NEW Fuji GFX100S II vs Fuji GFX100 II - All you need to know
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2024
- This is my comprehensive comparison of the NEW Fuji GFX100S II versus the Fuji GFX100 II. I provide a detailed comparison of the two cameras, show all specifications side-by-side, compare image quality and provide my recommendations. If you are interested in one of these cameras, my video can help you to find the best matching camera for you.
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Content:
00:00 Introduction
01:45 A first look at the new GFX100S II
02:17 GFX100S II versus GFX100 II: camera bodies rear side
03:39 GFX100S II versus GFX100 II: flexible LCD screen with tilt
04:26 GFX100S II versus GFX100 II: camera bodies top side
06:21 GFX100S II versus GFX100 II: camera bodies front side
06:51 GFX100S II versus GFX100 II: card slots differences
07:36 GFX100S II versus GFX100 II: ports and interfaces
08:21 Both cameras are very comfortable to hold in hand
09:04 Handgrip with two Batteries only for the GFX100 II
10:54 Removable EVF plus tilt adapter only for the GFX100 II
13:42 Detailed side-by-side comparison of all specifications
22:54 A first brief look at image quality comparison
25:49 GFX100S II versus GFX100 II: huge price tag difference
26:29 Conclusions and recommendations: which one is for you?
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I'm about halfway through this review and am fascinated by all the clear cut info you're providing. Excellent and thank you!
Excellent as usual, Thx!
Thanks!
Hey Math! thank you for the video! Always a good one. I would like to see X2D, GFX100II and Phase One comparison in the future if it is possible!?
Thank you for your efforts to share your experiences!
My pleasure!
Love your detailed comparison! Great work, and thank you.
Having used both of these cameras professionally, I can tell you that yes - you don’t get “$2.5k more image quality” out of the 100Sii . . . But the ergonomics of that camera, for longer professional shoots (especially shooting vertically), are awful.
The deeper grip of the 100ii is immediately more comfortable; combined with the optional vertical grip and extra batteries, means a longer shoot is more comfortable on the hands - even with the added weight.
Also, when shooting on media, faster CF-B cards in the 100ii rarely limit the buffer, offer faster downloads, are more rugged. I’ve never been so happy to leave fragile SD cards behind.
While testing it, I bricked the 100Sii twice in professional use, where the camera literally overheated and prevented me from shooting any further until it cooled down . . . Shooting STILLS. 🤷🏻♂️ This would have been a disaster had I not had the 100ii on hand! I’ve certainly hit the buffer limit on the 100ii, but it’s never bricked me.
The worst of both of these bodies is the abysmal shutter sync of 1/125s; I shouldn’t have to use HSS just to get 1/250s for professional flash photography. If Fuji would produce a few leaf shutter lenses, this would be tenable . . . But there’s already electronic shutter built in, so a faster sync speed is already doable.
I really wish Fuji would make a specific edition of the GFX just for stills: strip out all the video functions, give us all the pro stills features, a super-fast sensor readout and chip set, refined ergo’s, and all the accessories Pro shooters need (and prosumers might enjoy). . . Please Fuji, pretty please?! 😉
Great comparison! I’d love to see you do a video on your experiences using the GFX 100 II and the GF 35-70 while you were in Hong Kong.
Another excellent video from this channel. Open question remains on how the HB X2D compares to the 100S II from an IQ not features perspective; how about a video on that?
Will consider :)
Thank you for posting. Your video, as usual, is full chuck of information. If I was in the market, I would lean towards the SII. Of course, a matter of personal preference and budget.
Thanks for sharing, as said at the end of the video, the S-model is top quality for money!
A super interesting video as always! I went for the 100 ii over the s ii despite the price difference (though here in the UK it’s £6,999 vs £4,999 and there was recently a £400 trade in bonus for the 100 ii which all makes the pricing closer). For me, the choice was really about all the extra functionality…those extra buttons on the 100 ii do make a difference. Also the design and amazing viewfinder. Although the 100 ii is larger, it fits in a bag better without the viewfinder, and can actually be more compact/discrete shooting this way on a tripod at night.
My only complaint…at this price, it’s firmly in Leica/Hasselblad territory and the packaging experience is disappointing. Just a nice pouch to protect the viewfinder in my bag would have been nice! I’d be interested to hear your thoughts about that…
Thanks for sharing. And your comment is spot-on, Fuji could be a bit more generous with, e.g., some protection box for the removable EVF, etc. :)
Thank you another excellent, detailed review🙏 For me personally the smaller S is the clear winner as it retains all of the important features.
