Re: Fuji GFX 50S Medium Format Digital System is on it's way...
chez wrote: rbf_ wrote: RustyBug wrote: rbf_ wrote: RustyBug wrote:
I couldn\'t tell from the pics ... where did they put the video button?
I would like to start things off with just the 32-64, but I doubt you could get body & 32-64 for $8K (although, if they price it aggressively, I think they\'ll be in a position take a bit of market share from a whole bunch of folks from Hassy to Canon to Nikon to Sony to Pentax to Leica ... well, maybe not the die-hard Red Dot groupies
Any guesses for FPS ... I\'ll go with 7 @ 1/2 the XT-2\'s 14.
Price, I\'m guessing (well, maybe wishing) $7200 for the body, and $7999 for the body + standard (63). I wouldn\'t be surprised if the came in as low as $6,500 to say \"FF CaNikon or MF Fuji ... and make it a tough choice for folks around that price point / performance, but that\'s probably a bit far fetched.
So you thinking of coming over to Fuji Rusty?
It would be very fitting for me to do so, I believe.
I had a pretty good run with my Kodak SLR/C and used to shoot Fuji film extensively. I have a respect for the two iconic film makers understanding of color. The prospect of one for slow (MF) and one for go (XT-2) bodes very well on paper ... that could be a very long term setup if done right. I have an appreciation for tonality of MF glass ... and with the ergonomics and viewing screen options, etc., I\'m thinking that this is a VERY WELL thought out return to a more \"purely photographic\" endeavor.
The fact that Fuji has chosen to skip over FF bodes well to my way of thinking also of one for slow, one for go with significant diff between APS-C and MF rather than the much closer diffs that FF would provide.
I\'ve always like Fuji glass too and have had an eye to Fuji for many years going back to the S3 / S5 (but I wasn\'t an F mount guy, nor was there much UWA offering for APS-C back then).
Now that they\'ve moved off APS-C ... gotta start saving some pennies and do some serious soul searching. I had been watching for Sony to bring the A9 in this kind of ergonomic FF format, but I think this is even more to my long term goals. And their choice @ 32-64 for the zoom ... sweet spot for me (adding in the 23 later).
I think the APS-C and miniMF pairing of formats was a really smart strategy as well. It allows them to skip the crowded FF market for the high end and the APS-C market is a larger market and yields significant size & cost benefits. Yeah I also respect the two iconic filmmakers as well, we always speculated that we thought at most one of the two would survive the digital transition and be healthy again. Fujifilm certainly seems healthy and back to their innovative ways. My Dad also loved Fuji glass as well
Really depends on the price of the mini MF. Right now you can purchase a nice full frame camera for roughly $3,500. If the mini MF price is double this...then that is a big negative which will leave a lot of potential photogs sitting on the sidelines.
I\'m interested to see the actual advantage in prints by these mini MF cameras compared to the latest high end full frame cameras ( 5dsr, A7R2 ). It might be a case of extreme diminishing returns compared to the price.
Cost is always a factor even though it is downplayed often. People will need to examine their own particular use cases & photographic pursuits and determine how that tradeoff works for them personally. For others it may be more of a business decision. Either way it looks like one hell of a camera system and having another good choice is a good thing.
Sep 19, 2016 at 08:37 PM
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