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Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread

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p.30 #1 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread

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Yes, the size is what really makes this camera. Putting a faster lens on it would negate it�s biggest feature�it�s compact size.

I think I'm coming around to that as well although I'd probably be happy with slightly bigger lens as well. I might be a fence sitter in that regard, maybe.

Mar 31, 2025 at 08:43 PM

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p.30 #2 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread

DC watch review from a pro photographer who shoots MF. User detail and photos are in the link:

https://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/review/newproduct/2001871.html

"SUMMARY:

I could think of many situations in which I would like to use this camera, such as trekking, travel snapshots, and work-related off-shots.

The biggest appeal of this camera is that it produces superb quality images without creating any tension for the subject, photographer, or shooting location, allowing everyone to relax.

So, in addition to using it for my own purposes, I also thought, "This camera would be perfect for a photographer I know," and imagined what kind of photos a skilled photographer would take with it. It made me feel like a child again, and excited me.

While I was excited about the arrival of a camera that allowed me to do as much as I wanted, I was also bothered by the fact that the more I used it, the more I was forced to be aware of reality.

For example, the GFX series boasts outstanding image quality that allows you to capture any scene.

Yes, it can be taken.

If you just walk around taking pictures mindlessly, relying on the camera's lightness, you'll be shocked by the reality that the 100-megapixel sensor will produce a large amount of mediocre and inferior photos, even with the abundant data volume.

The reality is that you have to worry about every time you turn it on or charge it (the power switch and interface cover). The reality is that you have to face the reality of "Should I really change this? (Move the dial, please)" every time you change the aspect ratio. The reality is closer than you might imagine from the appearance.

Once I woke up from my dream, I looked at the official product page and it said, "The attention to detail, like that of a work of art, brings joy to use." However, when I touched on the parts that were not very user-friendly, the slight concerns about the power switch, and the poor finish of the interface cover, I found it hard to agree.

Still, there are some attractive aspects, such as the front and rear dials and the flat top surface.

Passion and adult matters (where it seems that they were held back for the sake of sales price) inevitably go side by side in product development.

With the GFX100RF as well, the concept is congested and it feels as though each element is not pointing in the same direction, which may be why it gives the impression of being somewhat disjointed.

With the GFX50R, the photographer and the camera work together to create a sense of fun, and when everything works out perfectly, the image quality is like a home run, which is a surprise to me, and I even love its shortcomings. With this camera, the improved shooting performance has forced me to face the reality of other things.

I think it's precisely because this is a product that seems to be highly hobby-oriented that people are finicky about these feelings, but I can't say for sure that I'm the only one who feels this way."

Mar 31, 2025 at 09:04 PM

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p.30 #3 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread

serhan_ wrote:
With the GFX100RF as well, the concept is congested and it feels as though each element is not pointing in the same direction, which may be why it gives the impression of being somewhat disjointed.

Interesting to see if GFX100RF is a flop or future classic. It is possible that it will be a bit of a both

By using f/2.8 lens and including IBIS Fujifilm would have had design wise a much more middle of the road product. But it would have been priced higher, making it even more high end. With the current specs Fujifilm was able to undercut Leica Q prices which might be important if one thinks production volumes and GFX100RF as a gateway drug to GFX system.

Apr 01, 2025 at 02:18 AM

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p.30 #4 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread

Phew,
Just finished going through all 30 pages of this thread even though I cancelled my pre order placed on the 20th of March.

I cancelled my pre order for similar reasons that a number of you did:
Slow lens
Lack of IBIS
Limitations of a fixed focal length camera that cost $4899.
Etc.

I now realize half way through this thread that these limitations, in my view missed the point of the camera completely.

The reason the GFX100RF was of interest to me in the first place was that most of my photography was associated with travel to gain new experiences and spending time with people I care about.

This highly capable fixed camera worked for 85% of my photography. I didn�t need to plan what equipment I need to carry and which bag I should use. It would just come for the ride.

I have travelled internationally on multiple flights, through safaris, on planes, trains and automobiles carrying bags of cameras and lenses. Stressing if it would be checked in at the last minute as I boarded.

Over the years I felt like a pack mule either in a jeep on a dusty path in the middle of a jungle or carrying a backpack hiking up mountains. Even traveling in Europe taking flights between countries or using eurail involved planning.

And dealing with overzealous security at airports were another pain. Every country wanted to flex and examine my equipment for whatever reason at some point or the other.

And through all this there were very few trips that was just dedicated to photography. Most of the time I just enjoyed the scenery, animals, people and culture.

