Fujifilm’s $ 3,999 GFX 50S II Is Its Most Affordable Medium Format Camera Yet

Fujifilm has announced the latest addition to its GFX camera family. Only on the body, will debut at $ 3,999, making it the company’s most affordable medium format camera to date. It’s still a lot of money to put in to get the tone and micro-contrast you can only find on a medium format camera, but it’s significantly less than the $ 5,999 and $ 5,499 that Fujifilm is selling. for the moment.

Key features of the GFX 50S II include a 51.4 megapixel sensor that’s 1.7 times larger than what you’ll find on a full frame camera like the, Fujifilm’s five-axis body stabilization offers up to 6.5 stops of shake reduction and a body that weighs just under two pounds. According to Fujifilm, the GFX 50S II also has a faster and more precise autofocus than its predecessor thanks to the inclusion of its latest X-Processor 4. In practice, we will have to see how fast the GFX 50S II can acquire a subject since it uses a contrast detection system, instead of the more modern phase detection approach, for autofocus.

The GFX 50S II comes with 19 of Fujifilm’s iconic film simulations. It also includes the functionality introduced by the company late last year in an update to the GFX 100. In the case of the GFX 50S II, it allows you to combine 16 RAW captures into a 200 megapixel DNG file. Another notable feature is the 1.8 inch monochrome display on the top of the camera which you can glance over to see your current capture settings. In addition to selling the camera alone, Fujifilm will ship the GFX 50S II with a new 35-70mm kit lens for $ 4,499. Fujifilm says the GFX 50S II is expected to arrive in the United States around the end of October.

Fujifilm has also refreshed its. The new Model II has the same 26.4 megapixel X-Trans sensor as its predecessor, but comes with more memory for faster performance and an LCD display with a resolution of 1.68 million dots. It will also include the latest film and firmware simulations from the company. Body only, Fujifilm will sell the X-T30 II for $ 899. Finally, the company added two new premium f / 1.4 to its XF line. Both have weather protection and will cost less than $ 1,000 when they go on sale this fall.