Thanks I was a bit apprehensive when someone at Canon convinced me to start doing them a couple of years ago, but it's good to hear when people find them of interest.
I own both the 50r and the 100s. Both amazing. When I first got my 50r I kept getting the error but it stopped after I stopped shooting in 15 degree weather. I’ve owned the 100s since March, and I spent 50 days shooting travel and stock in northern Canada, the Yukon, and all over Alaska up to and including Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse Both GFX’s and four lenses traveled with me for the50 days and they both worked flawlessly up above the Arctic circle in July SNOW!! I returned with over 10,000 raw files and neither camera gave meany issues! And don’t even get me started on the image quality…. WOW!!
Hi Keith, great video as always, I've had the 100S for almost 9 months now and I'm only just getting to grips with it. I bought the Laowa 17mm lens and had mixed results, almost always my own fault and therefore never jelled with it. I've just taken delivery this week of the GF 20-35 and whoa, the field of view is incredible after using the 32-64 for so long, shame you didn't get to try it during your testing, can't wait to get out this weekend to try it properly.
Hi Keith,another nice video.I am also using the 100s with my adapted Canon 17mm TS architecture and landscape photography.I am really looking forward to try the coming new TS lenses.Beside the 100s I have a Sony a1 for BIF photography and I am not a young man anymore when I don’t want to carry the heavy MF or FF cameras I am using an OM-1 camera.For me there is no perfect camera but I am really in love with IQ of Fuji GFX system.Thanks again for your different and realistic videos.
Thanks - glad they are of interest. I wasn't sure my style of videos would work, but someone from Canon convinced me to have a go, and they have helped increase the audience for my written articles too.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts in this well-done video. FYI, I have the Fuji GFX50sii, the 100's brother. In short I absolutely love it. Wall to wall image quality. Moreover, I get pretty similar ability to pull details out of the shadows that you described. One drawback is that this camera with lenses does weigh quite a bit. Some of the larger GF lenses weigh 2 to 2.5 lbs. Lugging around a camera with 3 lenses is indeed a load, particularly at my age. Should you decide down the road to get a GFX 100, you can use adapters to use your Canon tilt-shift lenses. (By the way, I purchased your tilt-shift book and am enjoying reading it....) However, I am positive that you know you likely will get vignetting; therefore, you may only have 4 to 5mm of useful shift. One solution is to use the camera in 35mm mode or a 1x1 crop size. In those instances you should not get vignetting. I have a Nikon 28mm f3.5 PC lens that I use here and there with an adapter. In the full GFX crop mode, I get about 5mm of reasonable shift before vignetting kicks in. Unshifted the lens has no dark corners, which gives me about a 22mm full frame equivalent. I paid $300 off of Ebay for the lens in excellent condition. I feel I got a kind of poor-mans shift lens ability for my purchase. Have used it here and there for photographing buildings and some landscapes. Lastly, there are some RUclips channels that talk about tilt-shift on the GFX 100. One is "Christopher Leggett Photography". If you have not already known about him, check it out.
Thanks - I'm hoping to get the camera back for some more testing. There are also the two Laowa shift lenses I recently tested, which are available in this mount. Thanks for getting the book as well!
I use the Canon TS-E 90mm L ii Macro with a Kipon adapter on the Fuji GFX 100s. It works perfectly and is roughly as sharp as my native GFX lenses (110mm, 45mm and 250mm). Whilst the multi shot mode is indeed not so great as you say, the GFX 100 files do however lend themselves to significant enlargements in Gigapixel (not quite 400 megapixel level to my eye, but easily 200 to 300 depending on the image). I’ve had the camera lock a few times in the year and a half that I’ve owned it, but still haven’t worked out what caused these to happen. It’s been so rare that I haven’t really cared too much to worry about. This is easily my favourite camera eve.
Does the Canon lens cover the entire sensor of the 100s? I've been looking at acquiring the Pentax 645 120mm macro, but I already have a Nikon 105 mm macro and haven't tried it since I don't have an adapter.
@@steveh1273 yes, it covers the entire sensor very easily. It’s sharp from corner to corner too on line with the standard of sharpness from most GFX lenses.
Hi Keith - interesting to hear your views on the 100s - which I own. I previously had the 50s with their wonderful articulating viewfinder,, which I would have thought you would find useful in your work. I do miss that on the 100s, so I wondered if you'd considered the 100, which can take that viewfinder. You can pick up a 2nd hand 100 for less than the 100s these days! Just a thought.
