Does anyone own this camera?
Purchased one last Spring. Picture quality superb. Once or twice the camera wouldn't function, but turning it off then on sufficed. Unlike one or two reviewers, I haven't had to remove and reinsert the battery to get it working again. At 83 I'm not a fast learner, so the shift from a Nikon 850 (which I still use especially for long telephoto work) to the 100S was a bit daunting especially at first. And the 100S isn't good for sports or bird pictures. It, however, is a stellar camera for the Oregon scenics I mostly concentrate on. I suspect as well that the greater detail offered by the viewfinder in the extremely expensive GFX 100 (which is not available on the 100s) would be a great addition, but I haven't compared them.
Five lenses seem great, but the 100 to 200mm zoom could be sharper. I own the 23mm, the 45mm, the 80mm and the 110mm along with the 45 to 100 zoom. I'm thinking of selling the 45 and buying the 30 to fill the hole between my wide angles. And I'm waiting for the promised tilt shift wide angle that will probably go on sale next year. I'd like Fuji to offer something like a 180 or a 200mm f3.5 telephoto that I could use in place of the 100 to 200 zoom, but a lens like that hasn't been promised. The 250mm telephoto seems too long, heavy, and expensive although the reviews suggest it is a stellar lens.
Has anyone tried GFX close up tubes? There are Asian knock offs that sell for about $100 while Fuji offers them for about three times more. Do the Asian knock offs work as well as Fuji tubes?
Many internet reviews of the camera exist that should be check outed if you are considering buying, but GFX lens reviews that spell out both strengths and weaknesses are not easily found; GFX lens evaluations by other users therefore might be instructive.
I'll be interested in what others say.
sabrejet wrote:
Does anyone own this camera?
Based on Fujifilm sales data I'm sure that many own that camera.
Phtonerd5
You live in a beautiful part of the country. Would you be willing to take a few images onto a card? Send them to me for compensation. It would be greatly appreciated. If so, my email is: jy_tthr@yahoo.com
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