The Fuji GFX
http://luminous-landscape.wistia.com/medias/q79iwlvshe?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640
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 USD.
Fujifilm has announced six lenses to be released over the course of 2017: the GF 63mm f/2.8 R WR, which is a standard prime 50mm equivalent lens; the wide-to-normal zoom GF 32-64mm f/4 R LM WR, which offers a 25-51mm equivalent focal length; the mid-tele 2:1 macro GF 120mm f/4 Macro R LM OIS WR, which has a 95mm equivalent focal length; the GF 23mm f/4 R LM WR, which is an 18mm equivalent ultra-wide; and the standard wide-angle 35mm equivalent GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR lens.
I had the opportunity to sit down at Photo Plus in New York City with Billy Luong of Fuji Canada and Makoto Oishi, the Fujifilm Product Manager for the GFX system. It was a chance to ask questions and learn more about the GFX system. Enjoy this short video interview and hear what Fuji has to say.
Kevin Raber
November 2016
Elevate Your Vision
Read this story and all the best stories on The Luminous Landscape
The author has made this story available to Luminous Landscape members only. Upgrade to get instant access to this story and other benefits available only to members.
Why choose us?
Luminous-Landscape is a membership site. Our website contains over 5300 articles on almost every topic, camera, lens and printer you can imagine. Our membership model is simple, just $2 a month ($24.00 USD a year). This $24 gains you access to a wealth of information including all our past and future video tutorials on such topics as Lightroom, Capture One, Printing, file management and dozens of interviews and travel videos.
- New Articles every few days
- All original content found nowhere else on the web
- No Pop Up Google Sense ads – Our advertisers are photo related
- Download/stream video to any device
- NEW videos monthly
- Top well-known photographer contributors
- Posts from industry leaders
- Speciality Photography Workshops
- Mobile device scalable
- Exclusive video interviews
- Special vendor offers for members
- Hands On Product reviews
- FREE – User Forum. One of the most read user forums on the internet
- Access to our community Buy and Sell pages; for members only.
You may also like
