The Fuji GFX - An Interview with Billy Luong and Makoto Oishi of Fuji

The Fuji GFX

There is no question that the Fuji GFX is the talk of the photo industry right now.  Fuji’s announcement at Photokina made it the talk of the show.  Leap-frogging over the traditional DSLR format Fuji made the bold decision to create a new format, the “G” format.  Trying to break away from the medium format nomenclature, they want us to think of the GFX as a different new format.  The traditional medium format has always been at least a 6cm x 4.5 cm or larger.  The new G format is a 51.4 MP sensor measuring 4.38 x 3.29 cm.
The GFX will not use the X-Trans sensor as is used by the present Fuji X system but a typical Bayer pattern sensor.  The camera boasts a removable viewfinder that is also able to swivel for waist level viewing, oblique and vertical viewing.  While no exact ship date has been announced, Fuji  hopes to see the delivery of the GFX start in early 2017.  Price has not been released yet either—but as Fuji is quick to point out, it will be less than $10,000 U...