Fujifilm GFX100S II Review: 102MP Medium Format for $4,999

For a long time, medium format meant a five-figure price. The Fujifilm GFX100S II, announced in May 2024 at $4,999 for the body, keeps pushing that number down. It uses the same 102MP sensor as the flagship GFX100 II in a smaller, lighter body, and costs about $2,500 less.

That’s less than some full-frame flagships. For landscape, portrait and studio photographers, it changes what’s affordable.

The sensor measures 44 by 33 millimeters, about 1.7 times the area of full frame. More area means smoother tones, more dynamic range and a look that’s hard to get from smaller sensors.

Video review: Dustin Abbott

The same files as the flagship

102 megapixels with excellent color and dynamic range. A pixel-shift mode merges frames into a 400MP image of still subjects. Fuji’s film simulations, including Reala Ace, work here too, so JPEGs come out looking finished.

In-body stabilization is rated at 8 stops. Real-world tests found less, but enough to shoot handheld at 102MP in decent light.

The X-Processor 5 brings subject-detection autofocus for people, animals and vehicles, a big step up from the original GFX100S. Bursts reach 7 fps mechanical.

It weighs about 883 grams with battery, lighter than the GFX100 II, with a 5.76-million-dot viewfinder, a tilting rear screen and a small top display. It’s weather sealed.

What the price leaves out

Video is basic for this class: 4K at up to 30p and Full HD at 60p, with F-Log and F-Log2 and ProRes to an external SSD. The GFX100 II’s 8K and high frame rates aren’t here.

Card slots are dual SD UHS-II, slower than CFexpress for big bursts. The viewfinder is good, not the GFX100 II’s removable 9.44-million-dot unit.

102MP files are huge. You need fast cards, lots of storage and a strong computer. GF lenses are big and pricey too.

Who should buy it

Landscape and architecture photographers. Portrait and fashion shooters who print large. Studio and product photographers. Full-frame shooters who want the medium-format look without flagship cost.

If you need 8K video, faster slots and the best viewfinder, the GFX100 II is worth the extra. For most stills photographers, the S II delivers the same files for far less money.