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 p.32 #14 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread | |
gdanmitchell wrote:
"There are three major “pain points” that photographers have immediately pointed out about the GFX100RF: no hybrid or optical viewfinder, the speed of the f/4 lens, and the lack of in-body image stabilization."
I completely agree with your analysis, though interestingly enough, come out (respectfully) on the other side on the conclusions. Or at least on Fuji's side on two of them. We are all different and have different perspectives.
1. I can imagine the reasons for not doing an OVF, but I'm in the tiny minority that really wanted one. I'm not selling my M10-P and remain hopeful for a X-Pro 5 with 65:24 aspect ratio functionality. If this comes out, with an OVF for 18mm framelines and a rear LCD that lets me zone focus without opening the damn camera or raising it to my eye, my currently pre-ordered GFX100RF will almost assuredly go up for sale.
Of course, this will never come out, thus the pre-order.
2. My father, in his retirement, bought himself a X2D 100c + XCD55mm F2.5 V. The XCD V lenses already have an internal leaf shutter and rear lens elements millimeters away from the sensor. They are designed to balance compactness with optical quality.
But truthfully, I've never seriously considered buying a him XCD 38mm F2.5 V and borrowing his system from time to time. He's offered to -- and he'd love to do it. He wants to swap it for extended periods for my M10-P system. For some unfathomable reason he believes there's some Leica "magic".
We'll do the swap eventually, but truthfully, I have no interest, given the size of the XCD 2.5 V lenses, even the rather compact XCD 38mm F2.5 V. For all the awesomeness of the Hasselblad system, it's still not a casual EDC.
Also, his eyes are bad, and he can't use the rangefinder with his glasses anyway. His X2D LCD is better than my M10-P's live view, so I've been in no rush. Maybe, given his eyes, I should be.
I am sure the Fuji engineers could have improved on size had they made the GFX100RF a F2.8 or F3.0 lens. But it still would not be a casual daily carry for me. Double the light is double the light. You cannot defeat the laws of physics within the bounds of contemporaneous technology. Only make different compromises.
I'm sure they could reduce the total system size relative to the X2D + 38mm F2.5V. Maybe 15% - 20%? But it wouldn't be GFX100RF sized. It wouldn't be "keys, wallet, phone, X100V (or better yet, GRIII)" sized. This is obviously subjective.
3. I'm with you on IBIS, though I take Fuji at their word that they, today, they cannot, with commercially reasonable efforts, create an IBIS system that fits their design, price and release timing goals. Maybe I'm naive, but if I were a product manager, I would have pushed my team hard to put this feature in if they reasonably could.
It is a significant disadvantage from a marketing perspective given the X2D, Q3, X100VI, GRIII.
I'm sure they will work hard to make this change in the next 3 years.
Edited on Apr 02, 2025 at 03:29 PM · View previous versions
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