Fujifilm has taken the wraps off the GFX100 II medium format digicam, a successor to the unique GFX100 launched again in 2019. It carries the identical 102-megapixel decision of the unique mannequin, however has a brand new sensor and processor that delivers quicker taking pictures speeds, improved autofocus, full-sensor 4K (and even 8K) video and much more. On the similar time, it's extra just like the GFX100S when it comes to dimension and worth.
The place the GFX100 was gigantic in dimension as a result of built-in battery grip, the GFX100 II has separated these two issues, so the digicam physique alone is significantly smaller (the grip is bought individually for $500). It has a brand new 9.44 million-dot digital viewfinder (EVF), the very best within the business, that's detachable as earlier than. That permits the usage of an non-obligatory $569 tilt adapter that makes low-angle taking pictures simpler. The rear contact show tilts up, down and a bit to the facet, however doesn't flip out (sorry, wealthy vloggers).
With the newest X-Processor borrowed from the X-H2S and X-H2 cameras, the GFX100 II can shoot at 8fps (up from 5fps earlier than), fairly darn quick for a medium format (43.8 x 32.9mm) sensor digicam. It now comes with subject-detection autofocus with face/eye detection, and may observe animals, birds, automobiles and different fast-moving topics like bugs and drones — each for photographs and video.
The physique appears extra just like the X-H2/X-H2S than different X-series cameras, with only a single mode dial and a big LCD show on high. It gives 5-axis in-body stabilization with as much as 8-stops of shake discount. When it comes to storage, it helps twin playing cards with one CFexpress Sort B and one SD UHS-II slot — and you can too seize video to an exterior SSD through the USB-C port. Different options embrace headphone/mic ports, a full-sized HDMI port and an ethernet port. It even helps timecode jamming for video through the Atomos AirGlu BT.
If you wish to shoot video with a virtually 70mm-sized body, the GFX100 II can do this impressively properly additionally. It helps 4K at as much as 60p utilizing the complete width of the sensor, and even retains rolling shutter to an affordable stage — doubtless through line skipping or pixel binning. There's even an 8K mode, albeit with a 1.53 occasions crop, that reads the sensor pixel-for-pixel with some upscaling. On high of 8K, UHD and 4K DCI modes, it will probably shoot anamorphic video at as much as 4.8K.
It could possibly file Apple ProRes vide in three codecs (422 HQ, 422 and 422 LT), together with H.264 and ProRes 422 proxy information. The upper-quality codecs require CFexpress Sort B or USB SSD seize.
Fujifilm clearly thinks that professionals will use the GFX100 II for video, because it gives waveform and vectorscope overlays to assist nail publicity. It has entrance and rear tally lamps, the power to make use of fractional shutter speeds to keep away from flicker and an non-obligatory fan accent that enables for limitless 4K/60p recording occasions. And as talked about, it helps timecode sync and jamming, so it will probably work in a multi-camera taking pictures atmosphere. On high of all that, it helps as much as 4 channels of audio.
Together with the digicam, Fujifilm launched a brand new $2,300 55mm f/1.7R WR lens (44mm equal in full-frame phrases), together with two tilt-shift 30mm and 110mm lenses for architectural an inventive taking pictures ($4,000 and $3,500 respectively). The GFX100 II launches in "early fall 2023 for $7,500, in comparison with $6,000 for the GFX100S and $10,000 for the GFX 100.
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