Fuji GFX 100S VS GFX 50SII - WATCH THIS BEFORE YOU PURCHASE!! Full REVIEW With raw files Download 

Best comparison ever…Whole community should be thankful.. Thanks a ton for such time and effort..

Prolly the most thorough comparison I've seen, thanks to you (and to your models) for the care and time invested!

@J. Marcus Thank you for making this video! I tested both 50SII and 100S side by side. I noticed that the viewfinder is the same, while AF performance on 100S is slightly faster, but color science and fidelity from 50SII look likable. The GFX100 (original) has the best viewfinder I have ever tested. The best possible tip for faster AF on 50SII is whatever you want to focus on; it needed light to give it accurate focusing. For example, shooting in a studio with 50SII will hunt and struggle due to low light, but if you turn on the modeling lamp on the strobe (bright), it wouldn't have an issue focusing. Manual focusing is a skill that is more accessible as the long focus peaking, zoomed in, and monochrome on the viewfinder. While AF performance from 50SII is slower than 100S, the image quality and tonality still shine! GFX100S/100 is fantastic but will eat storage spaces since it is 102MP and will slow down workflow! GFX50SII is faster than most Film MF cameras and even Phase One. Here's what I hope for in the future; If Fujifilm can bring us a GFX body with a stacked sensor as they did with X-H2s, it would be a game changer!

Absolutely outstanding comparison! I had just about decided on the 50Sii, and then started wondering if I should stretch it (a lot) and try to get the 100S. Your providing the raw files to play with is incredibly helpful, and I will play with these to see how it works out on my computer. Thank you for that!

Yesss... thank you for this, and all the work and time involved. You managed to show the differences in depth, not like other reviews I've seen. I have the 50sii and love working with the files in Capture One, but it only got me wondering what the 100s would be like. Gonna roll with the 50 for a year or two more...

Very helpful, thank you for the detailed comparison and sample files, perfect package, I wish all reviewers approach the topic with such passion!

Thank you for all the effort put into this and for the downloads. I've rented the 50SII for some commercial jobs and all my prospective clients call out those shoots as examples of what they want. After downloading your files and pulling into CP1, I INSTANTLY preferred the 50SII flat raws and edits. I'm like you and wish there was the 50 sensor with the phase detect focus. Instant purchase and would be happy for years. Thanks again J. Marcus!! (and beautiful kids bro!!)

Thanks man for this in depth video plus the raw files for us too try it out aw well. Straight up course material you made and we're appreciative!

Thanks for this...Thus the reason I am keeping my 2 x GFX50s's. I will get the new GFX50SMKll for the IBIS and the wonderful good old sensor.

Great video and man you really dove in head first down that rabbit hole of comparisons. Thank You !!! It's why i never miss any of your content.....So I'm not crazy.... the files really are different. I still have my 50R and shoot with it when I want the colors to pop (magic). The colors on the 100s are still good but man I remember the first time I looked at the files from the 100s I was depressed. everything is a trade off. Ive gotten used to the 100s colors over time and I shoot more black and white than I do color so the color "palette" for me is not my highest priority with either camera. The 100s is just a better overall camera if you can deal with the massive file sizes and slow work flow when it comes to editing. I will probably have to let go of one of them at some point as I shoot primarily with my Nikon Z7 and Z6. I say that but i shot a lot of fall foliage last month and I shot it all with the 50R. The files were stunning. I hate the ergonomics of the 50R but for me that original sensor is in a class by itself so I deal with it. The 100s is just amazing in a different way and I love them both for different reasons. One of them does have to go at some point which will be a sad day either way.

Beautiful work! Thanks for the in-depth review.

Really loved the video mate! Merry Christmas from Brisbane, Australia

I’m a full time professional commercial/editorial photographer and just recently purchased the 50s ii. The local store sent me both the 100 ii and the 50ii and I ended up keeping the 50sii and I shoot professionally every day! I found the 100sii files to be unnecessarily large and the comparison between the 2 files wasn’t enough to justify the price difference. Unless you do landscape/architecture the 50sii is perfect! I purchased 2 bodies to have a backup which I was able to do with the price difference. You have to use the right camera for your style and workflow. I don’t use high frame rate burst. I’m shoot slower and intentionally so medium format digital is perfect. The Pentax 645z and the Fuji gfx 50sii are now my everyday cameras!

