I had a class were the professor made photography so strict and put so many boundaries that I gave up. You have made me fall in love with photography again. Love the work keep it up. =D
Love your enthusiasm for the GFX, I also liked your walk through of your edit of the main picture of the County Durham coast. Great Chanel please keep them coming.
I like your comment about coming back to a place again and again. I have been photographing my local woodland, which is about a five minute walk from my house for the last year. It's a place where I walk the dog and take the camera. The more I shoot it, the more I get to know it, and the better the images I get. After you get the obvious stuff out of the way, you start to find more interesting compositions. I am more interested in creating a series of images that work together, rather than a single image.
A great video buddy, it's fantastic you were able to get your hands on the GFX50s and to hear your thoughts. I'm very interested in this camera and what Fujifilm are doing in this space. I also hope to get my hands on one of their medium formats camera soon! Thanks for sharing mate!
Hi Adam, that is what dreams are made of, just thinking about the first digital cameras, how things are changing, thanks for sharing. All the best...........Peter
My dream camera. I very nearly purchased one before I got my Nikon D850 but it was about 2k out of my league. The new rangefinder version should be very interesting. Glad you got to play with it.
If you appreciate and are interested in medium format for landscape photography (and anyone who has actually used one as opposed to read about one will be) but find the start-up costs of a new MF camera too high should look at a Pentax 645Z. It has been on the market for years so you can pick them up used now and there are some very good film era lenses that you can get for a very small price that will perform perfectly well for manual focus live view landscape photography. Medium format on a budget and I tell you the image quality and DR out of the 645Z is really astonishing - the same or better than the Fuji. I have to agree with this video though - the discernible differences between MF and full frame are minimal until you print large. But what landscape photographer doesn't want a 1.5m long print hanging on their wall?
I have the Pentax 645Z and would not be without it. Back in the day I used a Mamiya RB67 and some of those prints easily match modern day digital and in some cases especially B&W, leave them standing.
Really interesting video Adam, it's very exciting to see Fuji bringing these cameras out at a very slightly more 'affordable' price. I'd love to have a play with one one day, although I think full frame is definitely sufficient for my needs (and budget!) at the moment. I was really pleased to see you've started up the podcast again by the way, I love listening to landscape photography podcasts whilst at work and I enjoyed your first few a lot so it's good to have you back on my playlist! Sam.
Incredible camera, as an entry level d3400 user that is mind blowing quality. For me however my next upgrade will be the d850 because it's pretty much unbeatable
It looks awesome, but a bit rich at the moment, as someone who is now using XT3 and finding it great as an amateur , the future looks bright and I’m pleased Fuji are right there, will have to start saving to see if and when we might see medium format more reasonably priced, thank you for another great video.
Love the bit at the end - true indeed. Would love a GX50, I know my new laptop could cope with the files? However like most of us enthusiasts , I couldn't justify or afford the cost. Great video though👍
Thanks for sharing this. Since the Fuji MF came out I've been interested in the system. As a D850 owner I don't think there is enough to make me jump ship....at the moment. I thought your hand drawn graph at the start summed things up nicely. Keep up the good work.
Just bought the X-T3 but I would like to someday get a medium format. For now, I'll have to make due with my Pentax 6x7 and my TLR to fill my medium format desires
Nice to see your editing process here Adam. Those cameras are great for landscapes as are the many medium format film cameras people still enjoy using. The way the lenses render images on the larger formats and the shallower DoF they allow compared to FF might be other reasons for choosing them. We are all just waiting for the prices to come down! 🙂
Thank you for your wonderful video and the very nice print. I bought one year ago the GFX and use my Canon lenses ( TSE17, TSE 24 and TSE45) and old Mamiya 645 very sharp and not expensive on Ebay (55-110, 210mm and 300mm) and use all of them with the focus peaking. It’s a very slow down camera and I enjoy, like you, to see my prints. If you may buy the GFX S, it’s the same sensor and will appriciate to work with. See you on your next video. Best regards.
The colours are richer than others straight out of camera Fujifilm. Try CaptureOne for developing raw files. CaptureOne interprets the file with deeper colour.
Very well said Adam. Fujifilm is killing it in the medium format realm. However, it is not a camera for everyone out there, although the price if you compare it with other medium format equivalents it's way better and more affordable compared to hasselblad OR a mamiya leaf. Imagine what is going to happen when they will introduce a 100MMP sensor. It is right around the corner and it will certainly not cost as much as a phase one. One thing is for sure, there are great things to come in the next few years.
