I love that a medium format review was shot in micro four thirds. What a great way to really show the range of advantages of sensor sizes in one video. 😂
I'd like to see comparison of THE SAME SUBJECT and framing with: 1) om1 + 300 mm f4 (M43 sensor) 2) sony a6700 + sony 100-400 (APS-C) 3 sony A7-IV + 200-600 (Fullframe) 4) Fuji 100S mark II + GF 500 mm f5.6 (Medium Format) - colour renderition; sharpness; iso difference
Wow, the sharpness and colours are spectacular. That's where this sensor and lens shine. You just can't beat it with full-frame .16-bit magic! well done fuji
Probably the first digital medium format system that’s good for more than just studio work and landscapes, in large part because the autofocus is actually comparable to pro full frame cameras now. Hasselblad and phase one have been selling 20,000 dollar systems for many years but they’re cameras that have no business doing anything outside of studio/landscape.
I’m sure they’ll be those who will switch and many more will consider it. However I don’t think many will actually switch and those who do, may come back to FF. I could see a wealthy:professional wildlife and nature photographer try the lens and possibly the GFX100S II or GFX100 II. I just don’t think they’ll like the results enough to stay with it. For instance most people who’d consider switching likely are Nikon, Canon and Sony users who want to try medium format. Just a few weeks ago wildlife was a bit out of reach, beyond full frame. So this GFX lens has opened the door for a few to either switch from full frame, but I think most people who’ll buy this lens are existing GFX users. Like Chris says, you’re likely better off with something like an Z9/Z8 or R5 and super-tele lens. You’re still looking at 45.7mp and lenses that are extremely sharp and fast to focus. Obviously Nikon at the moment offers so many options. Such as the 400mm f/4.5 and 600mm f/6.3PF, 500pf and 800pf! Plus you can already find even the 600mm f/4 S 1.4x TC used for around $12,000 USD, if you’re lucky. I have seen two around that price. One person realized they wanted or were better off with either the 400mm f/2.8 S and or the Nikon 800mm f/6.3pf! For the typical type of wealthy wildlife photographer, I don’t see many buying this lens or GFX camera. If any do already have a GFX than maybe, but even than, I’d rather have two systems. 7 frames per second isn’t enough for wildlife photography these days! Fujifilm has done a great job at making the autofocus so fast and accurate, for sure. Yet the Z8/Z9 and R3/R1 or A1/A9 series are going to beat it all day everyday in autofocus speed and accuracy. The combination of the better/faster AF and dramatically higher FPS/Burst rates is too much better with full frame. I personally shoot Nikon and although I like the Z9 and even the Z7 II, I sold both. I still use a pair of Nikon D6 bodies and a new 500mm f/4E VR FL. I got both for cost, or close to it. I paid $4500 for the D6’s new and I paid $6600 for a new 500mm f/4E FL. I get discounts on Nikon gear and NPS repairs through the large news organization I work for. I’m a photojournalist, but also a 28 year veteran wildlife photographer on the side! Long story short, the image quality is out of this world. If you look at the 500mm f/4 FL’s MTF and Imatest data you’ll see the 500FL is sharper than either the new 400mm f/2.8 S and 600mm f/4 S 1.4x TC lenses! I’ve used the 600mm f/4 S 1.4x TC and it’s incredibly sharp and I want one, that built in TC, is heaven for me! Yet the lens got heavy faster than my 500FL, making it less hand holdable and the price is ridiculously high. Plus I’m just not there yet with Nikon EVF’s. I know lots of people love the Z8/Z9, but I also know most users of those never had a D6. The D6 has the brightest and best viewfinder I’ve ever used! It’s even brighter and better than the D850’s viewfinder. I know as I had a D850 and D6 at the same time for about 6 months. It was a clear difference and the D6 is way better autofocus wise as well. If a shot is out of focus when using my D6’s…it’s due to my mistake, either bad AF mode or focus point selection and or too slow of a shutter speed. The biggest thing for me though is the wireless on the Z9 compared to my D6, but basically it’s night and day. With a WT-6A attached to a D6 I can nearly instantly transfer a JPEG at up to 650ft range and it’s 100% reliable. All I do to send a RAW or JPEG is flick up with my finger and the image(s) are on my devices. I’ve been using the wireless adapters for the D4/D4s and D5/D6 for over a decade now and never once had a failure. Whereas Nikon’s built in wireless is not as reliable and has a very short range. If the Z9 had the same ability built in, or better yet, a port for my existing WT-6A’s than I’d be a Z9 owner/user. Anyways, with noise reduction and super-resolution and the sharpness/IQ of my gear, nobody can tell the difference between a higher megapixel camera and my images. In fact the majority of my best and highest image quality shots are from the 20.8mp D5/D6 and not many are from my D850 or Z9. So I’m just waiting for an EVF that won’t feel like magnifying a tiny TV screen directly into your eye! Call me weird or whatever, but that’s just not for me…yet! The Canon R3 and Sony A1 supposedly have a better/bigger EVF and an OVF simulation mode on the R3. So maybe I’d be okay with those, but Nikon so far isn’t there. So I’ll be happily using my D6’s until Nikon has better EVF’s and better or more reliable wireless capabilities!
If this system can give great results with Action/Sports, I might be in…I’ve played with MF (Mamyia 645) back in the 80s, and loved it. But being a news shooter and not a studio photog, it was an expensive toy that was collecting dust, after a year, it was gone. This just might be a game-changer
This lens is not impressive at all. This is exactly 400mm f4.5 full frame equivalent. Nikon already has that lens which is even much smaller and cheaper!