I'm 'on the list'... ;-) However, the combination of my X1D and GFX100S experience suggests that apart from usability and lens choices I'm not going to notice any significant image quality differences to the GFX100S
Yes, the Hasselblad user experience feels a little 'cleaner'. The sensors are essentially the same, so out of the camera results may vary, but the underlying sensor output won't differ much. See here for my X1D info www.northlight-images.co.uk/using-the-hasselblad-x1d-50c/ ...and here for my look at the H6D 100c studio.ruclips.net/user/videoiOTzBPdBulY/edit
Totally agree. It is all about the quality of the files and how well they withstand the post process. I do use (occasionally) a Canon 24mm T/S lens with an adapter. It work (not full range) and the vignette is tolerable. But I am not really sure that those Canon lens can really manage the 100MP. As many other, I am really curious to see the GS T/S lenses. BTW I do have the new 20-35mm. To my eye it seems to perform as the 23mm throughout the zoom range. Fuji did shoot itself in the foot a bit as the 23mm may become obsolete. Likely many of them used on the market soon (mine included, possibly)
I used my TS-E 24mm with a Panasonic S1R when I reviewed it. It performed well with the (~180MP) pixel shift shots outdoors, with a clear increase in image detail. Looking forward to seeing how the Fuji T/S lenses do!
I was always guided by the lens to then choose the body. In my case macro 1:1 to 5:1 and so Canon in 2009. Two years ago I switched to the GFX50R and the jump in IQ was big. These files are magnificent; as you can attest. I continue to use the MP-E 65mm adapted to the GFX. Fujinon GF lenses are in my opinion excellent; one of the best in this field. The GF T&S will certainly be excellent too. Quite expensive (less than Hassy's) but excellent. Let's wait for them. However, it would be nice if you could test the Canon T&S on the GFX. Maybe you can. Thanks for the feedback.
The Fujifilm sensor diagonal is 55mm the Canon is 43, half the difference is 6mm. The 24mm TS (and I believe other Canon lenses) image circle is 65mm. Because of it's larger sensor within the same image circle, Fuji either shows far more Vignetting, or get 50% less effective shift.
The GFX 100s looks like a lovely bit of kit. Whilst lighter than previous MF bodies my first impression on picking one up was that it was heavy. I do hope Sony lend you gear in the future. I ended up going for Sony E Mount as at the time I was moving from the Canon 5D2, no one else was offering full frame mirrorless, and the Sigma MC11 adapter worked perfectly with my Canon tilt and shift lenses.
Yes, it has a good heft to it. I've used the 1Ds and 1Ds mk3 in the past, so the bulk is not too bad ;-) I used the MC11 when I tested the Panasonic S1R - I was able to use the TS-E24 ii with it to get some very usable multi-shot images
On checking, it's actually not that heavy compared to what I have used for work over the last 20 years 900g for the GXF100S 930g for my 5DS 1385g for my 1Ds mk3 1585g for my 1Ds
Yes it all comes down to what we are use to and our individual needs. That isn’t very different for you. My current bodies are: Sony A7R4 665g Olympus EM1 MK2 574g That said I have mused over only taking a GFX100S and one lens along and not using it handheld, but for me that would be a huge amount of money for a very specific use case. The complexity of the Sony settings do mean I look at the six Fuji custom modes with envy. I like the size of the Sony, but prefer the hand grip on Olympus and Canon. Everything is a compromise, but great we have choice 😊
I enjoyed this review and the comments jive with my own. I'm coming from a Nikon D850 (which I still love) and often use the 19mm tilt shift, but I really want to get my hands on the Fuji tilt shift version. If it's a good performer (which I expect it will be), then the Nikon is history. I like the GFX 100s......it similarly slows me down for landscape and also architectural but I need to go slower as I get used to the menus. I also have the 45-100 and am looking forward to doing some more stitched panos of Manhattan. Jeez....I think it took me three years to get used to everything on the D850!
Thanks - the new tilt/shift lenses won't appear until well into next year I'm told. I don't think there's one camera I've used for work (1Ds, 1DsIII, 5Ds) where I've ever explored all the options, or there wasn't a button which I was sometimes unsure of what it did ;-)
Magnificent camera! You mentioned wanting a *RAW based histogram,* which really makes sense to be in all high end cameras, but can't we get close by *lowering the contrast all the way* down and using *a standard picture style* instead of Canon's Vivid, which increases contrast and cuts down headroom? That seems to work fairly well with Canon cameras anyway, but I don't know if it's the same as RAW. Maybe RAW would have more headroom yet, making the histogram more accurate in determining when whites are blown out. What do you think, Keith? I've never seen this tested. The advantage of the histogram being determined by JPEG, I would think is that we can still have normal color saturation, so images don't look so blah in the lcd.
