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Fujifilm: The Fujifilm GFX 100 Could Still Have an X-Trans Sensor

Chris Gampat
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10/24/2018
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Last Updated on 10/24/2018 by Mark Beckenbach

Editor’s Note: We made a big mistake in a previous version of this article. The GFX 100 is what we asked about, and not the 50R in regards to the X Trans sensor. We apologize for the decaffeinated lack of correction.

If the Fujifilm GFX 100 has a 100MP Medium Format X-Trans sensor, then things could really, really change.

At Photokina 2018, Fujifilm gave many photographers what they wanted with the new Fujifilm GFX 50R rangefinder style camera. This camera comes two years after the first entry into medium format for Fujifilm, the Fujifilm GFX 50s. During the presentation, it seemed like the Fujifilm GFX 50R was more or less similar to the 50s but with a different style of body. After all, Fujifilm tends to do this with their X-T and X Pro lines. So to that end, it’s fair for photographers to assume that the two sensors will be the same.

But according to Justin Stailey, Senior Manager of Product Development for EID North America, their newer, higher-end GFX 100 could be much different, and not just for the image stabilization. The Phoblographer reached out for a bit more clarification about the new camera and their integration into Capture One. Despite short answers, we were able to get a bit more insight into the system.

Phoblographer: Will Capture One provide better editing experiences and more versatility of Fujifilm’s RAW files than Lightroom does?

Justin: Adding support in Capture One gives our users more choices for the software they can use to shoot tethered, or process our raw files.

Phoblographer: How will applying the film simulations work?

Justin: The film simulations will be supported by future versions of Capture One. Please refer to here for more information.

Phoblographer: Why did Fujifilm choose to remove the ISO dial from the GFX 50R?

Justin: The GFX 50R was designed to be a smaller more compact camera, easier to carry around than the GFX 50S.

Phoblographer: Why isn’t the GFX 100MP sensor an X-Trans sensor?

Justin: I don’t think we said that it was or was not X-Trans. but…in Medium Format, the Bayer Sensor has proven to provide excellent image quality.

In conversations with both Fujifilm and Capture One, they’re still not totally sure how the integration of Film Simulations will take place. However, considering Capture One’s better RAW file editing engine, we’re pretty excited to see how it comes out. If the sensor is indeed X-Trans, then I think this will be huge for Fujifilm in the medium format world; the images will be THAT much better. That’s not to say the images aren’t great already; they’re fantastic and can surpass what full frame 35mm sensors can do. But X-Trans is really something special when it comes to color rendition. The look of medium format Astia slides (when it was around) and to be able to hold the slides up to a light source and see exactly what they looked like was really something special. Doing that now with Provia or Velvia carries on that tradition in ways. To that end, getting a similar look in medium format, or something more akin to what the X-T3 is doing (though better), would be fantastic.

As it is, they’re soon going to be releasing the world’s first 100MP medium format sensor camera with image stabilization. From sources that we’ve talked to, they claim that Fujifilm also had to develop the image stabilization from scratch. If that’s the case, that would be amazing and quite a feat.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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