The best comparison imaginable! Thank you so much! For me the AF on the 50s is fine. I am used to the xt2 and it was totally fine at that time. Medium format look for around 3k! That’s awesomeness!

Yes, I found that the best way to get the most out of either is to have the fastest card as well to minimise Write time as well and display preview to slow life down as well. The edit is definitely different and yes capture one still better process for fuji raw data. I only ever used uncompressed as well but I don't like any compromise and my system is fast enough plus I don't shoot frames that are unnecessary.

This was the video I was after! I was on the fence between 50s and 100s. Think I’m leaning towards the 100s. Thank you Marcus!

You told me you was going to see the gfx 100s and you did. Many thanks for taking us in consideration. I love my 100s, I thought that 50sII would have an edge on iso test and af. Thanks for sharing

thanks for the time taken to make this comprehensive comparison! very helpful...

Great job man, so much information! Made my choise much easier. Thanks!! :)

Super helpful when you are on the fence. thanks a lot.

I remember as a Canon shooter when the 5D Mark IV came out I hated the new colors.after a little bit of time I grew to really like the files on the camera and after a few updates to Adobe and firmware updates from Cannon I liked the colors even better . I think we all have our favorite camera, mine is the 1Ds Mark III. It seems like nothing has nicer midtones than that Camera, but It could never replace the 5D Mark IV because of all of its modern functions. I think overtime that 100s from Fuji would be your go to camera. No amount of great color can compensate for a missed shot. Nice review I watched it beginning to end and appreciated your real world inputs on the files and the cameras.

If you run the calculation through PhotoPills, the Mitakon 65mm f1.4 offers pretty much the same shallow depth of field as the Mamiya 80mm f1.9 but with a wider FOV.

Great video as always. I think you should get it and update your presets for us! It is a great camera and so much more fun to use because it works so much faster.

An extremely helpful video that answers many of my questions. It was thoroughly enjoyable. I sense that both of these cameras provide the capability of producing excellent photos. I've handled the 100S in a camera store and was duly impressed. Hasn't been possible to get my hands on the 50SII but it would seem that their handling is the same, except for the difference in auto focus. In a nut shell for me the 50SII looks the most suitable option as its files are much smaller (by 50%) and the cost is similarly - smaller! Yes, the absence of Phase Detection is regrettable but understandable with the different sensor and I get the impression that Contrast Detection in Single Focus mode is suited to my needs. Either camera is not designed to cope with people on rapid movement or where events move sharply. Perfect, I think.

Killer video, would love to see the same break down and i. Depth review with architecture and landscape.

I never comment on a video but this video is incredible. Sold me on the camera and its abilities.

Aloha from Hawaii Marcus! Great comparison, I was looking forward to you doing a comparison for the 100 vs 50 megapixel cameras. I'm not gonna lie I totally wouldn't mind a 100 megapixel camera... but I don't even max out my skills with my 24 megapixel lol! BUT -- I really enjoyed the comparison, will have to go back and watch some of the segments again. I really like how you show in your videos the dynamic range w/the files/images. Honestly I never learned to expose properly for highlights... (I didn't own LR/PS - so I never edited photos and did much "recovery" of photos) ..always tried to get the subject exposed, ignored the rest (mistake!) watching your videos gave me insight, esp after some recent photos I took of family friends and trying to use Lightroom. I've seen some DR stuff from other youtubers on reviews...but don't know why maybe your delivery or lay out is why it stuck? - Just wanted to say thanks and share that!

I used Lightroom once with the 100S and that's all it took for me to never ever go back to using it, capture one works a million times better with the 100S. I am really pleased that you got to use the 100S

Hopefully next year, I can add the gfx100s to my arsenal. That camera has always peaked my interest. Excellent video as always bro. I knew you would do the comparison video right. 🔥🔥

Its 00:00 in Poland .. and it is my birthday ... thanks! ❤❤❤

This is the best comparicon video between 50 and 100 on RU-vid👍

Thanks Marcus. Will have to wait for a different option. Don’t want to work with huge files but it would be almost imposible for me to work around the eye af or single point with the sII. Dream lens still 110f2. Just can’t justify buying into the whole combo due to af limitations and file size. Also looks like you prefer working with the r5 a lot better.