In my last European trip, I left all my equipment at my base in Switzerland and just used an A7RIii (my favorite sensor) with the 35 1.4 GM. I got some exceptional pictures and videos in Venice at night with just this combo. It was extremely liberating.

On a hike up the sleeping giant in Kauai, I took a couple of bodies with the,24-70 2.8 GMII and 70-200 2.8GMII And managed the hike up the mountain with this in a backpack. Wishing it was lighter.

Through all this I collected a pretty comprehensive Sony system with most of their GM lenses. Fujifilm X system and recently the GFX100S II. Before this I used to lug my Canon DSLRs and L lenses in my travels, that was painful.

The GFX100RF will be quite liberating. It will be a great complement to my GFX100S II.
Just re pre ordered in silver knowing I like the black.
Pre ordered the smallrig L bracket to use with my Gitzo 1555 travelers tripod.

If this works well, I will divest of my beloved Sony system and just use the X/GFX system.

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Apr 01, 2025 at 02:56 AM

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p.30 #5 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread

As far as IBIS goes, many years ago I took a picture of a tigress with her cubs while on the back of an elephant with my Canon 5D with a 24-70 2.8L lens.

I was holding the camera with my right hand leaning on the back of the elephant while taking the picture. It was sharp!
Of course if I dropped the camera, I knew I wasn�t going to try to get it back!

Apr 01, 2025 at 03:02 AM

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p.30 #6 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread

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+1 ^

M + 28 + AF + bigger sensor.

Without getting back into a debate (just the facts as it exists), the GFX 100RF adds EVF (replacing RF), adds AF, adds 16 bit, adds larger MP / sensor area. Retains non-stabilized sensor.

The main things I see as a downgrade with regard to the fixed lens is the obvious focal length constraint, the f/4 and the distortion compared to an M 28mm lens (or in my recent outing, 24mm). Manual focus experience may be a downgrade, also.

Curious to understand if one zone focuses with it by first AF'ing a distance, and...Show more →

Rusty, have you shot this camera yet? If not, why are you worried about distortion? See it first after post processing and then worry about it. I bet it won't be a problem for you. It will be OK. Are you one of those guys who are worried about that very small (for MF) fixed lens using digital correction? If so, why? I've been shooting the Q2 and Q3 for many years and I read many of these clueless reviewers (looking at you Llyod) raging mindlessly and idiotically about the digital correction of that magnificent (wonderful) Summilux 28 and I just laugh out loud at the absurdity of those comments. Don't worry about it. The lens performance won't be your problem.

Why are you worried about Manual Focus? It will be fine. I've manual focused 14 GF lenses for the past 6 years thousands of times and Fuji Focus Peaking in that nice EVF is great and very precise. So is the performance of the single point AF, which is mostly what we do with wide angle shots on still subjects. Pick your focus point and it is very fast and accurate. Focus tracking? I do it rarely, but it is pretty good for MF. Zone focusing? What is this? 1978? No one does that anymore except to relive the old days. Don't worry about focusing. Focusing won't be your problem.

What you should worry about is lack of stabilization because that is the only thing keeping me from replacing my Q3 with this camera.

I just can't do it. I'm shooting in Rome right now with two GFX cameras, 6 GF lenses and the Q3. I walked into St Peters yesterday with the Q3 and shot incredibly sharp hand-held images at ISO 400 and 800, F1.7 and 1/15th second. How? 8 stops of OIS, that's how. That won't be happening with the new GFX fixed lens camera - the camera that Fuji dashed my dreams with as a result of their desperation to keep it the size of a Q3, which was a huge mistake that will be corrected on the next version but should have been done now.

Apr 01, 2025 at 04:52 AM

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p.30 #7 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread

Lifeinpictures wrote:
Phew,
Just finished going through all 30 pages of this thread even though I cancelled my pre order placed on the 20th of March.

I cancelled my pre order for similar reasons that a number of you did:
Slow lens
Lack of IBIS
Limitations of a fixed focal length camera that cost $4899.
Etc.

I now realize half way through this thread that these limitations, in my view missed the point of the camera completely.

