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You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

Which one are you buying and why? Would especially love to hear from previous 100-200 owners that felt it was underwhelming. I can't get a solid read on this lens and feel like there's a bit more sample variation in play than with most lenses.

Sep 02, 2024 at 04:10 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

Never shot the 250 but the zoom is so useful. Unsure why it has a bad rep aside from being slow.
It’s light and sharp enough for me at least.

The GF250 lives where I’d definitely prefer to shoot my Sony 70-200 2.8MKII on A1 or A7RV instead so no interest in that lens.

Sep 02, 2024 at 05:00 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

Not that you really care what I think, but here’s the answer for me: Both.

Why? Because the 100-200 is really only underwhelming after around the160-170 setting, and then it really only loses ground in the corners. So I consider it a good 80-135 equivalent, and that’s exactly what I use it for. Then if pressed, I can crop a bit and get to around 200 net; albeit at lower resolution than the excellent 250. From what I’ve seen from the 250, it and the 1.4x will fill that extended range really well, but to be clear I don’t own it yet—I just don’t need beyond the 100-200’s capability at this time.

Sep 02, 2024 at 06:08 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

I had both, liked both, but if I were to have only one, I think it'd be the 250. I found that its images stood out a bit more than what I got from the 100-200. Given the cropability of the bigger sensor, I could pair it with a 45-100 and feel pretty comfortable.

Sep 02, 2024 at 06:34 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

I'm in the market for the 100-200 again and have kicked around the idea of the 250 instead but it just doesn't make sense when I really think about it. The 250mm is terrible at 100mm, 125mm, 150mm etc. You get my point. I made some great shots that I cropped heavily and still printed large with the 100-200. The 45-100 is my bread and butter. But adding the 100-200 and 20-35 makes a lot of sense to me.

I'd be curious to know if anyone has used the 1.4 TC with the 100 to 200 and how that worked out.

Sep 02, 2024 at 09:32 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

I own both, worked paid for the 250 so I got a good deal on that one : ) I bought the 100-200 afterwards mainly just for more versatility. I haven’t used the 250 since, but I think it comes down to what you’re shooting and if you feel like you’ll be at the long end more often I’d say go for the 250.

Sharpness wise it’s a bit better but I’ve never felt like my 100-200 wasn’t sharp enough, I was actually surprised after I got it and was slightly confused about what people were complaining about.

I’ve shot both with the teleconverter and didn’t notice any impact on image quality on either lens but I wasn’t really doing any scientific tests, just shooting as normal.

Sep 02, 2024 at 10:51 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

jord217 wrote:
I own both, worked paid for the 250 so I got a good deal on that one : ) I bought the 100-200 afterwards mainly just for more versatility. I haven’t used the 250 since, but I think it comes down to what you’re shooting and if you feel like you’ll be at the long end more often I’d say go for the 250.

Sharpness wise it’s a bit better but I’ve never felt like my 100-200 wasn’t sharp enough, I was actually surprised after I got it and was slightly confused about what people were complaining about.

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Neither lens feels particularly unique or additive to any "medium format look" to me, would you agree with that assessment? I view both as useful in their ways of getting more versatile 100mp shots without having to worry about wonky adaptation flaws in IQ.

Sep 03, 2024 at 01:44 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

RoamingScott wrote:
Neither lens feels particularly unique or additive to any "medium format look" to me, would you agree with that assessment? I view both as useful in their ways of getting more versatile 100mp shots without having to worry about wonky adaptation flaws in IQ.

Yeah I agree with you for sure, I think you're more likely to see that "look" with faster lenses suited for that purpose. I've adapted my canon 85 1.8 and that thing is butter, completely a different look than shooting on full frame. I did mess around with the 250 for some family portraits and wide open it was pretty impressive and certainly had some pleasing characteristics.

Both lenses honestly make a great addition to the kit though for landscape work. I've been impressed by both and totally happy with the results. I guess another thing to think about is size and weight, that really is why I tend to grab the 100-200, the 250 is just big enough that it's kind of a pain to fit in my backpack with my other gear. At some point I'll probably sell the 250 and get the 500 so I have it for trips when I want the reach for dunes and mountains, etc.

Sep 03, 2024 at 06:15 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

Very helpful thoughts that align with my assumptions, thanks!

jord217 wrote:
Yeah I agree with you for sure, I think you're more likely to see that "look" with faster lenses suited for that purpose. I've adapted my canon 85 1.8 and that thing is butter, completely a different look than shooting on full frame. I did mess around with the 250 for some family portraits and wide open it was pretty impressive and certainly had some pleasing characteristics.

