$4500 is the closest digital MF has ever gotten for me. OTOH, I paid KEH $350 for a film Pentax 645 and another 300 for a 75 mm lens around 2004. (I couldn’t bear to sell it so ultimately I donated it to our photography program.) I bet the 50 R is sweet for stills. Does anyone know of a street photog that uses it?
I just realized that the GFX50R, the 50mm lens and $2000 can be traded for a Sony A1. Same MP as the Sony. This really is a very competitive MF price.Still way under flagship DSLR prices for lens and body!
Adorama has a used body for $2999. Sony AF is definitely faster, especially AF-C and tracking. The GFX50R is probably not the first choice for sports shooting. OTOH, I can’t decide how this would work as a street body. Vivian Maier used MF with MF.The GFX50R is great camera for landscapes and portraits. But the Sony A7rIV - with 61mp and a far-superior autofocus system - goes for $500 less right now. Plus if you already have some good FE mount glass, you don't have to add another $1000 to the purchase price.
Of course, there is a difference between full-frame and medium format. I understand that. But I'll bet the results in this case are not dramatic.
Dangerous or expensive?For any non professionals, the native lenses make purchasing a Medium Format camera a very dangerous road to go down.
Dangerous or expensive?
Dangerous or expensive?
Yep, both
Of course, there is a difference between full-frame and medium format. I understand that. But I'll bet the results in this case are not dramatic.
It's true (and is the same with those Hasselblad X1Ds I beleive) and should be borne in mind by anyone intending to shell out on a completely new system. I wonder if it's a similar scenario to a F1.4 v F1.2 lens in that there's no apparent tangible difference in image output.The difference is even less dramatic when you consider that the medium format sensor in the GFX is not exactly full medium format in the traditional sense (as found in the Hasselblad H6D). It's approximately between full frame and full medium format.
The difference is even less dramatic when you consider that the medium format sensor in the GFX is not exactly full medium format in the traditional sense (as found in the Hasselblad H6D). It's approximately between full frame and full medium format.
I wonder if it's a similar scenario to a F1.4 v F1.2 lens
This is an interesting rumor:
So, what would an entry level GFX body look like if the wanted to make a sub $2500 body? Or sub $2000? I’m just not sure how cheap they could get it. We’d still have to buy the lenses, after all.BREAKING: One More Fujifilm GFX Camera Coming 2021, More Affordable than GFX100S - Fuji Rumors
I know many of you will be skeptical right now. Why? Well, because here is how things went so far: Fujifilm GFX50S – launched in 2017 Fujifilm GFX50R – launched in 2018 Fujifilm GFX100 – launched in 2019 no camera launched in 2020 – just as we told you on January 10, 2020 So, in…www.fujirumors.com
Well, we know Fuji's idea of medium format tends to split the size difference between full frame and what many have traditionally considered medium format.This is an interesting rumor:
So, what would an entry level GFX body look like if the wanted to make a sub $2500 body? Or sub $2000? I’m just not sure how cheap they could get it. We’d still have to buy the lenses, after all.BREAKING: One More Fujifilm GFX Camera Coming 2021, More Affordable than GFX100S - Fuji Rumors
I know many of you will be skeptical right now. Why? Well, because here is how things went so far: Fujifilm GFX50S – launched in 2017 Fujifilm GFX50R – launched in 2018 Fujifilm GFX100 – launched in 2019 no camera launched in 2020 – just as we told you on January 10, 2020 So, in…www.fujirumors.com