Quick Take: Fujifilm GF 45-100mm f/4 (Pre-Production) on GFX 100

[@AcidicDelusion]

What a stonking combo. Unbelievable what Fuji have achieved.

[@davidsilbermann8903]

45-100 is the ultimate lens, especially for GFX50R ;) - no other lens combines this 'plop" with full colors, pleasant sharpness and absolute stunning tonality. Combined with the fantastic 23 and highly resolving 110 .. a perfect setup for our trip tomorrow to "Zugspitze". Have a friendly, peaceful 2023! All the best from Germany.

[@3BMEP]

Right back at you!

[@gregorysargeant6305]

Growing up in Brooklyn and now living in Maryland that video just made me seriously homesick, great video.

[@TyProvosty]

I find your style of presentation to be lovely, smart and inviting. But certainly for the thinking individual. Thank you and you partner for what you share herein.

[@3BMEP]

Thank you, Ty.

[@kokho88]

Hi my old friend A very good production I enjoyed your works on GF 45 - 100/F4 and GFX100 I finally heed your advice and Get a XT-4 16-55 f2.8 50 - 140 f2.8 10 - 24 f4

[@3BMEP]

Enjoy!

[@johncrossley-hall9366]

Brother, that image of the lady entering stage left with the pram in front of the fish mural would be stunning in B&W

[@3BMEP]

John Crossley-Hall B&W IS my jam (😊), but I wanted to to show the colors. Still, I’ll give it a go. Thanks for weighing in!

[@jeromechiu]

OK, now. It has practically no breathing. It's practically parfocal. It has O.I.S. that could be combined with GFX 100'S I.B.I.S., and stills could be shot at a quarter of a second. I'm saving up now! This lens will be my Tri-Elmar (it's an f/4, see? Fuji is the Texas Leica in more ways than one for sure!), making it practically a 3-lens kit (45mm, 66mm, 100mm) without the need to change lens. Thanks Hugh for showing us your test on breathing and on whether the lens is parfocal, for it has effectively pushed me into my kidney-less abyss! I've waited more than a week to make this comment, for I don't know what I would have said if I hadn't!

[@djsuth7727]

I love my GFX 100 - the IQ is superb, but if I'm being truthful I prefer the handling of the GFX 50S more. I'm keen to have a crack at the GF 45-100mm f/4 but I don't think the focal range will be of much benefit to me. I tend to to shoot wider and longer for my landscape work, and for portraiture the GF 110mm f2 is too sublime to want to use much else.

[@3BMEP]

dj suth I understand. 😊

[@justinwatson384]

Beautiful camera and lens, wonderful production value on your part as always

[@3BMEP]

🙏🏻

[@juancarlosguzman2827]

Those images look amazing! This camera is not expensive, if you compare the Leica monochrome that cost $8,000 so this camera is just fantastic

[@MW-jj3wd]

Nice Video and beautiful Images . Tell me what Brand is your Glases?

[@3BMEP]

🙏🏻😊🖖🏻 Zenni is where I buy them - a simple frame with magnets allowing me to clip in sunglasses.

[@Dev_KG]

I love my GFX100 and don't mind the size or weight, but I'm shooting in controlled environments. I wouldn't for example shoot a wedding with it and have to hold it up for 14 hours. But I also use my GF45 95% of the time, and I find it really light and well-balanced on it, as it was on my previous GFX50S. I wasn't crazy about the 63 and returned it. I found the focusing relatively slow (though I understand that's gotten better now) and noisy (which hasn't gotten better), and that makes it a no-go for me. I have dibs on the first 45-100 my preferred camera shop will be getting in. Looking forward, though I wish they would hurry up that 80 that's coming next year. It will fill a real hole in the lineup.

[@3BMEP]

Dana Goldstein • Editorial Photographer • NY Great input, Dana - thank you!

[@charlesnetzler2262]

I’ve used it during an outdoor wedding while the sun was out. The dynamic range is amazing and as soon as it gets dark the XT3 comes out.

[@3BMEP]

Charles Netzler Why the ‘3 once it’s dark?

[@charlesnetzler2262]

@@3BMEP Mainly because I find the GFX much better in slower situations where I have more control but when I need faster shutter and AF I use the XT3 plus the HSS. I only have the 32-64mm on the GFX at the moment.

[@3BMEP]

Charles Netzler Ah! Thank you!