Fuji GFX is cool. You could use "old" manual glas as PENTAX-A 645 35/3,5 SMC, or MAMIYA 645 SEKOR-SHIFT-T 4,0/50 for landscape, very well. This would change your cost/performance chart dramatically ;)
Hi Adam. Fascinating video. Really interesting to listen to your views on medium format and that gorgeous camera. The level of detail is mind-blowing. Can't wait to see the outcome of the Roseberry Topping project (guess that will be next year?). Really enjoyed the video Adam. Many thanks for sharing.
With file sizes over 8000 x 4000 your computer will have to work hard to cope with the data. They will take up a fair amount of storage too. Interesting to see how cameras are evolving. Especially when I think back to when digital cameras first came out and I paid about £300 for a point and shoot with 1.3 megapixels.
Basically any computer can work it easily. Even with ~24mp cameras, if you make a panoramic shot, you'll have to work with bigger files. And regarding storage, 1Tb is soo cheap nowadays. Storing movie files is a far bigger challenge than "Big" pictures :)
Great video Adam, yet again. I think it would be a nice to have at best at the moment having the med format camera at its current price but as you said, it will fall down the value curve and make one affordable. I still think at 3-4k, I would choose a high end full frame at this moment in time as my print requirements don't extend much beyond A3+. Time may change that I guess. Thanks again.
I like your performance/cost curve, and everything you said makes sense. If what you say about the Fuji 50R comes to fruition it will be the most tempting camera for me since the 5DII. I already shoot 645 landscape but I keep have to put a funny roll of paper with some plastic like backing in it to make it work, the rear screen on it is rubbish as well. It would be nice if you did a vlog with your dad in it, somehow I imagine he’s a special guy because you have great values. It was a nice image you captured with him. I think, but I could be wrong, but doesn’t the Phase One already have a 100mp back? I’m not sure many who have the Hassey X1D Landscape Kit think it’s good value at £11.5k, so Fuji could be on to a great thing here. Am I right you have the new iMac Pro? How do you think an average 16-32GB RAM machine will cope with the file size? I know when scanning a 645 neg on my Windows 16GB it can be a slow process editing and I now only edit on my iMac with 32GB. A brilliant and very interesting video Adam, very well done indeed.
Thanks Mark. Phase one have 150mp offering now with a price to match. It has Capture one built in which is interesting though. Yeah I do have an iMac pro. I initially edited the images on my 2015 Macbook Pro though. I created a new catalogue in Lightroom and it seemed to handle them just fine. Appreciate the support and comment as usual. I don't take them for granted.
Good video Adam. Medium format has been tempting me since the film days but there's just no way I can justify it. You're right about the cost/performance curve though and hopefully it'll be in reach while I'm still able to climb a hill and click a shutter button. I think you let Fuji off a bit too lightly on the flaws though ;)
Congrats on the video. I own myself a Sony a6000, because that's what can and could afford. So, I'd stick to it for a while. Great to know about better gear anyways. Greetings from Argentina!!
I would like to see what you can do with these images using Capture One Express for Fujifilm. A big question for me is, "Can anyone tell from the finished print whether I used this, Hasselblad mirrorless, a Pentax 645D, a D850 or a 5DsR?" For those who can, my next question is whether they are creators or purchasers of photography. Phase One has at least one back that's monochrome. Instead of individual sensors dedicated to detecting different colours, they're all dedicated to distinguishing between luminosity.
Definitely the lenses. The GFX system doesn't have coverage for the full holy trinity 16-200mm range. The lenses they have are great but I'm not willing to give any of that range up.
@@Firstmanphotography thank you for your opinion. I am interested in the GFX but i am missing some lenses like a 24mm shift lens for architeqture. And general some faster wide lenses. You are right still some gaps in lens portfolio... I keep watching the GFX system and its development. They have now a 100-200mm but unfortunately only 5.6 not 4.0. But i love the RAWs. Nice colors and with CaptureOne phantastic IQ…
Nice video, though I liked the scenery and colours from the first image best. Very unfortunate it wasn’t sharp. Curious to see the development of medium format in the next years myself, in terms of image quality and prices. Could get very interesting in the future.
Hi Adam, as a new user of the fuji XT-2 I have found that lightroom's 40 on the sharpening can give that painterly, oil paint effect. I don't know if you have experienced this with the XT-3 you recently purchased. I now convert to DNG first.
Nice video Adam. I think Fuji will need to make an equivalent lens to the full frame 16mm-35. Was the lens you used wide enough for landscape photography.
Yeah the 23mm is equivalent to 18mm. The 32-64 is equivalent to 25 at the widest. Personally I would miss the 19-24mm range although it wouldn't be a deal breaker.
Didn't they send you lens hoods? Reason I'm asking is, I dropped my hood for my 32-64mm in Coniston Water. I couldn't find anyone with stock so I emailed Fuji to see if they could sell me one direct. They sent me their "office lens" lens hood free of charge. Imagine Nikon or Canon doing that!
