We recently had the opportunity to try out the ultra high end cameras made by bespoke Swiss maison Alpa. And one of the cameras we tried was the Alpa 12 TC (Travel Compact) with a GFX mount to attach to our regular Fujifilm GFX 50S II. We used this opportunity to compare the Alpagon/Rodenstock Digaron [...]

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We managed to get our hands on the new Fujinon GF 20-35 mmF4 R WR, the widest medium format lens made by Fujifilm for the GFX system and ran it through it paces. Here are our impressions on the lens with our GFX 50S II. Lens test with the new ultra wide Fujinon GF 20-35 [...]

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I proposed a dual camera strategy which consists of a medium format camera and a micro four thirds camera for the watch photography work for this site, as well as for capturing moments in life. I recently made a change to this strategy, and now have distilled all the requirements which can be met by [...]

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Last week, we reviewed the new, and exciting medium format mirrorless camera packing 100Mp in a BSI sensor equipped with IBIS – the Fujifilm GFX 100S. Today, we show some sample images of photographs taken with the camera and discuss image quality. Important reading on the background before we begin discussion on image quality: Fujifilm [...]

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We covered our first impressions when we attended of the Fujifilm GFX 100S launch event in Singapore recently. Fujifilm has started shipping the new camera, but there is still a long waitlist for photographers waiting to receive theirs. Here is our review after two weeks of use as our main camera. The GFX 100s, GF [...]

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The Fujifilm GFX 100S was released worldwide in the evening of January 27, 2021 to a great reception. We got our hands-on session with a pre-production unit of this amazing new camera on January 30. Here are our first impressions. We will follow this with a detailed review when we get the loan GFX 100S [...]

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We discussed the Fujifilm GFX 100 last week, with lots of details on the camera, lenses, and the pros and cons of such a camera. The GFX 100 is the most technically advanced medium format digital camera in the market. Established. But how do the images look like? Here is our lookbook, with some commentary. [...]

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We come to the big mamma from Fujifilm. The GFX 100. Perhaps the most full featured camera in the medium format digital field. We had the camera and three lenses – the 23mm, the 50mm and the 120mm Macro on a review loaner, and because of the lockdown situation, enjoyed its use for the 3 [...]

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Followup to our exploration on the benefits of the Micro Four Thirds system as an ideal format for shooting watches, in today’s Chillout, we share the Chief Editor/Photographer’s philosophy for a dual camera system approach to shooting watches. I went through this reasoning and have adopted this philosophy since 2010, when I started my professional [...]

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We covered the Fujifilm GFX 50R in considerable detail in two earlier articles – the camera body and lens review, and a photo essay style to show the photographs. We continue here with the GFX 50S. How does it differ from the 50R? The Fujifilm GFX 50S is Fuji’s first foray into the world of [...]

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Followup to our Dear Santa letters, we received a number of emails requesting that we do a Chillout TGIF for cameras. We thought this is a brilliant idea, and moved the Phase One photo sample post to next week to bring you this special episode. Here are our Camera Recommendations at three price points. I [...]

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Last week, I shared my thoughts on the Fujifilm GFX 50R system as used on a daily basis for about 3 weeks. Today, I share with you some of the pictures I took during those weeks, with some remarks on the conditions they were taken. Photographs from the Fujifilm GFX50R Read the full hands-on thoughts [...]

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As part of our ongoing exploration into high end photography, we received a Fujifilm GFX 50R with two lenses – the Fujinon GF 45mm/f2.8 and the Fujinon GF 120/f4 Macro for our use as a daily camera system for three weeks. I used this camera system to cover events as well as macro photography shoots [...]

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