Excellent video! I’m still undecided but this helps a lot. Thanks for sharing.

@J.Marcus, amazing comparison, I watched this video a few times already. Did you use the 100s with 16bit color? I was thinking if the contrast difference in the raw files could be 16bit vs 14bit color depth.

get both. the 50meg sensor is a legend and the size is perfect. the phase detect on the 100s though is why you want this one as well. i will never ever sell our GFX anything. Having both won't do you wrong.

thank you for your hard work

The spectral highlight handing seems to always look better on the 50S. I am not sure if that is due to the body or not as the composition is not 100% the same, but looks like a pattern from the images you showed.

I think I'm going with 50SII. I like the files more. Megapixels aren't everything & the focus speed isn't that much faster on the 100S. 🤗

Superb work. Many thanks for your herculean efforts in running both cameras through their paces. Magenta is an issue in Fuji files. A big issue. The RAW output seems riddled with it and often its hard to get rid of it if you don't want it. Having had the old 50 before the 100 I will agree that the old sensor has even more of a magenta bias to its RAW output. Ive been playing with files from the Hasselblad x2D. They are radically different in colour rendition - you have to go hunting for anything in the purple- magenta range,

I have been using a GFX 50s ii this week and noticed the grainy screen. I found that by turning off Natural Live View and going into the IQ settings and changing the Tone Curve Shadow value to the lowest value, -2, and changing the Film Simulation to either Eterna or Pro Neg Hi, the grainy screen is greatly reduced if not eliminated.

Great review! I do architecture. Landscape and my personal family. So the 100S is best for me. Especially bc of 50mb pano files. The old 50S is actually better on a tripod with adjustable swiveling view finder. In really bright light the LCD is not useful. Fun to see the magical lighting and intense images of your gorgeous models. Very instructive to watch you deal with LR too!

i had the 100s for a while but i prefer the files of the 50s, switched back and i am happy. both are great cameras though.

The files from the GFX 50 S2 are probably my favorite files coming from a digital camera ever. They have this certain something from the original first X100 just on steroids.

This is the day .. I'm so excited. In next 4hrs I'll be getting my first GFX with 80/1.7 .. oh boy!!!!111 I know it is spam but I had to write this :)

Nice comparison, thanks. So, if you had only 1 portrait lens, what would it be? I'm thinking of picking up the kit lens, and one solid portrait lens. Can't decide between the 80 or the 110mm.

J, Can you do a comparison of the 80 F1.7 vs. 110 F2 but the 80 in 35mm crop mode. I would love to see how the 80 1.7 would look as a true 80mm. That could save many people some money. Get two focal lengths out of one lens. Thank you.

I have the 50s ii and seriously seriously love ❤️ it Yes it's slow but it's not unworkable

I think it’s not even the camera. Models are always flicking their hair in front of their eye and don’t get me started on those outrageous eyelashes. Not sure if you are shooting under exposed which is how I shoot as well. Then other questions can you adjust screen brightness.

Jeez, you're so talented

I only use AFS on my 50Sii, in fact that’s all I’ve ever used on any camera I’ve ever had, face detect isn’t for me. And I’ve found single shot, centre point focus and recompose is really fast, even in low light (30th f3.5 12800 iso).

Thank you! I had the 50S and needed to sell it to upgrade to the 100S and did not have time to compare files. At first, it felt that the 100S files had less dynamic range latitude to the 50S, which would stand to reason as the photosites are smaller), but your examples show that you can recover highlights and shadows pretty much just as well with both cameras.

