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GFX100S for Travel?

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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · GFX100S for Travel?

I think this is just too big, especially with a 45-100 zoom, for me to take traveling. But I would love to have those image qualities from my foreign places. So, I do think about it.

I'm sure some here have used a GFX for travel. I'd love to hear what it was like, whether you got what you wanted by doing it, and whether you would do it again.

Any sample images would be great to have.

Sep 11, 2023 at 06:34 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · GFX100S for Travel?

If you're only taking a body and that one lens I can't see that being much of an issue. I already take it plus a boatload of lenses everywhere I go by car but if I were going somewhere by plane I'd take it too and maybe pare down the lens selection a bit, but one body and one lens does not sound like a burden to me - but that's me.

Sep 11, 2023 at 06:38 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · GFX100S for Travel?

It depends on what you mean by travel, how light you're traveling in general, and how big of a part photography plays in your travel plans.

I've traveled for vacation (when photography wasn't the primary reason for the trip) with a GFX100S and the wonderful little 50mm. It was great, and probably not much bigger than many full frame cameras. It doesn't slow down the trip or get in the way of your plans. You can shoot it like a point and shoot and in fact it has a similar focal length to many old film PS cameras. The camera has two card slots which meant I could shoot on redundant cards and not bring a laptop with me on the trip. And of course if you get some great photographs, you will not have sacrificed photo quality for size at all...

For me, if I need to go smaller than the 100s with the 50mm, I'd just go for a Ricoh GRiii or something seriously small.

Of course, for my trips that are primarily FOR photography, two GFX bodies and a few lenses are MUCH smaller than the 4x5 camera along with lenses, film holders, a heavy tripod, changing bag, etc. that I used to lug all around the world....

Sep 11, 2023 at 06:56 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · GFX100S for Travel?

I recently came back from a vacation to europe and I took the 35-70 to save weight in place of the 45-100. I also took the 80f1.7 but didn't use it. Next time I will replace it with the 55f1.7.

Sep 11, 2023 at 08:32 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · GFX100S for Travel?

I've taken my GFX to numerous continents with 3 or 4 lenses and a spare body. I need to make high quality images. I've figured out what kinds of bags to use and what to take on board planes and what to check. I may only be seeing some of these places once in my life and I want my best gear with me. Sure, it's a bit heavy sometimes, but I never complain and just use it. I'm used to it. Worth it!

Sep 11, 2023 at 08:51 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · GFX100S for Travel?

I tried twice on casual business trips. 32-64 + 100-200 once and just the 50 3.5 once.

Won’t do it again. Nothing memorable captured - mostly very high res touristy shots

and a few long exposure surf shots.

Not worth lugging it around for that use case. Will take it for dedicated landscape shoots but not casual shooting.
Better tools for that job (for me at least)

Sep 12, 2023 at 12:12 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · GFX100S for Travel?

It's all relative. For decades I hauled two prism'd RZ's and half a dozen lenses all over the country along with half a dozen fifty pound strobe and equipment cases, so two GFX's seems trivial. I'm with Jeffrey. You might only take snapshots and that happens sometimes, but sometimes you do great work where you least expected to. For me, it's about being a photographer wherever you are.

Sep 12, 2023 at 12:23 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · GFX100S for Travel?

IMO, 100S and a few lenses is no different from dSLR's back in the day. We never blinked at taking a 5D and 70-200 2.8 or 100-400..

FWIW, my GFX travel kit at the moment is the 100s, 20-35, 80 1.7 and then Canon 40 2.8 pancake.

Sep 12, 2023 at 05:10 AM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · GFX100S for Travel?

I bring 3 bodies and 5+ lenses with travelling, including a 100s. I travel exclusively abroad.

Sep 12, 2023 at 06:45 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · GFX100S for Travel?

My last vacation with light hiking and a lot of walking around I took gfx50s2 + 35-70mm + 30mm, and Olympus em1 12-40mm and 40-150mm. After a couple days I left 30mm at home, shot maybe 2-3 frames with it. 35-70 worked well for everything I shot, including sunrises, sunsets, landscape, people, etc.

