Tests of the new Fujifilm GFX 100 camera body with the Fujinon Premista 28-100mm zoom lens
By Stéphane Cami, AFCJean-Louis Vialard and I tested out the video mode on this new, medium-format camera body with the zoom lens. These tests were presented during a screening at the Micro Salon and will soon be available for viewing on the AFC’s website.
The Fujifilm GFX 100 possesses a 44x33mm wide-angle sensor. It is capable of recording in 4K up to 60 fps in 10 bits 4:2:0 on the internal SD card or in 10 bits 4:2:2 via the HDMI port. As on the Fujifilm X-T3, this camera is equipped with Codecs H265, H264 and a bit rate of up to 400 Mbps. The F-Log, with its lovely dynamic range, enables color grading with a very fine color rendering. We appreciated its ergonomics (adjustable touch screen, menu access, and intuitive controls) and the excellent quality of its images even in high ISO.
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The Fujifilm GFX 100 was equipped with an Alpa PL Mount which made it possible to mount the new Fujinon Premista 28-100mm zoom lens at a constant aperture of T 2.9. Note also that a Fujinon Premista 80-250mm T 2.9-3.5 zoom lens is also newly available.
These two Fujinon Premista zoom lenses have a coverage of a diameter of 46.3mm, which is well-adapted to the wide-angle sensors of the latest generation of cameras. These zoom lenses are compact, lightweight (3.8 kg), well-made with toothed rings, 280° rotating focus ring, no pumping, and a very good, even optical definition.
In sum, we enjoyed this light, compact configuration. The visual rendering – with the perspectives, the bokeh, and shallow depths of field that are unique to wide format—is quite comparable to that of “cinema” digital cameras. This equipment is a new configuration that will be well-suited to fictions, documentaries and advertisements.
Translated from French by A. Baron-Raiffe, for the AFC.