I always appreciate how thorough your videos are 😎🙏 (highlight in this one: your clarification that you have smaller hands for a male “human being” at 8:56 😅)
I’m so happy with the 100sii! I was finally able to put down my a7rv and move on. Autofocus is amazing, such an improvement for the 100s. Perfect camera for me
Great to hear, the 100SII is top value for money, 100% agree.
I prefer the S100 ll because it is lighter and weather resistant, which is important to me. The 100ll weighs almost 2 kilograms with the 55 1.7. thanks for the detailed report.👍
Bar less video specs.... This is a much better camera
Thanks for sharing, very reasonable approach and choice!
@@nevvanclarke9225 The 100II is indeed more specs-rich than the 100SII but for many people the 100SII will provide everything they need :)
Thank you for your usual excellent review, if I could add one point, the GFX 100II is a more rugged and weather sealed camera. The autofocus is also faster and more certain in my opinion. I have used it in very challenging weather conditions in a number of countries with no problems. If you are a professional who works like this, then the GFX100II is worth the extra money.
Thanks for sharing, I have no datapoints on ruggedness but great to read about your experience, thanks for that.
Schöner Vergleich. Vermutlich hätte die LB dir die Kamera länger verleihen können. Die sind eigentlich ziemlich flexibel 😜
Ich mag die 100 II mehr nur wegen dem Tilt EVF. Das macht so viel aus.
Bei den Fotos sehe ich tatsächlich einen Unterschied, aber vermutlich nur weil ich es auf einem 65" TV schaue. Ich finde, dass die 100 S II ein wenig softer ist als die 100 II. Kann aber auch an meinen Augen liegen. Haha.
Was Fuji zur Zeit abliefert ist auf jeden Fall grandios!
Super Video. As always. Peace Out 😊
Thank you Eugen, on my Macbook Pro the two sample images look exactly the same. And thanks for the positive feedback, peace out!
Love to see how the good detail is with ethier used with the 150-600 , of jet's passin overhead at 32,000ft plus . As it's a subject i capture a helluva lot when i get clear skies
Is it a bit more yellow Color on Gfx 100Sii? Or just my monitor problem?
Great insight on the GFX's..thank you..fairly new to the Fuji GFX bodies..just curious, on the video you have the cameras off..and yet the display screen still has the info..why is that? does it take like 30 seconds or something to go completely blank and option in the menus?....thanks
Also..its kinda funny different how FUJI designed their "battery grips"..other brands incorporate the "electronic connection" within the actual battery compartment and fits in like a regular battery shape..hence giving you that "L shape"..type look..and by that logic if Fuji did that same classic design..they could easily make a grip for the 100SII..just an opinion..lol
What about EVF blackout in burst mode?
Wenn Sie das neue Teleobjektiv Fujifilm GF 500mm f5,6 LM OIS WR benutzen werden, dann bekommt die Actionfotografie (Tier und Sport) eine neue Bedeutung an der GFX 100 II, Weltklasse. Der Sucher ist eine Augenweide der Extraklasse und die Nippel für die Gurtaufhängung der SII ist nicht eben würdig. Nun, so sehe ich das.
Hi, I'd like you to do a GFX vs Leica SL3 comparison. Do the camera brands forbid you to do this kind of comparison?
No, I would be allowed to do such a comparison, no issue with that. The reason why its not there yet is that I always hesitate to compare different size sensors. But next couple of months I have a bit more time and might look into it. At least your comment indicates that there would be interest in such comparisons :)
just pixel smaller than 100S II a little bit for recording 8k.
@mathphotographer
Can you please do a comparison between GFX 100 II vs Z9 vs X2D? As you have all of them! Not apples to apples but maybe - photography comparison between all these 3 and videography comparison between the first two. Also, what your choice would be in the following scenarios:-
1. if you could carry only one, which one would you pick?
2. if you had to carry only one but another for backup, what would you pick
Thanks for your comment. I will consider to do some more camera comparisons going forward, seriously. If I could have only one camera it would be the Leica SL3 although this camera currently seems to have a firmware bug which will be fixed very soon by Leica. If I could carry in addition a backup camera it would be the Fuji GFX100II since then I have diversity in camera sensors. The Nikon Z8 and Z9 have the same sensor size as the Leica SL3 so would not be a complementary choice although excellent cameras :)
@@mathphotographer Very interesting choices. Imagine a scenario, where -
1. you are given a choice of having ONLY - all total of 3 cameras in as much portable form factor as possible for photography and cinematography. (can not be any fixed lens camera)
2. Any professional or personal or hobby work you do can only be limited to those 3 cameras and only you as one person shooter (which is why portable factor added).
3. No budget constraints One grand or hundred grand, don't matter. Also no limitations on lens just the body.
4. And one of the 3 cameras must be portable enough so it can be carried in backpack or as and EDC.
What would you choose?