Sep 12, 2023 at 06:58 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · GFX100S for Travel?

I have the 100s + 32-64, 45 & 45-100, and would not travel with this kit, maybe 100s + 45, or 35-70 if I had it. I bought the XT5 for travel or on-the-go photography…I am considering the Q3 to replace the XT5 and lenses for travel. That would simplify everything for me.

Rod

Sep 13, 2023 at 07:54 AM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · GFX100S for Travel?

It's a perfectly suited camera for me to travel with, The 45-100 and the 23mm were my last kit with the Ricoh GRX. now I have the 20-35, so even better

Sep 13, 2023 at 11:43 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · GFX100S for Travel?

chiron wrote:
I think this is just too big, especially with a 45-100 zoom, for me to take traveling. But I would love to have those image qualities from my foreign places. So, I do think about it.

I'm sure some here have used a GFX for travel. I'd love to hear what it was like, whether you got what you wanted by doing it, and whether you would do it again.

Any sample images would be great to have.

First off — see below — I do not use a GFX system. But I face the same question when deciding what to carry when I travel.

The feelings about this are going to vary a lot. It depends a lot on how photography integrates into your travel, and that issue has its own layers:

- Do you like to travel fast and light (e.g. carry-on only) or are you happy to travel with a lot of checked luggage?

- Does that way you photograph take advantage of the potential of the larger camera? Or does a larger camera potentially interfere with your approach? (To cite a couple of illustrative examples... Are you carrying and using a tripod or do you shoot handheld? Are you photographing landscapes or shooting street? Are you shooting subjects whose appearance might change if they saw you with a Big Camera or not?)

- What are you doing with your photographs? If you are — to cite a possible example — basically uploading and sharing jpgs with friends and family online? Or are you producing very large, high quality images, possibly for print or licensing?

While I don't use GFX, I use a rather large FF system for a lot of my photography. I carry a rather large tripod and a substantial bag of sense and other stuff. This gear, by itself, would be too large to fit into airline carry-on. So I prefer to use a faster, lighter system for travel. In my case this is a Fujifilm XT5 with a small set of prime lenses.

That won't be right of everyone, but since I prefer to stick to carry-on luggage and a lot of my travel photograph is in cities — basically street/urban/travel photography — and I'm shooting handheld, often after dark, I prefer to not be burdened by the larger gear.

But that's me. I'm just highlighting some of the trade-offs to consider. And, with travel, there are always trade-offs.

Dan

"Trogir Street, Early Morning"

"Woman, Empty Venice Street"

"Cargas Gate"

"Torre del Morro Stairs"

"Busker, Lisbon"

Sep 13, 2023 at 11:59 AM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · GFX100S for Travel?

I used to carry a Canon 6D with a bunch of L lenses that were about the same size as a GFX kit.

I've since downsized to an XT4 with a smaller number of lenses that I use more often as my style of photography, and how I share it, has evolved. I also frequently travel with my partner and he doesn't like me stopping every 2 minutes to take a photo, so I have to balance his needs against my hobby as well.

At the time, lugging around all that gear was sort of my only choice. I had upgraded from an APS-C DSLR kit to a FF DSLR kit, and wanted the quality of L lenses.

Times have really changed. Thanks to mirrorless, and advances in technology, bodies and lenses can be much smaller, lighter, higher quality than they used to be.

A GFX100 + 45-100 is not a small kit. It's quite a bit larger than say, an A7RIV and a 28-70 f2.8 G master. At the risk of overgeneralization, I'd say if the Sony kit is good enough for thousands of professional travel photographers out there, it's good enough for you.

Also, I don't know what your financial situation is, but the GFX+lens is, what, over $8000? If you're like most people (i.e., not obscenely rich and money doesn't grow on trees), there's an opportunity cost here. You could spend $8000 on an amazing globetrotting trip, a series of classes or workshops to improve your skills, and many other things.