The reason the GFX100RF was of interest to me in the first place was that most of my photography was associated with travel to gain new experiences and spending time with people...Show more →

I couldn't agree with you more. I too preordered the RF and then cancelled for much the same reason. I still have some Sony gear but it's limted to the 27-70 and 70-200 plus a macro lens for film scanning. As Sony cameras and lenses got bigger and bigger, I wanted smaller and lighter. I ended up migrating to Leica which works for most of what I do. And yet, medium format will find a place on my shelves. I cancelled my RF preorder and waiting on a GFX 100s II which I anticipate I will use mostly for landscape photography. I've had the Leica Q2 and the X100VI. They were both liberating as you say. But for me, I'm better off for now with the ability to span a range of focal lengths without cropping. Perhaps if this works out and I don't 'need' my Sony gear, I will do the same and compliment the GFX system with an RF.

Apr 01, 2025 at 06:51 AM

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p.30 #8 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread

Greg7579 wrote:

I've been shooting the Q2 and Q3 for many years and I read many of these clueless reviewers (looking at you Llyod) raging mindlessly and idiotically about the digital correction of that magnificent (wonderful) Summilux 28 and I just laugh out loud at the absurdity of those comments. Don't worry about it. The lens performance won't be your problem.

I appreciate you suggesting mountain out of a molehill kind of thing. My attention to the matter is based on my personal experience with my Q2. The PITA corrections for some of my work are from personal experience. For many things, the profile corrections work for routing subjects. My more "extreme" linear work ... the 28 (26-ish corrected) doesn't always bode as well for me as I'd prefer, and the corrections can tedious or a pass / re-shoot.

Thus the question and interest of concern to the subject is genuinely mine ... not me parroting "clueless reviewers".

Just for some fun ... (distortion was intentionally induced in this one).

But, my point is that when things get "wonky" with stuff like this, profiles aren't inclined to properly correct for them. Thus, my preference to understand the amount of distortion native to the optic, itself.

Thanks for you encouragement to not be concerned by it ... but, I'm inclined to understand things for what they are, then decide how it fits into my wants / needs. That, rather than dismiss it because someone who doesn't do what I do, says not to worry. I appreciate the vote of confidence, but I'll always research / study my own molehills ... then, I own my decisions, and understand the limits of my tools. I probably wrote nearly the same thing in the Nikon Forum when evaluating their new wide angle, mirrorless lenses years back. Sure, computation correction is there, but I prefer to know the limits of the native optic.

Greg7579 wrote:
Zone focusing? What is this? 1978? No one does that anymore except to relive the old days.

Actually, I use zone focusing a lot more than you might think. AF has it's place, but there are some things that AF cannot do, with the degree of certainty that I can do with manual focusing. AF can, does and will get fooled / miss. Just gotta know when / where it's weak links are / aren't. Again, this ain't my first rodeo ... I've been around for a while.

Although, it might be more technically correct as "pre-focus" to set the focus plane to my desired distance, and then reading the distance scale to get a sense of the amount of defocus rolloff, for a given aperture. I don't necessarily do it to try and get "everything in focus" within that zone (or acceptable focus) ... sometimes, I use it as a mental tool, that lines up with my 1978 brain.


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Apr 01, 2025 at 07:16 AM

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p.30 #9 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread

Breaking news: GFX100RF coming with IBIS and ability to change lenses! Not fixed lens!

Apr 01, 2025 at 07:45 AM

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p.30 #10 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread

Only pink versions will have these features.

F786786 wrote:
Breaking news: GFX100RF coming with IBIS and ability to change lenses! Not fixed lens!

Apr 01, 2025 at 08:37 AM

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p.30 #11 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread

That was too easy and too preposterous to be true.

I gave my X100V to my daughter and she is putting it to good use.
Had high hopes for the GFX100RF but after reading and watching every possible video I could watch, I have decided to go the other route.
I have ordered the Nikon ZF with a 50mm 1.8 S lens.

The GFX has a lot of potential and if they can fix a few things in the version II, I may consider it again.

This is a great website and I am enjoying the posted images and the discussion.

Apr 01, 2025 at 08:57 AM

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p.30 #12 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread

tuomkok wrote:
Interesting to see if GFX100RF is a flop or future classic. It is possible that it will be a bit of a both

Apr 01, 2025 at 09:21 AM

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p.30 #13 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread

rji2goleez wrote:
I couldn't agree with you more. I too preordered the RF and then cancelled for much the same reason. I still have some Sony gear but it's limted to the 27-70 and 70-200 plus a macro lens for film scanning. As Sony cameras and lenses got bigger and bigger, I wanted smaller and lighter. I ended up migrating to Leica which works for most of what I do. And yet, medium format will find a place on my shelves. I cancelled my RF preorder and waiting on a GFX 100s II which I anticipate I will use mostly for landscape...Show more →

Actually it was using the GFX100S II, that convinced me to get the GFX100RF.
I have a couple of the F4 G4 zooms and my experience with them helped convince me.