Cool thanks

Thank you for this very very thorough review. As I suspected GFX 100 even though faster, the difference isn't worth the cost. Best to shoot single point single shot and have your subject stay in place. Also I want to support you and purchase your course but it won't let me cause I live in Canada. If you've got a work around, let me know

Hey I Down loaded the DNG files from your test shoot with the Fuji GFX 100s and OMG!! that GFX 100s image detail or mi d blowing

Thank you so much for this test man, perfection! I really appreciate how thorough you were with this. I have many thoughts but overall the deal breaker simply came down to auto focus. I can get very similar results from my Canon 5DS in live view using contrast based face detect compared to the 50Sii. The 100S was much better but then again, my A7R4 blows it out of the water in terms of AF. I really want to love these Fuji cameras, especially for the dynamic range but they need to start taking AF more seriously. These are big expensive cameras using great lenses but it's really a head scratcher as to why focusing(speed) is not a priority in the Fuji camp?

Thanks for the detailed comparison, I guess the most detailed comparison on the whole internet between those 2 cams. After almost 2 years with the 100S I can confidently say that the 50 (R/S) files have a great look to them which cannot be achieved with the 100. You can tweak all you want, you just don't get the character of the 50 series. Thanks for putting out high quality content

Been seeing the 50Sii pop up here and there, USED...for like $2500 - $2900. Been thinking about it...

If you're a portrait wedding shooter ...get the 100s Landscapes or products ..studio shooter ...get the 50s ii Just landscapes 50sii

For C-AF did you have it set to focus or release priority? It might be okay if it's in focus priority

45/2.8 on GFX100S works like it was different lens ... no jumping back and forward.. its is huge!

I use my 50Sii like a digital GA645... big 'ole point and shoot at 50 megapixels. I tried the 100ii... it's *a lot less forgiving* to poor technique because you've got so many pixels to fill.

What was your experience with the GFX 100s when you upload all the 100megapixel to your Mac?

Oh I just remembered. I’m thinking with the Fuji GFX 100s I would get the FUJIFILM GF 45-100mm f/4 R LM OIS WR Lens I do mostly studio photography portrait. What do think about it?

My friend I downloaded your sample images and they’re all gorgeous beautiful thank you man. Can I ask you a favor please? Can you take portrait pictures with a canvas backdrop like portrait pictures? please I want to buy the Fuji GFX 100s but I want to see Portrait taking indoor studio flash with a canvas backdrop, or something I’d like?

Another person that should have 20 times the subs. Algorithm fail!

Thanks for this! While (as a 50S II owner) I'm not in the market for another GFX body, I am in the market for one of the two lenses you used in this video. The 80mm f/1.7 has been the frontrunner -- since it is a bit smaller and thus I feel I'd be compelled to use it more. (Perhaps I am overstating the size difference?). However, the 110 f/2 is on sale right now, reduced to the 80's price. Of the two, which would you buy first if you didn't have either?

Your model makes me forgot this is about the cameras 😉

I have gfx50s ii. and there is also a canon eos r6. is it worth selling them and buying gfx 100s?

why did you not do the same lens on both

Thanks for intensive review--- so... are you going to upgrade? haha

If u would tweak all ur presets to work specifically for the GFx 100 I’d buy them ✨

Only Fujifilm, I think this is a best camera for street photography, what do you say. I may thinking of purchasing it in the future! But not sure, because for me it is costlier also; but only Fujifilm, Fujifilm, and Fujifilm, why, is this the best camera for street photography. Reply please.

whats the models instagram ?

how are you recording what's going on inside the camera?

I downloaded your raw files and messed with them in Capture One. I think the color differences you are seeing are caused by Adobe because the raw files from the 100S and 50Sii look almost identical in Capture One. If you do use Capture One though don't convert the files to .dng because then you can't use the Fuji film simulations, you have to use the default capture one profiles.

is 50 sii 14 bit raw or 16 bit ?

Super Video genau so etwas habe ich gesucht. Danke Für Deine Tolle Arbeit. Abo ist gemacht und viele Grüße aus Berlin - Deutschland.

GF80 F1.7 is slow for focus, so it is not good to go for a focus speed comparIson in this video. GFX100S must be good as prices. 😂😉😊😊

no 4k video? ;(

I promise you I'm not here for the camera.

Lightroom is not best idea for Fuji ...