Fuji Guys Photokina Booth Tour ** GFX Hands-On Reports + Shutter Video & More

Fuji Guys – Fujifilm Photokina 2016 Booth Tour at youtube

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Big print made out of an images taken with the Fujifilm GFX
GFX Hands-On Report at ivanjoshualoh

Mirrorlessrumors calculated the FF eqivalent focal length AND aperture for the new Fujinon GF lenses. Here they are:

23mm f/4.0 in Full Frame 18mm f/3.4
32-64mm f/4.0 in Full Frame 25-51mm f/3.4
45mm f/2.8 in Full Frame 36mm f/2.4
63mm f/2.8 in Full Frame 50mm f/2.4
110mm f/2.0 in Full Frame 78mm f/1.7
120mm f/4.0 in Full Frame 95mm f/3.4

Fuji says it clearly (again) no plans for full-frame system after GFX. Interview at camerajabber

There is a lot of buzz at the Fujifilm GFX facebook group in these days. Fellow X-shooters share thoughts and hands on experience with Fuji’s latest gem. One of these is Joel, who compared the Hasselblad X1D and the Fujifilm GFX… and then wrote in this post:

Hasselblad X1D
I spent more time with this camera, including 30 minutes alone with it in a studio.
Pros: It is more beautiful (my personal opinion), smaller, weather sealed, and available now-ish (preorders should all be fulfilled by November). It feels really good in the hand. Well balanced.
Cons: it has fewer lenses, it has no zoom lens (yet), a higher price (I assume), it feels less rugged, and it is warm to the touch when powered on. Those MF sensors create a lot of heat!

Fujifilm GFX:
I spent about 15 minutes with it and took a few photos of other people who were in the room.
Pros: there are more announced lenses, including a zoom, it is weather sealed, it feels more rugged and it will presumably cost less.
Cons: it is larger, not as attractive, and it is not available for several more months.

One reason for the Fuji being larger is the placement of the battery. It is not in the handgrip, like many cameras (including the Hassy X1D), but rather it is between the sensor and the rear screen. The battery is inserted from the left side (if you are holding it like you would shoot with it). This makes the body much thicker, but it separates the two heat sources (the sensor and the screen) from each other and keeps the camera cooler. I understand this choice from an engineering perspective, but I think it makes the camera larger and less attractive.

To me, there is no clear winner yet. They are both very tempting. I look forward to learning more over time. Ultimately, it’s up to each photographer to decide which tool is right for themselves.

This short video shows how the big shutter moving in front of the sensor