The 32-64 didn�t have OIS and the IBIS in the GFX100S II really helped get sharp pictures of very slow moving/static subjects at low shutter speeds.

In the case of the 45-100, the built in OIS wasn�t as effective and Fujifilm GFX100S II doesn�t do additive stabilization. Turning off the lenses OIS didn�t enable the in body IBIS.

So, I started shooting at much higher shutter speeds at higher ISOs at F4 for low light/indoor photography. Considering the latitude of this great sensor, I was pretty confident of the results. This is similar to the Sony A7RIII, while I just couldn�t do that in my A7RV.

This was enough to convince me that the GFX100RF was perfect for me. I shoot in manual exposure with my GFX system, so perfect.

FYI; The 80mm 1.7 and the 110F2 are dream lenses and can avail of the IBIS in the GFX100S II. But IBIS doesn�t solve for subject movement, so you really want to up the shutter speeds.

The only bummer about ordering the GFX100RF is that getting GF55 1.7 is on hold because I blew my budget.
I also have the GF35-70 which is indispensable for travel with the GFX100S II, if you want to go small. And it�s quite sharp.

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p.30 #14 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread

Rusty, I won't try to use the quote mechanism here after our long responses to each other.... I enjoy talking to you because you have the gear and are a fine photographer and like me, have strong opinions.

But I would like to follow up on something you said about your Q2 shooting sometimes having distortion on architecture, straight lines and buildings. Scott said something similar on one of his posts.
I didn't know you had the Q2 so if you see something you don't like in that regard, I won't dispute what you see. But I know what I see and how to deal with it.

I shoot a lot of architecture and also inside palaces and churches a lot, and I have to do it handheld a lot and have done so with the Q2 and Q3 for many years in thousands of places. I use the Q3 because it is small, and I can get it in places that would stop me with my GFX gear. Plus, it has F1.7 and great OIS which is great for when tripods are not allowed. When I get into LR I straighten every image in post, usually just by hitting "auto" on the Transform - Upright panel, but sometimes by more intricate leveling and straightening maneuvers that sometimes require a bit of cropping. Great results, No distortion or linear problems to speak of other than my own sloppy leveling while shooting.

Let me give you another example. This morning in Rome, I gained permission from the Priest at the newly renovated and famous Chiesa Nuova di Santa Maria in Vallicella, one of the most stunning churches in Rome to shoot my gear by promising the images to them for free and me agreeing not to sell them (which I never do). This was a big deal for me because the Church does not allow this type of shotting by photographers who are not Vatican pros. They let me in this morning with my RRS tripod, Arca Swiss geared head, GFX 100II and the new GF 30 TS lens. I had an hour before opening and no one was there, so I took my time and completely leveled my rig using the geared head and I shot the church using some tilt and lots of shift, so there was no cropping to get straight lines and no keystoning. But any architecture pro will tell you that no matter how careful they are in leveling their camera and lens before using shift that they still have to do some leveling and clean up the lines in post using LR or C1 or PS....
So, I guess what I'm saying is that I judge a lens after I have seen the result at full res and after post processing, and if Leica and Fuji use some digital correction as a tradeoff to get those wide-angle fixed lenses smaller for the Q3 and RF, then so be it.

Apr 01, 2025 at 10:15 AM

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Life in Pictures wrote:

In the case of the 45-100, the built in OIS wasn�t as effective and Fujifilm GFX100S II doesn�t do additive stabilization. Turning off the lenses OIS didn�t enable the in body IBIS.

I say:

I'm not sure what you mean. With GFX 100 cameras with IBIS and GF lenses with OIS, the two work together and the OIS ads capability to the IBIS - anywhere from half a stop to 2 stops depending on the lens. Fuji has a table for this. The OIS adds capability to the IBIS. It is additive.

You cannot separate them and shoot one without the other. If you turn off the OIS switch on the lens, it also disables the IBIS in the camera. If you turn on the OIS switch on the lens, you cannot turn off IBIS in the camera.

I disagree with your comment on the GF 45-100 OIS. It is superb and with the IBIS in camera, the two together are amazing. That lens is my favorite GF lens.

I used to shoot the 45-100 on the GFX 50 when I converted it to IR, which gave that camera stabilization (finally). Side Note: The GF 45-100 is a great IR lens. No hotspots throughout the range. The 45-100 has superb OIS so it saved that 50r camera for me because the 50r had no IBIS.

