Medium format photography has remained niche and expensive for decades, but that might be changing with the Fujifilm GFX 100S ii. Medium format describes a camera which uses film or a digital sensor which is larger than the standard 35mm (full frame), but smaller than large format cameras such as the gigantic view cameras employed by such famous photographers as Ansel Adams. Using a digital medium format camera, you can capture richer, more detailed images than with a camera with a smaller sensor.
Even just a few years ago, getting into digital medium format was pricey, and you had to accept some serious compromises in terms of features and capabilities. For most people, the tradeoffs simply weren't worth it. However, with last year's GFX 100 ii, Fujifilm created a medium format camera which was far more on-par with modern full frame cameras when it came to things like video capture and autofocus.
Now with the GFX 100S ii, many of those features have trickled down into a much more affordable body. On paper, this camera may well entice you to make the move to medium format, but does it live up to its potential when put to the test in the real world? Fujifilm provided a sample of the Fujifilm GFX 100S ii, as well as the Fujifilm Fujinon GF 55mm f/1.7 R WR and the Fujinon GF 500mm f/5.
6 R LM OIS WR Lenses for this review. 102 megapixels is a lot of pixels, and as someone more used to shooting with 46 megapixels I was initially skeptical as to whether this would represent a signi.