Even though I can't afford a medium format system, it's cool to see Fuji introducing a lens like this for the GFX series and the image quality out of those cameras look beyond amazing.
I just bought into Fuji because of the 500mm. I traded my R5 and RF100-500 in on it and the 100 II body and 1.4TC. I know I wont have the speed of the Canon but I still have a R3 and RF600 F4 for faster wildlife but I think the Fuji will be great for large slower wildlife and its small enough combo to carry along with the Canon setup.
I'm just about to purchase the 100s ii and I'm really looking forward to getting my hands on it. I currently own the 50s ii I absolutely love that camera but it has limitations and I need less limitations but I will keep that as a backup GFX along with my XT5 and I will sell all of my Nikon gear.... I'm not really interested in a 500 mm lens to be honest I don't shit wildlife and there's really no other applications for that lens. I'm not interested in shooting planes at an airshow as we don't have airshows in Australia anyway or not many but I'm looking forward to getting a nice portrait lens and getting into portraits with my GFX. I already have three GFX lenses and it's the best Photography move I've ever made, my XT5 as well.
Hi Luca, are you able to calculate the resolution left if you cropp the image from base, to 1.000 mm equivalent? This lens is around 400 mm fullframe equivalent, with 100 mpx base. From what I know 61 mpx Sony at 600 mm cropped to 1.000 mm is 20 mpx left. I would like to know how much resolution is left with the same calculation with that 100 mpx sensor.
Based on a very quack calculation you get 1/4 of the resolution, meaning slightly more than 25 megapixel. However consider that is in 4/3 aspect ratio. If you crop 3/2 on a 4/3 you get slightly less than 23 megapixel
@@LucaPetraliaPhotography So basing on that, adding x1.4 TC there, you could achive incredible cropping possibilites like 1.200 mm equivalent easily with more than 20 mpx left.. though f/8.. I would like to see somewhere a colour difference at the same distances from that medium format to like OM-1 photos. I do have A7IV with 200-600 at the moment, but I wanna change system for something more lightweight.
I can't get you that comparison as I don't shoot micro 4/3. If reach with resolution is your goal however, consider one of the new 40mp APSC Fuji bodies. With the 500mm f5.6 that they will probably announce later this year, you would get 1050mm equivalent, at f8 (using the 1.4x) on 40mp. And you also get faster burst and better buffer if you use CF express type B cards (meaning using the X-H2)
I have the GFX 100 S and it is brilliant in Steeles brilliant video colours as well. I just shot fashion week Sydney 2024 for Pandora drowning in cannons and Sony and I can tell you my images were the richest. There was is limited in lowlight that’s for sure, that’s what I want to see improvement on and thinking about the GFX 100 the2nd
I believe the limitation was more due to the lenses (if you were using F4 zooms) than the sensor itself. That being said I'll definitely test the high iso better once I have more time with it
@@LucaPetraliaPhotography Lucia I have the 80 mm 1.7 and 110 mm F2. They’re very bright but in the shadows at 800 I get a hell of a lot of noise but you can’t really shoot wide open if you have multiple people with medium format you’re gonna be out so quickly it’s not funny so yes it’s it’s one thing to say. You’ve got fast lenses but can you use it? It is a lot harder to nail focus, with shallow deer field on that big sensor
@@LucaPetraliaPhotography I also have a Canon one DS and a Canon five demark for these are the machines I had before Fuji and they’re still out performance in low light noise and finding acquisition finding their Mark in focus in lowlight especially the Mark full even though they are old cameras the one the finding its mark is not as good because it’s contrast based
This new set-up might be a trouble maker in the conservative high end full frame world. I’m using a X-H2 and the 150/600 for wild life and I think this combo could be a good option in the future. I would like to see how it performs with proxy/macro photography.
Thanks! That lens is phenomenal, although your camera would be much slower than the one I tried with.... But aside from that, all the good things I said will apply to yours as well
I hope at least someone in this world really needs this exact camera for this price. In my experience as a landscape photographer and YT contentmaker I cannot understand it at all. It's definitely an amazing piece of gear, but in terms of real usage... To big and heavy to hike with, to pricy to walk around for the street photographers, too slow for weddings, too Fuji for studio shooters. But sure, it's great. Sure.
How do you consider the new Leica SL3? I'm curious. This isn't a camera for RU-vid of course. But landscapes or weddings... I don't get why you don't consider it good for those. As for being too Fuji for studio work. I guess you know more than Annie Leibowitz, to name a GFX user. I may understand you don't like it for weddings, as it's big and doesn't have f2.8 zooms... But honestly... Landscape and studio is the bread and butter of this camera.
@@LucaPetraliaPhotography I agree with most of your sentences. For studio, I mean fashion and so on - all the guys I've met in this sphere was too snobbish and all used hasselblads, leicas and sony. And for landscapes - as I mentioned - it's quite too heavy. I mean hiking to the top of the mountain with extra weight? Ok, probably, but why?
@@battoon i know Medium format and its capabilities, especially the latest ones by Fuji, and they are not heavy, they are as heavy as full frames, even some full frames are heavier than fuji MF for that matter. Try it, and you will never go back, peace.
Luca, but why is he so small? If it is built like Canon DO lenses, then not very good reviews about these lenses begin to appear. A x1.4 or x2 extender could show its true quality. And f5.6 is somehow too tight for such a price. I'll stand aside and wait.
@@LucaPetraliaPhotography Why am I asking this? You have a Canon EF in the background, perhaps the 300mm f/2.8 mark1 is cheaper. And it covers the GFX sensor well. They offer me a Canon EF 400 f/2.8 mark1 for $4000. It’s brand new, it was in a warehouse, no fly sat on it. So I’m faced with the choice of EF400 mm f2.8 or this GFX 500 mm f5.6. Even with a little vignetting, the EF seems more tempting to buy than the GFX. Dilemma or problem.
No Luca, I’m not interested in this camera or lens, but I always hear that views and comments are good for the you-tube channels so here I am😂. Be well.
