NEW CAMERA

RF means rangefinder. Announced finally, it is a compact medium format camera. For the first time, Fuji has created a very unique medium format compact camera that never existed before. So let’s explore the set of specifications that impressed us and have a technical specification overview amount of this camera.

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Things I liked about the Fuji GFX100 RF Camera

1. High-Resolution Sensor

A high-resolution sensor is the key factor here. The 102-megapixel medium format sensor is a significant or a major upgrade for any photographer who loves to have high-quality compacts in their hands. Although it is not so compact that it can easily fit in your jacket pocket too, yeah, in terms of medium format cameras, it is very much compact, similar to a full-frame camera design-wise.

2. Rangefinder-Style Body & Unique Features

The rangefinder-style body also includes an offset electronic viewfinder and the most attractive thing in the body design is the new aspect ratio dial with 9 options that include 4:3, 2:2, and even 16:9. This allows you to compose your images in a very different way, making landscape and architectural photography more intuitive.

This aspect ratio dial will give you a new dimension to capture and preserve your compositions. You can check our best aspect ratio guide to understand how different ratios impact composition.

3. Ideal for Professional Photography

This camera is highly beneficial for studio photography, landscape photographers, architecture photographers, and anyone who loves to extract the maximum dynamic range possible on the go. This is the best camera.

4. Versatile Fixed Lens

The GFX 100 RF camera uses a 28mm F4 lens, which is equivalent to a 35mm lens in terms of a full-frame camera. It provides a wide-angle perspective specifically ideal for landscape shooters, and architecture photographers, and it can do wonders with street photography. The lens is one of the other notable advantages that allow sync flash up to 1/2000 of a second, technically up to 1/4000s.

5. Built-in ND Filter

The other biggest thing that impressed me is the convenient built-in ND filter. The four-level built-in ND filter practically enables you to capture long exposure shots even in bright light conditions without additionally putting filters over the lens. So again, if you are a landscape photographer, architecture photographer, or even portrait shooter, this will help you a lot in composing your shot and extracting maximum dynamic range over the sensor.

6. Film Simulation Mode

How can we forget Film Simulation Mode if we are talking about a Fuji camera? Even in the medium format camera, we will have 14 Film Simulation options that photographers can select. Any of these, and straight out of the camera, you will have an amazing, enhancing post-processing experience with these Film Simulation modes.

7. Crop and Zoom Functionality

The unexpected detail you are getting from a medium format sensor. Although we have a fixed lens over the sensor since it’s a high-resolution camera, the GFX 100 RF offers multiple crop ratios that include 35mm, 45mm, 63mm, and 80mm. So if you are using the maximum zoom, the resulting output will be 20 megapixels, starting from 62MP at 35mm. And when you are using the camera at 28mm, you will be getting the full 102 megapixels. So it is a very practical thing and helpful too for composing your shots.

8. Hybrid Autofocus System

Apart from being a medium format camera, the camera uses a hybrid autofocus system that ensures fast as well as accurate focusing over the subject.

9. Connectivity and Storage

The camera features dual UHS-II SD card slots and external SSD support. So you can connect with your SSD drive to quickly empty your camera using the SD card slot, or even you can use an SSD drive to capture images while connecting your camera with a USB-C port. The camera also features a headphone and microphone port, a micro-HDMI port that enables tethering for hybrid shooters.

Now, those features that failed to impress me

1. Unconventional Viewfinder Placement

Since it’s an RF (rangefinder-style) camera, I was expecting some sort of Fuji X-Pro-style hybrid OVF-EVF mix in this camera. At the same time, the placement of the EVF is not in the center, which may affect someone who has a habit of using DSLRs or high-end mirrorless cameras for a long time. It’s all about compatibility, and if you are new to this, then there is no issue.

2. No IBIS

Since we are getting a slow fixed lens of 28mm F4 which will act as a 35mm F5.6 lens when used in Fullframe eq, those who will by the GFX 100 RF compact camera and interested in low-light or street photography will surely miss the presence of IBIS without a doubt

3. Conditional Weather Sealing

Conditional weather sealing means the weather sealing is effective only and only when you are using the included filter ring and filters over the top of the camera. If you are not using the filter ring and the filters, then this camera may get damaged due to rain or moist weather. So always keep in mind the conditional weather sealing part if you are willing to use this camera outdoors.

4. Limited Video Capabilities

This is completely an optional thing. So I hoped and expected that those who are buying the medium format GFX 100 RF camera are basically photographers. But still, we are paying a lot of money, and if you look at the video capability of the camera, then we have 4K video at 30 frames per second, which may disappoint some people.

5. Display

Now, we have a 3.2-inch tilting touchscreen display. While it is fully functional, some users may consider it small since we are using a large medium format body. If the camera makers were able to add a larger display—similar to the conventional ones we usually see in DSLRs—it would have been a very helpful thing.

Price & Availability

The price of the camera is approximately $5000. But we cannot say it’s a high-priced camera since its competitors—other medium format camera makers—are making even more expensive solutions. So we are not in the position to say it’s overpriced.

.The battery (16Wh NP-W235) is rated for 820 shots (CIPA), which is decent

The Fujifilm GFX100RF is a fixed-lens medium format camera with a 102MP sensor, retailing at $4899 and available since April 24, 2024. Below is a table summarizing its core features:

Fuji GFX 100 RF Full Specification

Fuji GFX 100 RF Press Release

Introducing FUJIFILM GFX100RF: The first FUJIFILM GFX System Fixed-Lens Mirrorless Digital Camera

VALHALLA, N.Y., March 20, 2025 — FUJIFILM North America Corporation today announced the launch of its “FUJIFILM GFX100RF” (GFX100RF) mirrorless digital camera. GFX100RF is the first digital camera with a fixed lens in the history of the GFX System. Like all GFX System cameras, GFX100RF incorporates a large-format image sensor1, approximately 1.7 times larger than a typical 35mm full-frame sensor.