Yes there are ways of getting close [uniWB for example - see blog.kasson.com/using-in-caera-histograms-for-ettr/ ] However I'd prefer the camera just did it rather remember all that ;-)
Thrilling! As some of your photos demonstrate, 4:3 is so often a better format than 3:2 for many subjects, including buildings. What a delight to shoot in it natively and still have all of the other aspect ratios in this big sensor without having to crop everything from 3:2 in Canon's smaller sensor, and be able to shoot in 4:3 and other formats with our Canon SLR lenses, using the entire image circle of our lenses! Dynamic range is fantastic, compared to the 5Ds, which is so extremely useful! According to Photons to Photos (which I don't know anything about so far), they compare all cameras. The GFX100S is 12.33. Canon 5Ds is only 9.76. The only cameras that have better DR are a Hasselblad at 12.89, two Phase Ones at 13.06 and 13.33, and Sony Alpha 7R III at 12.79. One GFX100S review said the sensor is made by Sony. The only reason I can see to NOT get the camera is to wait until they upgrade it, which could be many years, do you think? One reviewer says Fuji is good at giving meaningful firmware updates to keep it up to date, instead of holding out for marketing reasons.
There might be a MK3 version of the camera but if it's a 100S, then it's limited by the sensor [Sony made]. There won't be a significant new camera until a new sensor is available [150 for example] Be very careful taking notice of such numbers unless you understand exactly what they mean and their context in regards to actually using the camera. It is the sort of data I deliberately leave out of reviews. Much like gamut volumes for paper reviews and all the nonsense in HiFi reviews in the 90's Fuji have indeed cultivated the image of supplying useful firmware updates...;-)
To be honest - no difference I felt worthy of note. That's not to say they are the same size, but that it had no impact on my taking photos. It's not something I really give much thought to, unless it's a huge or tiny camera I've big hands, both are comfortable enough to use, but so was my 1Ds Mk3
@@amaitra Yes pretty much - the body is more angular, and the controls in different places... I've used the 5Ds since 2015, so I'd need to do quite a bit of customisation and study of the GFX to get really familiar. I've only got it for a few more days though. The good thing is that nothing about it has irritated me ;-)
@@KeithCooper true - every maker / model is somewhat different. But it seems it feels more or less like a dslr. I plan to get a new one (do that every 7-10 years) - going with GFX, one misses out on the compactness of the mirrorless setup. And old collection of canon lens'. But if it is no worse than dslr, then it is not that big of a deal. Given that we can crop so much - absence of very long lens (or their prohibitive size) is not a big deal. Look forward to your reviews of this!
GFX is mirrorless - just not aimed at the 'I want a small camera' crowd ;-) A detailed [written] 'what I think' review will probably have to wait until I actually own one ;-)
If it locks up on you again, turn the camera off, remove the lens, check if the shutter is stuck down. (Turning the camera back on will cause it to try to reopen the shutter). Does this sound like what you experienced? (Black view, rebooting the camera makes some clunking noises, then it's okay again)
Unlikely I'm afraid - the GFX has gone back to Fuji and I don't own any Nikon lenses. I'm going to see if I can get the camera back some time and get an adapter for EF lenses (which I do have) and maybe the laowa 20mm shift. I can't afford to do these tests without the generous loans of others...
Thanks - Anything in particular? For many I've already got written reviews/articles from before I started videos. I have an upcoming [24 min] video about that B&W print at the end
See here www.northlight-images.co.uk/topaz-sharpen-ai-v3/ Not the sort of stuff I cover in videos, other than at overview level See this video and all the links in the notes ruclips.net/video/7vZ2TGgJJ4A/видео.html
The diffraction limit is reached when the Airy disc exceeds 2 times the pixel pitch of the sensor. For green light the Airy disc is about 1.3 times the f/number. The GFX 100S diffraction limit, a pixel pitch of 3.76µm, is at F12 and the GFX 50sii 5.31µm pixel pitch place it at F17. I will not get any Z cameras in the future unless I need to replace a wildlife camera. For woodland photo I need a large DOF. For wildlife I need a small DOF but a quick lens. Therefore I need to use PC lenses on my Nikon D800E, diffraction at F8, and Nikon D850, diffraction at F5.6, for a large DOF or use focus stacking. I will in the future switch to the GFX system for woodland photo. Do your measuremets confirm the GFX 100S diffraction limit at F12?
