Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Assuming the money didn't matter, but you wanted to keep it at or below $6500 - what would you pick? ... Nikon D5, or Fuji GFX 50S?

Between the two, Mark ...

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

Your trying to force me to make a choice between two camera's I'm not particularly interested in. The answer is neither. I would probably spend my money elsewhere. Since neither of them interest me, I would be loathe to pick one over the other just to please your need for closure.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Then, if you'll pardon my saying so ... you should've skipped commenting on it, altogether ....

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

I want neither.
20MP is too few pixels for a new FF camera.
50MP is too many pixels for a new FF camera.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

The Fuji GFX 50S ISN"T a FF camera ... it's MEDIUM FORMAT .... that's the point, you see, RE ....

THEY BOTH COST THE SAME $6,500 ....

Knowing that, now ... which would YOU pick?

Fuji GFX 50S w/ Tilted EVF (detachable)

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

Chris, if you had the choice of being executed by guillotine or proper hanging (either at no charge), what would be your choice? NOTE: Remember, proper hanging results in a broken neck; instant death either way. No other choices; you must pick one of the two proffered options.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Bill ... this question was posed because I thought it to be unique that both the Nikon D5 - the top-of-the-line FF DSLR and the Fuji GFX 50S - a 50MP Medium Format Mirror-less Eye-Level Dig Cam were BOTH priced at EXACTLY $6500. So, I thought it'd make an interesting question .... would YOU pick a 20MP FF DSLR over a 50MP Medium Format eye-level Mirror-less Dig Cam, or would you go the other way?

There was no reason to introduce other elements into it. It's a pretty straight-forward question. If you can't answer it one way or the other, then there's no need to address it, at all ....

Am I making any sense, or not?

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

I’m really sorry, Chris, but I don’t think you are. I understand what you are trying to determine, but I honestly think that “None of the above” is a valid answer. You have received that indication from others. If you tally all the answers, I believe you should get three numbers, one for each of the cameras and one for ”neither.” If you think that the people who specified other cameras (like me) skewed the vote, I can understand your rejecting those posts. Also, if, in the final tally, you find that “neither” is insignificant, reject them also. But please don’t ask us all to make a choice we find inappropriate. Thanks.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Bill .... here's a simple solution.

IF the question doesn't interest you enough to make a choice .... skip it!!!!!

It's not a discussion question. It's an either / or question.

I have a few hundred others that are completely open to discussion!

Here's one, and on this very Topic, too ....

Fuji GFX 50s ... is this destined to be THE MF dig cam - ready to be reckoned with?

Here's another - on a similar topic - nobody's yet addressed:

Nikon Prosumer Series - the D7000, D7100, D7200, D7500 ... is there anyone here who has them all? ...

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

The Pentax 645z is also MEDIUM FORMAT ... and it cost $1000 less. People lose track of that. Apparently Fuji has some kind hypnotic glow.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Yes, but, RE ... the Pentax 645Z is a different form than the Fuji GFX 50S ... not sure it's a full grand less ... but, anyway ....

The Fuji GFX 50S is an eye-level 50MP MF dig cam .... similar to the Pentax 6x7 ....

The 645Z takes the box form of the Rollei SL66, Hassy, Bronica, Mamiya RB67 and others ....

The point is - both the Nikon D5 (a 20mp FF 35mm DSLR) and the Fuji GFX 50S (a 50mp MF MILC) are exactly the same price!

So which one would YOU rather have (for the same money) ????

Fuji GFX 50S (and its six lenses)

terry44 Loc: Tuolumne County California, Maui Hawaii

The D5 is a pro camera and more than I will ever need or want

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

I've already answered that question - none of above.

denis.fr

Bonjour à tous, je suis Nikon depuis plus de 30 ans, mon dernier est le D 850. En regardant les images à la télévision, et sur quelques exemples de celles faites avec le Fuji GFX 100(S), j'ai trouvé qu'il y avait une "profondeur", un étagement des plans, que je ne voyais pas avec mon (ou mes) Nikon...
Je viens de m'offrir un GFX 100S, 32/64 et 120 macro (le tout d'occasion) et je peux vous assurer que je ne suis pas déçu, de plus, je crois que les couleurs sont également reproduites plus fidèlement, et la montée en isos très bien gérée. Je ne regrette pas, je suis en période d'apprentissage.
Hello everyone, I have been following Nikon for over 30 years, my last one is the D 850. Looking at the images on television, and on some examples of those made with the Fuji GFX 100(S), I found that there was a "depth", a layering of the shots, which I did not see with my (or my) Nikon... I just bought myself a GFX 100S, 32/64 and 120 macro (all used) and I can assure you that I am not disappointed, moreover, I believe that the colors are also reproduced more faithfully, and the rise in ISO very well managed. I have no regrets, I am in a learning period.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

Why are you replying to a thread from 2017? It looks like the OP last posted here in 2020.