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EASILYTHEMOSTAFFORDABLE
medium-formatoffering,Fujifilm’s
GFX 50Ris a rangefinder-styled
ca merathatboastsa huge
51 .4MPsensorthat’s1.7xlarger
th anfull-frame.Thebiggest
benefitof thisis thelargerpixel
pi tch,meaningit’sadeptat
lo w-lightperformance,and
in cludesan ISOrangeof 100-
12 ,800.It maynotbe thebiggest
ra ngein test,butimageslooktidy
th roughout.Therelativelycompact
bodyboastsa 425-pointcontrast
detectAF system,whichdoes
a gr andjob,thoughstrugglesin low
li ght,as wellas includedEyeAF.
Forenvironmentalshooters,it’s
nearthetopof thedynamicrange
tr ee, offering up 15 stops, and the
RAW files allow for an impressive
level of manipulation in editing.
While the AF is impressive for its
class, you’ll be happy to see a large
36 90k-dot EVF and 2360k-dot 3.2in
to uchscreen, which support focus
peaking for pin-sharp certainty when
manual focusing. The 50R is packed
wi thFujifilm’scolourscience,and
th e imagequalityis nothingshort
ofsublime.However,it maybe a bit
ni cheformostneeds.fujifilm.com
PROS
Imagequality
Low-light
performance
Flexible RAW
file editing
CONS
AF struggles
in low light
Expensive
RATING
AboveFujifilm’s classicdesignethos
mixesretrocharmwitha tiltingLCD.
SPEC
Weight: 775g
WxHxD:
161x97x66mm
Battery: 400 shots
Card type: SD,
SDXC, SDHC
AF: 425 points
Speed: 3fps
ISO: 100-12,800
FUJIFILM
GFX 50R £3449
AboveThe offset
rangefinderEVF
delivers a different
shooting experience.
THES1RIS PANASONIC’SFIRST
fu ll-frameCSC,andpacksa huge
47 .3MPintoan equallybeefy
10 20gbody.Thatsaid,the
er gonomicswill appealto DSLR
sh ooters,wholikethein-hand
heft,butcravethemirrorless
advancements.Thedynamic
ra ngeandcolourscienceof the
S1R is impressive,andit doesa
gr eatjobof rivallingotherson this
li st.You’llfinda solidISOrange
of100-25,600,a respectable
continuousshootingspeedof
6f pswithAF-C,andan extremely
high-qualitylag-free5760k-dot
EVF thathasto be seento be
believed.It alsoincludesaccess
toPanasonic’s6K Photomodes.
One area where the Panasonic
S1R doesn’t stack up on paper is
with the 225-point DFD contrast
detect AF system. While it handles
many tasks well, and boasts
deep-learninganimalandEyeAF,
it strugglesto pullits weightin the
dark. Thatsaid,theweather-sealed
bodyis solidandreliable,and
th e triaxialtilting2100k-dotrear
to uchscreenis extremelyrugged
and usefulforcomposingor
reviewingshots.panasonic.com
PROS
IBIS
DSLR-likebody
Extremely
robust build
CONS
Limitedlens
li ne-up
AF struggles
in low light
RATING
AboveA tr iaxialtiltingLCDmakes for
easylow-downorportraitshooting.
SPEC
Weight: 1020g
WxHxD:
149 x 110 x 97m m
Battery: 340 shots
Card type: SD,
XQD
AF: 225 points
Speed: 6fps
ISO: 100-25,600
PA NA S ON IC
S1R £3399
AboveThe S1R's
designfeatures a
traditional DSLR-like
control scheme.
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RESOLUTION
51.4MP
SENSOR
MEDIUM-FORMAT
VIDEO
1080p
RESOLUTION
47.3MP
SENSOR
F U L L- F R A M E
VIDEO
4K
HIGH-R ESOLUTION CAMER AS