Yes/no/maybe... I have two modes of using a camera - one takes photos and the other worries about diffraction and other stuff that used to concern me when I went to do astrophysics at university [1978] I'm afraid I gave no consideration whatsoever to diffraction when looking at the GFX100S this time. It genuinely has next to no impact on my [non-macro] photography... Yes, it's real, but I'd suggest that all too many who worry about it probably shouldn't...
@@KeithCooper Thank you for your feedback. I'm taking a course in history of astronomy starting this week. I will test my D800E with the lenses I currently use and after I upgrade to D850 I will retest them. Straight out of camera replayed that the 46 Mpix D850 that have a theoretical diffraction after F5.6 is usable up to F9.3 without a detectible diffraction.
What about the RAW file sizes. Canon offers different choices for RAW output; I find on my 5DSr that smaller sizes are all I need often, and they don't hog disc space. I think once any camera that gets too much over even 24 mpix, in fact maybe even over 16 mpix should offer small RAW files. Fuji does not seem to be offering the variable RAW size output, I find that keeping me from the H2 model as a consideration for buying.
I'll be honest and say I've never found the slightest use for reduced size RAW files - disk space has never been an issue at all. Now that could be because I don't shoot huge numbers of images on a job or at high speed, but it's not an issue which I see from that POV. As ever YMMV, but it's it's well to the bottom of my personal features 'wish list' But yes, files from the GFX100S are big ;-) There are options for smaller files IIRC [I don't have the camera here any more to check]
@@KeithCooper I have shot a lot of real estate and other things so for me it has become an issue of storage space over time and use of disk space generally. I often have to bracket and blend images since I have to move quickly in all kinds of odd lighting and shadows. I am sure others are more efficient and faster, but I have found my top speed on location is not that fast. But, as I said, I am sure others are faster. I find it takes me time to settle on certain shots. Best wishes!
Yes, I only do commercial real estate, where there are fewer demands on speed, and I usually get to say how long the job will take ;-) What causes more issues for me is since I started doing YT videos in 2020 - files are huge in comparison. I can see this actually becoming an issue next year - too much of our storage is collecting video clips ;-)
Another great video Keith. On Fuji you must consider Ken at ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=theoria+apotheosis who clad himself with Nikon tattoos but has made a brand "parallel" de-allegiance towards Fuji a while ago and has done quite a few reviews of Fuji cameras and glass. I remember in particular that even though Ken was a declared Nikon user/afficionado, he admitted that when it comes to articulated lenses Canon was superior to Nikon. I think you may find very keen interest in reviewing his channel. Outside of that I happen to own the Canon 1Ds and love the images it produces for my own personal criteria. The high megapixel olympics never triggered me and I am satisfied to stay withing the under 25MP range. All the best Keith and stay motivated.
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This video meets my requirements for what RUclips camera chats ought to be like.
Thanks
I was a bit apprehensive when someone at Canon convinced me to start doing them a couple of years ago, but it's good to hear when people find them of interest.
I own both the 50r and the 100s. Both amazing. When I first got my 50r I kept getting the error but it stopped after I stopped shooting in 15 degree weather. I’ve owned the 100s since March, and I spent 50 days shooting travel and stock in northern Canada, the Yukon, and all over Alaska up to and including Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse Both GFX’s and four lenses traveled with me for the50 days and they both worked flawlessly up above the Arctic circle in July SNOW!! I returned with over 10,000 raw files and neither camera gave meany issues! And don’t even get me started on the image quality…. WOW!!
A good camera - I've the 100S coming back in December - good to know it'll handle the cold of a UK winter :-) :-)
Hi Keith, great video as always, I've had the 100S for almost 9 months now and I'm only just getting to grips with it. I bought the Laowa 17mm lens and had mixed results, almost always my own fault and therefore never jelled with it. I've just taken delivery this week of the GF 20-35 and whoa, the field of view is incredible after using the 32-64 for so long, shame you didn't get to try it during your testing, can't wait to get out this weekend to try it properly.
