p.2 #1 · My Fujifilm GFX100RF review for landscape is out!
vieri wrote:
I am confused - you say you don't see Fuji bringing out different versions of the GFX100RF with different focal lengths, but it seems to me that at the same time you are actually saying you can see Fuji making one, since a GFX100RF with a lens switching between 28/40mm would be a RF with different focal lengths, given the current one has only one while the one you advocate for has two.
If they bring out a new RF with two lenses in one, then why not doing a RF with 16/21mm equivalent as well, and possibly a longer one, single focal, say around 85mm?
That would make for an amazing, compact, portable and fully flexible system indeed. Best regards,
How about an “RF-style” camera… with interchangeable lenses… and a small number of ultra-compact lenses for the system? And, heck, that would mean that you could use any GFX system lens on the thing, too.
p.2 #2 · My Fujifilm GFX100RF review for landscape is out!
I think its ridiculous to sell something at this price point without it being fully weather "resistant" out of the box. They really couldn't find a solution to it needing a filter to complete it?
p.2 #3 · My Fujifilm GFX100RF review for landscape is out!
cirwin2010 wrote:
I think its ridiculous to sell something at this price point without it being fully weather "resistant" out of the box. They really couldn't find a solution to it needing a filter to complete it?
Just wait till you find out about Leica M cameras =)
p.2 #4 · My Fujifilm GFX100RF review for landscape is out!
cirwin2010 wrote:
I think its ridiculous to sell something at this price point without it being fully weather "resistant" out of the box. They really couldn't find a solution to it needing a filter to complete it?
Pretty much all lenses at every price point need a filter to prevent water ingress via the front element. The filter can create undesirable aberrations in images, and Fuji may have decided to forego it to save on cost (figuring that a small fraction of owners will buy this camera for use in truly inclement weather).
p.2 #5 · My Fujifilm GFX100RF review for landscape is out!
cirwin2010 wrote:
I think its ridiculous to sell something at this price point without it being fully weather "resistant" out of the box. They really couldn't find a solution to it needing a filter to complete it?
At least the ring and filter are included in the box.
p.2 #6 · My Fujifilm GFX100RF review for landscape is out!
mdude85 wrote:
Pretty much all lenses at every price point need a filter to prevent water ingress via the front element. The filter can create undesirable aberrations in images, and Fuji may have decided to forego it to save on cost (figuring that a small fraction of owners will buy this camera for use in truly inclement weather).
No, this isn't like that. This is like an unsealed p&s camera lens that extends and retracts with the entire space around the extending part of the lens not being sealed. It's more like circumcising the outer barrel of a weather sealed lens, then requiring you to un-circumcise it with the ring and filter.
Most all weather sealed lenses are sealed at the front element. If they're not, the manufacturer will say so (ex: the Canon EF 100-400mm II).
p.2 #7 · My Fujifilm GFX100RF review for landscape is out!
highdesertmesa wrote:
Most all weather sealed lenses are sealed at the front element. If they're not, the manufacturer will say so (ex: the Canon EF 100-400mm II).
Right, but most lenses are not weather sealed -- that's what I'm getting at.
Also the price of the X100VI is high to some, but it is not a professional camera; weather sealing would not be expected. The fact that you can just use a filter and basically weather seal it is pretty impressive for a consumer model.
p.2 #8 · My Fujifilm GFX100RF review for landscape is out!
cirwin2010 wrote:
I think its ridiculous to sell something at this price point without it being fully weather "resistant" out of the box. They really couldn't find a solution to it needing a filter to complete it?
One option is to take a deep breath and screw the filter in place once your blood pressure has settled down. Then keep it there, and you have a permanently weatherproof GFX100RF
On the factual side: there are zero reports about GFX100RF not being reasonably weather resistant.
p.2 #9 · My Fujifilm GFX100RF review for landscape is out!
Nice review, and beautiful work! Do you have any opinions on shooting handheld, or do you avoid that completely?
vieri wrote:
The article linked below the result of these six months on the road. As always, my findings and my conclusions are based on my work as a Fine Art landscape photographer; if you do a different kind of photography, my conclusions might not apply to you. Enjoy!
p.2 #12 · My Fujifilm GFX100RF review for landscape is out!
envydd wrote:
Bravo! Amazing work. I am inspired by the BW images. Need to take my RF out more often vs my 100s with my 35-70.
Thank you very much indeed, happy you liked them! Yes, the RF is great for a small / light option, and if you are happy with the single lens / crop solution, a wonderful replacement for the 100s + 35-70mm!
