DPRTV: Fujifilm GFX100 First Look

• 6 years ago

DPRTV posted their early impressions of the Fujifilm GFX100. Below are key points from the video:

• The camera is large and heavy, but not Canon 1DX Heavy
• Just over 3 lbs
• Very comfortable grip
• The vertical grip isn’t great and it’s an uncomfortable small metal design
• The camera looks great
• There might be a rubberized attachment for the vertical grip to make it more comfortable
• The top and back screen are customizable
• Top button swaps shutter speed and aperture controls
• The highest resolution EVF Fujifilm has ever used alongside the highest MP sensor
• Very slim removable 5.76M dot 0.86x magnification EVF
• 24x view magnification for focus accuracy
• Very X-T3 like AF performance
• 16-bit RAW shoots at 2fps
• 14-bit RAW is 5fps
• Worlds first 100MP BSI camera
• Lots of features to make the camera more stable like an electronic front curtain, well dampened mechanical shutter, and 5.5 stops of IBIS
• There are a lot of handheld opportunities, but a tripod would be best
• Dual gain sensor which will give you better high ISO performance
• Full resolution is 4×3 at 102MP, but you still have beyond full frame resolution if you crop: 1×1 is 72MP, 2×3 is 85MP, 16×9 is 72MP
• 1/6th of a second scan rate for electronic shutter
• Rolling shutter can be pretty bad when shooting motion or panning with the electronic shutter
• GFX100 isn’t great for vlogging, but great for other kinds of video work
• Shockingly competent at video
• Internal 10-bit 4:2:0
• External via mini HDMI 10-bit 4:2:2
• Eterna, FLog, HLG
• IBIS is great for stationary video
• IBIS can get jumpy when quickly panning or tilting
• Face detect AF works in video, but not as well as X-T3, which could be due to it being preproduction or the lens
• The video scan rate is much better than photo and it’s using the full sensor, which could be from pixel binning or line skipping
• The video is good enough if you are out shooting photos, but wouldn’t recommend it as primarily a video camera
• GFX50S didn’t feel like it could replace a full frame DSLR because things like AF performance simply didn’t compare
• GFX100 now has all the technology that the GFX50S was missing
• Shooting on the streets at night with the GFX100 felt like the X-T3
• GFX100 can handle many different projects but might be better to go Full Frame for sports and action
• Full review will come when they get production units

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