[@cyrildescoursiere9060]

I think you need to change the title. Its f4 like you mentioned on the description, not f2.8.

[@3BMEP]

DOH! Too right, thanks. Changed!

[@Zakalwe-01]

Can you imagine the size and weight of an f/2.8 MF zoom? 😄

[@nelsonclub7722]

GF 90 1.4 announced - thats the one for me - I use with 4 ELB 1200's and shoot cars

[@vinapiximages]

Looks like a great lens... thanks for a fantastic review (as usual) Also... while I really liked your images, a big "Thank You" to Claudia for the video footage... it added so much to the story. You must do this again!!!

[@scottmarshallphoto]

Love your channel. Have you thought about renaming your channel to "Hold That Thought"?

[@3BMEP]

No, but we DO have a T-shirt (seriously!) at 3bmep.threadless.com 😎🖖🏻

[@scottmarshallphoto]

I love the #2 shirt. Beautiful!

[@yuidfbse]

I have a technical question.. what is the point and/or any benefits of this lens' built-in stabilization when used with the GFX100, if the axis stabilized by the lens get automatically disengaged in the body and only re-engaged again if the lens' stabilization is turned off?

[@badgerag]

Lovely photographs, what a camera and lens combo!

[@AaronsLyfe]

Stunning, I am at a loss for words but they wouldn't do it justice anyways

[@3BMEP]

Aaron's Lyfe 🙏🏻😊

[@hellozzh]

just wondering do you feel the eye cup on the view finder is not really glasses friendly, I feel the viewfinder's field of view is horrible with glasses on my face. I have to remove the rubber eyecup for better experience, which makes my camera looks super ugly.

[@3BMEP]

I had no problem with it.

[@BenjaminKanarek]

Bravo! Gorgeous images!

[@3BMEP]

🙏🏻😊🖖🏻

[@petera1033]

"for longer" you must try out the 250 +1.4TC - if you really want to blow your mind....

[@markaustin614]

Excellent photos...the B&W have tremendous depth. Another big thanks from me for your expertise....maybe a new camera IS in the cards for retirement!!?

[@3BMEP]

Mark Austin Mebbe... 😎

[@KingStivan]

you made me feel the way you felt going back to that place even tho I never been there before ^^ thanks for the "memories" ^^

[@3BMEP]

🙏🏻😊

[@steveschnetzler5471]

What, no pixel peeping? Nice video, and I am looking forward to the making of the g9 video since I just got one but will stick with my 11-16 tokina cine. lens for now. My backlog of purchases to justify is getting too long.

[@3BMEP]

Steve Schnetzler 😉

[@longrider9551]

Hugh the next time your in Coney email me I will take you to the Seagate Lighthouse, the best spot to also shoot the Verrazano Bridge

[@3BMEP]

🙏🏻👍🏻💯

[@longrider9551]

@@gewglesux I generally use the 16-35 and sometimes the 100-400 for a tighter shot

[@longrider9551]

@@gewglesux the exposure varies depending on the time of day and whether or nor not I have a tripod, during the day im probably at 1/125 to 1/800 at night I have done long exposures up to 15 seconds or so

[@tamircooper3584]

I am going to buy a new camera and i can't decide between the fuji gfx 100 or the leica sl2 (which with a native lens cost almost the same as the fuji with a lens), i know its a different cameras and format but they both have a different pros and cons. As someone who tried both what would you buy?

[@3BMEP]

tamir cooper I’ve already made my bed: SL2. My intent is street work. The singular advantage (for me) of the Fuji over the Leica is that the Fuji glass is less expensive and available - but I’m patient. 😊

[@tamircooper3584]

@@3BMEP thank's

[@ivanrivera57]

While I would lease my soul to the dark lord for the chance to shoot an SL2, I am extremely happy to have purchased the GFX100. Medium format is just so damn creamy and the IBIS on the GFX100 allows me to shoot at very low speeds HANDHELD! So in that regard, I agree that the SL2 is definitely lighter and you get the cache of owning a Leica, but it isn’t medium format, you don’t get 102 megapixels for endless cropping ability. I personally opted for an Xpro 3 for street shooting. We live in exciting times having these choices for camera! Good luck!

[@1dbjack]

if I had the money, a common lament, I'd buy two of them, one for me, and one for you. All kidding aside, what a great day for photography and what excellent equipment to use on such a day. It sounds like there a few things to correct for version two but if Fuji's past is an indication they will fix the complaints. The basics appear to be there and what matters, bleeding-edge image quality, is there in spades. Wonder if I can borrow the money...