That’s some pretty great service. Yeah. I’ve got the lens hoods but I don’t use them normally so left them at home. Take up room in the bag so I just shade with my hand if required.
Hi Adam, Yes thank you I did enjoy the video, I always do and I love your work ethos. You seem to be a typical nice yorkshire guy, straight talking - genuine. So I ask you, if an expensive lens has a problem/fault, and it is not as you repeat the manufacturers fault, who's fault is it? Also can I ask why your lovely photograph with the GREY ominous sky came out of the printer with a very Royal Blue sky? My own Canon printer does this too and it is not a good look.
Thats thrown a spanner in the works, I was looking to upgrade to a Z7 from the D850 but maybe I should wait for 2nd hand versions of this to come onto the market. PS your voice could double for John Bishop, just increase the accent slider up to max for an actual double, just saying
First image to my eyes looks as though you had some camera shake, I love my GFX, the 23mm prime and 45mm prime are exceptional. the 250mm is also a wonder to behold. Also they have announced the 50r at 4500 usd its a great price, I wouldn't be surprised if in the future even that price comes down. Lovely final image
Did you confirm it was a bad copy lens, did you have the same issue show up in other photos? Do you have shake in your specular highlights towards the outer frame? The lens doesn’t have floating elements in it, so I would be surprised if you can take a sharp picture and then a shaky one.
To me the print looks a little blown out on the far right near the center where the clouds meet the sea compared to the image you had on screen. Maybe there was a reflection on the print so the camera didn't pick up the details or something. Or maybe I got it wrong.
Great insight into the Fuji medium format camera, and such a beautiful image from the coast. Did Fuji come up with an explanation about the rubbish performance of their 23mm lens?
Great video and interesting camera, but your printer is only printing at 300dpi so the print will be the same as with your Canon? On a plus, I liked the graph and quick maths lesson!
Yep, like I said. Not going to make much difference at that size. I still think it looks better though.....that could be the lens as much as anything though.
After you printed the image I see a big difference from when you showed it on the monitor. I see more purple on the sky instead of grey that the monitor showed could that be related to the Canon printer? I did some test by downloading some raw files from DP-review site of this camera and the R version and I felt that there was too much black or darkness but that also depends how the photographer shot the images. Comparing to the Nikon D-850 I preferred the Nikon look in general. Just my opinion here. I have the crop sensor Fuji XT3 and I think Fujifilm has a different sensors on the crop bodies the Xtran sensor are these larger sensor the same I think not? Cheers.
If you have not printed before i would recommend using a lab. When youre ready to do it yourself Canon and Epson both have some great options eg the Canon Pro 10s that I use.
As someone who has always printed my own, I can say it is definitely cheaper to use a 3rd party. The issues are a little different though. You probably have to decide if you are going to allow the 3rd party to do any automatic adjustments to the image. If yes, then fine, no problem and for most images this will be fine. If you don't want them touching the image - i.e. you are 100% confident in the file, then it is usually another process. In this case though I would suggest having at least a small printer to make proofs on (even a fully calibrated monitor might not be enough). I have done this for large prints, but had to embed the printer profile they are going to use into the image (they gave me the profile). Then they just send it to the printer and anything not right is your fault.
I was just wondering. If you use medium size format sensor, do you get even shallower depth of field that you get on full frame? Was just wondering because sometimes i long to go back to crop size sensor just because of that thing...
Interesting to hear your thoughts on the MF camera Adam. Are you planning to try any other types of tests such as astro or street photography during the loan period? Was wondering if you took an image of Roseberry topping with the 5Div for your project or do you need to go back out after experiencing the lens issue
When I checked the image in the field I zoomed into the centre and it looked ok. Didn't realise there was a problem until I got home on the big screen. I have to go back. Not really feeling that's a problem though!!
Is the video speeded up when you show the print exiting the printer.I purchased the same printer (BTW from you vlog on the printer :) but it is not as qick as you show. Just a querey Thanks.
I considered this camera during my recent switch to MF but those DVF's drive me mad. For me at least, finding and composing an image using the LCD is hard when you have been used to the OVF's of old. You can't beat a proper old fashioned mirror in my opinion, assuming your back and knees can take the hammering of carrying it around. Pixel peeping and dynamic range aside, the Pentax 645z, which I opted for produces beautiful images and is no doubt a beast by comparison to the GFX, but as was pointed out to me recently - shouldn't a medium format camera feel substantial...like you are working with something noteworthy? Thanks for your thoughts and effort and sorry sod's law got the better of your first image! It's saddening to see the squabbles developing below between people over which kit is best. It matters not if you are happy with what you have!