I also think you (and many others on this thread) are way underestimating how much not having stability on the RF is going to hit you. Those of you who have not shot GFX before and the RF is your first GFX camera are going to find out what happens to your GFX file look and res when viewing at full res on a pro 4k, 5K or 6K monitor with no stabilization. Those of you who have shot a lot of GFX but always with the GFX 100 cameras that all have IBIS are in for a surprise. Those of you who shot the original 50 MP GFX 50s and r models and then switched to GFX 100 cameras with IBIS are going to find out what itis like to shoot GFX without IBIS or OIS again (the bad old days). Good luck and always remember to view every GFX file at full res in post to see what you have.

Apr 01, 2025 at 10:33 AM

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p.30 #16 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread

Greg, you're on a roll; I couldn't agree with you more.

IBIS can be overhyped marketing nonsense in a lot of cases. But calling it only useful in niche situations � on a 102MP camera with a fixed f/4 lens? � that just doesn't compute for me.

I do have a 100RF on preorder still, but I have a healthy dose of skepticism about it. I no longer have a GFX, I went back to full frame Nikon for my big system and couldn't be happier with it, but the 100RF is an opportunity to dabble in MF again without the commitment to a system and in a form factor that I really enjoy. I'm leaning towards canceling, but still have some time to decide and I don't mind selling it on if I find it's not for me.

Apr 01, 2025 at 10:42 AM

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p.30 #17 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread

I mean, is a salesperson gonna say anything else?

johnvanr wrote:
Just spoke with a salesperson at a store here in Vienna, Austria, and he said pre-orders are high for this camera.

Apr 01, 2025 at 10:56 AM

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p.30 #18 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread

Greg7579 wrote:
I shoot a lot of architecture and also inside palaces and churches a lot, and I have to do it handheld a lot and have done so with the Q2 and Q3 for many years in thousands of places. I use the Q3 because it is small, and I can get it in places that would stop me with my GFX gear. Plus, it has F1.7 and great OIS which is great for when tripods are not allowed. When I get into LR I straighten every image in post, usually just by hitting "auto" on the Transform - Upright panel,...Show more →

Using a different system that is also very small (and usually has only a f/2.8 lens) I take the same approach to get results like the following� in those places and in street photography.

Apr 01, 2025 at 10:57 AM

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Greg7579 wrote:
Life in Pictures wrote:

In the case of the 45-100, the built in OIS wasn�t as effective and Fujifilm GFX100S II doesn�t do additive stabilization. Turning off the lenses OIS didn�t enable the in body IBIS.

I say:

I'm not sure what you mean. With GFX 100 cameras with IBIS and GF lenses with OIS, the two work together and the OIS ads capability to the IBIS - anywhere from half a stop to 2 stops depending on the lens. Fuji has a table for this. The OIS adds capability to the IBIS. It is additive.

You cannot separate them and shoot one...Show more →

Thanks for the clarification.

I guess I was mistaken then about the 45-100. It�s quite an amazing lens. I have had the system for just 3 months and have yet to completely put it through its paces.

I agree that not having IBIS in the GFX100RF is not ideal, but considering the latitude of the sensor, I plan on using higher ISOs in those situations. For the rest, I have the GFX100S II.

On the other hand, the slim profile with the built in lens opens another dimension of photography that is really under appreciated. That�s why it has drawn so much interest from myself and others.

Having IBIS and a faster lens in a fixed lens camera would mean a larger camera, in which case I would stick to my GFX100S II. My use case is that the GFX100RF would be a companion to the GFX100S II.

I think your concerns are legitimate but you are looking at it from either a full frame (Leica Q series) or APSC (100V1) point of view. Engineering IBIS and a fast lens to cover the 44*33 sensor in a compact body is extremely challenging. The GFX100RF is a great compromise in my opinion.

Apr 01, 2025 at 11:02 AM

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Lifeinpictures wrote:
Thanks for the clarification.

I guess I was mistaken then about the 45-100. It�s quite an amazing lens. I have had the system for just 3 months and have yet to completely put it through its paces.

I agree that not having IBIS in the GFX100RF is not ideal, but considering the latitude of the sensor, I plan on using higher ISOs in those situations. For the rest, I have the GFX100S II.

On the other hand, the slim profile with the built in lens opens another dimension of photography that is really under appreciated. That�s why it has drawn so...Show more →

Exactly right. Putting a faster lens onto the RF and adding ibis would just bulk out the camera�why not just go the GFX100s II route. The beauty of the RF is its compact size that I would be willing to carry all day long.

Apr 01, 2025 at 11:36 AM

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