@@nav27v im speaking in the context of a telephoto+mirrorless combo. In case you didn't know, the majority of astrophotographers use cameras and telephoto lenses, not specialized equipment that can only take photos of the sky
When I saw this lens was in the making I bought the TTARTISAN 500 mm F6.3 for GFX mount. Think it cost me about 400 Euro. Amazingly it covers the whole GFX sensor with no vignetting exactly as their advert says. I bought it solely to see if this fixed focal length was any use to me. I have most of the GF lenses already. Turns out it was not much use day to day. So despite hankering for the Fuji lens I decided not to to buy it when it arrived. After watching this review I think I will buy it after all. For no other reason than it seems to be a marvel of technology and those portraits blew me out of the water along with the bokeh in other shots! They look better than my GF110 f2, which I never thought to say about any lens. You guys have just cost me a lot of money but... a new toy, wahoo! :)
Straps are overrated, I never ever attach one to my cameras. They are as likely to cause a fall as save one by catching on something and are always in the way. Not not mention hanging a big camera system off your neck is awkward at best and actively harmful to your health at worst.
I picked this lens up in hand and i jokingly aksed the Fuji rep if the lens was a dummy lens, because it's so lightweight. It honestly felt like it was a fake lens made from plastic, it blew me away with how light it was!
Very interesting. This does make some types of wildlife photography, with medium format and 100mp, very doable. It's as capable, if not more so, than many FF DSLRs of a few years ago, which were used for wildlife photography. Actually, this would be more affordable new than a 5D/D800 plus 500mm f4 new in the day, and they were considered very capable. If I compared it to my 5Ds with a 400mm lens, this would have the edge, with twice the resolution. For reference shots of certain wildlife/birds i.e. highest detail/resolution of that species, this could be an interesting proposition. Likewise, with an extension tube, this would be a killer set up for dragonflies, big butterflies and wildflowers. Yes, for wildlife action and reach, the newest FF mirrorless options will smoke it, but for a lot of work, this would be very capable.
@antonroux6737 what are you doing watching a video about a medium format tele prime lens then? You took a moment out of your day to cry to a stranger about a lens that isn't for you?
@@nicknico4121 that's a SONY sensor limitation due to just 8 readout ports on a 100mp medium format sensor. Z8's senor has 16 readout ports at full frame, 45 mp, still a SONY sensor. Hopefully, this will change in the future.
This is great! I can't wait for large and medium format to become mainstream. Sony should definitely release a medium format camera with a global shutter. That will be awesome!
Why not bring this lens to XF mount? The size and price are comparable, the users of XF mount are much greater in number and they have been craving for a tele prime for some time. All fuji has to do is change the mount.
Hopefully we'll get a new GFX50 soon, with usable rolling shutter and no line skipping. An 8k GF camera could take what's great about the GFX 100 II and make it even better for video.
@@scotttucker9613 Eh, not necessarily. This isn't Hasselblad X, there are quite a few lower cost lens options these days, and used 100S bodies are very reasonably priced as well.
Fuji is truly talking to their APSC user base, as moving from apsc to this is a huge difference. I'm starting to see this as the typical dilema: 35 + 85mm lens kit, vs 50 + 100mm kit... so it is: apsc + this format vs full frame + the medium format that still doesnt exists (almost)
Can you please explain the term, 'plena'? When I looked online, it said it was a native dance of Puerto Rico. I have NO IDEA what 1.375 plena is at 3:42 of the video.
He is referring to the weight of the Nikon Z system 135mm f/1.8 S Plena lens. It is a large lens that weighs in at 995 grams or 2 lb 3.1oz. They use it as a funny way of comparing weight of lenses. They used to use the Noct (Another heavy Nikon lens).
Nice lens for those already in the Fuji GFX system but hardly a reason to switch. Also perplexing & likely frustrating for XF shooters left with nothing but the fast & short 200 f2 or long & slow 150-600 f5.6-8… deciding not to make a XF 400 f4 first is mind boggling. Glad I sold my Fuji kit lol
In your close to infinity auto focus test, I saw that the camera started focusing closer, and than began to focus to the green trees at a distance. I thought this camera has phase detect auto focus and could determine in which direction to change the focus directly?
Looks good but I have a hard time to distinguish any step on quality from a 35mm sensor like the Z8 or even from a micro 43 when using a 40-150mm F2.8 lens
100mp resolving power, you wont notice it until you get your hands on some 100mp raw sample files. Im sure theyre on the internet somewhere. The advantage will be most visible when you start cropping
a 400mm equivalent seems pretty short for wildlife... and with the 2x TC (or is it 1.4 for GFX? either way...) you're really limited with shutter speeds... i don't really see it being a very attractive offering considering there's stuff out there for MUCH less like a Canon 1DIII or Nikon D6 that has the AF and burst rate to make them useable for wildlife
I've got used to using 450mm and even with 300 some wildlife is accessible for walking/shooting. I suspect that if I were to put on some camo and sit and wait it wouldn't be much of a problem to get nice lose images...I wouldn't do it in country with dangerous game about tho
I’m sure they’ll be those who will switch and many more will consider it. However I don’t think many will actually switch and those who do, may come back to FF. I could see a wealthy:professional wildlife and nature photographer try the lens and possibly the GFX100S II or GFX100 II. I just don’t think they’ll like the results enough to stay with it. For instance most people who’d consider switching likely are Nikon, Canon and Sony users who want to try medium format. Just a few weeks ago wildlife was a bit out of reach, beyond full frame. So this GFX lens has opened the door for a few to either switch from full frame, but I think most people who’ll buy this lens are existing GFX users. Like Chris says, you’re likely better off with something like an Z9/Z8 or R5 and super-tele lens. You’re still looking at 45.7mp and lenses that are extremely sharp and fast to focus. Obviously Nikon at the moment offers so many options. Such as the 400mm f/4.5 and 600mm f/6.3PF, 500pf and 800pf! Plus you can already find even the 600mm f/4 S 1.4x TC used for around $12,000 USD, if you’re lucky. I have seen two around that price. One person realized they wanted or were better off with either the 400mm f/2.8 S and or the Nikon 800mm f/6.3pf! For the typical type of wealthy wildlife photographer, I don’t see many buying this lens or GFX camera. If any do already have a GFX than maybe, but even than, I’d rather have two systems. 