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WWW.T3INDIA.COM APRIL 2019 T3 Tomorrow’s Technology Today 55


hootingwithboththeEOSR
andZ 7 isarealpleasure,astheir
advancedautofocussystemsareas
goodasinstantaneousinvirtuallyany
lightingenvironment.The
GFX50RusesaslightlyslowerAFsystemthat
requiresabriefmomentofhesitationbefore
itlockson,butittakeslessthanasecondand
focussingaccuracyisstilltopnotch.
ThoughtheEOSRlagsbehindtheNikonand
Fujifilmcamerasintermsofoutrightresolution,
allthreecamerasmanagealmostidentical
dynamicrangeuptoISO6400,withtheCanon
onlyperformingmarginallyworseathigher
sensitivities.Youcancaptureawiderangeof
highlightandshadowdetailwithanycamerahere,
eveninlowlight.
Shootascenecontainingveryfinedetailand
theNikonandFujifilmcamerasreallyflextheir
muscles,resolvingminisculedetailsthatare
simplynotvisibleintheCanon’simages.However,
theFujirequiresmoreskill,asonlytwoofitsseven
compatiblelensessportimagestabilisation.Itjust
takesatinycamerashaketointroduceenough
motionblurtocanceloutthesensorresolution
advantageovertheothertwocameras.
LowlightseestheZ 7 edgeaheadagain.The

FUJIFILMGFX-50R


NIKONZ 7


CANON EOS R


Both the Nikon and


Fujifilm devour memory


cards scarily quickly


EOS R’s images show slightly less noise at higher
ISO sensitivities, but the Nikon records more
detail. The GFX 50R’s low-light shots contain
similar detail levels to the Nikon and grain appears
less prominent, but this is largely due to the 50R’s
tendency to slightly underexpose, effectively
hiding noise. Dial in exposure compensation to
boost brightness and grain soon becomes visible.
With the Nikon and Fujifilm generating huge
images of 8256x5504 and 8256x6192 pixels
respectively, both devour memory cards scarily
quickly. You’ll also need a very powerful computer
to edit their raw files, which in the 50R can top
110MB each. The EOS R’s shots are more
manageable at around 40MB per raw. The Canon
manages 370 shots per battery charge and the
Nikon and Fujifilm around 400, so all three have
staying power.

PERFORMANCE


TEST 03:


Time to ditch the spec sheets, as we put
each camera through its paces

All three camerasarecapableofgenerating superb
quality images,butit’stheZ7’sshotsthat are the
most consistently stunning.

TEST 03: WINNER


NIKON Z 7


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