Medium Format Mirrorless Fujifilm Camera Announced

[photohiker]

Fuji just announced the GFX 50S. http://fujifilm-x.com/en/gfx/

FUJIFILM GFX 50S Key Features:

51.4MP Medium Format 43.8 x 32.9mm sensor for superior sharpness and image quality for all professional photographers
Can be adapted to various aspect ratios, including 4:3 (default), 3:2, 1:1, 4:5, 6:7 and 6:17
FUJIFILM “G Mount” with short flange back distance of just 26.7mm
“X-Processor Pro” imaging processor
Detachable electronic viewfinder
Weather and dust resistant; operates as low as 14 degrees Fahrenheit \ -10 degrees Celsius

6 lenses on the map, coming sequentially from release and during 2017

– GF23mm F4 R LM WR Ultra-wide (equivalent to 18mm in 35mm)
– GF45mm F2.8 R WR Wide (equivalent to 35mm in 35mm)
– GF63mm F2.8 R WR Standard prime (equivalent to 50mm in the 35mm)
– GF110mm F2 R LM WR Fast aperture mid-telephoto (equivalent to 87mm in 35mm)
– GF120mm F4 Macro R LM OIS WR Mid-telephoto macro 1:0.5 (equivalent to 95mm in 35mm)

and one zoom:
- GF32-64mmF4 R LM WR Wide-angle standard zoom (equivalent to 25-51mm in 35mm)

No firm price announced yet, but an indication that the camera with the 63mm Standard lens will be around US$10k

https://www.dpreview.com/news/841182782 ... at-digital

[photohiker]

And here is an in-depth description of the camera and lenses as known at this point:

https://fuji-x-secrets.net/2016/09/21/i ... m-gfx-50s/

Summary:

With the GFX 50S, Fujifilm is entering the medium format market with a surprisingly flexible camera that is suitable for studio and outside work, for reportage, travel photography, fashion and whatnot. You can use it as a „compact“ camera without an EVF, relying on the tiltable touch-screen LCD display. Alternatively, you can use the EVF (with or without the tilting adapter), or you can attach external monitors of any size via the HDMI output. You can tether via USB or Wi-fi (PC, smartphones and tablets), and there are dual UHS-II SD card slots available. You can use the camera in a classic fashion with dials for aperture, shutter speed or ISO, our you can set it up like a modern DSLR, where everything can be controlled with Fn buttons and easy-to-access command dials. Last but not least, there’s a vertical battery grip option.

Basically, the GFX 50S body comes in five different sizes: no EVF, standard EVF, tiltable EVF, standard EVF with BG, and tiltable EVF with BG. Fujifilm promises a price way below 10,000 USD for the body with a standard prime lens. The GFX 50S will be available in spring 2017.

Width of the camera is approximately 14.5cm That is very similar to my Canon 5D, and close to the same weight.