7 frames per second isn’t enough for wildlife photography these days! Fujifilm has done a great job at making the autofocus so fast and accurate, for sure. Yet the Z8/Z9 and R3/R1 or A1/A9 series are going to beat it all day everyday in autofocus speed and accuracy. The combination of the better/faster AF and dramatically higher FPS/Burst rates is too much better with full frame. I personally shoot Nikon and although I like the Z9 and even the Z7 II, I sold both. I still use a pair of Nikon D6 bodies and a new 500mm f/4E VR FL. I got both for cost, or close to it. I paid $4500 for the D6’s new and I paid $6600 for a new 500mm f/4E FL. I get discounts on Nikon gear and NPS repairs through the large news organization I work for. I’m a photojournalist, but also a 28 year veteran wildlife photographer on the side! Long story short, the image quality is out of this world. If you look at the 500mm f/4 FL’s MTF and Imatest data you’ll see the 500FL is sharper than either the new 400mm f/2.8 S and 600mm f/4 S 1.4x TC lenses! I’ve used the 600mm f/4 S 1.4x TC and it’s incredibly sharp and I want one, that built in TC, is heaven for me! Yet the lens got heavy faster than my 500FL, making it less hand holdable and the price is ridiculously high. Plus I’m just not there yet with Nikon EVF’s. I know lots of people love the Z8/Z9, but I also know most users of those never had a D6. The D6 has the brightest and best viewfinder I’ve ever used! It’s even brighter and better than the D850’s viewfinder. I know as I had a D850 and D6 at the same time for about 6 months. It was a clear difference and the D6 is way better autofocus wise as well. If a shot is out of focus when using my D6’s…it’s due to my mistake, either bad AF mode or focus point selection and or too slow of a shutter speed. The biggest thing for me though is the wireless on the Z9 compared to my D6, but basically it’s night and day. With a WT-6A attached to a D6 I can nearly instantly transfer a JPEG at up to 650ft range and it’s 100% reliable. All I do to send a RAW or JPEG is flick up with my finger and the image(s) are on my devices. I’ve been using the wireless adapters for the D4/D4s and D5/D6 for over a decade now and never once had a failure. Whereas Nikon’s built in wireless is not as reliable and has a very short range. If the Z9 had the same ability built in, or better yet, a port for my existing WT-6A’s than I’d be a Z9 owner/user. Anyways, with noise reduction and super-resolution and the sharpness/IQ of my gear, nobody can tell the difference between a higher megapixel camera and my images. In fact the majority of my best and highest image quality shots are from the 20.8mp D5/D6 and not many are from my D850 or Z9. So I’m just waiting for an EVF that won’t feel like magnifying a tiny TV screen directly into your eye! Call me weird or whatever, but that’s just not for me…yet! The Canon R3 and Sony A1 supposedly have a better/bigger EVF and an OVF simulation mode on the R3. So maybe I’d be okay with those, but Nikon so far isn’t there. So I’ll be happily using my D6’s until Nikon has better EVF’s and better or more reliable wireless capabilities! My personal website is www.pjbypj.com …if anyone is interested in seeing some of my images. Or @SPORTSSHOOTER3 on Twitter/X.
I'm an advocate that photographers should lift more. I don't complain when it comes to lugging my camera of 2 kilos and we could always have better optics if people cared less about the weight of lens. 300g seems too light. The pics looks great, maybe even better if it had more glass?
$3,500 and they couldn't spend an extra $5 to add a QD socket to the tripod foot? Also I don't see any safety stop screw(s) to keep it from slipping out the back of a loose Arca clamp.
Question 1: is 800-1000 ISO really a problem these days with all the noise softwares? Q2: With 100 mps, is not 400mm quite enough, considering the amount of you can do? If I could afford the package I would buy it! I mean, most megapixels win! 😂
The whole “high iso of 800” is a bit antiquated. Chris on pal2tech showed the different ISO’s on this and he was getting useable images at 12800. Under 3200 was clear as could be
As soon as I start the video I see Chris next to a triceratops and my first thought was, "that's one big pile of shit" and thought that might be the metaphor they were going for, for the review 🤣🤣
Some time I hope you will comment on the computing power needed to work with 100Mp images. Sony might have a 247Mp sensor coming, and then we'll all need a quantum computer just to see our images. Or is there a trick you need to share?
I'm using a PC with an AMD 3950X CPU and Nvidia 3080 GPU. So it's not the latest gear and handles these files without a blink. No delay in PS or LR Classic when applying adjustments or filters, AI stuff or whatever. What you really need is a lot of fast storage space for the files.
In my head, anyone who can afford the system probably also has smaller cameras that make more sense for wildlife photography. I can't really only see this being used by those ultra high end photographers that show in galleries and photograph elephants etc. But really, I'm pretty sure those guys are just shooting canon or Sony.
The Fuji GF 500mm 5.6 seems to be a very good Lens and it is very compact and light weight for the sensor format size ! The Fuji GFX 100SII is a very good Camera, so a good combo, but the rest of the Fuji GF Lenses are not compact and Light weight, some are not quite up to the 100 megapixels standard yet, so for a complete system, no thank you, I will stay with 61 megapixels full format system.
I think only the GF 63mm is a bit iffy, the rest is alright on 100 megapixel. The 50mm pancake is not the best, but you can get it for USD 500 when it is on discount, so that's a good deal. The rest of the glass is definitely up to par for photography, for video not so great.
This will always suck for wildlife, yes it may give good quality, but it`s way to big and heavy to be practical. Medium format belongs in the studio, landscape is also nice.
You know what I find interesting about this lens? A 500mm f/5.6 that’s this sharp for native Fuji medium format? It’s $3500 Which compares very well to the third party Sigma 500mm f/5.6 for full frame, at $3000. And I don’t just mean for price. There is only a 10g difference between them. Yes it’s a 400mm equivalent on medium format, but on a 100mp body cropping in to 500mm equivalent is still a lot of resolution….