“GFX100RF redefines portability for the GFX System,” said Victor Ha, vice president, Electronic Imaging and Optical Devices Divisions, FUJIFILM North America Corporation. “This camera is an incredible mashup between our Straight Out of Camera philosophy and GFX System’s More Than Full FrameTM persona because it bridges image quality with our legendary color reproduction. With GFX100RF, we’re able to offer high-resolution, large format images in a small, easy-to-carry package.”

Product Features

Large-format, high-resolution images from the lightest GFX System model to date

• GFX100RF weighs just 1.62lb (735g)2, making it the lightest model in the history of any GFX System camera.
• The camera features Fujifilm’s GFX 102MP CMOS II HS image sensor and image processing engine, X-Processor 5. This sensor features evolved pixel structure and micro- lenses that enhances dynamic range and low-light performance, as well as providing further improvements in peripheral image quality and autofocus (AF) accuracy.

Form and function made for large-format creation

• The top plate of GFX100RF is machined from a single block of aluminum and the lens ring, dials, bottom plate, and other details are all precision-machined from aluminum as well, accentuating the camera’s premium details.
• Another first in Fujifilm camera technology – an Aspect Ratio Dial is included on the back of the camera. This allows users to easily switch between the various aspect ratios on the camera, further enhancing the experience of using the camera. Two new aspect ratios of “3:4” and “17:6” have been added to GFX100RF, giving photographers more opportunities to select an aspect ratio that matches their creative intentions.
• GFX100RF also features a digital tele-converter selector/lever on the front of the camera to select angle of view. From its native 35mm focal length (28mm in 35mm format), the angle of view can be switched in three steps to 45mm (36mm in 35mm format), 63mm (50mm in 35mm format), and 80mm (63mm in 35mm format), allowing users to respond flexibly to a variety of image creation situations.
• A new user interface has been added that optimizes the placement of icons to match the 3:2 aspect ratio of the new 3.15-inch 2.1-megapixel 2-axis tilt LCD monitor.
• GFX100RF also features a new Surround View function that displays the area outside the image range as a semi-transparent frame, which serves as a guide that coincides with the selected aspect ratio. Users can easily switch between these two viewing modes by using a lever on the camera body, giving an experience that can suit the needs of different creative perspectives.

The latest fixed-lens technology

• GFX100RF features a new FUJINON 35mmF4 fixed focal length lens, with a constant F4 aperture, developed exclusively for GFX100RF. By adopting a leaf shutter system instead of a focal plane shutter system, the back focus distance has been shortened to achieve a significant reduction in overall size.
• The versatile 35mm (equivalent to 28mm on a 35mm camera) angle of view is ideal for a wide range of scenes, including landscapes, travel, snapshots, and portraits.
• GFX100RF achieves high resolution performance by suppressing spherical aberration and field curvature, through a lens configuration of 10 elements in 8 groups, including 2 aspherical lenses. A newly developed nano-GI coating optimized for lenses with large curvature has been applied to the lens to suppress internal reflections even in the peripheral areas of the lens.
• Despite its MORE THAN FULL FRAME™ large format imaging sensor, the compact and lightweight body allows users to get close to their subjects, as close as 7.9 inches (20 cm) from the front of the lens.
• GFX100RF is the first camera in the GFX System to feature a 4-stop ND filter built in, useful for image creation at maximum aperture in bright environments or with slow shutter speeds. The leaf shutter allows flash photography regardless of shutter speed, increasing the flexibility of shutter speeds, even when creating content outdoors in daylight.

High-speed, high-precision AF and 4K/30P video recording

• GFX100RF is equipped with an AF prediction function and face/eye AF to recognize a wide variety of subjects, such as animals, vehicles, birds, and airplanes. In video recording, the tracking AF function easily tracks the subject with touch operation.
• GFX100RF is equipped with a high-magnification, high-definition EVF with a finder magnification of 0.84x and 5.76 million dots. When using the viewfinder, it suppresses the image flow and distortion that occur due to misalignment of the pupil position, achieving high visibility. Inspired by classic camera design beloved by photographers, the GFX100RF’s EVF gives a premium viewing experience, echoing the style of FUJIFILM X100VI and FUJIFILM GFX50R, making it easy to monitor the surroundings with the camera to the eye.
• GFX100RF supports smooth 4K/30P 4:2:2 10-bit video recording at 30 frames per second. In addition to enabling content creation with a wide dynamic range and low noise, the 13+stop3 “F-Log2” provides for higher flexibility in post-production.
• GFX100RF is compatible with Frame.io Camera to Cloud functionality, allowing video and still image files to be uploaded directly to Frame.io via the cloud, dramatically speeding up the workflow from content creation to editing.

Included Accessories:

• The PRF-49 protective filter is included with purchase. When used in combination with the dedicated adapter ring, it achieves dust and drip resistance, making it safe to use even in outdoor environments where it may be exposed to light rain or flying dust.
• GFX100RF also includes a precision-machined aluminum lens hood and a dedicated adapter ring, combining a sophisticated design with light shielding properties.
• A stylish rope-type shoulder strap is included, a first for the GFX System, complementing the camera’s sophisticated design.

Pricing and Availability:

FUJIFILM GFX100RF is expected to be available late April 2025 at a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of $4,899.95 USD and $6,999 CAD.