That's the problem. If the lenses can't carry the resolution, the megapixels are pointless. You should compare the 5 DSR with an equivalent Canon lens.
Thanks for sharing, Adam. It's a camera I would love to try, just to feel / see for myself. But you really need to try a D850 also. I've been using a D850 for about a year and it is incredible. I obviously have not compared it to the Fuji. But I couldn't imagine needing any better than what I now have. I also suspect the D850 combined with the various necessary lenses will weigh less than any comparable medium format combination (i.e. body & lenses) and unfortunately weight matters more and more!
Great video Adam. Shit luck about the lens. These things happen. Best thing about fuji....if that was your own gear you know they'd look after you in a heartbeat. Just a suggestion but re edit via capture one(even the free one) and print it again. You'll never edit a fuji file in LR again. Re the print, any pro lab worth their piss will give you better prints, better skin tones, gradiants, deeper blacks, longer print life span etc. Obviously depending on their machines. The trick is finding a lab that knows what they're doing and has invested in modern equipment. Desktop printing has come a long way but still not there yet. A simple way to explain it. Everyone can cook a steak at home. Some better than others. Every restaurant can cook steak(chemists and normal labs) . Few restaurants have the best meat and can cook amazing steaks. If you follow. Fuji are sending me out the xt3 and hs1 next week. Hoping they'll send me out this camera too...it's a long list before it gets to me 😂
Is the point of this camera to create images that you would eventually want to print, possibly even on large sheets of paper? If so, would you get the same results for a lot less money by using good old 35 mm film in a nice vintage camera? Surely you're not going to waste a medium format image on Instagram to be displayed on a smart phone, are you?
I had a class were the professor made photography so strict and put so many boundaries that I gave up. You have made me fall in love with photography again. Love the work keep it up. =D
Yes! Roseberry takes me back to my youth! My cousins lived just around the corner!
Love your enthusiasm for the GFX, I also liked your walk through of your edit of the main picture of the County Durham coast. Great Chanel please keep them coming.
You are one of the best CZcamsr creating photography content at this moment. Cheers from Argentina.
that sudden color change at 15:30
that was brutal.
I couldn't believe the zoomed in detail on that pier. Amazing. Good video Adam.
Me either. Glad you enjoyed the video. Appreciate the comment.
I like your comment about coming back to a place again and again. I have been photographing my local woodland, which is about a five minute walk from my house for the last year. It's a place where I walk the dog and take the camera. The more I shoot it, the more I get to know it, and the better the images I get. After you get the obvious stuff out of the way, you start to find more interesting compositions. I am more interested in creating a series of images that work together, rather than a single image.
Adam, nice video. I like that you are widening the spectrum of landscape photography and the tool(s) we can use or plan to use in the future.
A great video buddy, it's fantastic you were able to get your hands on the GFX50s and to hear your thoughts. I'm very interested in this camera and what Fujifilm are doing in this space. I also hope to get my hands on one of their medium formats camera soon! Thanks for sharing mate!
Thanks Andrew. I know you would really enjoy it. Be interesting to see a comparison to the D850 in the real world too.
Buy it, I did and haven´t looked back :-)
Hi Adam, that is what dreams are made of, just thinking about the first digital cameras, how things are changing, thanks for sharing.
All the best...........Peter
man that is some beautiful landscape photography!
thanks for sharing all this great content with us!
always appreciate watching videos like this!
Just discovered your Podcasts Adam. Perfect for the daily drive to work. Hope it's going to be a regular thing!
My dream camera. I very nearly purchased one before I got my Nikon D850 but it was about 2k out of my league. The new rangefinder version should be very interesting. Glad you got to play with it.
Bought one, enjoying a lot
I have the canon 5dsr and the resolution and detail I get from it are just fantastic. and i don't break the bank
I made the mistake of borrowing a 50S last year & now it's pretty much all I think about.
If you appreciate and are interested in medium format for landscape photography (and anyone who has actually used one as opposed to read about one will be) but find the start-up costs of a new MF camera too high should look at a Pentax 645Z. It has been on the market for years so you can pick them up used now and there are some very good film era lenses that you can get for a very small price that will perform perfectly well for manual focus live view landscape photography. Medium format on a budget and I tell you the image quality and DR out of the 645Z is really astonishing - the same or better than the Fuji. I have to agree with this video though - the discernible differences between MF and full frame are minimal until you print large. But what landscape photographer doesn't want a 1.5m long print hanging on their wall?
Great video Adam. I really like that photo that you printed, good stuff!
Thanks buddy, appreciate it.
