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I can easily carry the GFX 50R,
the 63mm, the 45mm, spare
battery (even though the battery
life is surprisingly good), a Godox
flash and memory cards in my
small 25-year-old Billingham
Hadley, which is perfect for my
way of working.My one gripe
In case you haven’t got the gist
yet, I’m in love with the Fujifilm
GFX 50R. However, if I have one
bugbear it is with the Cam Remote
app and connectivity with the
camera. Compared to the Nikon
and GoPro apps, both of which I
have used, it’s clear there’s room
for improvement here. It’s not a
deal-breaker, but it’s frustratingly
close to being a really useful
feature. When it works it’s great,
but in my experience, it is not very
stable. I would love to use this as a
tool, especially as a teaching aid
when running workshops, but it’s
simply too unreliable. The
Bluetooth remote trigger is great.
The app’s shortfallings are
especially annoying as the JPEG
files out of the camera are so
good, they’re pretty much ready to
share immediately.
I’ll be the first to admit I have a
capacity for the superficial
sentiments of a shallow aesthete.
I’m a sucker for good looks and
design perfection, and for me the
way this camera looks and feels
both in the hand and to the eye is
stunning. While it might be
superficial on one level, this does
also play into the creative process- for me. I feel ‘right’ when I’m
using this camera, personally it
feels like a good fit – that feeling
when you try on a new pair of
shoes and they’re perfect. This, in
turn, fuels my creativity and in the
best part of a year that I’ve been
using it, I feel that my photography
has truly evolved for the better
and in new and exciting ways.
There are other reasons too of
course but I feel invigorated and
sense that my switch to the GFX
50R has played an important role
in all of this.
At the end of the day, it’s all
about the end image; the final
result. The camera is just the tool
used to get you there. For me the
GFX 50R is, without doubt, the
most perfect tool I’ve used. Sure, it
is just a camera - but, boy,
what a camera it is.
Storm approaching,
Alaska Fujifilm GFX 50R,
Fujinon GF63mm F2.8 R WR,
1/850sec at f/8, ISO 100