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FORTOPWHACKIN THIS
gr oup,theGFX100creates
outstandingimages,witha huge
dynamicrange,mammoth
re solutionof 102MPand
signatureFujifilmcolour
sc ience.It introducesmany
fir stsintothemirrorless
medium-formatworld,andis
a tr uetechnologicalmarvel.
The sensorpacksa 425-point
hy bridphasedetectionsystemthat
boastsclass-leadingperformance,
and includesEyeAF fortop-flight
portraitprofessionals.It’sthefirst
ofits kindto achieve4K video,
of fering30fps,plusa 5-axisimage
st abilisationsystemthatgives5.5
stopsof compensationforsmooth
fo otage, and sharp images when
shooting handheld.
Despite not being the most
portable, the body is rugged, with
weather-sealing throughout, and the
fix edverticalgripmakeshandling
ea sier.It alsorelieson a braceof SD
ca rdslots,so there’sno needto shell
out yetmoremoneyon expensive
memorycardformats.fujifilm.com
PROS
World-class
imagequality
102MP
Image
stabilisation
CONS
Veryexpensive
Large and
heavy
RATING
AboveTwin joysticksmakechoosing
AFpointseasyin everyorientation.
SPEC
Weight: 1400g
WxHxD:
157x164x103mm
Battery: 800 shots
Card type: SD,
SDXC, SDHC
AF: 425 points
Speed: 5fps
ISO: 100-12,800
FUJIFILM
GF X10 0 £9999
AboveThe top-plate
sub-monitordisplays
the range of current
settings.
FAMEDFORBEINGTHEFIRST
fu ll-frameto breakthe50MP
barrier,the5DSR hasearned
it s placein thehistorybooks.
It hasa 50.6MPCMOSsensor
poweredby a braceof DIGIC 6
pr ocessors.There’sa nippy
61 -pointphasedetectautofocus
sy stem,5fpscontinuousshooting
speedanda low-passcancellation
fil terforsharpershots.There’salso
a MirrorVibrationControlSystem,
whichhelpsto minimisesensor
sh akeandavoidblurryshots,and
anISOrangeof 100-6400,whichis
wherethe5DSR showssignsof age.
Asyou’dexpectfroma pro-level
DSLR,thebodyis wellbuilt,and
weather-sealinghas beenincluded
to allow shooting to continue in any
conditions. The optical viewfinder is
su re to please traditionalists, while
th e 3.2in 1040k-dot LCD remains
fixed, and doesn’t support touch
control – another sign of ageing.
Thereis theoption,however,to
switchto LiveViewforcomposing.
Whileit doesn’tmatchup to
ne werentries,the5DSR is stillthe
best optionfora high-resCanon.
canon.co.uk
PROS
Supported by
a goodlensrange
Construction
Highest Canon
resolution to date
CONS
Notat CSC
standards
Limited ISO
RATING
AboveCanon’s re arlayoutgives you
allthecontrolsyou’ll everneed.
SPEC
Weight: 845g
WxHxD:
152 x 116 x76 m m
Battery: 700 shots
Card type: SD,
CompactFlash
AF: 61 points
Speed: 5fps
ISO: 100-6400
CANON
EOS 5DS R £2499
AboveThetop-plate
LCDandlayoutwill
be familiar to many
Canon shooters.
RESOLUTION
102MP
SENSOR
MEDIUM-FORMAT
VIDEO
DCI 4K
RESOLUTION
50.6MP
SENSOR
F U L L- F R A M E
VIDEO
1080p
HIGH-R ESOLUTION CAMER AS
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