Not many consumers will get as excited about a large-format camera as most photographers will. As the name implies, the Fujifilm GFX100 II has a larger sensor and can therefore capture more information in every frame of a video or photograph.
Fujifilm’s GFX line-up of large-format cameras has a new top dog. The GFX100 II not only has a whopping 102MP sensor but also promises better shooting speed, auto-focus (AF) performance, and video quality.
The new flagship camera uses its newly developed GFX 102MP CMOS II HS high-speed image sensor consisting of 102 million pixels. The sensor is 43.8mm x 32.9mm – or about 1.7 times bigger than a 35mm full-frame sensor.
Obviously mirrorless, and therefore already more compact, the GFX100 II has Fuji’s high-speed X-Processor 5 image processing engine. This is double what the previous model, the Fujifilm GFX100S from 2021, provided in signal readout speed. This enables it to continuously shoot up to 8 frames per second, up from 5.0 fps.
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Its video recording has also gotten a boost. This is the first GFX model that supports 8K/30 video recording. It can also record 4K/60 4:2:2 10-bit video internally and features F-Log2 – which is helpful in post-production.
The electronic viewfinder (EVF and thankfully not another EV acronym to confuse electric vehicle lovers) is the best yet on a Fujifilm camera and has a refresh rate of about 120fps in the camera’s boost mode. There’s also the useful 3.2in Tilt-Type touchscreen monitor at the back, which can, you guessed it, still be tilted.
Like everything else in the world right now, artificial intelligence (AI) is finding a bigger role. The GFX100 II features Fujifilm’s AI-based subject-detection AF. You’ll get face or eye autofocus (AF) but it also automatically tracks animals, birds, cars, motorcycles, bicycles, aeroplanes, trains, insects, and drones.
If the large-format sensor isn’t big enough for you, you can use its Pixel Shift Multi-Shot function. This lets you shoot 16 RAW images in quick succession, which its software will combine into a 400MP image.
The Fujifilm GFX100 II goes on sale in South Africa in October 2023 for R160,000.
GFX100 II with a side of lenses
Fujifilm is also launching three new lenses in its GFX lineup. There are two new tilt-shift lenses, the Fujinon GF30mmF5.6 T/S and the Fujinon GF110mmF5.6 T/S Macro, which are ideal for architecture, landscape and commercial photography. They retail for R80,000 and R70,000 respectively.
The Fujinon GF55mmF1.7 R WR lens offers better bokeh effects and will retail for R45,000.
Stuff has long been a fan of Fujifilm cameras, so we’re looking forward to reviewing this when it lands next month.
