Tom's Guide Verdict
The GFX100RF is the latest addition to Fujifilm’s medium format line-up, boasting a total of 102 megapixels to capture detailed stills for extreme cropping and large-format printing — all packed into a compact body. Its autofocus system is reliable, and the camera introduces a digital teleconverter lever and aspect ratio dial. However, it forgoes IBIS to retain its compact form, and the max f/4 aperture makes low-light photography challenging.
Pros
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102MP sensor
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Stunning, detailed images
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Comfortable, sturdy design
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Reliable autofocus system
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Useful teleconverter lever
Cons
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-No IBIS
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Max f/4 aperture only
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Medium format cameras are all the rage right now, and the Fujifilm GFX100RF is one of the cheapest ways to get access to a 102MP sensor. Think of it as the very popular X100VI getting the medium format treatment, as the design and controls are near-identical. The GFX100RF is a fantastic camera to handle and use, and it introduces handy dials (a digital teleconverter and aspect ratio dial).
Utilizing Fuji’s X-Processor 5 to deliver fantastic ISO and dynamic range performance, it’s hard to fault the GFX100RF. It does forgo in-body image stabilization to retain its compact form, and the maximum f/4 aperture can prove limiting in certain situations.
For those looking for outstanding image quality above anything else, it is one of the best mirrorless cameras. Read my full Fujifilm GFX100RF review to find out more.
Fujifilm GFX100RF review: Cheat sheet
- What is it? A compact medium format camera with a fixed lens, packing 102 megapixels
- Who is it for? Street, architecture and portrait photographers who want to be crop in while retaining high resolutions
- How much does it cost? The Fujifilm GFX100RF is available for $4,899 / £4,699
- What do we like? The 102MP sensor that takes detailed photos for extreme cropping, comfortable and sturdy design, reliable autofocus system, and useful teleconverter dial
- What don’t we like? Lack of in-body image stabilization and max f/4 aperture only
Fujifilm GFX100RF review: Specs
Specs | Fujifilm GFX100RF |
|---|---|
Price | |
Sensor | 102MP Medium Format |
Processor | X-Processor 5 |
Stabilization | Digital Image Stabilization (Video only) |
AF system | Intelligent Hybrid AF |
Focus modes | Single AF, Continuous AF, Manual Focus |
Viewfinder | OLED EVF, approx. 5.76 million dots |
Display | 3.15-inch Color Tilt-Type touchscreen, approx. 2.1 million dots |
ISO range | 80-12,800 (expandable to 102,400) |
Max video resolution | 4K/30fps | FHD/120fps |
Ports | USB-C, micro HDMI output, 3.5mm mic and remote ports, 2x SD/SDHC/SDXC UHS-II/V90 |
Wireless/Bluetooth | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
Max shooting speed | 3fps electronic | 6fps mechanical |
Max shutter speed | 30s to 1/16000s (stills, electronic) | 30s to 1/4000s (stills, mechanical) | 1/8s to 1/4000s (movies) |
Battery life (Stills, CIPA) | 820 shots (stills) | 100 minutes (4K/30fps) |
Size | 5.25 x 3.55 x 3 inches |
Weight | 1.44lbs (body only) |
Fujifilm GFX100RF review: Price & availability
Announced in March 2025, the Fujifilm GFX100RF is the lightest and most compact camera in the GFX line-up, and the only camera in the series featuring a built-in ND filter. The first fixed-lens digital camera in the series, the GFX100RF joins the GFX100 II ($7,499) and the Fujifilm GFX100S II ($4,999) and takes the spot of the lowest-priced in the range, costing $4,899 / £4,699.
While its price is by no means low, the GFX100RF is the most affordable way of getting a (new) 102MP Medium Format sensor (by about $100). A large chunk of medium format expenditure comes with lens purchases, as the glass required to resolve 100MP has to be fantastic, so costs a fair amount. You don’t have to worry about that with the GFX100RF, though, as the camera has a fixed-lens design, featuring a 35mm f/4 lens.
Fujifilm GFX100RF review: Design
It would be an understatement to say that the Fujifilm GFX100RF is a good-looking camera when, in fact, it’s beautiful. It looks near-identical to the Fujifilm X100VI ($1,599), and you can get it in either all-black or silver. I tested the silver colorway which looks lovely — the top plate is silver while the rest of the body is covered in a black leather-like material.
Looks aside, the GFX100RF is slightly bigger than the X100VI. It measures 5.25 x 3.55 x 3 inches as opposed to the X100VI measuring 5 x 2.9 x 2.16 inches. The GFX100RF has a good weight to it too, at 1.44lbs (without battery pack and SD cards). The GFX100RF’s sculpted grip doesn’t protrude as much as the GFX100S II’s or the GFX100 II’s, but it’s comfortable enough for extended periods of shooting.
