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Premium is an understatement, plus the rangefinder-style camera looks the part too.
This is the smallest and lightest Fujifilm medium-format camera yetandit includes a lens.
Medium-format has never been this small.(Image credit: Tim Coleman)
That equates to a 28mm focal length in full-frame terms ideal for everyday and street photography.
Its feel and potential durability is a dream for camera lovers.
The right format?
Medium-format has never been this small.(Image credit: Tim Coleman)
The new GFX100RF has X100-series looks, in a deeper body housing medium-format tech.
The concept actually makes a lot of sense, as do some unusual design touches.
Shoot in raw & JPEG format, and the raw file keeps the full 102MP resolution.
However, the depth of the camera and its fixed lens means you’ll struggle squeezing it into a pocket.(Image credit: Tim Coleman)
The lens feels great too, with its aperture ring and easy rotation.
This is, however, a photographer’s camera first.
The 3.2-inch, 2.1m-dot tilt touchscreen is also the same punch in as found in the X100VI.
There are all-black or black / silver versions of the GFX100RF.(Image credit: Tim Coleman)
Other inherited components include the 5.76m-dot EVF from the GFX100S II.
There’s also no sensor based image stabilization (IBIS), just a digital IS for video.
Has the Leica Q3 met its match?
The GFX100RF is the first medium-format camera by Fujifilm with a silver top plate.(Image credit: Tim Coleman)
Possibly, though there are medium-format drawbacks.
Stay tuned for my full review and verdict.
It resembles an X100-series camera.(Image credit: Tim Coleman)
Here’s its new aspect ratio dial(Image credit: Tim Coleman)
And a neat stack of control; a crop lever, command dial and on/off switch.(Image credit: Tim Coleman)
Here’s the lens, which comes with a lens hood, adapter and protective filter to make the camera weather proof.(Image credit: Tim Coleman)
The lens has dreamy handling(Image credit: Tim Coleman)
The premium quality of the top plate cannot be overstated.(Image credit: Tim Coleman)
Twin SD UHS-II card slots(Image credit: Tim Coleman)
Mic input, headphone jack, USB-C charging and micro HDMI ports are hidden behind a single door.(Image credit: Tim Coleman)
The 5.76m-dot EVF, just like in the GFX100S II(Image credit: Tim Coleman)
The tilt touchscreen is the same unit used by the X100VI.(Image credit: Tim Coleman)