I welcome the new Fujifilm GFX100RF. While it won't provide much depth of field, it is a camera and lens combination that delivers high resolution/contrast, with hopefully great optical correction. This makes it ideal for applications where high resolution and contrast are beneficial, such as street photography, architecture, and landscapes, especially in situations where lighting isn't an issue.
You might wonder if even more compact full-frame or even an APS-C camera with a high-quality lens could also deliver great resolution and contrast. Yes, they certainly can, but they won't match the ultimate image quality of the Fuji medium format, especially for those seeking the ultimate resolution and contrast available in a fix-lens camera. (Sony considered this idea but never released it to the market)
However, the depth of field limitation is a significant factor, especially because it is a fixed-lens camera. The ability to crop and simulate different focal lengths is useful, but the more you crop, the less the depth of field equivalency becomes. Essentially, it is a niche camera designed for a specific use: capturing ultra-high-resolution 28mm images with a depth of field equivalent to around f/3.2 when shot wide open (in 35mm terms). For example, using a 2x crop mode, you get the equivalent of a 56mm lens, but with a depth of field closer to f/6.4 (35mm equivalent). A 56mm f/6.4 lens does not sound too exciting, so, while the GFX100RF excels in its unique strengths, it is tailored for specific needs.
This camera purpose is a high resolution and high resolving ability in a reasonable size. There is no current way to produce such small lens in an excellent balanced camera with shallow dof and good resolution, optical perfomance at same time. If you place same resolution capable f2 lens the size increase leading you to leave at home the camera. It’s a far better weight balanced camera than Q3 and RX1.
We want fast and sharp lenses from manufacturers, and small cameras. It's ended up even a normal fov 35, 50mm prime lens dwarves the size reduced cameras, the weight center is on front, uncomfortable to hold, and on a strap constantly flip toward the lens. This camera mass center inside the camera body, for comfortable shooting experience.
I welcome the new Fujifilm GFX100RF. While it won't provide much depth of field, it is a camera and lens combination that delivers high resolution/contrast, with hopefully great optical correction. This makes it ideal for applications where high resolution and contrast are beneficial, such as street photography, architecture, and landscapes, especially in situations where lighting isn't an issue.
You might wonder if even more compact full-frame or even an APS-C camera with a high-quality lens could also deliver great resolution and contrast. Yes, they certainly can, but they won't match the ultimate image quality of the Fuji medium format, especially for those seeking the ultimate resolution and contrast available in a fix-lens camera. (Sony considered this idea but never released it to the market)
However, the depth of field limitation is a significant factor, especially because it is a fixed-lens camera. The ability to crop and simulate different focal lengths is useful, but the more you crop, the less the depth of field equivalency becomes. Essentially, it is a niche camera designed for a specific use: capturing ultra-high-resolution 28mm images with a depth of field equivalent to around f/3.2 when shot wide open (in 35mm terms). For example, using a 2x crop mode, you get the equivalent of a 56mm lens, but with a depth of field closer to f/6.4 (35mm equivalent). A 56mm f/6.4 lens does not sound too exciting, so, while the GFX100RF excels in its unique strengths, it is tailored for specific needs.
This camera purpose is a high resolution and high resolving ability in a reasonable size. There is no current way to produce such small lens in an excellent balanced camera with shallow dof and good resolution, optical perfomance at same time. If you place same resolution capable f2 lens the size increase leading you to leave at home the camera. It’s a far better weight balanced camera than Q3 and RX1.
We want fast and sharp lenses from manufacturers, and small cameras. It's ended up even a normal fov 35, 50mm prime lens dwarves the size reduced cameras, the weight center is on front, uncomfortable to hold, and on a strap constantly flip toward the lens. This camera mass center inside the camera body, to comfortable shooting experience.
