So now that we have proof of concept(Gfx100RF) Does any one see a likel...
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p.2 #1 · So now that we have proof of concept(Gfx100RF) Does any one see a likely chance of xt/xh style gfx coming 2026
Lukacs wrote:
The limited usecase means unable to achieve really slow shutter speeds without IBIS, but I think it's not common demand for street photography camera using it 1-1/5s shutter speeds in most cases. Highest resolution similar size camera is the A7CR. It's 60MP already in comparison to 100MP. Cupcake lenses are not so good at corners, the best ones can resolve around 30MP on edges (30-40lpmm), and there is the field curvature problem affected most of small lenses, where GFX100RF excels. So at the end of the day we are comparing a 100MP to a 30-40MP solution (which is still affected by field curvature). I can easily handheld at waist level 1/15-1/20s speeds with 100RF if I consider 30-40MP sharp output. And at good light I have 100MP where any other compact setup can't get even close. Only setup I'd consider is A7CR with Voigtlander 35 F2 APO, where I trade some resolution for some light gathering ability (F2 vs F3.1 in FF eq.), but there is a huge problem, no AF so it's even more limited usecase, also that setup is already larger and heavier.
And of course there is Leica Q3, that lens maybe better optimised at corners, still far from the RF's level in overall corner to corner resolution, the OIS is far from latest IBIS capabilities, and the deal breaker for me the AF-C performance which is almost non existent.
Also that almost 1 stop DR on the MF sensor matters in good light, since I have the 100RF I feel 35mm cropped.
Of course for 30-40MP output, and if you can accept 16-24MP there are dozens of small setups with IBIS handhelding almost tripod zone shutter speeds, but you can't gain significant more background separation, FF eq. F2 with quite longer and heavier lenses. ...Show more →
Why are you comparing the GFX100RF to the Sony A7Cr? It seems more natural to compare it to Sony RX1R III that has a 60MP sensor with a very good fixed 35 f/2 lens. That seems to be the most similar camera and it is much smaller and has a much bigger entrance pupil (i.e., more light gathering). It doesn't have IBIS either, however, and it has the same crappy EVF as the A7Cr.
p.2 #2 · So now that we have proof of concept(Gfx100RF) Does any one see a likely chance of xt/xh style gfx coming 2026
Steve Spencer wrote:
Why are you comparing the GFX100RF to the Sony A7Cr? It seems more natural to compare it to Sony RX1R III that has a 60MP sensor with a very good fixed 35 f/2 lens. That seems to be the most similar camera and it is much smaller and has a much bigger entrance pupil (i.e., more light gathering). It doesn't have IBIS either, however, and it has the same crappy EVF as the A7Cr.
RX1RIII's Sonar lens is not a high resolution lens. Even at centre is not up to recent prime lenses resolution, and the midfield and edges are quite bad. It's the smallest FF F2 package exists, first priority is size-maximum aperture while GFX100RF is size-resolution. So they are sharing only compactness but not primary photography purpose.
With A7CR there are some options as quite compact, high resolution setup, as Voigtlander 35 and 50 APO.
Nov 07, 2025 at 06:24 AM
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p.2 #3 · So now that we have proof of concept(Gfx100RF) Does any one see a likely chance of xt/xh style gfx coming 2026
Lukacs wrote:
RX1RIII's Sonar lens is not a high resolution lens. Even at centre is not up to recent prime lenses resolution, and the midfield and edges are quite bad. It's the smallest FF F2 package exists, first priority is size-maximum aperture while GFX100RF is size-resolution. So they are sharing only compactness but not primary photography purpose.
With A7CR there are some options as quite compact, high resolution setup, as Voigtlander 35 and 50 APO.
Well neither the Voigtlander 35 nor 50 APO lenses are particularly compact. Both weigh over 350g as you would use them on the SonyA7Cr. That in my view is not a compact set up as it is approaching 900g. So, yes the RX1R III is a different sort of camera than either the A7rCr with a bigger lens or the GFX 100RF, but I don't think the A7CR with those lenses is really comparable to either the small Sony camera or the the GFX 100RF.
p.2 #4 · So now that we have proof of concept(Gfx100RF) Does any one see a likely chance of xt/xh style gfx coming 2026
Steve Spencer wrote:
Why are you comparing the GFX100RF to the Sony A7Cr? It seems more natural to compare it to Sony RX1R III that has a 60MP sensor with a very good fixed 35 f/2 lens. That seems to be the most similar camera and it is much smaller and has a much bigger entrance pupil (i.e., more light gathering). It doesn't have IBIS either, however, and it has the same crappy EVF as the A7Cr.
Can't the camera can just exist on its own without being compared to a completely different system? The 100RF's sensor has excellent low light performance, very low base ISO, very high resolution and a very sharp lens. DPReview's studio tool has comparison of the 100RF to the RX1R II for people who are interested in that comparison. Combined with modern noise reduction software (if it's even needed), I doubt anyone would encounter a real world scenario where they'd lose a perfectly good image to too much noise. Does that even happen anymore? It seemed to me that stopped being a problem 5-10 years ago.
