Since Fujifilm moved into the medium format camera market 4 years ago, they have made it clear that developing and innovating on their GFX line is a priority. The G-mount lens lineup will be comprised of about a dozen lenses so far, and this past January, Fujifilm announced the GFX 100S, the fourth GFX digital camera in as many years. The GFX 100S contains the exact same 102-megapixel, 43. 8 × 32. 9 mm moderate format sensor as the GFX 100, but in a body that is almost 50% smaller, 30% lighter, and 40% less expensive.
At a list price of $5999, the GFX 100S isn’t cheap, but it still less expensive than most medium structure cameras. For example , the original, 50-megapixel GFX 50S launched at $6499, and the larger, older GFX 100 is $9999. Yet the GFX 100S keeps many of the features of the prior GFX 100, which makes its listing price quite competitive.
The GFX HUNDREDS is my second GFX camera. I owned the GFX 50R, which I photo with for about 18 months before the GFX 100S was announced. The biggest reason I bought the GFX 50R instead of the original GFX 100 was the size, even though lower price point of the 50R didn’t hurt. When Fuji announced the smaller, lower-priced GFX 100S, I pre-ordered this right away. Due to demand outpacing supply, it took a little more than 2 months right after my pre-order to receive the particular GFX 100S, but now which i have had a chance to set it up plus take it out for some test pictures, I’m excited to share just how it measures up.
Specifications
The specifications are impressive, though not entirely unexpected on a camera of this caliber:
- Sensor Resolution: 102MP
- Sensor Kind: CMOS Bayer array
- Sensor Size: 43. 8mm × 32. 9mm
- Image Dimension: 11648 × 8736
- Image-processor: X-Processor 4
- Native ISO Sensitivity Range: 100-12, eight hundred
- Extended Iso Range: 50-102, 400
- In-Body Image Stabilization: Yes (6 stops)
- Sensor Cleaning System: Yes
- Lens Mount: FUJIFILM G attach
- Weather Sealing/Protection: Yes
- Body Build: Magnesium Alloy
- Shutter: 60 seconds to 1/4000 mechanised shutter; 1/16000 electronic shutter
- Storage: 2× SD slot machine (SD/SDHC/SDXC, UHS-II compatible)
- Viewfinder Type: 3. 69m-dot OLED color viewfinder
- Viewfinder Insurance and Magnification: ~100%, 0. 77×
- Autofocus System: 117-point hybrid AF system
- Continuous Shooting: 5 FPS for 14 images (14-bit RAW)
- Exposure Meter: TTL 256-zones metering
- Built-in Flash: Simply no
- LCD Screen: 3. 2-inch, 2 . 36m-dot, 3 path Tilt, Touchscreen LCD
- Movie Maximum Resolution: 4K plus DCI 4K @ as much as 29. 97p
- GPS: No
- Wi-Fi / Bluetooth: Indeed / Yes
- Battery Life (CIPA): 460 shots
- Weight: 821 g (excluding battery and memory card)
- Dimensions: 150 × 104. 2 × 87. 2mm
- Price: $5999 MSRP (body only)
The particular massive 102-megapixel medium file format (43. 8 × thirty-two. 9 mm) sensor jumps out immediately. At around 70% larger than a full-frame sensor, you have to try it to really appreciate what the extra size can give you. The camera is certainly weather sealed, of course , and despite its relatively small size (especially given the large sensor) Fuji managed to fit image stabilization with a full 6 stops of stablizing.
Full specifications are available here on Fujifilm’s website
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