Fuji made a terrible decision years back…not going Full-Frame and consolidating their r&d was absolutely the wrong move 💯. Their Apsc Range absolutely struggles with dynamic range (tested the xh2 and xt5 for months) and low light. Gfx lineup isnt fast or flexible enough and just crazy expensive…if Fuji made good Xt5 style Fullframe Cameras id have my business there absolutely. Id spent over 30.000€ on them already…but alas…
This lens is not impressive at all. This is exactly 400mm f4.5 full frame equivalent. Nikon already has that lens which is even much smaller and cheaper!
Put that lens in the medium format and you will see a big black circle. Dude the medium format lens has to render a larger area of image compare to fullframe
There's a Hall & Oates song one might use to describe your little comment here. "Nearly no one", meanwhile their pro imaging division sets new records year after year...
ok but realistically, who's gonna use GFX for wildlife with those poor burst rates? 😐 I feel like Fuji has been ignoring customer's needs for the last couple of years and delivering random releases instead. Even within the GFX ecosystem, the 100 S II was unnecessary right after the 100 II. In fact, a 50S II with faster burst rate and improved AF and lower price would have had a much wider appeal.
@@Kevon420 Yes, people didn't have mobile phones either 20 years ago, but today they do, so they won't write letters to each other even if let's say "premium paper with premium ink" is available in the market. It's about relevance of available options at a given time and the value it creates for the consumer.
@@ItsWillLee The 100MP approximately have the same pixel pitch as 63MP FF. Basically it's almost even playing field with a7rV. Sony has more complete ecosystem, lenses wise and body feature (like higher frame burst)
@@neobluepill6051 I agree 100%, but we all know marketing, & it's back to the "more MP is better" rage again, lol. My fault for not expressing my comment as sarcasm.
I love that a medium format review was shot in micro four thirds. What a great way to really show the range of advantages of sensor sizes in one video. 😂
Facts
I'd like to see comparison of THE SAME SUBJECT and framing with:
1) om1 + 300 mm f4 (M43 sensor)
2) sony a6700 + sony 100-400 (APS-C)
3 sony A7-IV + 200-600 (Fullframe)
4) Fuji 100S mark II + GF 500 mm f5.6 (Medium Format)
- colour renderition; sharpness; iso difference
LoCA explanation but every review Chris explains it 10% quicker
We are aware of this issue, and have a potential solution coming shortly. Stay tuned.
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Wow, the sharpness and colours are spectacular. That's where this sensor and lens shine. You just can't beat it with full-frame .16-bit magic! well done fuji
Looks like Fuji is trying to make a general purpose medium format camera, rather than a highly specialized landscape tool
XD camera still beautiful tho
Probably the first digital medium format system that’s good for more than just studio work and landscapes, in large part because the autofocus is actually comparable to pro full frame cameras now.
Hasselblad and phase one have been selling 20,000 dollar systems for many years but they’re cameras that have no business doing anything outside of studio/landscape.
Here for it
I’m sure they’ll be those who will switch and many more will consider it. However I don’t think many will actually switch and those who do, may come back to FF. I could see a wealthy:professional wildlife and nature photographer try the lens and possibly the GFX100S II or GFX100 II. I just don’t think they’ll like the results enough to stay with it. For instance most people who’d consider switching likely are Nikon, Canon and Sony users who want to try medium format. Just a few weeks ago wildlife was a bit out of reach, beyond full frame. So this GFX lens has opened the door for a few to either switch from full frame, but I think most people who’ll buy this lens are existing GFX users.
Like Chris says, you’re likely better off with something like an Z9/Z8 or R5 and super-tele lens. You’re still looking at 45.7mp and lenses that are extremely sharp and fast to focus. Obviously Nikon at the moment offers so many options. Such as the 400mm f/4.5 and 600mm f/6.3PF, 500pf and 800pf! Plus you can already find even the 600mm f/4 S 1.4x TC used for around $12,000 USD, if you’re lucky. I have seen two around that price. One person realized they wanted or were better off with either the 400mm f/2.8 S and or the Nikon 800mm f/6.3pf!
For the typical type of wealthy wildlife photographer, I don’t see many buying this lens or GFX camera. If any do already have a GFX than maybe, but even than, I’d rather have two systems. 7 frames per second isn’t enough for wildlife photography these days! Fujifilm has done a great job at making the autofocus so fast and accurate, for sure. Yet the Z8/Z9 and R3/R1 or A1/A9 series are going to beat it all day everyday in autofocus speed and accuracy. The combination of the better/faster AF and dramatically higher FPS/Burst rates is too much better with full frame.
I personally shoot Nikon and although I like the Z9 and even the Z7 II, I sold both. I still use a pair of Nikon D6 bodies and a new 500mm f/4E VR FL. I got both for cost, or close to it. I paid $4500 for the D6’s new and I paid $6600 for a new 500mm f/4E FL. I get discounts on Nikon gear and NPS repairs through the large news organization I work for. I’m a photojournalist, but also a 28 year veteran wildlife photographer on the side! Long story short, the image quality is out of this world. If you look at the 500mm f/4 FL’s MTF and Imatest data you’ll see the 500FL is sharper than either the new 400mm f/2.8 S and 600mm f/4 S 1.4x TC lenses! I’ve used the 600mm f/4 S 1.4x TC and it’s incredibly sharp and I want one, that built in TC, is heaven for me!
Yet the lens got heavy faster than my 500FL, making it less hand holdable and the price is ridiculously high. Plus I’m just not there yet with Nikon EVF’s. I know lots of people love the Z8/Z9, but I also know most users of those never had a D6. The D6 has the brightest and best viewfinder I’ve ever used! It’s even brighter and better than the D850’s viewfinder. I know as I had a D850 and D6 at the same time for about 6 months. It was a clear difference and the D6 is way better autofocus wise as well. If a shot is out of focus when using my D6’s…it’s due to my mistake, either bad AF mode or focus point selection and or too slow of a shutter speed.
