p.87 #1 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread
Yes, 1/30sec can be doable, but then concentration with IBIS is 2-4 sec shots for me where I can get a smoother water... These are doable with Canon with the best lens OSS+IBIS or OM1/3 with the multishot/live-nd... Multishot improves the high iso and dynamic range also... Panasonic/Leica FF handheld multishot implementation is limited to 1sec so far.. It might be due to processing power required vs the phones..
Fujifilm could have adopted 35-70mm lens to GFX but then that lens might not be optimal as current GFX lens...
Yes, other viable option is adapting wide and tele converters that keeps the same aperture values... I tried Oly A200/ Ricoh/ X100VI converters on Fuji GFX/Leica Q3-43/Sony RX1R III... They usually adapt well at FF level esp with the newer X100VI converters such as Freewell, Neewer, Viltrox... Ricoh GR converters are OK, have more problems at the edges... X100VI tele converters are great for portraits at FF size eg Freewell (49mm rear), but usually not great for landscapes... I opened a banged up Fuji TLX and adapted with a 49mm macro adapter to 49mm opening (it has a block design). So far it works at FF but works as a diffusion filter compared to Viltrox, but I need to test for the longer landscapes where more vignetting shows up more... Freewell TC and Newer TC are clones...Viltrox TC also looks like Fuji TC clone...
So wide and tele converters can be doable if Fuji or Chinese manufacturers are willing to. I email one of them, but they need a new design rather than converting the apsc converters...I know this because I opened Neewer 1.5x tele converter to see if I can cut the rear opening and found out the size of the rear lens at the same size of the opening... My favorite is so far is RX1R III with .75x tele and 1.4/1.5x tele with f2 sonnar lens in a very small travel package...1.5x crop plus TC gives my 75mm apsc and 2x crop with TC gives me 100mm m43 lens that are great for portraits... Old film TC A200 might be the best for portraits but vignettes more for landscapes compared to newer apsc digital designs...
tuomkok wrote:
1/30 sec is critical shutter speed for me. It is fairly 100% safe but takes some concentration. For fast phase run and gun style photography I immediately jump to 1/125 or 1/250 sec shutter speeds (preselection in auto-ISO settings). Many other photographers seem to share similar experience.
However, I do not consider lack of IBIS a huge drawback in my photography. I take it rather as an added restriction in a camera which obviously has many restrictions. I also think that if one is committed to the idea of this kind very photo centric camera, the combination is just perfect
Speaking of restrictions, yesterday I listened Peta Pixels podcast about Fujifilm lens ideas. The dual focal length prime would suit this kind of fixed lens camera very well. It is argued that without a zoom lens all the intermediary focal lengths, a dual focal length lens can be made extremely compact.
How about 35mm and 60mm without much extra bulk to the lens Obviously this development idea would work equally well in X100 series.
p.87 #2 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread
The problem with 1/30 sec time without IBIS is that requires concentration. Our winter was quite cold, down to -20-30C at times, and I found out that in cold I had to use 1/60 sec for reliable results. Muscles and nervous system do not function that smoothly in very cold
And yes. IBIS would be nice for slower shutter speeds, but GFX100RF is what it is... I have other cameras with IBIS.
The dual focal length lens discussed in Peta pixel podcast is not a zoom. Fujifilm manager explained that because it does not have to optimized to all focal lengths, it can be made very small. He sounded quite excited with the idea.
p.87 #3 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread
The issue with marginal shutter speed settings is that they don’t present a works/doesn’t work binary. Instead, as you lengthen the exposure the success percentage drops off.
Another issue is that if you are investing in a very high resolution system such as a miniMF 100MP sensor you presumably have an even higher standard for resolution and things that affect it such as hand holding a camera.
tuomkok wrote:
The problem with 1/30 sec time without IBIS is that requires concentration. Our winter was quite cold, down to -20-30C at times, and I found out that in cold I had to use 1/60 sec for reliable results. Muscles and nervous system do not function that smoothly in very cold
And yes. IBIS would be nice for slower shutter speeds, but GFX100RF is what it is... I have other cameras with IBIS.
The dual focal length lens discussed in Peta pixel podcast is not a zoom. Fujifilm manager explained that because it does not have to optimized to all focal lengths, it can be made very small. He sounded quite excited with the idea. ...Show more →
p.87 #4 · Fujifilm GFX100RF Discussion and Image Thread
gdanmitchell wrote:
The issue with marginal shutter speed settings is that they don’t present a works/doesn’t work binary. Instead, as you lengthen the exposure the success percentage drops off.
Another issue is that if you are investing in a very high resolution system such as a miniMF 100MP sensor you presumably have an even higher standard for resolution and things that affect it such as hand holding a camera.
You are absolutely right. Although 1/30 sec seems to be fairly safe - if one works carefully respecting the limitations of the camera. For people or anything moving I anyway use much faster shutter speeds.
I have some blurred photos which barely look ok(ish) if looked at 50% but which are perfectly fine in 4k size. For an example the best shot of the summer cafe in rain was blurred. Really annoying! I ended up posting the second best framing which - I must admit - I do not like that much.
BTW Kind of waste of using the nice sensor for these mundane shots. But, despite the limitations, GFX100RF is the camera I like to carry around. A7rV with a 35 GM or 40 G comes close, and is even much better in some ways, but there is something very compelling in RF. The experience of taking photos is excellent.
Obviously this development idea would work equally well in X100 series.
