Fujifilm GFX :: Amazing Dynamic Range JPEG Shadow Recovery + Bokeh + Sharpness & Just 10 Days Left to Win $3,000 !!!

GFX Buzz

If you are curious about the GFX, well, then I can’t recommend you enough to join us at the Fujifilm GFX facebook group, where 5,700+ GFX fans are having great discussions about Fuji’s new system and GFX beta testers continue to share their images, impressions and interact with the whole community.

I’ll pick out a few more GFX tidbits shared at the group… and let’s start with:

GFX Dynamic Range (JPEG)

I’ve already shared yesterday Keith’s first impressions & image samples at clubsnap. Keith is also interacting and answering the questions of the GFX facebook group in his GFX post here. Amongst the others, he shows how much details you can recover from an underexposed Super-Fine JPEG with the GFX.

GFX facebook group members can see the underexposed image here, and the recovered image here.

GFX Portrait Shot with 120mm

GFX with 120mm at the German site fineartprinter (translation) – Go to the finartprinter to see the crop

First Pictures and Impressions of the GFX with 120mm at the German site fineartprinter (translation) – Via GFX Facebook Group here. A short summary of his findings:

  • Sharpness is “convincing“
  • the lack of mirror (and hence less camera shakes) allows to achieve sharper handheld pictures at slower shutter speeds. He easly shot perfectly sharp images with the 63mm at 1/80 of a second
  • impressive 69,9 x 52,43 cm printings at a 300 dpi resolution and 87,38 x 65,5 cm at 240 dpi
  • One Image + Crop shared at fineartprinter (translation)

I would be careful with judging the sharpening for now, since it’s uploaded for the web. However, it can give an idea of how sharp the images are with the GFX, and I especially love the soft out of focus transition.

GFX Bokeh & 3D Pop

Fujifilm GFX – GF63mm: Fine JPEG, and at the smallest resolution on the GFX (4000×3000, 12 Megapixel) – shared by Keith at the GFX facebook group.

And more

Mr. Haruki GFX first impressions at the Japanese site dc.watch (translation)

 

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GFX + GF 32-64 + GF 63 + X70 fit Billingham Hadly Small – via Ivan Joshua Loh at GFX Facebook Group

  • Fujifilm XF56mmF1.2 Disassembly at Andrew’s Flickr
  • Olympus OM-D E-M1 II vs. Fujifilm X-T2 – The complete comparison at mirrorlesscomparison
  • X-Trans: The Promise and the Problem at medium (NOTE: I share this article, because it is creating quite a buzz. Experienced X-shooters will know to take it with a grain of salt. The waxy skin tones problem, for example, is no issue at all in RAW and significantly reduced with X-TransIII. Moreover, Iridient has proven to be superior with the demoisaicing than Darktable (used in this review). X-TransIII now also gives better results overall, due to the reduced distance between the repeating RGB patterns, reducing certain types of artifacts and improving the results with Adobe. Also, unlike stated in the review, Fujifilm NEVER said that X-Trans “eliminates” moiree, they say it “reduces” it.)

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Fujinon XF 8-16mm F2.8 WR will Be The Next X-mount Lens Launched after the XF80mm Macro – Source Right in the Past

Fujinon XF 8-16mm F2.8 WR

I’ve shared the first rumor about the Fujinon XF 8-16mm F2.8 WR in May 2016. Since then, we haven’t heard much about it anymore.

All we know, is that Fujifilm delayed the release of the XF8-16mm, because they prioritized smaller WR lenses, such as the XF35mmF2, XF23mmF2 and the XF50mmF2… and of course Fujifilm invested a lot of time also in the medium format G-mount system.

But here is an update for you today.

I hear from a source, right in the past, that once Fujifilm completed the current roadmap with the release of the XF80mmF2.8 1:1 Macro later this year, the next X-mount lens to be released will be the Fujinon XF 8-16mm F2.8. But… please take long term rumors always with …. you know what ;)

Stay tuned on FujiRumors…. because apparently rumors never take a rest ;)

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Fringer Plans G-mount / Contax 645 lenses Full Auto Adapater for Fujifilm GFX *** GFX Vs. Sony A7rII Size Comparison

I already told here you that Fringer is developing the World’s First Fujifilm X – Contax N Smart Adapter with Autofocus & Electronic Aperture Control.