You don't have to answer if you don't want. But I hope atleast you will make some videos based on these kind of concepts.
Gee Matt you and I always have the same camera haha. I have the GFX/2 my wife has the GFX100s/2 with 500mm 5.6 must get Matt.
Haha, nice coincidence :) Thanks!
@@Photojouralist123 so jealous of that 500! Wow 🤯
I really don't think the read out speed is such an issue because it's not gonna be a sports camera even we're shooting portraits. You should maybe 15 or 20 frames in a quick burst but that's gonna be fine. I don't think having the HS is such a big deal to be quite honest? Generally GFX cameras are not used for sports you can shoot sports and wildlife with them but it's not they go. I don't see that as being a really big issue. I actually think the S model is the far better value camera? It's also smaller and significantly lighter and no one really does video on a GFX camera maybe a few people but that seems the better choice
Budget wise it's half the price at Wex Camera unsure with other dealers ..
I agree with you. I do test rolling shutter effects with my camera and the GFX100II has significant rolling shutter so even if the readout time is faster than on the S-model it will not help in daily life :) For sports, I fully agree, I take Sony, Nikon or Canon cameras with full frame sensor.
@@colintraveller As said at the end of the video, the S-model is top value for money!
Wenn Sie das neue Teleobjektiv Fujifilm GF 500mm f5,6 LM OIS WR benutzen werden, dann kommt die Actionfotografie (Tier und Sport) eine neue Bedeutung an der GFX 100 II, Weltklasse. Der Sucher ist eine Augenweide der Extraklasse und die Nippel für die Gurtaufhängung der SII ist nicht eben würdig. Nun, so sehe ich das.
@@mathphotographer Hello, I would like to ask a question. I have heard from others that there is a chance that some photos of GFX100II may exhibit jelly effect during high-speed continuous shooting with a mechanical shutter? Is this true?
Hey Math, did you read my reply to the previous comment about asking for opportunity on your last video? 😊A
I did indeed but have no idea how to ship an external SSD to you since you live far away in Asia :) I really wish you the very best and hope you can sort your challenges out, seems you bring a lot of talent and content to the table.
@@mathphotographerI see, thanks for the nice words, I actually thought to craft a new logo for your channel or I can design an artwork to hang on your home or something, if not I can also provide multiple genre and languages of hidden good music suggestions, and if you like it enough to use it, then pa y pal me then I can go and get the hard drive myself here, is this possible?
By the way, can you make video about compare shooting with a small sensor but with fast lens like the D Lux 8 vs a full frame with a slow lens like Nikon Zf with 28-400mm f4-8, which one going to produce better image quality? Also can you review Sony Xperia 1 VI?
@@mathphotographer I just figured out a logo for your channel that is about photography with your Swiss origin, really modernly simple yet meaningful, if you like to have a that new logo to fresh things up moving forward, let me know!
You didn’t mention the price of the battery attachment or the view finder attachment. Can you please get back to me on this?
Both are included with the GFX100 II. They are not purchased separately.
The external battery grip and EVF tilt adapter are not included in the box except you manage to buy it in a bundle which I personally have not seen so far. The FUJIFILM EVF-TL1 EVF Tilt Adapter comes in at USD 569. The FUJIFILM VG-GFX100 II Vertical Battery Grip comes in at USD 499.
X2D is the best
I don’t think it’s fair to surmise the two sensors are different without knowing more information. The 100S II could have been software limited because of the choice to not include a CF express card slot.
What is the max write speed of an SD card for 16bit uncompressed raw 102 megapixel images? How much heat would be generated transferring that much data? What is the pixel clock rate for both sensors? You need to dig more before making such a bold assumption.
@@jlehm Thanks for your comment. My assumption is based on the difference in the official Fuji specifications as shown on page 1 at specifications comparison in the video. The "HS" for the 100II versus no "HS" for the 100SII is a clear indication coming from the manufacturer. Image quality wise as said in the video I believe these sensors are at par :)
@@mathphotographer Fuji specifying one is high speed and the other is not does not directly mean that the hardware in the sensor is different though. It could be firmware.
@@jlehm Good point but I think (might be mistaken) that the readout time of a sensor is a hardware property. Its the physical limitation how fast the sensor readout line by line can be done. Its different of course if you have a global shutter which by now is only in a recent Sony Alpha camera implemented. I personally think Fuji should be more specific on readout times of their sensors since for the use of electronic shutter it makes a big difference what readout time is possible with a certain sensor. For my Hasselblad X2D for instance the electronic shutter is hardly usable because the readout time of the Hassy sensor is so slow that you get signfificant rolling shutter effects as soon as you have moving subjects in the scene. If that could be fixed by simple software/firmware, I am 100% sure Hasselblad would do it :)