The GFX100RF is also the first Fuji camera to come with a rope-like strap included in the box, having taken a page out of Leica’s book. In my testing, it didn’t rub against my skin or irritate it. It also gives the camera a premium edge. Having carried the camera around my neck and cross-body, it’s extremely comfortable and now has me wishing every camera came with one.
Ports
To retain its compactness, the GFX100RF doesn’t feature as many ports as more advanced cameras. Behind a hatch on the left-hand edge, you’ll find a USB-C port for charging and data transfer, a micro HDMI output, and 3.5mm mic and remote ports.
The right-hand edge houses two slots for SD/SDHC/SDXC UHS-II/V90 cards. The camera doesn’t support CFExpress cards which ensure faster write speeds, as rapid shooting rates and high data capture video recording aren’t the priority here. For CFExpress compatibility, you'll need to spend more on the GFX100 II.
On the bottom plate, you’ll find the battery compartment which houses the NP-W235 battery pack, and next to it is a standard tripod thread.
Monitor
The GFX100RF’s back panel houses the 3.15-inch Color Tilt-Type touchscreen which has a resolution of approximately 2.1 million dots. This resolution is lower than that of the pricier GFX100 II and the GFX100S II, both of which boast 2.36M dots. However, it’s comparable to the professional Canon EOS R5 Mark II (2.1M dots, $4,299) and higher than the Sony A1 II (2.09M dots, $6,499).
I found the touchscreen highly responsive and I didn’t experience any lag issues throughout testing. It’s bright enough so it was easy to read and see in most lighting conditions. Its Tilt-Type mechanism may feel restrictive to some, though, as it can’t be swinged out the way the Fujifilm X-T50’s ($1,399) can, for instance. This is a deliberate design choice on Fuji’s part as it benefits photographers, and proves that the GFX100RF is a stills-first camera.
Viewfinder
The GFX100RF’s OLED viewfinder is fantastic too, sporting a resolution of approximately 5.76 million dots. It’s the same viewfinder seen on the Fujifilm X-H2S ($2,499) and the GFX100S II. It’s comfortable to look through and use, and it’s detailed and bright so you can line up your shots well.
Next to the viewfinder is a diopter adjustment dial which helps you fine-tune the focus of the viewfinder image to match your eyesight. This ensures that the image in the viewfinder is as sharp as possible.
While usually hidden on most cameras, the GFX100RF’s is easy to reach. As someone who wears prescription glasses, I tested this by removing my glasses and using the dial to match my non-corrected eyesight — and it worked like a charm.
Weather-sealing
Unlike the X100VI which requires you to buy a weather-sealing kit separately, the GFX100RF comes with a square lens hood (which looks lovely, by the way) and an extension/adapter ring for mounting the included 49mm filters. When used together, they weather-seal the GFX100RF, enabling you to use the camera in the rain.
I was treated to a light downpour when out and about and the camera was unscathed. Weather-sealing is very useful for street photography, especially with a camera this expensive, so it’s good to see on the GFX100RF.
Fujifilm GFX100RF review: Controls
Straight out of the box, the Fujifilm GFX100RF is ready to shoot, thanks to its straightforward control scheme. All the dials are located on the right-hand side of the top plate: exposure compensation (between -3 and +3 in 1/3EV steps), shutter speed and ISO dials. To adjust the ISO sensitivity, you need to lift the ring around the shutter speed dial — similar to the X100VI.
The top plate also houses the rocker switch for turning the camera on and off, which doubles as the shutter button. It provides good tactile feedback and I found it comfortable to use with my right index finger. There’s also a small rounded button which, by default, lets you enable and disable face detection. I say “by default” because nearly every button and dial on the GFX100RF can be remapped.
On the front and under the power/shutter button, there’s a textured command dial, and a brand new digital teleconverter lever. While you can’t zoom in with the fixed 35mm lens, you can use the teleconverter lever to switch 45mm, 63mm and 80mm focal lengths. This works by cropping into images to give effective focal lengths, at the cost of some resolution. But you have a whopping 102MP at your disposal, which is why it works just fine.
I spent an hour with the camera pre-launch, and at first, I was skeptical about losing the resolution by cropping, but that opinion has changed since. I found myself constantly wanting to use it to see, in real time, what an image would look like if I cropped into it. You can see examples of how this works in the gallery above. In the fourth slide, you can still discern the patterns on the leaf, so there’s still plenty of resolution to play with.