The biggest thing for me though is the wireless on the Z9 compared to my D6, but basically it’s night and day. With a WT-6A attached to a D6 I can nearly instantly transfer a JPEG at up to 650ft range and it’s 100% reliable. All I do to send a RAW or JPEG is flick up with my finger and the image(s) are on my devices. I’ve been using the wireless adapters for the D4/D4s and D5/D6 for over a decade now and never once had a failure. Whereas Nikon’s built in wireless is not as reliable and has a very short range. If the Z9 had the same ability built in, or better yet, a port for my existing WT-6A’s than I’d be a Z9 owner/user.
Anyways, with noise reduction and super-resolution and the sharpness/IQ of my gear, nobody can tell the difference between a higher megapixel camera and my images. In fact the majority of my best and highest image quality shots are from the 20.8mp D5/D6 and not many are from my D850 or Z9. So I’m just waiting for an EVF that won’t feel like magnifying a tiny TV screen directly into your eye! Call me weird or whatever, but that’s just not for me…yet! The Canon R3 and Sony A1 supposedly have a better/bigger EVF and an OVF simulation mode on the R3. So maybe I’d be okay with those, but Nikon so far isn’t there. So I’ll be happily using my D6’s until Nikon has better EVF’s and better or more reliable wireless capabilities!
If this system can give great results with Action/Sports, I might be in…I’ve played with MF (Mamyia 645) back in the 80s, and loved it. But being a news shooter and not a studio photog, it was an expensive toy that was collecting dust, after a year, it was gone. This just might be a game-changer
Your t-shirt is the only thing in the video I can afford
The shirt is actually older than Nikon Z7
how about thr hairspray?
If you can see the minute details from watching a compressed UA-cam video on your phone then you know it's a damn sharp lens!
Please keep the Noct unit of measurement
Or at least provide a useful conversion
Good point. Having said that, I always thought noct and plena are the same "unit system". I.e the same way some people have feet, inches, and yards 😂
@@EquatorialVillager 1 Noct = 2 Plenas ≈ 2 kg
Lens so sharp it can see back in time to the dinosaurs 🦕
This lens is not impressive at all. This is exactly 400mm f4.5 full frame equivalent. Nikon already has that lens which is even much smaller and cheaper!
@@fahminrazin8969 it was a joke bro, he took pictures of dinosaurs...
It's like a 100 MP version of my Z8/400mm 4.5 combo. This would be fun to try!
This would be amazing for very detailed, 100MP astro shots
My thoughts exactly. That lens is crazy sharp wide open and really an APO corrected one!
@@ilaion11 and a sensor that large + a lens that sharp can and will resolve the smallest stars!
Not as good as you'd think unfortunately. Active sensor cooling and full spectrum are a must for any serious astro. This camera has neither of those.
@@nav27v any serious astro gear wouldnt be able to take a bird portrait or 4k video of the moon so u win some u lose some
@@nav27v im speaking in the context of a telephoto+mirrorless combo. In case you didn't know, the majority of astrophotographers use cameras and telephoto lenses, not specialized equipment that can only take photos of the sky
When I saw this lens was in the making I bought the TTARTISAN 500 mm F6.3 for GFX mount. Think it cost me about 400 Euro. Amazingly it covers the whole GFX sensor with no vignetting exactly as their advert says. I bought it solely to see if this fixed focal length was any use to me. I have most of the GF lenses already. Turns out it was not much use day to day. So despite hankering for the Fuji lens I decided not to to buy it when it arrived.
After watching this review I think I will buy it after all. For no other reason than it seems to be a marvel of technology and those portraits blew me out of the water along with the bokeh in other shots! They look better than my GF110 f2, which I never thought to say about any lens. You guys have just cost me a lot of money but... a new toy, wahoo! :)
You fellows are lucky to have such a darn cute model n that hair is spectacular !! :) :) :)
Not putting a strap on it gives me anxiety
Me too! But he's always hated them.
Even when I was a pro, I didn't use them. There's too much chance they'll snag on something and snatch the camera out of my hands.
It is all loaned gear.
It is going back anyway, broken or otherwise.
Straps are overrated, I never ever attach one to my cameras. They are as likely to cause a fall as save one by catching on something and are always in the way. Not not mention hanging a big camera system off your neck is awkward at best and actively harmful to your health at worst.
I picked this lens up in hand and i jokingly aksed the Fuji rep if the lens was a dummy lens, because it's so lightweight. It honestly felt like it was a fake lens made from plastic, it blew me away with how light it was!
The corner vs center performance wide open is as good as I've ever seen
Which is especially surprising on such a large image circle.
Calgary zoo! :-) Love the dinosaurs exhibit :D
but how many Nocts is it?
They changed the unit from Noct to Plena. 1 Plena = 0.5 Noct.
No one cares
I guess my name is "no one" now
I love your videos. And I dropped a like. I’ve been here since day 1
Very interesting. This does make some types of wildlife photography, with medium format and 100mp, very doable. It's as capable, if not more so, than many FF DSLRs of a few years ago, which were used for wildlife photography. Actually, this would be more affordable new than a 5D/D800 plus 500mm f4 new in the day, and they were considered very capable. If I compared it to my 5Ds with a 400mm lens, this would have the edge, with twice the resolution. For reference shots of certain wildlife/birds i.e. highest detail/resolution of that species, this could be an interesting proposition. Likewise, with an extension tube, this would be a killer set up for dragonflies, big butterflies and wildflowers. Yes, for wildlife action and reach, the newest FF mirrorless options will smoke it, but for a lot of work, this would be very capable.
That lens ticks about every box, surprised that the price is reasonable
shut up about the price - just because it's reasonable to you doesn't mean it's not expensive to most other people, me included!
@antonroux6737 what are you doing watching a video about a medium format tele prime lens then? You took a moment out of your day to cry to a stranger about a lens that isn't for you?
