Medium Format

A Fixed Lens Medium Format Camera from Fujifilm (GFX100RF)

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The Fujifilm GFX100RF is reported to come with a 35mm F4 pancake lens and a 100 megapixel sensor.  It will be interesting to see just how small they can get this camera.  Multiplying 35mm by 0.79 gets us the full frame equivalent of 27.65 or, rounded up, 28mm.  This is a popular focal length for single lens cameras as we see in the Ricoh GR series which offer 28mm and 40mm options.

This camera won’t be cheap but it may just be the ultimate medium format travel camera.  If it has competent video features that would be quite interesting also but we’re not holding our breathe for that.

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Fujifilm GFX Eterna

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We’re very happy to see Fujifilm create a medium format cine camera.  What we know so far is that it features the same sensor as their medium format GFX 100 Mark II camera.

We were a bit surprised that there wasn’t better dynamic range on the GXF 100 Mark II compared to its full-frame counterparts (although you of course still benefit from the field of view that the sensor provides).  Also, the rolling shutter is not great on this camera.  Hopefully both of these factors can be corrected in the Eterna.

We look forward to the first footage which we will post here.  We have no further details at this time.

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Hasselblad 907X & CFV 100C Medium Format Camera

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Unlike most digital cameras, the Hasselblad in question is both a CFV 100C medium format digital back and a 907X camera body.  The back distills a lot of what was in the X2D 100C to a modular component that is compatible with other Hasselblad V-Series camera bodies as well.  The combination of the two will set you back $8200 which is only a few thousand more than some of the top end full-frame mirrorless cameras.

It’s nice to see new development in the medium format sector.  We’re hoping it grows and more players enter it.

Key specifications of this camera includes:

  • V System Camera Compatibility
  • 100 MP (BSI) CMOS Sensor
  • 3.2″ Tilting Touch Display
  • 25,600 ISO
  • USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C / Hot Shoe Connection
  • Built-In 1 TB SSD Storage
  • Aluminum body
  • $8200
  • 44 x 33mm sensor
  • 16-bit RAW files

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