Don Libby
Well-known member
Interesting...
We were in Hawaii a couple years ago and I limited my gear to an IQ1-100, XF and just 3-lenses (due to size and weight). In the course of staying in HI I became very ill (just ask Sandy and Ken Doo) and the act of using/lifting the camera became too much of an effort. Other than one day shooting lava from a helicopter I saw more of the ceiling over the bed than anything else. This was the same time Fuji released the GFX.
Fast forward to this year. Sandy and I went to Scotland where I took the GFX and 4-lenses. No sickness and I had a ball using the GFX.
A couple months after returning from Scotland and we spent sometime at the San Diego Wildlife Park with me using the new GF250 and 1.4 extender. I walked around the entire park for well over 8-hours with the GFX and 250/1.4 slung around my neck. No issues! I had used the a 240 with the XF and could not stand the weight for more than a couple minutes.
I had serious doubts after the Hawaii experience that I would be able to continue using MF and would be forced to revert to 35mm. We were in HI for 6-weeks with me ill most of that time. I ordered the GFX shortly after returning and haven't looked back. It took me some time to sell all the P1 gear however it was done and I have never missed it.
The GFX50s reminds me of my first P1, the P30+ as it has the same sensor size yet much more resolution. I shoot mainly landscape with a touch of nature and wildlife thrown in and have found the GFX to be just as good as any medium format camera I have used to date. The size of the GFX and lenses has been a tremendous boost to my work. I'm 70 years old, survived a head on accident, gunshot to the chest and Viet Nam. My body is getting much more cranky as I age and anything I can do to lessen the daily pain helps. The weight difference between the two systems is enough to accomplish that.
I came close to saying farewell however thankfully I found the GFX. I might also add that while I have never tried one, the Hassy X1D hold just as much promise. I've used the GFX now for 20-months and like it just as much now as I did when I first got it. I'm also looking forward to the new 100. I'd also look into the Cambo Actus as a way to stay with a tech camera and have both.
We were in Hawaii a couple years ago and I limited my gear to an IQ1-100, XF and just 3-lenses (due to size and weight). In the course of staying in HI I became very ill (just ask Sandy and Ken Doo) and the act of using/lifting the camera became too much of an effort. Other than one day shooting lava from a helicopter I saw more of the ceiling over the bed than anything else. This was the same time Fuji released the GFX.
Fast forward to this year. Sandy and I went to Scotland where I took the GFX and 4-lenses. No sickness and I had a ball using the GFX.
A couple months after returning from Scotland and we spent sometime at the San Diego Wildlife Park with me using the new GF250 and 1.4 extender. I walked around the entire park for well over 8-hours with the GFX and 250/1.4 slung around my neck. No issues! I had used the a 240 with the XF and could not stand the weight for more than a couple minutes.
I had serious doubts after the Hawaii experience that I would be able to continue using MF and would be forced to revert to 35mm. We were in HI for 6-weeks with me ill most of that time. I ordered the GFX shortly after returning and haven't looked back. It took me some time to sell all the P1 gear however it was done and I have never missed it.
The GFX50s reminds me of my first P1, the P30+ as it has the same sensor size yet much more resolution. I shoot mainly landscape with a touch of nature and wildlife thrown in and have found the GFX to be just as good as any medium format camera I have used to date. The size of the GFX and lenses has been a tremendous boost to my work. I'm 70 years old, survived a head on accident, gunshot to the chest and Viet Nam. My body is getting much more cranky as I age and anything I can do to lessen the daily pain helps. The weight difference between the two systems is enough to accomplish that.
I came close to saying farewell however thankfully I found the GFX. I might also add that while I have never tried one, the Hassy X1D hold just as much promise. I've used the GFX now for 20-months and like it just as much now as I did when I first got it. I'm also looking forward to the new 100. I'd also look into the Cambo Actus as a way to stay with a tech camera and have both.