Thanks - I hope to be getting the camera back some time to do more testing. For this go, I wanted plain wide lenses ;-)
Only had mine 2 months and love it - my R5 is collecting dust now - just miss my 24mm TSE but fingers crossed.😊
Thanks - Losing the TS-E lenses would kill it for me, but it is my 'day job' ;-)
Hi Keith,another nice video.I am also using the 100s with my adapted Canon 17mm TS architecture and landscape photography.I am really looking forward to try the coming new TS lenses.Beside the 100s I have a Sony a1 for BIF photography and I am not a young man anymore when I don’t want to carry the heavy MF or FF cameras I am using an OM-1 camera.For me there is no perfect camera but I am really in love with IQ of Fuji GFX system.Thanks again for your different and realistic videos.
Thanks - glad they are of interest. I wasn't sure my style of videos would work, but someone from Canon convinced me to have a go, and they have helped increase the audience for my written articles too.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts in this well-done video. FYI, I have the Fuji GFX50sii, the 100's brother. In short I absolutely love it. Wall to wall image quality. Moreover, I get pretty similar ability to pull details out of the shadows that you described. One drawback is that this camera with lenses does weigh quite a bit. Some of the larger GF lenses weigh 2 to 2.5 lbs. Lugging around a camera with 3 lenses is indeed a load, particularly at my age.
Should you decide down the road to get a GFX 100, you can use adapters to use your Canon tilt-shift lenses. (By the way, I purchased your tilt-shift book and am enjoying reading it....) However, I am positive that you know you likely will get vignetting; therefore, you may only have 4 to 5mm of useful shift. One solution is to use the camera in 35mm mode or a 1x1 crop size. In those instances you should not get vignetting. I have a Nikon 28mm f3.5 PC lens that I use here and there with an adapter. In the full GFX crop mode, I get about 5mm of reasonable shift before vignetting kicks in. Unshifted the lens has no dark corners, which gives me about a 22mm full frame equivalent. I paid $300 off of Ebay for the lens in excellent condition. I feel I got a kind of poor-mans shift lens ability for my purchase. Have used it here and there for photographing buildings and some landscapes.
Lastly, there are some RUclips channels that talk about tilt-shift on the GFX 100. One is "Christopher Leggett Photography". If you have not already known about him, check it out.
Thanks - I'm hoping to get the camera back for some more testing. There are also the two Laowa shift lenses I recently tested, which are available in this mount.
Thanks for getting the book as well!
I use the Canon TS-E 90mm L ii Macro with a Kipon adapter on the Fuji GFX 100s. It works perfectly and is roughly as sharp as my native GFX lenses (110mm, 45mm and 250mm). Whilst the multi shot mode is indeed not so great as you say, the GFX 100 files do however lend themselves to significant enlargements in Gigapixel (not quite 400 megapixel level to my eye, but easily 200 to 300 depending on the image). I’ve had the camera lock a few times in the year and a half that I’ve owned it, but still haven’t worked out what caused these to happen. It’s been so rare that I haven’t really cared too much to worry about. This is easily my favourite camera eve.
Thanks - I'm hoping to get it back at some point doing some testing of other lenses
Does the Canon lens cover the entire sensor of the 100s? I've been looking at acquiring the Pentax 645 120mm macro, but I already have a Nikon 105 mm macro and haven't tried it since I don't have an adapter.
@@steveh1273 yes, it covers the entire sensor very easily. It’s sharp from corner to corner too on line with the standard of sharpness from most GFX lenses.
Hi Keith - interesting to hear your views on the 100s - which I own. I previously had the 50s with their wonderful articulating viewfinder,, which I would have thought you would find useful in your work. I do miss that on the 100s, so I wondered if you'd considered the 100, which can take that viewfinder. You can pick up a 2nd hand 100 for less than the 100s these days! Just a thought.
Thanks - Yes I had wondered about other models. At the moment however, any expenditure - even at that level, simply isn't possible :-(
I’d like to see your impressions on the new Hasselblad X2D 100mp if they would let you work with it..
I'm 'on the list'... ;-)
However, the combination of my X1D and GFX100S experience suggests that apart from usability and lens choices I'm not going to notice any significant image quality differences to the GFX100S
@@KeithCooper Interesting….. Maybe. I have used Hasselblad X 1Dll . I prefer Hasselblad ergonomics and handling/menus probably…
Yes, the Hasselblad user experience feels a little 'cleaner'. The sensors are essentially the same, so out of the camera results may vary, but the underlying sensor output won't differ much.