The GFX100RF is also the first Fuji camera to host an aspect ratio dial, located halfway between the viewfinder and command dial. Rotating it lets you swap between six aspect ratios such as 5x4, 3x2 and 1x1, and three new ones: 17x6. 3x4 and 65x24. All nine ratios have been borrowed from Fuji cameras of days past, and I like the callback.
But while it’s innovative, I didn’t find myself naturally reaching for the dial, but others may find more use for it — perhaps for shooting an immersive film. The only time I really used it was when I was taking some product shots at our studio and needed to shoot in 16x9.
All other buttons are in the place you’ll usually find them on other cameras. Next to the monitor lie the menu/OK, display settings, playback and drive buttons, as well as the joystick which is easy to use. The Q button, alas, remains in the same awkward and accidentally-knockable place as on the X-T50 and the GFX100S II.
Fujifilm GFX100RF review: Autofocus performance
The Fujifilm GFX100RF utilizes the brand’s latest AF algorithms (at the time of writing) to track a number of subjects: humans (eyes, faces), animals (eyes, faces), birds, cars, planes, trains and motorbikes. You’ll need to individually select the subject you want to track via the Q menu, and once selected, the camera quickly locks on. You can also choose from Single AF, Continuous AF and Manual Focus modes.
Since the camera sports a large sensor, the GFX100RF’s AF doesn’t feel as rapid as the same system in APS-C cameras like the X-T50. But this isn’t a camera meant for fast-moving subjects anyways, and I was satisfied with its autofocus performance.
In the gallery above, it was quick to lock onto my mother’s face who was standing far away from me, and even managed to lock onto the back of my brother’s head in the second slide.
Eye detection works extremely well too, and you can choose whether you want the camera to track either eye or both. In the portrait of my colleague above, the GFX100RF had zero difficulty in finding her eyes.
Animal and bird AF works like a charm as well. The GFX100RF knew to prioritize the duck in the foreground in the second image. I also used the joystick to focus on the duck in the background and, again, it worked as I wanted it to.
Fujifilm GFX100RF review: Stabilization
Equipping a camera with in-body image stabilization (IBIS) technology takes up space, so compact cameras sometimes miss out on it — and the Fujifilm GFX100RF is no different. It takes a lot to stabilize a big medium format sensor too, so you can expect less stabilization potential than on smaller-sensored cameras.
Still, I was able to shoot at shutter speeds as slow as 1/6s with the GFX100RF (first photo above). Any slower than that and photos were impacted by camera shake (second photo above). On Fujifilm’s APS-C cameras like the X-T50, I’ve been able to shoot at 1s and walked away with a reasonably sharp shot.
Fujifilm GFX100RF review: Image quality
The Fujifilm GFX100RF is a beast for stills, thanks to the 102MP Medium Format sensor and latest X-Processor 5 image processor. Fuji’s excellent and accurate color science is at play here, and you can see how different colors pop in the gallery above.
In terms of shooting rates, the GFX100RF utilizes a 3fps electronic or 6fps mechanical shutter so it is, by no means, a fast camera for wildlife, and is best suited to landscape, street and studio photography.
With 102 megapixels at your disposal, you can crop right into the image and retain a lot of the detail. You can see examples of extreme cropping in the gallery above, where the first photo is a crop of the second and the third is a crop of the fourth shot. In the pansy, you can still see the stigma, while each nut and bolt in the bike is discernible too.
I also cropped into a photo of Bristol Temple Meads station taken at nighttime, which you can see above. I’m pleased with the result as it eliminates all other distracting elements. But it’s important to note that the GFX100RF has a maximum aperture of f/4 so you’ll need to shoot at high ISO and slower shutter speeds in low-light conditions. Since there’s no IBIS, I’d recommend using a tripod when shooting in dimly lit environments.
As you’d expect, you have access to Fuji’s 20 film simulation recipes, such as Nostalgic Neg, Acros, Velvia, Reala Ace, etc. Ever since I tested the X-T50, Nostalgic Neg has been my favorite recipe (followed by Acros) so I chose it when lighting conditions weren’t ideal or it was overcast, as you can see in the gallery above.
The GFX100RF is a powerful camera for street photography. It is, of course, compact so perfect to travel with, and it takes highly detailed photos of buildings. I shot the photos in the gallery above around the city of Bath, U.K. The GFX100RF has captured every scene perfectly, and the Acros film recipe adds a dramatic flair to the images.
I especially like the second photo with the big ‘cinema’ sign, as the camera has done a good job of making the building in the foreground pop. In the fifth slide, the engraved statues have come out great too — the camera even focused on their faces as I had human AF enabled!
ISO performance
As with other cameras I test, I put the GFX100RF through an indoor ISO test by photographing a Funko Pop bobblehead at different sensitivities. The GFX100RF has an ISO range of 80-12,800 (expandable to 102,400) for stills.