An amazing review mate and great one that you showed the complete flow through to the print as well. Thanks again man 👍🏻👍🏼👍🏽👍🏿
I have the Pentax 645Z and would not be without it. Back in the day I used a Mamiya RB67 and some of those prints easily match modern day digital and in some cases especially B&W, leave them standing.
i have the GFX50s...its the BEST Landscape camera ive ever used...sublime
Can you do a 50mp vs 42mp vs 24mp print shootout?
BTW loving your videos as always ADAM!
Really interesting video Adam, it's very exciting to see Fuji bringing these cameras out at a very slightly more 'affordable' price. I'd love to have a play with one one day, although I think full frame is definitely sufficient for my needs (and budget!) at the moment. I was really pleased to see you've started up the podcast again by the way, I love listening to landscape photography podcasts whilst at work and I enjoyed your first few a lot so it's good to have you back on my playlist! Sam.
Incredible camera, as an entry level d3400 user that is mind blowing quality. For me however my next upgrade will be the d850 because it's pretty much unbeatable
It looks awesome, but a bit rich at the moment, as someone who is now using XT3 and finding it great as an amateur , the future looks bright and I’m pleased Fuji are right there, will have to start saving to see if and when we might see medium format more reasonably priced, thank you for another great video.
Nice follow through in the edit for a really nice seascape. Your approach is how I like to shoot, and related to Heaton. Glad I found you.
Brilliant video sir. really helped me get a better feel of this Camera, I can not wait to get one and test it out myself. Cheers mate!
Love the bit at the end - true indeed.
Would love a GX50, I know my new laptop could cope with the files?
However like most of us enthusiasts , I couldn't justify or afford the cost.
Great video though👍
I love your videos & a great learning experience for me as always & I wished videos were more frequent 😊
Thanks for sharing this. Since the Fuji MF came out I've been interested in the system. As a D850 owner I don't think there is enough to make me jump ship....at the moment. I thought your hand drawn graph at the start summed things up nicely. Keep up the good work.
Enjoyed this and seeing the quality of the files/print. Thanks!
Awesome vlog. Love the images.
Lovely Coastal photo again, but on my tv screen the print looked as if it had a purple tint to it, compared to what was on your screen too!
That's probably just my video colour grading. Not my strongest skill.
Just bought the X-T3 but I would like to someday get a medium format. For now, I'll have to make due with my Pentax 6x7 and my TLR to fill my medium format desires
Nice to see your editing process here Adam. Those cameras are great for landscapes as are the many medium format film cameras people still enjoy using. The way the lenses render images on the larger formats and the shallower DoF they allow compared to FF might be other reasons for choosing them. We are all just waiting for the prices to come down! 🙂
Great video Adam and a beautiful final image 👍👍
The very top of your curve is somethin like an Phase one or Hasselblad, so the Fuji is in perfect position on this curve
A big THANK to you sir for this interesting intro to the Medium Format camera! Valuable! Wishing you the Very Best! Greetings from Sweden!
Thanks buddy. All the best to you too.
Thank you for your wonderful video and the very nice print.
I bought one year ago the GFX and use my Canon lenses ( TSE17, TSE 24 and TSE45) and old Mamiya 645 very sharp and not expensive on Ebay (55-110, 210mm and 300mm) and use all of them with the focus peaking. It’s a very slow down camera and I enjoy, like you, to see my prints. If you may buy the GFX S, it’s the same sensor and will appriciate to work with.
See you on your next video. Best regards.
The colours are richer than others straight out of camera Fujifilm. Try CaptureOne for developing raw files. CaptureOne interprets the file with deeper colour.
Hey Adam, wondering if you'll get your hands on the EOS R? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.
Very well said Adam. Fujifilm is killing it in the medium format realm. However, it is not a camera for everyone out there, although the price if you compare it with other medium format equivalents it's way better and more affordable compared to hasselblad OR a mamiya leaf. Imagine what is going to happen when they will introduce a 100MMP sensor. It is right around the corner and it will certainly not cost as much as a phase one. One thing is for sure, there are great things to come in the next few years.
Cheers to a fellow Yorkshireman from Canada.
Fuji GFX is cool. You could use "old" manual glas as PENTAX-A 645 35/3,5 SMC, or MAMIYA 645 SEKOR-SHIFT-T 4,0/50 for landscape, very well. This would change your cost/performance chart dramatically ;)
Hi Adam. Fascinating video. Really interesting to listen to your views on medium format and that gorgeous camera. The level of detail is mind-blowing. Can't wait to see the outcome of the Roseberry Topping project (guess that will be next year?). Really enjoyed the video Adam. Many thanks for sharing.
Yep, Spring all being well. Revisiting this week to get that Autumn image again!!
