Editor’s Choice: Fujifilm GFX100

The GFX100 is the first camera in its class to sport a 102-megapixel, backside-illuminated image sensor, in-body stabilization and a hybrid autofocus system with phase-detect pixels covering nearly 100 percent of the image sensor. According to Fujifilm, the AF system is 210 percent faster than the contrast-detect system used in the GFX 50R. It’s also capable of recording 4K (4096 x 2160)/30p video at 400Mbps—another medium-format first. You can apply film simulations during video recording as well as output a 10-bit, 4:2:2 signal through HDMI to an external recorder. The camera supports Fujifilm’s F-Log profile (Rec 2020) and there are both microphone and headphone jacks.

Price: $10,000
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Leica S3

The S3 sports a 64-megapixel sensor and will be capable of recording cinema 4K using the entire sensor. Burst mode clocks in at 3 fps with a 2GB buffer. The company will support tethered shooting with the Leica Image Shuttle app or a plugin for Lightroom. The S3 features built-in GPS and Wi-Fi for remote control using the Leica Fotos app. The 3-inch display is forged from Gorilla glass and the body is dust and weather resistant. 

Price: TBD
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Fujifilm FUJINON GF50mm F3.5 R LM WR

The smallest and lightest of the GF lenses so far introduced, Fujifilm’s 50mm delivers a 40mm-equivalent focal length in a weather-sealed build. It has a linear motor to drive autofocusing and nine rounded aperture blades that stop down to f/32. It’s capable of focusing on objects as close as 21.7 inches away with a magnification of 0.1x. It accepts 62mm screw-in filters.

Price: $1,000
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Venus Optics Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D GFX

One of the first third-party lenses for Fujifilm’s medium-format system is also, as of this writing, the widest. The 17mm lens delivers a 13.5mm-equivalent focal length for scene-swallowing, wide-angle shots. It has a “Zero D” design to greatly minimize wide-angle distortion and can focus on objects as close as 7.9 inches. Its five-blade aperture produces a sunstar pattern and stops down to f/32. Unlike a typical wide-angle lens, the Laowa 17mm doesn’t have a bulbous front element, so you can use 85mm screw-in front filters.

Price: $1,199
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Hasselblad X1D II 50C

The X1D II 50C uses the same 50-megapixel image sensor and autofocusing system as the original but boasts new electronics to make the camera more responsive. The startup time has been halved while the live view refresh rate, shutter lag and black-out time between frames have all been sped up. Continuous shooting is also faster at 2.7 fps. There’s a larger and higher-res 3.6-inch touch display and a new OLED viewfinder with a higher .87x magnification and 55 percent more pixels than the original EVF. 

Price: $5,750
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