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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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