@@antonroux6737 Have you seen the price of any FF Telephoto lens with aperture up to 5.6? Go and them you will stop to say 💩💩💩💩
This lens is amazing but Fuji needs a better 70 - 200 kinda lens for GFX to be the best option for sports/wildlife
At 3 frames per second i doubt it's useful for sports and action
@@nicknico4121 that's a SONY sensor limitation due to just 8 readout ports on a 100mp medium format sensor. Z8's senor has 16 readout ports at full frame, 45 mp, still a SONY sensor. Hopefully, this will change in the future.
@@nicknico4121 I know it's not blazingly fast either, but the 100 II does do up to 8 frames / second.
@@ilaion11 Is there a reason you are capitalizing Sony like a toddler screaming over some minor point that wasn't asked about?
@@ilaion11any other potential CMOS sensor making company comea to mind?
liked to see more portraits
This is great! I can't wait for large and medium format to become mainstream. Sony should definitely release a medium format camera with a global shutter. That will be awesome!
Would have been better if Jordon did his drunken chicken run whilst tracking him !
I was looking into adapting old Pentax 645 glass onto my GFX for wildlife. Glad I don;t have to anymore!
Fujifilm really wants the GFX platform to be a master of everything! It's paying off too.
Very impressive where they are heding with this system
It is interesting to see Fuji going in this direction.
Why not bring this lens to XF mount? The size and price are comparable, the users of XF mount are much greater in number and they have been craving for a tele prime for some time. All fuji has to do is change the mount.
Impressive results.
1300g is incredibly light, this would be great for the x-mount
Hopefully we'll get a new GFX50 soon, with usable rolling shutter and no line skipping. An 8k GF camera could take what's great about the GFX 100 II and make it even better for video.
So a tack sharp wide open 1300g 400mm F4 FF equivalent that resolves 100mpx. Wicked. $3500 though... ouch. I suppose the cropabiliy is a nice benefit.
If you can't swing this price for this lens, you don't need to be investing in GFX to begin with
@@scotttucker9613 Eh, not necessarily. This isn't Hasselblad X, there are quite a few lower cost lens options these days, and used 100S bodies are very reasonably priced as well.
That price is actually not bad. Canon would happily charge $4999 for such a lens, possibly more.
same...I absolutely couldn't afford this in foreseeable future but I've seen way more unreasonable prices for camera gear
Thanks!
Perfect for street photography
Real nice job! Thanks!
I hope the release it in there XF mount. I would love to use this on my XH2
That’s not how lenses work
It would be great if they made an adapter with a slide in speedbooster in the housing. Two focal lengths in one.
The rumour is that an XF 500mm is coming from Fujifilm.
What’s the plena to noct conversion? I’m confused
1 Noct = 2 Plena
@@PetaPixel sweet thanks that’s a nice easy conversion
Thin I’ll stick with my X-H2S for action and wildlife with the 150-600, and my gfx100s for landscape and portraits
Fuji is truly talking to their APSC user base, as moving from apsc to this is a huge difference. I'm starting to see this as the typical dilema: 35 + 85mm lens kit, vs 50 + 100mm kit...
so it is: apsc + this format vs full frame + the medium format that still doesnt exists (almost)
Love the color rendition 🤩
This lens looks pretty similar to the Nikon 400mm F4.5
Yeah, they're equivalent
Can you please explain the term, 'plena'? When I looked online, it said it was a native dance of Puerto Rico. I have NO IDEA what 1.375 plena is at 3:42 of the video.
He is referring to the weight of the Nikon Z system 135mm f/1.8 S Plena lens. It is a large lens that weighs in at 995 grams or 2 lb 3.1oz. They use it as a funny way of comparing weight of lenses. They used to use the Noct (Another heavy Nikon lens).
@@DragonfireRC Thank you! I appreciate your answer...and now that you mention it, I have them use the term, 'NOCT'.
500mm medium format? Oh YES.
3:34 NOOO you monster
Nice lens for those already in the Fuji GFX system but hardly a reason to switch. Also perplexing & likely frustrating for XF shooters left with nothing but the fast & short 200 f2 or long & slow 150-600 f5.6-8… deciding not to make a XF 400 f4 first is mind boggling. Glad I sold my Fuji kit lol
2:04 nice danger meow
It is hilarious when Chris reviews a small 645 sensor and then ends up mentioning a 35mm crop as “full frame” 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Just ordered both
Kerching what was the damage
In your close to infinity auto focus test, I saw that the camera started focusing closer, and than began to focus to the green trees at a distance. I thought this camera has phase detect auto focus and could determine in which direction to change the focus directly?
I want this but worry about the AF speed and accuracy.
Damn... For a moment I thought you were going to use the bird detection to test it! 😅 Next time?
Is this system Fujifilm GF the best medium format system?
Is there anything similar on the Sony full-frame mount?
Looks good but I have a hard time to distinguish any step on quality from a 35mm sensor like the Z8 or even from a micro 43 when using a 40-150mm F2.8 lens
100mp resolving power, you wont notice it until you get your hands on some 100mp raw sample files. Im sure theyre on the internet somewhere. The advantage will be most visible when you start cropping
You'll never see the difference on a UA-cam video, but if you had the RAW files you'd be amazed at the difference as you start zooming in.
I get the full frame topic but what alternative are in the market?
How bad is continious auto focus? That was not tested unfortunately. Can it track flying birds?
My Fuji gfx gear is much lighter in weight than my full frame canon rf lenses and canon bodies
Shocked they made this lens for the GFX format. They want to creep in other segments of the market it seems.
a 400mm equivalent seems pretty short for wildlife... and with the 2x TC (or is it 1.4 for GFX? either way...) you're really limited with shutter speeds... i don't really see it being a very attractive offering considering there's stuff out there for MUCH less like a Canon 1DIII or Nikon D6 that has the AF and burst rate to make them useable for wildlife
I've got used to using 450mm and even with 300 some wildlife is accessible for walking/shooting. I suspect that if I were to put on some camo and sit and wait it wouldn't be much of a problem to get nice lose images...I wouldn't do it in country with dangerous game about tho
So, is that a "nifty fifty" in full frame terms 🤣
Red panda.