Sep 13, 2023 at 01:04 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · GFX100S for Travel?

I used my GFX 100S traveling several times and it was great experience. The biggest part for me was limiting the number of lenses to bring-- GF glass tends to be bulkier and heavier than a full frame lens with the equivalent aperture. However as much as I enjoyed shooting the 100S (I loved the GF glass) I ended selling my it as I found a FF system to be versatile for me.

GFX100S GF23mmF4 R LM WR lens 23mm f/6.4 1/950s 160 ISO 0.0 EV

GFX100S GF23mmF4 R LM WR lens 23mm f/5.6 1/1250s 160 ISO +0.3 EV

GFX100S GF50mmF3.5 R LM WR lens 50mm f/5.6 1/600s 100 ISO -1.3 EV

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GFX100S GF50mmF3.5 R LM WR lens 50mm f/3.5 1/2900s 160 ISO 0.0 EV

Sep 13, 2023 at 01:05 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · GFX100S for Travel?

I have travelled to EU (from the US) with a 100s + 35-70 + 50. Compact enough. Amazing quality. I did miss the versatility of a 24-120 equivalent (e.g. Fuji 16-80 or Nikon 24-120). But I got the shots I needed. On one of the trips I took the 20-35 and I still used the 35-70 more. I guess I am used to the normal focal lengths.

I could have taken my T3+primes but I suspect I would not have gotten the DR and the colors in low light. It was 500g heavier than a T3 equivalent kit (18-55+T3) and I am good with that. I lost a little range but have amazing memories in deep color

Some handheld quick pics with my 35-70 - the bang for the buck kit lens. In Italy I used my kit in rain and it was fine. Maybe it's an overpriced travel camera but hey people spend more money traveling on business class for a flat bed for 11hrs and some $50 wine

Sep 20, 2023 at 08:24 AM

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BrandonSi wrote:
IMO, 100S and a few lenses is no different from dSLR's back in the day. We never blinked at taking a 5D and 70-200 2.8 or 100-400..

FWIW, my GFX travel kit at the moment is the 100s, 20-35, 80 1.7 and then Canon 40 2.8 pancake.

for what and where use ef40?

Sep 20, 2023 at 09:59 PM

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Peter Figen wrote:
It's all relative. For decades I hauled two prism'd RZ's and half a dozen lenses all over the country along with half a dozen fifty pound strobe and equipment cases, so two GFX's seems trivial. I'm with Jeffrey. You might only take snapshots and that happens sometimes, but sometimes you do great work where you least expected to. For me, it's about being a photographer wherever you are.

Very nicely put, and an honorable aspiration.

What does it mean to you personally to be a photographer wherever you are? How does that affect you in the mix of people and situations? Any costs to doing that?

Sep 21, 2023 at 08:26 AM

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chiron wrote:
Very nicely put, and an honorable aspiration.

What does it mean to you personally to be a photographer wherever you are? How does that affect you in the mix of people and situations? Any costs to doing that?

I don't know what it means. It's just who you are. We just spent a week in the eastern Sierras walking, hiking, hot springing, eating mostly good food and the people you meet invariably ask you what you do, and when you say "photographer" to a person they all seem impressed but at the same time maybe a little leery. Maybe, because as Gee says that today "everyone is a photographer" - with their ever present iPhones and then you show them a few images from your website on your ever present iPhone and their response is always - "oh, you're a REAL photographer". I guess it means that you never stop being one no matter what and for well over a half century I've always felt sorta naked without a camera because you just never know when the nexy great opportunity is going to pop up in front of you.

Sep 21, 2023 at 09:51 AM

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george malamis wrote:
I recently came back from a vacation to europe and I took the 35-70 to save weight in place of the 45-100. I also took the 80f1.7 but didn't use it. Next time I will replace it with the 55f1.7.

will not usee 55/1.7 too, as both 1.7 is big,hea y and no need fast apertures on travel vacation photos

Sep 21, 2023 at 01:51 PM

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