Well, I hear that they also plan a similar adapter for the GFX camera, which would allow full auto usage of the Contax 645 lenses on the GFX 50s.

However…

there is no final decision made yet. Only when the GFX finally hits the market (and Fringer can own one), they will see if the development of such an adapter is possible.

So let’s keep our fingers crossed :)

More about Fringers X-mount Smart adapter in this article.

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Fujifilm to Launch GFX Adapter for Hasselblad H-Mount (Leaf Shutter) Lenses + Fujifilm X100F WCL/TCL Ver.2

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A new list of rumors just leaked at digicame-info. Most of it is known, but also some new and very interesting information, like:

  • Fujifilm GFX Hasselblad H mount adapter for 80,460 yen
  • X100F: WCL – X 100 Mark II (wide conversion lens): 32,378 yen
  • X100F: TCL – X 100 Mark II (Teleconversion lens): 32,378 yen

The full list below:

– GFX 50S: 804,060 yen
– GF 63 mm F 2.8 R WR: 193,860 yen
– GF 32 – 64 mm F 4 R LM WR: 291,060 yen
– GF 120 mm F4 R LM OIS WR Macro: 339,660 yen
– H mount adapter: 80,460 yen
– VG – GFX 1 (battery grip): 75,060 yen
– EVF – TL 1 (EVF tilt adapter): 69,660 yen
– NP – T 125 (battery): 15,012 yen
– BC – T 125 (battery charger): 9,936 yen
– AC – 15 V (AC adapter): 12,420 yen
– X100F: 156,060 yen
– WCL – X 100 II (wide conversion lens): 32,378 yen
– TCL – X 100 II (Teleconversion lens): 32,378 yen
– X – T 20 Body: 112,860 yen
– X-T20 XF 18-55 mm lens kit: 150,660 yen
– XF 50 mm F 2 R WR: 53,460 yen

Fujifilm GFX :: The Exact Fujifilm GFX 50s vs Hasselblad X1D and Pentax 645Z Size Comparison + GFX Price in Yen Leaked

We have it in $ and €, and now we have it also in Yen: the price for the Fujifilm GFX body and lenses.

  • GFX 50S: ¥ 804,060
  • GF 63 mm F 2.8 R WR: 193,860 yen
  • GF 32 – 64 mm F 4 R LM WR: 291,060 yen
  • GF 120 mm F4 R LM OIS WR Macro: 339,660 yen
  • VG – GFX 1: 75,060 yen
  • EVF-TL1: ¥ 69,660
  • NP-T 125: ¥ 15,012
  • BC-T 125: ¥ 9,936
  • AC-15V: 12,420 yen

And also some more size comparisons :)

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The Big Fujifilm GFX Recap :: Everything We Know is Here… RGB Color Histogram, Base ISO 100, AF-Points + Much More!

Here is a big GFX Overview, based on information Fujifilm shared at the Photokina 2016 and later, and also based on Rumors you could find here on FujiRumors. I’ll mark with “R” the rumors and with “F” the facts, although keep in mind that even the facts revealed earlier by Fujifilm could have changed in the meantime.

Everything you can read below has already been published on FR starting from September 2016, but I thought a Recap could be useful, since I keep getting emails with questions, that have already been answered in the past, but given the huge amount of information are easy to miss.