Now hear me out, use this to make a 500mm Tilt/Shift lens for full frame?!
I’m sure they’ll be those who will switch and many more will consider it. However I don’t think many will actually switch and those who do, may come back to FF. I could see a wealthy:professional wildlife and nature photographer try the lens and possibly the GFX100S II or GFX100 II. I just don’t think they’ll like the results enough to stay with it. For instance most people who’d consider switching likely are Nikon, Canon and Sony users who want to try medium format. Just a few weeks ago wildlife was a bit out of reach, beyond full frame. So this GFX lens has opened the door for a few to either switch from full frame, but I think most people who’ll buy this lens are existing GFX users.
Like Chris says, you’re likely better off with something like an Z9/Z8 or R5 and super-tele lens. You’re still looking at 45.7mp and lenses that are extremely sharp and fast to focus. Obviously Nikon at the moment offers so many options. Such as the 400mm f/4.5 and 600mm f/6.3PF, 500pf and 800pf! Plus you can already find even the 600mm f/4 S 1.4x TC used for around $12,000 USD, if you’re lucky. I have seen two around that price. One person realized they wanted or were better off with either the 400mm f/2.8 S and or the Nikon 800mm f/6.3pf!
For the typical type of wealthy wildlife photographer, I don’t see many buying this lens or GFX camera. If any do already have a GFX than maybe, but even than, I’d rather have two systems. 7 frames per second isn’t enough for wildlife photography these days! Fujifilm has done a great job at making the autofocus so fast and accurate, for sure. Yet the Z8/Z9 and R3/R1 or A1/A9 series are going to beat it all day everyday in autofocus speed and accuracy. The combination of the better/faster AF and dramatically higher FPS/Burst rates is too much better with full frame.
I personally shoot Nikon and although I like the Z9 and even the Z7 II, I sold both. I still use a pair of Nikon D6 bodies and a new 500mm f/4E VR FL. I got both for cost, or close to it. I paid $4500 for the D6’s new and I paid $6600 for a new 500mm f/4E FL. I get discounts on Nikon gear and NPS repairs through the large news organization I work for. I’m a photojournalist, but also a 28 year veteran wildlife photographer on the side! Long story short, the image quality is out of this world. If you look at the 500mm f/4 FL’s MTF and Imatest data you’ll see the 500FL is sharper than either the new 400mm f/2.8 S and 600mm f/4 S 1.4x TC lenses! I’ve used the 600mm f/4 S 1.4x TC and it’s incredibly sharp and I want one, that built in TC, is heaven for me!
Yet the lens got heavy faster than my 500FL, making it less hand holdable and the price is ridiculously high. Plus I’m just not there yet with Nikon EVF’s. I know lots of people love the Z8/Z9, but I also know most users of those never had a D6. The D6 has the brightest and best viewfinder I’ve ever used! It’s even brighter and better than the D850’s viewfinder. I know as I had a D850 and D6 at the same time for about 6 months. It was a clear difference and the D6 is way better autofocus wise as well. If a shot is out of focus when using my D6’s…it’s due to my mistake, either bad AF mode or focus point selection and or too slow of a shutter speed.
The biggest thing for me though is the wireless on the Z9 compared to my D6, but basically it’s night and day. With a WT-6A attached to a D6 I can nearly instantly transfer a JPEG at up to 650ft range and it’s 100% reliable. All I do to send a RAW or JPEG is flick up with my finger and the image(s) are on my devices. I’ve been using the wireless adapters for the D4/D4s and D5/D6 for over a decade now and never once had a failure. Whereas Nikon’s built in wireless is not as reliable and has a very short range. If the Z9 had the same ability built in, or better yet, a port for my existing WT-6A’s than I’d be a Z9 owner/user.
Anyways, with noise reduction and super-resolution and the sharpness/IQ of my gear, nobody can tell the difference between a higher megapixel camera and my images. In fact the majority of my best and highest image quality shots are from the 20.8mp D5/D6 and not many are from my D850 or Z9. So I’m just waiting for an EVF that won’t feel like magnifying a tiny TV screen directly into your eye! Call me weird or whatever, but that’s just not for me…yet! The Canon R3 and Sony A1 supposedly have a better/bigger EVF and an OVF simulation mode on the R3. So maybe I’d be okay with those, but Nikon so far isn’t there. So I’ll be happily using my D6’s until Nikon has better EVF’s and better or more reliable wireless capabilities! My personal website is www.pjbypj.com …if anyone is interested in seeing some of my images. Or @SPORTSSHOOTER3 on Twitter/X.
I'm an advocate that photographers should lift more. I don't complain when it comes to lugging my camera of 2 kilos and we could always have better optics if people cared less about the weight of lens. 300g seems too light. The pics looks great, maybe even better if it had more glass?
I’d gladly pay/tote more for an extra 1/2 stop of aperture. 5.6 and ISO 80 is only gonna work at a zoo.
Storyblock makes all the money and leave photographers with peanuts 🥜 shame!!!!
Nice lens but a bit of an odd duck for medium format. At 7 frames per second...or less...it will struggle on all but the slowest wildlife.
Sony, please make a lens like this!
M43 has entered the chat
As sharp the lens is, he should be wearing shades...
Fuji 100 monochrome?
Why ?
$3,500 and they couldn't spend an extra $5 to add a QD socket to the tripod foot? Also I don't see any safety stop screw(s) to keep it from slipping out the back of a loose Arca clamp.
Question 1: is 800-1000 ISO really a problem these days with all the noise softwares?
Q2: With 100 mps, is not 400mm quite enough, considering the amount of you can do?