See here for my X1D info
www.northlight-images.co.uk/using-the-hasselblad-x1d-50c/
...and here for my look at the H6D 100c
studio.ruclips.net/user/videoiOTzBPdBulY/edit
@@KeithCooper ok. Thanks!
Totally agree. It is all about the quality of the files and how well they withstand the post process. I do use (occasionally) a Canon 24mm T/S lens with an adapter. It work (not full range) and the vignette is tolerable. But I am not really sure that those Canon lens can really manage the 100MP. As many other, I am really curious to see the GS T/S lenses. BTW I do have the new 20-35mm. To my eye it seems to perform as the 23mm throughout the zoom range. Fuji did shoot itself in the foot a bit as the 23mm may become obsolete. Likely many of them used on the market soon (mine included, possibly)
I used my TS-E 24mm with a Panasonic S1R when I reviewed it. It performed well with the (~180MP) pixel shift shots outdoors, with a clear increase in image detail.
Looking forward to seeing how the Fuji T/S lenses do!
I was always guided by the lens to then choose the body. In my case macro 1:1 to 5:1 and so Canon in 2009.
Two years ago I switched to the GFX50R and the jump in IQ was big.
These files are magnificent; as you can attest.
I continue to use the MP-E 65mm adapted to the GFX. Fujinon GF lenses are in my opinion excellent; one of the best in this field. The GF T&S will certainly be excellent too. Quite expensive (less than Hassy's) but excellent. Let's wait for them. However, it would be nice if you could test the Canon T&S on the GFX. Maybe you can. Thanks for the feedback.
Thanks - if I can get an adapter and the GFX back I'll definitely be doing some more testing
The Fujifilm sensor diagonal is 55mm the Canon is 43, half the difference is 6mm. The 24mm TS (and I believe other Canon lenses) image circle is 65mm. Because of it's larger sensor within the same image circle, Fuji either shows far more Vignetting, or get 50% less effective shift.
The GFX 100s looks like a lovely bit of kit. Whilst lighter than previous MF bodies my first impression on picking one up was that it was heavy. I do hope Sony lend you gear in the future. I ended up going for Sony E Mount as at the time I was moving from the Canon 5D2, no one else was offering full frame mirrorless, and the Sigma MC11 adapter worked perfectly with my Canon tilt and shift lenses.
Yes, it has a good heft to it. I've used the 1Ds and 1Ds mk3 in the past, so the bulk is not too bad ;-)
I used the MC11 when I tested the Panasonic S1R - I was able to use the TS-E24 ii with it to get some very usable multi-shot images
It's 2lbs without lens, the Canon is 1.75lbs
On checking, it's actually not that heavy compared to what I have used for work over the last 20 years
900g for the GXF100S
930g for my 5DS
1385g for my 1Ds mk3
1585g for my 1Ds
Yes it all comes down to what we are use to and our individual needs. That isn’t very different for you. My current bodies are:
Sony A7R4 665g
Olympus EM1 MK2 574g
That said I have mused over only taking a GFX100S and one lens along and not using it handheld, but for me that would be a huge amount of money for a very specific use case. The complexity of the Sony settings do mean I look at the six Fuji custom modes with envy. I like the size of the Sony, but prefer the hand grip on Olympus and Canon. Everything is a compromise, but great we have choice 😊
Heresy I know, but much of my GFX100S testing was hand-held ;-)
I enjoyed this review and the comments jive with my own. I'm coming from a Nikon D850 (which I still love) and often use the 19mm tilt shift, but I really want to get my hands on the Fuji tilt shift version. If it's a good performer (which I expect it will be), then the Nikon is history. I like the GFX 100s......it similarly slows me down for landscape and also architectural but I need to go slower as I get used to the menus. I also have the 45-100 and am looking forward to doing some more stitched panos of Manhattan. Jeez....I think it took me three years to get used to everything on the D850!
Thanks - the new tilt/shift lenses won't appear until well into next year I'm told.
I don't think there's one camera I've used for work (1Ds, 1DsIII, 5Ds) where I've ever explored all the options, or there wasn't a button which I was sometimes unsure of what it did ;-)
Magnificent camera! You mentioned wanting a *RAW based histogram,* which really makes sense to be in all high end cameras, but can't we get close by *lowering the contrast all the way* down and using *a standard picture style* instead of Canon's Vivid, which increases contrast and cuts down headroom? That seems to work fairly well with Canon cameras anyway, but I don't know if it's the same as RAW. Maybe RAW would have more headroom yet, making the histogram more accurate in determining when whites are blown out. What do you think, Keith? I've never seen this tested.