The GFX100RF does a great job at processing and smoothing ISO noise when compressing an RAF file into a JPEG, as you can see in the photos above. With 102MP of resolution, the camera can smooth out the noise and still leave a very sharp image. These were taken at ISO 51,200, and the first shot is a JPEG export of the RAF file, and the second is the straight-out-of-the-camera (SOOC) JPEG.
Noise starts to creep in at ISO 51,200 and you can see it in the bobblehead’s chin in the RAF file, but the camera’s X-Processor 5 does a good job of suppressing it and producing a (very) usable image. There’s little loss in fine detail, and the performance is on par with the GFX100S II (which figures, as they use the same sensor and image processor).
ISO 102,400 is where noise starts to become destructive, so much so that the GFX100RF can’t work its magic to eliminate it, as you can see in the photo above (first is a JPEG export of the RAF file, second is the SOOC JPEG). But this is an extreme test, and you’d only be shooting at such a high sensitivity as a last resort.
Dynamic range
The GFX100RF boasts fantastic dynamic range too, offering up to 14+ stops at base ISO 80. The two images in the gallery above are the same backlit photo of a GameSir Cyclone 2 controller, taken for an extreme DR test.
The first photo is a JPEG export of the RAW file, while the second is the same but with shadows and exposure boosted and highlights reduced in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. As you can see in the second slide, a lot of detail has been retained in the shadows, which are astoundingly free from noise. This performance is on par with the GFX100S II.
Fujifilm GFX100RF review: Video performance
The Fujifilm GFX100RF isn’t a video-first camera but it should suffice any casual videography needs. It can shoot 4K/30fps and FHD/120fps slow-motion video, both with 10-bit 4:2:2, which means it’s capable of capturing a wide color gamut with a total of 1.07 billion individual hues. You can shoot in two aspect ratios: 16x9 or 17x9.
The video above was captured in 4K/30fps, and it looks great. The camera’s autofocus works very well here too, quickly shifting the focus from the swan exiting the frame to the one entering. You can apply any film simulation you like to video footage too.
You can also shoot in F-Log2 which captures a wide dynamic range of up to 13+ stops, giving you more flexibility in post-production and while color grading — you can see F-Log2 footage above.
The GFX100RF utilizes digital image stabilization (DIS) to, well, stabilize footage, and it incurs a 1.32x crop. This is similar to electronic image stabilization (EIS). The camera records the whole frame, crops the recorded frames, and uses the extra space provided by the crop to line up successive frames which, in turn, counteracts movement.
You can see the difference in the video above, where the first clip was shot with DIS disabled, and the second clip with DIS enabled. The second clip is much smoother and more stable but it’s heavily cropped, and you lose some of the context.
Fujifilm GFX100RF review: Battery life
Similar to the Fujifilm GFX100S II and the GFX100 II, the GFX100RF utilizes Fujifilm’s NP-W235 battery. For video work, it’s rated for 100 minutes (CIPA, stop/start 4K) or 140 minutes (start to finish 4K), according to Fujifilm.
I ran a start to finish battery test indoors and noticed two short periods of overheating: at the 22-minute mark and at the 46-minute mark. It took around 110 minutes for the camera to die — pretty good!
The GFX100RF also yields more stills compared to the other cameras. It’s CIPA-rated for a whopping 820 shots while the GFX100S II is rated for 530 frames and the GFX100 II is rated for 540.
In real world testing, the GFX100RF comfortably lasted 800 shots. It’s important to note, though, that I was using a combination of the monitor and the viewfinder for shooting, and constantly looking through photos to make sure they came out as I wanted them to.
Even if slightly under the CIPA rating (understandable as real world testing never precisely aligns to CIPA), this is still phenomenal battery life, especially from a medium format camera.
Fujifilm GFX100RF review: Verdict
As a street photography skeptic as I lean more towards wildlife, the Fujifilm GFX100RF has converted me. This is an outstanding camera for landscape, portrait and street photography, thanks to its 102MP sensor that retains plenty of detail even when photos are cropped into. Fuji has also introduced brand new digital teleconverter and aspect ratio dials to make photography more fun and intuitive, in a way, and these work well.
Although there’s no IBIS, I was able to shoot at slow shutter speeds of 1/6s. While the camera’s max f/4 aperture can feel limiting, especially when shooting in dimly lit environments, you can crank up the ISO to compensate for it, as the camera’s ISO and dynamic range performance is very impressive.
A camera like the GFX100 II will allow you to change lenses, giving you more flexibility, but it will cost you nearly three grand more. But if you want a compact camera that doesn’t compromise on quality, then I can’t think of a better recommendation than the GFX100RF.
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