Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Fujifilm GFX 50R 51.4MP Mirrorless Medium Format Camera (Body Only)

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Perfect Professional Camera

Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2020

I bought my GFX 50r at release for full retail. I came from a Nikon D810 and the GFX blew me away in every respect. I use it Professionally for high end Architectural Photography and occasional for Corporate and Family Portraits. I paired my GFX with an adapted Canon 24mm TSE for Architecture and then the GF110mm for Portraits. With just these two lenses this camera fulfills all of my needs. Well, except for maybe portability. My personal choice for Travel and every day Photography is my Leica Q. The GFX is just too big for family outings, vacations, hiking...at least in my opinion.

13 people found this helpful

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Othello Banaci

major issues great images when it works.

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2019

UPDATE:
got on the phone with Amazon to return faulty camera. The rep helped and was able to get the ball moving with a return. Now sending it back! Thanks to Amazon's customer service.

I have had this camera for 7 months now and this I love the image quality but I’ve been getting colored spots in my images. This happened on a high profile shoot. Sent it back once and nothing changed. I am not confident using this on a professional job because of the issues I’ve had. I tend to keep another camera on me for when the dots show up. Sending it in for repair for the second time, hopefully they fix the problem.

15 people found this helpful

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Bmattiny

Perfect Professional Camera

Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2020

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J. Eason

And One Camera . . . To Rule them All

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2020

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This medium format wonder hews closely to the form and function of its Fuji forebears. It accepts all manner of lens adapters and with the exception of particular wide lenses, most lenses have near to full coverage for the larger sensor. The native lenses are exceptional but pricey.

6 people found this helpful

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stephanie rocha

Replacement for medium format film camera

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2019

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I’m a medium format film shooter and this is a great replacement for film. It is slower but if your a film shooter you will be use to it

10 people found this helpful

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Great IQ

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2020

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Great IQ, slow lenses take getting used to.

3 people found this helpful

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Othello Banaci

major issues great images when it works.

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2019

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15 people found this helpful

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Jeff Nelson

Great camera HORRIBLE Fuji WiFi connectivity.

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2021

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99% of the time I needed the WiFi and Bluetooth feature on this camera to work with my iPhone to use as a remote but unfortunately the FUJI app and the pairing was fickle. It would stay connected for two - three shots and then loose connection. Very tough WiFi and Bluetooth set up BUT the camera is great at taking pics crisp hi resolution.

9 people found this helpful

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John B

Very easy to Carrey.

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2021

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I am happy with this camera. It takes great pictures loaded with detail.

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Desert Rat

A big step from ASP-C

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2021

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If you previously or currently used a digital MF camera you probably know more about this camera right off the bat than I do.

For those (especially Fuji X-series owners) contemplating their first MF camera the following may help. I chose this for two reasons 1-it is the least expensive digital MF camera available (mine was second hand) and its layout makes it look like a super sized version of Fuji’s X-E cameras which I’ve use for the last several years. There differences but the control layout and function is similar enough to my X-E3 that I was able to start using it within a minute or two after un-boxing. However, it bigger than expected even though it is the smallest and lightest of Fuji’s GFX line. I’m using it with the GF50mm lens so it is kind of like a gigantic X-E3 with the 27mm mounted. So far I’ve taken to a locations where I’ve used the E3+27mm in the past. The results are similar except that it is less discrete (if that matters) and the resulting files are hugely more detailed. Also if you like processing raw files you will find these give quite a bit more latitude. High ISO such as 3200 or even 6400 generate little noise and it is better looking noise than I seen before. This is good because taking hand held photos is a little more difficult due to weight and narrower DOF - so you need to use higher ISO more. On the other hand, if you can immobilize the camera and use ISO 100 you can make a print like you have never seen before! Another issue is narrow DOF - on the plus side it is fantastic if you want to use it to separate an in focus subject against a blurred back ground - you can get results that are nearly impossible with an ASP-C camera. The other side of that is that you need to think things out if you want a result in ficus from near by out to the horizon. I think I will be using a tripod a little more often with this camera due to the weight etc.

The only annoyances I have encountered are A- the the exposure compensation dual moves too easily - it needs to be stiffer. (Fuji finally fixed this on recent X-series models so I surprised it has reappeared). B-there is a control wheel around the shutter release. That is a bad location as it gets bumped accidentally on a regular basis. It can be disabled in the customization menus but that seems like a waste. It was a clever idea but was not thought out.

Update #1: Although the GHFX50R looks like larger version of Fuji's X-E_ series it may be a mistake to just pick one up ans go about things on the basis "business as usual only bigger". Bigger means everything is a little slower even though by MF standards Fuji GFX is really fast. Although the size and weight make this the featherweight of MF you can not run about snapping thing like you were carrying a Leica rangefinder or an X-E3. (If you have larger than average hands maybe this won't be an issue.) The various auto capabilities are there AE, AF, AutoISO, auto aperture -but- their logic is a bit different from what works in smaller camera bodies. I suggest you go back to manual-everything for a couple of practice sessions to see what works. Compared to an APS-C camera DOF is more critical, camera shake harder to control, your choice of mechanical vs electronic shutter matters more. and so on.

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Charles

A Lamborghini for the cost of a BMW

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2019

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I'm not sure how much people appreciate what a revolution this camera is. It is 3x less expensive than anything comparable. The same medium format sensor would cost ~$16,000 from Mamiya.

Medium format is in a completely different league than full-frame digital cameras. A 50 megapixel Nikon or Sony full frame camera cannot approach the 50 megapixels from a medium format sensor. In medium format, each of those pixels is huge compared to a full-frame camera. The result is images with inherently vivid colors, beautiful tonal detail, exceptional dynamic range, and resolution at large print sizes (or with substantial cropping) that full frame does not achieve. Coming back to the car analogy, a BMW can be sporty and agile, but it's not designed and tuned from the ground up as a sports car like the Lamborghini.

A medium format camera is not for lightning fast autofocus tracking of athletes or race cars. It is not as easily used for long telephoto wildlife photography. The format has limitations like any camera format. However, for a wide range of uses it provides superb image quality that is a real joy and surpasses anything that can be achieved by smaller formats.

I think Fujifilm made the right decision not to come out with a full frame camera. The GFX 50R is comparable to a full-frame professional SLR in size, and runs laps around those camera in image quality (with the trade-off of tracking fast subjects and shooting at extremely high frame rates.)

I have owned a Leica M6 (film) and digital SLR and mirrorless cameras over the last 30 years (including a Nikon D810 now and a Fujifilm XT-2). Nothing has ever come close to medium format for image quality. I used to own a Fujifilm medium format rangefinder that used 120 film and had a built-in fixed lens (like a chunky point and shoot). The photos I took with that camera are the most enjoyable I have ever taken. To finally have the equivalent again in a small (for medium format) and carefully made camera is a revelation.

If you are considering a Nikon D850 or Sony A7III plus two or three lenses because you want fantastic image quality, the GFX 50R is worth very serious consideration with on of the lens bundles. It is more expensive, but if you can live with one lens instead of two or three and learn to enjoy the method and thoughtfulness of taking a photo with one focal length (or a modest zoom), you might get a better result with the Fujifilm.

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bmi_3535

Amazing quality. Slow focusing.

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2019

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Just tested this camera at the PhotoPlus Expo in NYC. The quality is amazing, but it is a slow focusing camera. Plus I still can't get used to digital viewfinders. It's not my thing. Also keep in mind that the files are huge. My Photoshop crashed twice.