The advantage of the histogram being determined by JPEG, I would think is that we can still have normal color saturation, so images don't look so blah in the lcd.
Yes there are ways of getting close [uniWB for example - see blog.kasson.com/using-in-caera-histograms-for-ettr/ ]
However I'd prefer the camera just did it rather remember all that ;-)
Thrilling! As some of your photos demonstrate, 4:3 is so often a better format than 3:2 for many subjects, including buildings. What a delight to shoot in it natively and still have all of the other aspect ratios in this big sensor without having to crop everything from 3:2 in Canon's smaller sensor, and be able to shoot in 4:3 and other formats with our Canon SLR lenses, using the entire image circle of our lenses!
Dynamic range is fantastic, compared to the 5Ds, which is so extremely useful! According to Photons to Photos (which I don't know anything about so far), they compare all cameras. The GFX100S is 12.33. Canon 5Ds is only 9.76. The only cameras that have better DR are a Hasselblad at 12.89, two Phase Ones at 13.06 and 13.33, and Sony Alpha 7R III at 12.79.
One GFX100S review said the sensor is made by Sony.
The only reason I can see to NOT get the camera is to wait until they upgrade it, which could be many years, do you think?
One reviewer says Fuji is good at giving meaningful firmware updates to keep it up to date, instead of holding out for marketing reasons.
There might be a MK3 version of the camera but if it's a 100S, then it's limited by the sensor [Sony made]. There won't be a significant new camera until a new sensor is available [150 for example]
Be very careful taking notice of such numbers unless you understand exactly what they mean and their context in regards to actually using the camera. It is the sort of data I deliberately leave out of reviews. Much like gamut volumes for paper reviews and all the nonsense in HiFi reviews in the 90's
Fuji have indeed cultivated the image of supplying useful firmware updates...;-)
Great video as always.
Can you talk a bit about the relative size / weight / balance relative to the canon 5Dr you use?
To be honest - no difference I felt worthy of note. That's not to say they are the same size, but that it had no impact on my taking photos. It's not something I really give much thought to, unless it's a huge or tiny camera
I've big hands, both are comfortable enough to use, but so was my 1Ds Mk3
@@KeithCooper thanks! So GFX100s "feels" more or less like a DSLR? These days with all the web purchase, not much chance to try things out!
@@amaitra Yes pretty much - the body is more angular, and the controls in different places...
I've used the 5Ds since 2015, so I'd need to do quite a bit of customisation and study of the GFX to get really familiar. I've only got it for a few more days though.
The good thing is that nothing about it has irritated me ;-)
@@KeithCooper true - every maker / model is somewhat different. But it seems it feels more or less like a dslr.
I plan to get a new one (do that every 7-10 years) - going with GFX, one misses out on the compactness of the mirrorless setup. And old collection of canon lens'.
But if it is no worse than dslr, then it is not that big of a deal. Given that we can crop so much - absence of very long lens (or their prohibitive size) is not a big deal.
Look forward to your reviews of this!
GFX is mirrorless - just not aimed at the 'I want a small camera' crowd ;-)
A detailed [written] 'what I think' review will probably have to wait until I actually own one ;-)
If it locks up on you again, turn the camera off, remove the lens, check if the shutter is stuck down. (Turning the camera back on will cause it to try to reopen the shutter). Does this sound like what you experienced? (Black view, rebooting the camera makes some clunking noises, then it's okay again)
I'll do that - TBH it happened on my first day and hasn't since, but worth noting.
Hi Keith. Could you please run some test with the 100s and the Nikon tilt&shift lenses? Thanks
Unlikely I'm afraid - the GFX has gone back to Fuji and I don't own any Nikon lenses.
I'm going to see if I can get the camera back some time and get an adapter for EF lenses (which I do have) and maybe the laowa 20mm shift.
I can't afford to do these tests without the generous loans of others...
Great video
As an aside could u make more videos using the various soft ware mentioned in the video above?
Thanks - Anything in particular?
For many I've already got written reviews/articles from before I started videos.
I have an upcoming [24 min] video about that B&W print at the end
@@KeithCooper
The noise and sharpening filters u use.
If applicable
P.s. I have just no bought your tilt and shift book.