If I could afford the package I would buy it! I mean, most megapixels win! 😂
The whole “high iso of 800” is a bit antiquated. Chris on pal2tech showed the different ISO’s on this and he was getting useable images at 12800. Under 3200 was clear as could be
As soon as I start the video I see Chris next to a triceratops and my first thought was, "that's one big pile of shit" and thought that might be the metaphor they were going for, for the review 🤣🤣
As a m43 shooter, I would hate having to lug that monstrosity around 😂
Some time I hope you will comment on the computing power needed to work with 100Mp images. Sony might have a 247Mp sensor coming, and then we'll all need a quantum computer just to see our images. Or is there a trick you need to share?
I'm using a PC with an AMD 3950X CPU and Nvidia 3080 GPU. So it's not the latest gear and handles these files without a blink. No delay in PS or LR Classic when applying adjustments or filters, AI stuff or whatever. What you really need is a lot of fast storage space for the files.
it isn't a macro lens but with 102 mp... you can crop the hell IN. lol
Too bad……you just cost me $3500……”near perfect long lens”……from your mouth!!!! Keep up the good work
In my head, anyone who can afford the system probably also has smaller cameras that make more sense for wildlife photography. I can't really only see this being used by those ultra high end photographers that show in galleries and photograph elephants etc. But really, I'm pretty sure those guys are just shooting canon or Sony.
Fuji would sale more if this lens is XF mount
The Fuji GF 500mm 5.6 seems to be a very good Lens and it is very compact and light weight for the sensor format size ! The Fuji GFX 100SII is a very good Camera, so a good combo, but the rest of the Fuji GF Lenses are not compact and Light weight, some are not quite up to the 100 megapixels standard yet, so for a complete system, no thank you, I will stay with 61 megapixels full format system.
I think only the GF 63mm is a bit iffy, the rest is alright on 100 megapixel. The 50mm pancake is not the best, but you can get it for USD 500 when it is on discount, so that's a good deal. The rest of the glass is definitely up to par for photography, for video not so great.
Please keep the ads at the end.
But then you don’t make as much money from the sponsor. Whatever keeps the PP going.
jordans daughter. gonna be flexing the best portraits of all time
That's Chris' daughter
I always found that suspicious because se looks so much more like jordan
That’s my daughter but yes she is adorable. Thanks!
@@niccollsvideo ohhhh🥲🥲
pp boys
This will always suck for wildlife, yes it may give good quality, but it`s way to big and heavy to be practical.
Medium format belongs in the studio, landscape is also nice.
You know what I find interesting about this lens? A 500mm f/5.6 that’s this sharp for native Fuji medium format? It’s $3500
Which compares very well to the third party Sigma 500mm f/5.6 for full frame, at $3000. And I don’t just mean for price. There is only a 10g difference between them. Yes it’s a 400mm equivalent on medium format, but on a 100mp body cropping in to 500mm equivalent is still a lot of resolution….
Fuji made a terrible decision years back…not going Full-Frame and consolidating their r&d was absolutely the wrong move 💯. Their Apsc Range absolutely struggles with dynamic range (tested the xh2 and xt5 for months) and low light. Gfx lineup isnt fast or flexible enough and just crazy expensive…if Fuji made good Xt5 style Fullframe Cameras id have my business there absolutely. Id spent over 30.000€ on them already…but alas…
ROCKET RACCOON 🤣😂🤣😂
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I think it's excellent for wildlife, after all most of the animals are lazy AF, only birds and chipmunks are on a permanent caffeine rush!
so the antichrist to the m43.
Show me some action work with this setup and we’ll talk...
Buen video, pero hablas como si te estuvieran alcanzando.
This lens is not impressive at all. This is exactly 400mm f4.5 full frame equivalent. Nikon already has that lens which is even much smaller and cheaper!
Put that lens in the medium format and you will see a big black circle. Dude the medium format lens has to render a larger area of image compare to fullframe
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Imagine making a lens like this for a system used by nearly no one
There's a Hall & Oates song one might use to describe your little comment here. "Nearly no one", meanwhile their pro imaging division sets new records year after year...
ok but realistically, who's gonna use GFX for wildlife with those poor burst rates? 😐
I feel like Fuji has been ignoring customer's needs for the last couple of years and delivering random releases instead.
Even within the GFX ecosystem, the 100 S II was unnecessary right after the 100 II. In fact, a 50S II with faster burst rate and improved AF and lower price would have had a much wider appeal.
not just the burst rate, but also readout speed. That thing has to have some horrendous rolling shutter
really strange move by fuji
May be a global shutter on 50S II, just thinking aloud.
gfx users will use it for wildlife. ...not everything in wildlife is about super speed.
Pretty sure people shot wildlife photography for decades before every camera could do 20+ fps.
@@Kevon420 Yes, people didn't have mobile phones either 20 years ago, but today they do, so they won't write letters to each other even if let's say "premium paper with premium ink" is available in the market. It's about relevance of available options at a given time and the value it creates for the consumer.
You call it medium format but it's not that larger than a 35mm camera sensor...
You can have as good image quality with a 400mm F4 FF lens
100mp
@@ItsWillLee The 100MP approximately have the same pixel pitch as 63MP FF. Basically it's almost even playing field with a7rV. Sony has more complete ecosystem, lenses wise and body feature (like higher frame burst)
@@ItsWillLee 100mp is not that useful compared to 61mp or even 45mp. Any pro photographers know that MP is not the benchmark of image quality.
@@neobluepill6051 I agree 100%, but we all know marketing, & it's back to the "more MP is better" rage again, lol.
My fault for not expressing my comment as sarcasm.
@@ItsWillLee Know I understand 😃, we are on the same line.
Guys you're amazing but this Noct and Plena thing needs to be retired. It means nothigng to most people. Just post the weight.
I bet youre about 100 nocts, or 50 plenas.
Way too big.
Physically, it's only 12 mm longer than Nikon's 400 f/4.5.