GFX100RF - a future classic

[jhunna]

I have a been searching for a camera like this for a long time. One that is flat, that I can carry with me everywhere, and take photos that can tell stories that can be immediately shared, and or reworked in post so that they can be printed.

To me this camera is a personal device, it is made to take to an event, and just shoot. I have taken some of my favorite family, personal shots with this camera. As an example I just came back from a funeral and a repast. The deceased was old, and loved, but most knew she was not going to live much longer, so it didn't have the grief of a funeral where a person dies unexpectedly. I think that's important, because it became an event where we could come and support the family and see friends we haven't seen in decades.

The GFX100RF is out of the way, and I can just point it and shoot it, and let the auto iso and/or flash handle the exposure. Obviously I have some base settings 1/125 min shutter and shoot everything at f4, then I let the iso climb as high as 12k. I always seem to be able to recover, the exposure and white balance and turned even horribly missed shots into something that can be cherished.

And this is the key to why I really enjoy this camera... The 100MP in such a small form factor let you take one shot, and tell two or three different stories. Half the fun is reviewing the files and seeing the interactions that you missed when you did the original composition. Situations and interactions move fast when you are working around a lot of people, and speed would not be the first thing you note about this camera, but you can go from composition to composition, and you WILL get a good shot.

If you are going slowly and street shooting then the in camera cropping tools are fun, but not really needed IF you can post process. There are a few of us who didn't sell our GFX100RF (for a loss), and who actually just kept it and continued to take pictures (and yeah some video) and this camera just keeps amazing me with its ease of use and flexible output. Once the rest of the world realizes these things (and the resale prices drop), the GFX100RF will become a real classic.

 

[Truman Prevatt]

And this is the key to why I really enjoy this camera... The 100MP in such a small form factor let you take one shot, and tell two or three different stories. Half the fun is reviewing the files and seeing the interactions that you missed when you did the original composition. Situations and interactions move fast when you are working around a lot of people, and speed would not be the first thing you note about this camera, but you can go from composition to composition, and you WILL get a good shot.

If you are going slowly and street shooting then the in camera cropping tools are fun, but not really needed IF you can post process. There are a few of us who didn't sell our GFX100RF (for a loss), and who actually just kept it and continued to take pictures (and yeah some video) and this camera just keeps amazing me with its ease of use and flexible output. Once the rest of the world realizes these things (and the resale prices drop), the GFX100RF will become a real classic.

Out of curiosity, I just checked KEH and the price of the least expensive GFX100 RF is $300 more than I paid for it new. So I don't see "selling it for a loss" as an issue.

The one thing I have learned about using the various aspect ratios and crops is as follows. When teamed with either the white frame line, grayed out area outside the frame or new frame taking up the entire EVF modes, the metering is confined to only the active area in the selected area and not the entire sensor. That is a quite handy feature.

It makes the crop and aspect ratio tools on the GFX100 RF more useful than on my Q2 since the Q2 would meter on the entire frame independent of how your wanted the image.

I sold my Q2M after I got the 100 RF. I only use my Z8 when I want to use a long lens or a f1.4 lens. The RF is always with me. The images are to die for.

 

[Jeff Biscuits]

Out of curiosity, I just checked KEH and the price of the least expensive GFX100 RF is $300 more than I paid for it new. So I don't see "selling it for a loss" as an issue.

FWIW, in the UK they go for around £1000 less than the new price, which is an X100V-sized loss

 

[jhunna]

And this is the key to why I really enjoy this camera... The 100MP in such a small form factor let you take one shot, and tell two or three different stories. Half the fun is reviewing the files and seeing the interactions that you missed when you did the original composition. Situations and interactions move fast when you are working around a lot of people, and speed would not be the first thing you note about this camera, but you can go from composition to composition, and you WILL get a good shot.

If you are going slowly and street shooting then the in camera cropping tools are fun, but not really needed IF you can post process. There are a few of us who didn't sell our GFX100RF (for a loss), and who actually just kept it and continued to take pictures (and yeah some video) and this camera just keeps amazing me with its ease of use and flexible output. Once the rest of the world realizes these things (and the resale prices drop), the GFX100RF will become a real classic.

Out of curiosity, I just checked KEH and the price of the least expensive GFX100 RF is $300 more than I paid for it new. So I don't see "selling it for a loss" as an issue.

KEH bought it for significantly less than that I am sure, so the original owner definitely sold at a loss. But the value isn't falling as fast as I thought, and knowing Fuji, it may go up in value.

