Fujifilm GFX50R vs GFX50S

• 5 years ago

Big Head Taco compared the Fujifilm GFX50R and Fujifilm GFX50S. Below are his main points:

• SLR style vs Range Finder
• GFX50R is about $1,000 less than GFX50S
• GFX50S has interchangeable eyecups
• GFX50R and GFX50S use the same EVF, but the GFX50S EVF is a little bigger
• GFX50S has a great shutter button like the Fujifilm X-H
• GFX50R has a dedicated exposure compensation dial
• GFX50R has a dial around the shutter button instead of the front of the camera
• GFX50R shutter button is Fujifilm X-Pro like
• GFX50R has less weight and is thinner, which causes the camera to not be as balanced
• GFX50S is better for longer/heavier lenses
• GFX50S has 3-way tilt
• GFX50R has 2-way tilt
• GFX50S has a proprietary Hasselblad style strap lug
• GFX50R has traditional lug-mounts like other Fujifilm cameras
• GFX50S has a dedicated ISO dial and the GFX50R does not
• GFX50R buttons are all to the right
• GFX50S has better input/output placement
• GFX50R has odd placement for its ports with a 3.5 mic jack on the left, but HDMI on the right
• GFX50R can’t access the battery with a tripod plate attached
• GFX50R can have ports blocked at time due to poor layout
• GFX50S has the play/trash/Autofocus selection control poorly located
• GFX50R and XE-3 are laid out almost exactly the same
• GFX50R has an illuminator light
• GFX50R has Bluetooth
• GFX50R is easier to take out shooting
• BHT like bundling both with the GF63mm more than the 45mm
• BHT would go with the GFX50S if he could only pick one
• The GFX50S with GF63mm weights about 100g more than the GFX50R, but the GFX50R feels heavier due to weight distribution
• Looking forward to the GFX100

I am very happy with my Fujifilm GFX50S, but if both were released at the same time I probably would have gone with the Fujifilm GFX50R. If Fujifilm went with a hybrid viewfinder this would be an easy choice for many, but the GFX50R should have at least had a viewfinder equal to the GFX50S’ magnification.

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