At this point, I’ve been doing some basic tests on the Fujifilm GFX100RF to check how it would handle replacing various aspects of my photography gear. I do have macro gear, a Laowa manual lens and a Sigma 80mm macro, but I’m not really a true macro user in the sense of the word. I do mainly product photos that exceed the capability of most non-macro lenses.

This is the kind of product picture I’ve done in the past, not quite macro like, keep in mind this wasn’t taken with the GFX100RF, this was taken with my Sony A7riii and Sigma 70mm macro, with some close ups of the item.

With the Fujifilm GFX100RF, I’ve only tested some non-flash options as I am waiting on my triggers and the results are positive so far. This was taken at f/4 1/30 and ISO1600. The quality of the photo isn’t as good as the above, mostly due to the lack of appropriate lighting, but what it does give you is a good indication of how close you can get to the subject. Keep in mind, this is an out of the box crop, at the maximum in camera zoom. What this results in is a 3840 × 3840 11MB file at the current drop, giving you a good indication of how much you can zoom into this image. You can see a copy of the full size image here. When you view the high res copy, keep in mind this is at f/4 and ISO1600. Once my X3 Fuji trigger arrives, I should be able to get some decent high quality photos done with consistent lighting and a smaller aperture. I will update these when my lighting gear arrives.

Yes, I’m fully aware this isn’t 1:1 macro, hence the term Pseudo macro. It’s only 1:2 or 1:3, but it’s close enough for what I need.

This next section is a small edit. My flash trigger arrived today so I was able to do some quick tests. This is with an AD100 Pro and Clic softbox. The first is the zoom crop from in camera. Not a bad outcome for a 2 minute piece of work.

This photo shows the crop at 100% to create a 1200×1200 pixel image, probably larger than this blog accommodates on screen. You can see how sharp the image is at f/8