consider the lens prices. Fuji has almost no alternatives. Whereas Sony has Tamron, Sigma and a bunch of their lenses available for the platform. I still want the GFX but have to save up a lot more for it!!
Fuji and Hassy were workhorses and status symbols at some point. However, in today's photography world, they are more status symbol. Don't get me wrong, they are great cameras but we have equally good cameras for a lot less $$$.
I doubt they are expecting MF to be mass market yet, but Fuji's approach is definitely more affordable that medium format systems from the past. I don't know that you can expect a lot more drop in terms of price.
@@gregoryfricker9971 my point is why advertise/market to people who will never spend $5000-$10000 on a camera.
@@DustinAbbottTWI no expectation of any price drop. And I understand inflation. I was a marketing/ad manager in GM. If I advertised a $50k luxury car in Bass Fisherman Monthly I'd be fired! This is not about price..... it's about your demographic.
It's not their Mark II, reviewers need to stop calling it by the wrong name. It's called "The Second" A new flagship model from Fuji.
thats what mark II means you absolute genius
I'm pretty certain that II always indicates a MK II or second generation in camera naming. Fuji certainly didn't correct me on this.
@@user-kj5en4hz6c no it doesn’t mean mark II, because it’s their second flagship model. You think you know it all.
@@DustinAbbottTWI why don’t you check out B&H Photo Video channel - Fujifilm GFX100 II - A Medium Format Powerhouse! to see what Fuji is calling it. I think Fuji has better things to do then correct you and all the other reviewers that calling it by the wrong name.
@@user-kj5en4hz6c why don’t you check out B&H Photo Video channel - Fujifilm GFX100 II - A Medium Format Powerhouse! to see what Fuji is calling it B&H is where I purchased mine from, so I guess I smart enough to be able to afford it. How about you?
Bro all we care about on cameras like this is the reverse camera the RUclips channel shit we don't care about photography bro. All of us are wondering how RUclips channels have such good cameras what cameras they use etcetera and you're over here talking about pictures of scenery bro
Wow, I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
@@DustinAbbottTWI in my opinion unless you're good looking or have a actual RUclips channel that you need one you shouldn't have a professional camera like for what
Well, it's good to know the focus has gotten better, and that image quality IS incredible... but I have to say, that is the _ugliest_ camera I have ever seen. The texture, the flat/smooth parts not _quite_ matching the colour or at least reflectiveness of the textured parts, the angles of that top plate, viewfinder and grip, the clumsy movie/stills button (will anyone who cares enough about video to pay 7K+ not just buy an actual dedicated video camera?)... absolutely hideous. And what's with Fuji's insistance on putting Q buttons on the tip of the thumb grip? Their managers have acknowledged the complaints about that in interviews since the X-T30.
Evidently it functions well enough, but this is the first time I think Fuji have totally dropped the ball on design. I'll wait for these innards to be put in an 'S' or 'R' body; I'm not paying £7000 for something I don't want to look at.
I agree with you. I actually wrote to Fuji with some suggestions for products, and I mentioned the awful, ugly, simplistic design of the new 50sii/100s. The GFX50R had some potential, although not exceptional at all. It's viewfinder was v interesting technology that could be evolved too. The build quality is also suspicious to me. I have seen the reports of failing tripod mounts and baseplate design. Fuji could really do with hiring some better designers. It's another rectangular box with a grip attached and the weird slope may be functional but it's an afterthought in the design.