With file sizes over 8000 x 4000 your computer will have to work hard to cope with the data. They will take up a fair amount of storage too. Interesting to see how cameras are evolving. Especially when I think back to when digital cameras first came out and I paid about £300 for a point and shoot with 1.3 megapixels.
Basically any computer can work it easily. Even with ~24mp cameras, if you make a panoramic shot, you'll have to work with bigger files.
And regarding storage, 1Tb is soo cheap nowadays. Storing movie files is a far bigger challenge than "Big" pictures :)
Great video Adam, yet again. I think it would be a nice to have at best at the moment having the med format camera at its current price but as you said, it will fall down the value curve and make one affordable. I still think at 3-4k, I would choose a high end full frame at this moment in time as my print requirements don't extend much beyond A3+. Time may change that I guess. Thanks again.
I like your performance/cost curve, and everything you said makes sense. If what you say about the Fuji 50R comes to fruition it will be the most tempting camera for me since the 5DII.
I already shoot 645 landscape but I keep have to put a funny roll of paper with some plastic like backing in it to make it work, the rear screen on it is rubbish as well.
It would be nice if you did a vlog with your dad in it, somehow I imagine he’s a special guy because you have great values. It was a nice image you captured with him.
I think, but I could be wrong, but doesn’t the Phase One already have a 100mp back? I’m not sure many who have the Hassey X1D Landscape Kit think it’s good value at £11.5k, so Fuji could be on to a great thing here.
Am I right you have the new iMac Pro? How do you think an average 16-32GB RAM machine will cope with the file size? I know when scanning a 645 neg on my Windows 16GB it can be a slow process editing and I now only edit on my iMac with 32GB.
A brilliant and very interesting video Adam, very well done indeed.
Thanks Mark. Phase one have 150mp offering now with a price to match. It has Capture one built in which is interesting though.
Yeah I do have an iMac pro. I initially edited the images on my 2015 Macbook Pro though. I created a new catalogue in Lightroom and it seemed to handle them just fine.
Appreciate the support and comment as usual. I don't take them for granted.
First Man Photography Thanks Adam.
Great video! 😉📸🎬⛰🎞
Thanks James
Brilliant work ! A very honest n sensible video!
Good video Adam. Medium format has been tempting me since the film days but there's just no way I can justify it. You're right about the cost/performance curve though and hopefully it'll be in reach while I'm still able to climb a hill and click a shutter button.
I think you let Fuji off a bit too lightly on the flaws though ;)
Amazing camera
Thanks for all the info, i am looking at getting the FUJIFILM GFX 50S. what printer did you use.?
Congrats on the video. I own myself a Sony a6000, because that's what can and could afford. So, I'd stick to it for a while. Great to know about better gear anyways. Greetings from Argentina!!
I would like a 12000 pound 600mm prime but alas.. Great video, cool diagram
Imagine taking a panorama with this beast of a camera. The results would be probably awesome. But the file size would be it as well. 😅
Yeah it would get well over a gig.
FYI: the flash sync speed is a non-issue due to HSS.
I would like to see what you can do with these images using Capture One Express for Fujifilm.
A big question for me is, "Can anyone tell from the finished print whether I used this, Hasselblad mirrorless, a Pentax 645D, a D850 or a 5DsR?"
For those who can, my next question is whether they are creators or purchasers of photography.
Phase One has at least one back that's monochrome. Instead of individual sensors dedicated to detecting different colours, they're all dedicated to distinguishing between luminosity.
really a great Video ! thank you very much. greetz Maik
Checked out a couple of you vids, nice work, subscribed.
Thanks Mark. Really appreciate you watching and subscribing.
Excellent video Adam. I didn't know much about Medium format. Very interesting. Let's hope the price comes down A LOT...soon. :)
Great video!
Loved it.
Although you like the GFX, what is the reason you did not switch to it and stayed with your Canon?
Definitely the lenses. The GFX system doesn't have coverage for the full holy trinity 16-200mm range. The lenses they have are great but I'm not willing to give any of that range up.
@@Firstmanphotography thank you for your opinion.
I am interested in the GFX but i am missing some lenses like a 24mm shift lens for architeqture. And general some faster wide lenses.
You are right still some gaps in lens portfolio...
I keep watching the GFX system and its development. They have now a 100-200mm but unfortunately only 5.6 not 4.0.
But i love the RAWs. Nice colors and with CaptureOne phantastic IQ…
Nice video, though I liked the scenery and colours from the first image best. Very unfortunate it wasn’t sharp. Curious to see the development of medium format in the next years myself, in terms of image quality and prices. Could get very interesting in the future.
Me too Ralf. I'm going back this week to make it right.
Hi Adam, as a new user of the fuji XT-2 I have found that lightroom's 40 on the sharpening can give that painterly, oil paint effect. I don't know if you have experienced this with the XT-3 you recently purchased. I now convert to DNG first.