The one thing I have learned about using the various aspect ratios and crops is as follows. When teamed with either the white frame line, grayed out area outside the frame or new frame taking up the entire EVF modes, the metering is confined to only the active area in the selected area and not the entire sensor. That is a quite handy feature.

Agreed.

It makes the crop and aspect ratio tools on the GFX100 RF more useful than on my Q2 since the Q2 would meter on the entire frame independent of how your wanted the image.

I sold my Q2M after I got the 100 RF. I only use my Z8 when I want to use a long lens or a f1.4 lens. The RF is always with me. The images are to die for.

I am moving to this same setup, I have the z8 and two Sony's. Sony's workflow is superior for sharing files, the RF is second, and the z8 almost demands a post processing session. Having all these cameras the one thing I have noticed is that the DR of the RF is ridiculously good! You can bend the files to your will... it is hard to go back to another file type/size for photos.

 

[Truman Prevatt]

And this is the key to why I really enjoy this camera... The 100MP in such a small form factor let you take one shot, and tell two or three different stories. Half the fun is reviewing the files and seeing the interactions that you missed when you did the original composition. Situations and interactions move fast when you are working around a lot of people, and speed would not be the first thing you note about this camera, but you can go from composition to composition, and you WILL get a good shot.

If you are going slowly and street shooting then the in camera cropping tools are fun, but not really needed IF you can post process. There are a few of us who didn't sell our GFX100RF (for a loss), and who actually just kept it and continued to take pictures (and yeah some video) and this camera just keeps amazing me with its ease of use and flexible output. Once the rest of the world realizes these things (and the resale prices drop), the GFX100RF will become a real classic.

Out of curiosity, I just checked KEH and the price of the least expensive GFX100 RF is $300 more than I paid for it new. So I don't see "selling it for a loss" as an issue.

KEH bought it for significantly less than that I am sure, so the original owner definitely sold at a loss. But the value isn't falling as fast as I thought, and knowing Fuji, it may go up in value.

A camera (even a Leica) is like a car - the value falls significantly when you walk out with it. That the used prices are close to the new prices is close to the new prices (which they are for the RF) is a good indication of popularity. KEH has three. One new at MSRP of $5,599. One LN at $5221 and one LN- at $5,164.

The one thing I have learned about using the various aspect ratios and crops is as follows. When teamed with either the white frame line, grayed out area outside the frame or new frame taking up the entire EVF modes, the metering is confined to only the active area in the selected area and not the entire sensor. That is a quite handy feature.

Agreed.

It makes the crop and aspect ratio tools on the GFX100 RF more useful than on my Q2 since the Q2 would meter on the entire frame independent of how your wanted the image.

I sold my Q2M after I got the 100 RF. I only use my Z8 when I want to use a long lens or a f1.4 lens. The RF is always with me. The images are to die for.

I am moving to this same setup, I have the z8 and two Sony's. Sony's workflow is superior for sharing files, the RF is second, and the z8 almost demands a post processing session. Having all these cameras the one thing I have noticed is that the DR of the RF is ridiculously good! You can bend the files to your will... it is hard to go back to another file type/size for photos.

Don't get me wrong the Z8 is a nice camera. One wise person once told me that once you see a GFX file you can never unsee it and nothing else looks quite as good as it once did after that. I found after I got my RF how true that is.

 

[jhunna]

One wise person once told me that once you see a GFX file you can never unsee it and nothing else looks quite as good as it once did after that. I found after I got my RF how true that is.

There is so much truth in this... and I agree 100%. I don't want GFX for video and action shots, but for life shots. And coming from m43 many years ago to winding up here, I have finally found what I have been looking for in photography.

 

[RWN Photo]

One wise person once told me that once you see a GFX file you can never unsee it and nothing else looks quite as good as it once did after that. I found after I got my RF how true that is.

There is so much truth in this... and I agree 100%. I don't want GFX for video and action shots, but for life shots. And coming from m43 many years ago to winding up here, I have finally found what I have been looking for in photography.

What kind of computer and hard drive array did you end up with?

 

[jhunna]

One wise person once told me that once you see a GFX file you can never unsee it and nothing else looks quite as good as it once did after that. I found after I got my RF how true that is.

There is so much truth in this... and I agree 100%. I don't want GFX for video and action shots, but for life shots. And coming from m43 many years ago to winding up here, I have finally found what I have been looking for in photography.

What kind of computer and hard drive array did you end up with?

13900k 96GB 6TB nvme and 42TB raid 16 GB b50 pro

About 2 years old