Both lenses honestly make a great addition to the kit though for landscape work. I've been impressed by both and totally happy with the results. I guess another thing to think about is...Show more →

Sep 03, 2024 at 06:17 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

I had 100-200mm and it was a pretty good copy but then sold it to fund the 250mm. I wish I kept the zoom as it is more flexible. Fuji needs to make some 3x zooms.

Sep 03, 2024 at 08:12 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

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I had 100-200mm and it was a pretty good copy but then sold it to fund the 250mm. I wish I kept the zoom as it is more flexible. Fuji needs to make some 3x zooms.

There's actually a PZ lens on their GF roadmap but it's looking like it will sit somewhere in the wide to mid focal range. Probably for the GFX 100ii video capabilities.

Sep 04, 2024 at 05:14 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

I cannot express how little interest I have in PZ lenses.

Sep 04, 2024 at 05:15 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

The more I use the 100-200, the more I like it. I believe my initial lack of excitement was more about expectations of a telephoto. At 80-160 equivalent, it doesn't really have much reach. Now that I've adjusted that expectation, I realize it really does have great image quality. The 250 just seems to big, I can't see going that route, even if it is a fantastic lens.

Sep 04, 2024 at 11:06 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

250mm just looks big.

Sep 05, 2024 at 09:20 AM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

No idea how the OP intends to use the system, but when I want the longer focal length reach or perspective, there are other systems I turn to. That's not to say the 250 or 500 wouldn't be useful at some point, it's just that I don't currently do work with my GF system that requires them; and so for me, the 100-200 more than adequately fills that need for now.

Sep 05, 2024 at 10:08 AM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

gear-nut wrote:
No idea how the OP intends to use the system, but when I want the longer focal length reach or perspective, there are other systems I turn to. That's not to say the 250 or 500 wouldn't be useful at some point, it's just that I don't currently do work with my GF system that requires them; and so for me, the 100-200 more than adequately fills that need for now.

Usage patterns differ, but there are a lot of us who rely on long focal lengths for some of our landscape photography. I’m a big fan of 100-400 and similar zooms on full frame.

In my case, the primary issue that has held me back from moving to GFX is the lack of roughly comparable long zoom lenses for the system. I think that Fujifilm could sell a lot of, say, 200-400mm zooms compatible with their 1.4x TC, and that there are quite a few of us to whom they could sell bodies and complete systems if they did this.

This would hardly be a technical challenge given that the Canon 100-400 reportedly works decently with adapters. (Some overestimate the technical challenge, thinking of the older film MF systems that required lenses to work with much larger image areas than that of the 33 x 44 sensors.)

Primes are not the answer for me in my landscape photography. I was “primes only” for decades” for landscape photography, then moved to combining primes and zooms. Over the years I realized that zooms now produce excellent image quality and allow me greater compositional control while maintaining optimal image quality and framing without cropping in post.

YMMV

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Sep 05, 2024 at 10:49 AM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

Sep 05, 2024 at 10:49 AM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

RoamingScott wrote:
I cannot express how little interest I have in PZ lenses.

Agreed - but it seems obvious they want to push video for whatever reason. Would love to know how many videocentric creators are reaching for the GFX 100ii, SMH.

Sep 05, 2024 at 10:55 AM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

gdanmitchell wrote:
Usage patterns differ, but there are a lot of us who rely on long focal lengths for some of our landscape photography. I’m a big fan of 100-400 and similar zooms on full frame.

In my case, the primary issue that has held me back from moving to GFX is the lack of roughly comparable long zoom lenses for the system. I think that Fujifilm could sell a lot of, say, 200-400mm zooms compatible with their 1.4x TC, and that there are quite a few of us to whom they could sell bodies and complete systems if they did this.

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I agree. I just don't need more than around 150 for my typical landscape shots with the GFX. Also agree re zooms -- in landscape I'm usually at f8 - f11 anyway, so primes are simply extra weight in the bag.

Sep 05, 2024 at 11:17 AM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · You can buy one...GF 100-200 or GF 250

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I think that's probably the case with most of us. Fuji fleshing out a 100-400 of some sorts seems far fetched, but a 100-300 or thereabouts seems doable.

Personally, I would snatch up a decent 160-400 2-½x f5.6-f6.3 GF zoom in a nano-second; and I doubt this would require rocket science to build, though I accept it would likely be large-ish and possibly expensive-ish...

Regardless, for my GFX usage, the 20-35, 32-64 and 45-100 are the lenses on the camera 90% of the time, and the 32-64 is probably half of that... I carry the 100-200 zoom and 17mm Zero-D (great lens, a beeatch to focus well) just in case, and have the adapted 58/1.4 and 105/1.4 in the car in case I want them for whatever.

Sep 05, 2024 at 11:28 AM

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