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Thinking about buying the GFX? Article by DpReview
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AF is one of the main reasons why I want another round with the camera. It is not that bad but certainly not snappy as your 7Dm2, nor is the face detection as fluid as Sony's. Still, should be workable knowing its limitations. I had about 5 minutes before the shoot and spent most of it on setting up the camera. Halfway through the session, I switched back to the good old back-button-AF method. Next time I'll probably either open with that or I'll use the joystick and AF-C mode more often.

 

And yes, 50s v1 owners will be shafter when the v2 comes along with the much better AF. Just like Fuji X-Pro1, Sony Nex 7, Canon 5D Classic, nobody will really want them as soon as the next versions come along. Yes toni, I know you love your 5D but come on, 5Dm2 is better in every single way imaginable and it made the 5D worth peanuts.

 

I also still think the price point of the succeeding bodies will drop off a bit. A lot of the R&D costs are built into the v1 price and unlike other medium format makers, Fuji can share a lot of those costs with their much cheaper and mass produced APS-C line.

 

Just think about it,

 

-Fuji doesn't have to develop a new AF sensor, sub-mirror assembly and everything related to that. They have that built into the sensor.

-No extra metering sensor needed.

-No mirror mechanism.

-Viewfinder electronics are mostly the same as X-T2.

-Even the rear screen is the same as X-T2.

-Fuji has a ton of dealers everywhere so they can ship and sell the camera at more locations, more easily.

-Same goes for support infrastructure.

-Camera software and menus are pretty much the same as their smaller siblings.

-They manufacture their own lenses.

-Sensor is made by Sony and even those prices will go down because Sony has been selling a lot more of these 44x33mm sensors.

 

From now on, they can simply update the ergonomics slightly and wait for a new sensor by Sony and they're pretty much done. All the other stuff are already getting developed for the APS-C series cameras anyway. Even tiny yet important stuff such as WiFi App on mobile phones.

 

I'm honestly expecting a body with a similar sensor by Fuji at 4500$ price point in very few years.

  


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Thinking about buying the GFX? Article by DpReview - by davidmanze - 03-22-2017, 04:39 AM
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