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FUJIFILM GFX CAMERA

  1. Fujifilm GFX 50S – F
  2. Announcement Janaury 19 – R
  3. Release February 23 – R
  4. Body Price €6999/$6499 – R
  5. G-Mount – F
  6. Mirrorless – F
  7. Weather Sealed body/lenses – F
  8. X-Processor Pro (used in X-T2/X-Pro2) – F
  9. No Low-Pass Filter – F
  10. Contrast Detection AF only with 117 AF points – F
  11. RGB color histograms in the live view – F
  12. 51.4MP 44 x 33mm Medium Format Bayer Sensor (No X-Trans, because not needed with this huge 50MP sensor) – F
  13. Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (default), 3:2, 1:1, 4:5, 6:7 and 6:17 – F
  14. MF Sensor made by Sony but customized by Fujifilm. The challenge is how to get the light hit the sensor evenly – in the center and also at the corners. In order to achieve that, Fujifilm customized the microlenses in front of the sensor and optimized the silicon process. – F
  15. MF sensor is 1.7 (70%) times bigger than Full Frame. Crop factor 0.79x. – F
  16. Weight about 800g – F
  17. 12 pins on the lens mount (useful when it comes to adapting third-party lenses) – F
  18. Flange Distance of only 26.7 to shorten the back focus distance as much as possible. This prevents vignetting to achieve edge-to-edge sharpness of the world’s highest level – source Fujifilm Press release via dpreview. – F
  19. ISO: base-ISO 100 :: Max ISO 51200 – F
  20. minimum back focus 16.7mm – F
  21. Focal Plane shutter max 1/4000 – F
  22. Flash Sync Speed 1/125 – F
  23. EF-X500 with HSS Supported – F
  24. Bigger Battery compared to X-T2/X-Pro2 – F
  25. Electronic shutter – F
  26. Full-HD with 30 fps – F
  27. Dual SD Cards UHS-II – F
  28. EVF: 3.69 megadots with a magnification of 0.85x (X-T1/2: 0.77x) with frame rate of around 60 fps – F
  29. EVF: Detachable and fully tiltable if used with an adapter – F
  30. EVF has a hot shoe on the top – F
  31. All Film Simulations of X-T2/X-Pro2 available (including ACROS) – F
  32. Adapter for Leaf Shutter Lenses in the works – F
  33. Tethering support at launch – F
  34. Joystick – F
  35. E-ink LCD display on the top of the camera (always visible, even if camera is switched off) – F
  36. WiFi – F
  37. dynamic range settings of DR800% and maybe even DR1600%. – Source fujixsecrets
  38. USB 3 data transfer and charging – F
  39. HDMI – F
  40. Mic, headphone and remote control outputs – F
  41. Tilt LCD like X-T2 (3 way tilting) – F
  42. Touch LCD screen – F
  43.  diopter adjustment – F
  44. 11 Fn buttons – Source fujixsecrets
  45. shooting intervals of 700 ms – F
  46. quick start up time – F
  47. Fujifilm Will Launch Professional Support Service Along with the GFX Camera – R

FUJIFILM GF LENSES

  1. GF63mmF2.8 R WR (50mm equiv.) available at launch. Price €1,599/$1,499 – R
  2. GF32-64mmF4 R LM WR (25-51mm equiv.) available at launch. Price $2,299 – R
  3. GF120mmF4 Macro R LM OIS WR (95mm equiv.). Magnification of 1:0.5. available at launch. $2,599  – R minimum focus distance 45cm – max. magnification of 0.5x, 1:2 Macro – F
  4. GF110mmF2 R LM WR (87mm equiv.) available mid 2017 – F
  5. GF23mmF4 R LM WR (18mm equiv.) available mid 2017 – F
  6. GF45mmF2.8 R WR (35mm equiv.) available late 2017 – F
  7. Dedicated C positions on the aperture ring (The C position can be locked to avoid accidental changes) – F
  8. The lenses are ready for sensors with a resolution of 100MP – F
  9. Only the GF32-64mmF4 R LM WR zoom lens has inner focussing – F
  10. The prime lenses are optically corrected for distortion – F

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The Fujifilm GFX (and Lenses) will Start Shipping February 23 (in USA) – Annoucement January 19

The current shipping embargo of the Fujifilm GFX is February 23. Of course there can be changes anytime, mostly depending on eventual last second firmware issues. But also in that case, Fujifilm will work hard to ship the GFX before the end of March, when the Japanese fiscal year is ending and Fujifilm would like to share some positive GFX sale numbers with its investors ;)

The shipping embargo rumor is for USA, but it should apply to all the world (maybe it will ship even earlier in Japan).

Recent rumor confirm, that the price for the body + lens (63mm) will be of $8000

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Possible Fujifilm GFX Pricing – Body $6499 ($8,000 with lens)

First reports about the GFX pricing surface on the web. Here are the first specualtions:

The FX50s body with EVF will be priced $6,499
Fujinon GF 32-64mm f/4 lens $2,299
Fujinon GF 63mm f/2.8 lens $1,499
Fujinon GF 120mm f/4 macro lens $2,599

So it confirms older rumors, that body + lens (63mm) will cost $8000

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