Camera RAW still isn't updated for the XT3 so i don't know if they add the 40 sharpening yet. The files out of this looked amazing.
October's ACR 11.0 added X-T3 ;)
The GFX doesn't use a Xtrans sensor & because of that LR doesn't muck up the files.
Capture One handles X-Trans sharpening a zillion times better - blog.phaseone.com/color-grading-fuji-files-with-bryan-minear/
Capture one resolve problem, lightroom treat bad fuji RAW files
Nice video Adam. I think Fuji will need to make an equivalent lens to the full frame 16mm-35. Was the lens you used wide enough for landscape photography.
Yeah the 23mm is equivalent to 18mm. The 32-64 is equivalent to 25 at the widest. Personally I would miss the 19-24mm range although it wouldn't be a deal breaker.
Didn't they send you lens hoods? Reason I'm asking is, I dropped my hood for my 32-64mm in Coniston Water. I couldn't find anyone with stock so I emailed Fuji to see if they could sell me one direct. They sent me their "office lens" lens hood free of charge. Imagine Nikon or Canon doing that!
That’s some pretty great service. Yeah. I’ve got the lens hoods but I don’t use them normally so left them at home. Take up room in the bag so I just shade with my hand if required.
Hi Adam, Yes thank you I did enjoy the video, I always do and I love your work ethos. You seem to be a typical nice yorkshire guy, straight talking - genuine. So I ask you, if an expensive lens has a problem/fault, and it is not as you repeat the manufacturers fault, who's fault is it? Also can I ask why your lovely photograph with the GREY ominous sky came out of the printer with a very Royal Blue sky? My own Canon printer does this too and it is not a good look.
Thats thrown a spanner in the works, I was looking to upgrade to a Z7 from the D850 but maybe I should wait for 2nd hand versions of this to come onto the market. PS your voice could double for John Bishop, just increase the accent slider up to max for an actual double, just saying
First image to my eyes looks as though you had some camera shake, I love my GFX, the 23mm prime and 45mm prime are exceptional. the 250mm is also a wonder to behold. Also they have announced the 50r at 4500 usd its a great price, I wouldn't be surprised if in the future even that price comes down. Lovely final image
Lol. Camera shake. The lens is faulty mate.
Did you confirm it was a bad copy lens, did you have the same issue show up in other photos? Do you have shake in your specular highlights towards the outer frame? The lens doesn’t have floating elements in it, so I would be surprised if you can take a sharp picture and then a shaky one.
To me the print looks a little blown out on the far right near the center where the clouds meet the sea compared to the image you had on screen. Maybe there was a reflection on the print so the camera didn't pick up the details or something. Or maybe I got it wrong.
Great insight into the Fuji medium format camera, and such a beautiful image from the coast. Did Fuji come up with an explanation about the rubbish performance of their 23mm lens?
At 11:00 doesn't diffraction happen at around F/16? And peak sharpness happen between F/8 and F/11?
Great video and interesting camera, but your printer is only printing at 300dpi so the print will be the same as with your Canon? On a plus, I liked the graph and quick maths lesson!
Yep, like I said. Not going to make much difference at that size. I still think it looks better though.....that could be the lens as much as anything though.
After you printed the image I see a big difference from when you showed it on the monitor. I see more purple on the sky instead of grey that the monitor showed could that be related to the Canon printer? I did some test by downloading some raw files from DP-review site of this camera and the R version and I felt that there was too much black or darkness but that also depends how the photographer shot the images. Comparing to the Nikon D-850 I preferred the Nikon look in general. Just my opinion here. I have the crop sensor Fuji XT3 and I think Fujifilm has a different sensors on the crop bodies the Xtran sensor are these larger sensor the same I think not? Cheers.
Nope. Its just the CZcams video. Screen recording software for the editing and then colour graded video for the footage of the print.
Can I ask what would be a good photo printer for home use or would it be easier and cheaper to print from a 3rd party as I'm not printing regularly
If you have not printed before i would recommend using a lab. When youre ready to do it yourself Canon and Epson both have some great options eg the Canon Pro 10s that I use.
It.is.always cheaper to.use 3party
Thanks guys I'll be doing my first prints this weekend
As someone who has always printed my own, I can say it is definitely cheaper to use a 3rd party. The issues are a little different though. You probably have to decide if you are going to allow the 3rd party to do any automatic adjustments to the image. If yes, then fine, no problem and for most images this will be fine.
If you don't want them touching the image - i.e. you are 100% confident in the file, then it is usually another process. In this case though I would suggest having at least a small printer to make proofs on (even a fully calibrated monitor might not be enough). I have done this for large prints, but had to embed the printer profile they are going to use into the image (they gave me the profile). Then they just send it to the printer and anything not right is your fault.