• from amazon
See here
www.northlight-images.co.uk/topaz-sharpen-ai-v3/
Not the sort of stuff I cover in videos, other than at overview level
See this video and all the links in the notes
ruclips.net/video/7vZ2TGgJJ4A/видео.html
The diffraction limit is reached when the Airy disc exceeds 2 times the pixel pitch of the sensor. For green light the Airy disc is about 1.3 times the f/number. The GFX 100S diffraction limit, a pixel pitch of 3.76µm, is at F12 and the GFX 50sii 5.31µm pixel pitch place it at F17. I will not get any Z cameras in the future unless I need to replace a wildlife camera. For woodland photo I need a large DOF. For wildlife I need a small DOF but a quick lens. Therefore I need to use PC lenses on my Nikon D800E, diffraction at F8, and Nikon D850, diffraction at F5.6, for a large DOF or use focus stacking. I will in the future switch to the GFX system for woodland photo. Do your measuremets confirm the GFX 100S diffraction limit at F12?
Yes/no/maybe...
I have two modes of using a camera - one takes photos and the other worries about diffraction and other stuff that used to concern me when I went to do astrophysics at university [1978]
I'm afraid I gave no consideration whatsoever to diffraction when looking at the GFX100S this time.
It genuinely has next to no impact on my [non-macro] photography...
Yes, it's real, but I'd suggest that all too many who worry about it probably shouldn't...
@@KeithCooper Thank you for your feedback. I'm taking a course in history of astronomy starting this week. I will test my D800E with the lenses I currently use and after I upgrade to D850 I will retest them. Straight out of camera replayed that the 46 Mpix D850 that have a theoretical diffraction after F5.6 is usable up to F9.3 without a detectible diffraction.
What about the RAW file sizes. Canon offers different choices for RAW output; I find on my 5DSr that smaller sizes are all I need often, and they don't hog disc space. I think once any camera that gets too much over even 24 mpix, in fact maybe even over 16 mpix should offer small RAW files. Fuji does not seem to be offering the variable RAW size output, I find that keeping me from the H2 model as a consideration for buying.
I'll be honest and say I've never found the slightest use for reduced size RAW files - disk space has never been an issue at all. Now that could be because I don't shoot huge numbers of images on a job or at high speed, but it's not an issue which I see from that POV.
As ever YMMV, but it's it's well to the bottom of my personal features 'wish list'
But yes, files from the GFX100S are big ;-) There are options for smaller files IIRC [I don't have the camera here any more to check]
@@KeithCooper I have shot a lot of real estate and other things so for me it has become an issue of storage space over time and use of disk space generally. I often have to bracket and blend images since I have to move quickly in all kinds of odd lighting and shadows. I am sure others are more efficient and faster, but I have found my top speed on location is not that fast. But, as I said, I am sure others are faster. I find it takes me time to settle on certain shots.
Best wishes!
Yes, I only do commercial real estate, where there are fewer demands on speed, and I usually get to say how long the job will take ;-)
What causes more issues for me is since I started doing YT videos in 2020 - files are huge in comparison. I can see this actually becoming an issue next year - too much of our storage is collecting video clips ;-)
@@KeithCooper Even more so as time goes on. Best wishes!
You should be able to use any USB cable connected to any source, but I agree you have to have a have a separate charger, I would expect they sell one.
Yes, it's not a big issue, but I have to find something to complain about in a review ;-)
Another great video Keith. On Fuji you must consider Ken at ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=theoria+apotheosis who clad himself with Nikon tattoos but has made a brand "parallel" de-allegiance towards Fuji a while ago and has done quite a few reviews of Fuji cameras and glass. I remember in particular that even though Ken was a declared Nikon user/afficionado, he admitted that when it comes to articulated lenses Canon was superior to Nikon. I think you may find very keen interest in reviewing his channel. Outside of that I happen to own the Canon 1Ds and love the images it produces for my own personal criteria. The high megapixel olympics never triggered me and I am satisfied to stay withing the under 25MP range. All the best Keith and stay motivated.
Thanks, and for the info
That camera would probably force you to upgrade your computer (e.g. M1 family of processors - which I can vouch as being a game changer for me). :^)
Actually, the age of my kit has not been an issue in the GFX testing.
However, I have money for neither at the moment, so it is a moot point ;-)
Ah, finally a like-minded person who doesn't like film simulations!
Yes, just not a feature on my 'important' list...