Fujifilm Announces New Medium Format Camera and Ultra-Fast Lens

Today, Fujifilm has announced a remarkably priced medium format camera and ultra-fast portrait lens for its popular GF platform.

The GFX 100S takes the 102-megapixel sensor from the GFX 100 and puts it in a smaller body and slashes the price almost in half. Its key specs include:

  • 102-megapixel 43.8 x 32.9mm BSI CMOS sensor
  • 16-bit stills
  • ISO range of 100-12,800, expandable to 50-102,400
  • Continuous burst rate of 5 fps
  • 4K video at 30 fps at up to 4:2:0 10-bit internally or 4:2:2 10-bit over HDMI
  • 5-axis sensor-shift image stabilization
  • Magnesium alloy body
  • 3.69-million-dot OLED viewfinder with 0.77x magnification
  • 2.36-million-dot, 3.2-inch touchscreen
  • 460-shot battery life
  • Dual UHS-II SD card slots
  • 1.8-inch LCD top screen
  • Hybrid autofocus system with 425 points covering nearly the entire frame
  • Film simulation modes
  • 400-megapixel Pixel-Shift Multi-Shot mode

You can preorder the Fujifilm GFX 100S here.

The GF 80mm f/1.7 R WR offers a remarkably wide portrait lens for medium format shooters. Its specs include:

  • Two Super ED elements for reduced chromatic aberrations and increased clarity
  • One aspherical element for reduced distortion and increased sharpness
  • Dust- and weather-sealing
  • Fluorine coating on front element to repel dirt and moisture
  • Rounded nine-blade diaphragm for smoother bokeh

You can preorder the GF 80mm f/1.7 R WR here.