DPRTV Fujifilm GFX100 Review: “The New Landscape King. If You Want the Extra Image Quality, GFX100 is the Way to Go”

July 13, 2019
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Chris and Jordan from DPRTV published their Fujifilm GFX100 review.

Here are their findings:

the Fujifilm GFX100 is unique for medium format: relative compact body, rugged, excellent IBIS, fast AF
a camera that can do many things, not relegated to landscape, portrait and tripod
beautiful LCD screen
histogram can show up on the sub rear screen, to keep LCD screen clean
not heavy camera, like a full frame DSLR
fantastic platform for handheld shooting thanks to contained weight, stabilization, quite shutter
very customizable camera
excellent dynamic range
dual gain sensor. You get fantastic push at ISO 100 and ISO 800
amazing wildlife camera (you can crop a lot)
using the GF110mm F2, with IBIS he gets stable shots at 1/15th, and without IBIS he gets same results at 1/100th or 1/125th
he says the vertical grip is terrible
EVF is great
the Fujifilm GFX100 is the new landscape king
best in class image quality
they give the Fujifilm GFX100 to Canon full frame DSLR portrait/wedding photographer Rene Michaud
Rene says it feels and looks good, but the vertical grip is not good
Rene is not used to EVF, he likes to see through glass. After testing it, he says he likes the EVF
battery life is OK not great. 800 shots with 2 charged batteries
Rene likes he can take his focus point all to the edge to the screen
quite a bit blackout time between shots. No super fast frames per second
Rene says it’s a stunning studio/landscape camera, you can’t argue with that. Incredible details, nice fall off
2/3 of a stop dynamic range advantage of full frame, that’s significant
amazing image quality all around
16bit gives you a bit more dynamic range over 14bit. So use 16bit if you need ultimate dynamic range
14 bit reduces file size and is perfect for most cases
ultimate landscape camera, and awesome studio camera
can handle more kind of work than what medium format is usually for
autofocus performance is similar to Fujifilm X-T3, although the medium format lenses might not be able to drive the glass as fast as on smaller APS-C lenses
he think a lot of professional photographers will still stick with full frame to handle certain kind of photography, but the GFX100 can absolutely be pressed into service to do some of that
most enjoyable medium format camera he ever used, and feels like using full frame
full frame cameras are still the better choice for most, but if you want the extra resolution and the extra image quality, the GFX100 is the way to go
they will explore the GFX100 video capabilities in a separate video