I Was Skeptical of Medium Format... Until Now

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Grab a Renogy Flex 30W Portable Solar Panel Here - https://www.renogy.com/e-flex-se-30w-pro-portable-solar-panel/ and save 10% using my code "AlexArmitage10" at checkout! Full Article + Downloadable Raws - https://www.alexarmitage.com/blog/2025/8/5/the-magic-of-medium-format Recipe Used (First Comparison): Kodak Portra 800 Fujifilm Recipes - https://www.alexarmitage.com/fuji-x100vi-recipes Nikon Recipes - https://www.alexarmitage.com/nikon-zf-recipes Cameras: Fujifilm GFX100S II - https://geni.us/GFX-100SII Fujifilm X100VI - https://geni.us/FujifilmX100VI Nikon Zf - https://geni.us/Nikon-Zf I recently got to spend some time with the Fujifilm GFX100S II (thanks Fujifilm!) and from the moment I took the first shots, I was skeptical. Not because the images weren’t great, they were incredible. So much so that it seemed too good to be true. Was it just the moment, the light, or was there something more going on with this sensor? Instead of rushing off and dropping $7,000 on my own Fujifilm GFX100S II, I reserved judgement until I could put it side by side to a few of the other cameras I have at my disposal. This isn’t my first time shooting medium format. Recently I owned the Hasselblad X2D and while those images were full of detail, they never made me question my camera choices, which is why I was so confused by my first shots with the GFX100S II as they have the same sensor. Patreon + Support - www.patreon.com/alexarmitage New to Photography? Start Here - https://www.alexarmitage.com/learn-photography-basics Landscape Photography Gear Guide for 2025: https://www.alexarmitage.com/2025-landscape-photography-gear-guide 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 Website: https://alexarmitage.com Newsletter: https://alexarmitage.com/newsletter Discord Community: https://discord.gg/NEsSB7ArKW Instagram: https://instagram.com/alexarmitage_/ Camera/Video 𝐆𝐞𝐚𝐫 (Affiliate Links) 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐲 𝐎𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 : https://www.alexarmitage.com/gear Colored Magnetic Filters: https://mavenfilters.com/aff/12/ Photography Camera: https://geni.us/Canon-R5 Vlog Camera: https://geni.us/DJIOsmPocket3 Video Camera: https://geni.us/Canon-R7 Drone: https://geni.us/DJI-Mavic3-Pro #Renogy #RenogySolar Music (Typically) from Musicbed: https://fm.pxf.io/c/3300666/1347628/16252 0:00 Maybe I was Wrong About Medium Format 2:42 Disclaimer and Warning about Medium Format 3:38 First Comparison (Fujifilm GFX100S II vs Nikon Zf vs Fujifilm X100VI) 9:18 Aperture Equivalence Explained 12:24 More Comparisons (GFX100S II vs X100VI) 18:15 Is Medium Format Magical or Not?