[@3BMEP]

😉

[@izumo23]

The birds were definitely not cooperating with me that day lol. You got the image i was looking for! I also really like how you captured the person feeding the seagulls and the mural.

[@agylub]

I still want to see 40”x 60” prints. Otherwise I’ll stick with my just landed mint mint mint Fuji GSW 690 and Portra160. The GFX is a camera forJoel Myerowitz

[@troyphillips1077]

agylub I have this camera and some portra 160 . I have portra 400 in at the moment

[@agylub]

I managed to get one with a count of 73, and all original packing including the original ¥179,000 sticker. About $1150AUD. $800 USD. Going out today to shoot the first roll. Despite the forecast of 42C

[@faisalee]

Amazing video as always! I know I can’t afford that GFX or the lens but I just love the videos and the last 3 minutes 😄

[@3BMEP]

AlteredStar Studios 😊🙏🏻

[@wikxzen1]

Really nice video, as always! Thanks! Cheers! Petr

[@robr3621]

You're great! eloquent and knowledgeable..

[@3BMEP]

🙏🏻🖖🏻

[@griccioli]

Ok Fuji Gfx 50s vs Leica SL2, which one you may use more often?

[@3BMEP]

I own an SL2, so I guess that says something. 😊🖖🏻

[@griccioli]

@@3BMEP Hugh when you will like to make a workshop in Tuscany ( vineyards and wine) you will be the most welcome!

[@3BMEP]

@@griccioli you have no idea how much we want to do that! We love Tuscany! We were last there in ‘16 - we made Sinalunga our base of operations. Patience, I keep telling myself.

[@griccioli]

@@3BMEP let's keep in touch! www.montechiarowines.com

[@Dagonator]

Is the viewfinder of the GFX100 usable with glasses? Can you see all of it?

[@3BMEP]

Great question. I don’t recall worrying about it at all!

[@maikmueller]

Wasn't a problem for me, but you could replace the eye-cup if something buzzed you. Also you can set the camera to use bigger fonts/elements in the EVF.

[@danfodoriev2645]

Great video! What is the size of the bag 20l or 30l?

[@3BMEP]

Dan Fodoriev 20😊

[@JuanLopez-oz9kh]

The title should have been (A man on a mission) beautiful!!

[@starlight7830]

The title should have been "Jeffrey Epstein"

[@JuanLopez-oz9kh]

@@starlight7830 lol

[@joebeta]

Great video, guys.

[@3BMEP]

Jose Betancourt Jose! ❤️

[@thomaseriksson6256]

It should be a 35mm to 100mmF4 then I would switch to GFS. I use 24(28)-90mm in my woodland photo.

[@josedanielfiorillorestrepo8393]

Love this channel so much. Hope to meet you one day! Greetings from Colombia in South America (just to clarify it is not Columbia). Is it Ok to call you my friend? I really feel you are although we haven't met!

[@3BMEP]

Hello, Colombia! 🙋🏼‍♂️😊

[@feth7747]

Where is my Fuji GFX100 ????

[@harryburnett7086]

Awesome , i been hospitalized for several day and when i see your notification i run for that bell , You give me the confidence i need to fight , Love it

[@3BMEP]

Be well, Harry!

[@madrobotgames2677]

sublime

[@3BMEP]

😊🙏🏻🖖🏻

[@rewankakilahmed2052]

This comment is not related to the topic of the video. Whenever I watch your videos, I can't leave the video, even if you talk about things that does not interest me at all. I just want to understand what is the reason, is it the silence between your words, or is it the way you wait and think , what is the secret ingredients for this effective way of talking ?

[@3BMEP]

My boyish charm. 😎

[@rewankakilahmed2052]

@@3BMEP 😂

[@SD_Alias]

ø2.8 would be very nice ;-)

[@AcidicDelusion]

At medium format it's not worth it

[@SD_Alias]

@@AcidicDelusion depends on the images you want to achieve... "The middelformat photography" does not exist anymore...

[@troyphillips1077]

Exciting lens

[@tedtedsen269]

good lens to be a zoom lens i prefer prime lenses for my gfx50r i have the POOR MAN'S ZOOM 32-64mm

[@fullframestudios2540]

epic! :)

[@Smoothblue90]

I enjoy your videos. I just sent you PayPal money. Your PayPal link works great.