Just found your channel, lucky me! Subbed.
Can you review a Sigma Quattro H? I want to see how well the Fovion sensor does.
Nice to see blackhall rocks😁 near to where I'm from
Yeah I loved it. Will be going back to vlog soon.
@@Firstmanphotography nice one....look forward to it
I was just wondering.
If you use medium size format sensor, do you get even shallower depth of field that you get on full frame?
Was just wondering because sometimes i long to go back to crop size sensor just because of that thing...
Yes.
Do you worry about destroying the sensor by pointing a mirrorless into to the sun?
Are you shooting at 4:3 or 3:2? I'm excited to get into medium format!
4:3 uses the full sensor and you can crop down to 3:2 if required.
Well thanks to you Adam I now know what I'm buying when I win the lottery 😀. Very true words bud.!!...That print tho..... Awesome 💪
Great video Adam, what lens did you use for the coastal pictures?
I used the Gf 32-64mm. It 35mm equivalent is 25-51mm.
Interesting to hear your thoughts on the MF camera Adam. Are you planning to try any other types of tests such as astro or street photography during the loan period?
Was wondering if you took an image of Roseberry topping with the 5Div for your project or do you need to go back out after experiencing the lens issue
When I checked the image in the field I zoomed into the centre and it looked ok. Didn't realise there was a problem until I got home on the big screen.
I have to go back. Not really feeling that's a problem though!!
Great video, but i should not have seen this! what amazing detail, im eager to get one now😂
Is the video speeded up when you show the print exiting the printer.I purchased the same printer (BTW from you vlog on the printer :) but it is not as qick as you show. Just a querey Thanks.
I wish it was that fast....can you imagine? Yep slider time lapse.
@@Firstmanphotography I thought as much thanks. Havnt seen a fast mode on the printer LOL .Brilliant printer though ,
I considered this camera during my recent switch to MF but those DVF's drive me mad. For me at least, finding and composing an image using the LCD is hard when you have been used to the OVF's of old. You can't beat a proper old fashioned mirror in my opinion, assuming your back and knees can take the hammering of carrying it around. Pixel peeping and dynamic range aside, the Pentax 645z, which I opted for produces beautiful images and is no doubt a beast by comparison to the GFX, but as was pointed out to me recently - shouldn't a medium format camera feel substantial...like you are working with something noteworthy? Thanks for your thoughts and effort and sorry sod's law got the better of your first image!
It's saddening to see the squabbles developing below between people over which kit is best. It matters not if you are happy with what you have!
Excellent video buddy
Thanks mate.
try it with capture one mate
Thanks for sharing, can you make a review of that printer.
Canon PIXMA Pro-10s Photo Printer Review czcams.com/video/8icsJbVVHYE/video.html
That's the problem. If the lenses can't carry the resolution, the megapixels are pointless. You should compare the 5 DSR with an equivalent Canon lens.
Why am I drawn to the drawing in your background? The rainbow one.. haha. ;)
What are your export/print settings?
Thanks for sharing, Adam. It's a camera I would love to try, just to feel / see for myself. But you really need to try a D850 also. I've been using a D850 for about a year and it is incredible. I obviously have not compared it to the Fuji. But I couldn't imagine needing any better than what I now have. I also suspect the D850 combined with the various necessary lenses will weigh less than any comparable medium format combination (i.e. body & lenses) and unfortunately weight matters more and more!
Great video Adam. Shit luck about the lens. These things happen. Best thing about fuji....if that was your own gear you know they'd look after you in a heartbeat. Just a suggestion but re edit via capture one(even the free one) and print it again. You'll never edit a fuji file in LR again. Re the print, any pro lab worth their piss will give you better prints, better skin tones, gradiants, deeper blacks, longer print life span etc. Obviously depending on their machines. The trick is finding a lab that knows what they're doing and has invested in modern equipment. Desktop printing has come a long way but still not there yet. A simple way to explain it. Everyone can cook a steak at home. Some better than others. Every restaurant can cook steak(chemists and normal labs) . Few restaurants have the best meat and can cook amazing steaks. If you follow. Fuji are sending me out the xt3 and hs1 next week. Hoping they'll send me out this camera too...it's a long list before it gets to me 😂
What kind of paper do you print on.
looks like HM fine art pearl
Is the point of this camera to create images that you would eventually want to print, possibly even on large sheets of paper? If so, would you get the same results for a lot less money by using good old 35 mm film in a nice vintage camera? Surely you're not going to waste a medium format image on Instagram to be displayed on a smart phone, are you?
is the sensor really "massive"? it is a crop medium format sensor.