A great medium-format camera offers various features, including image quality, weather sealing, and excellent autofocus performance. While there are multiple options to choose from today, we look at a few that can help you get the best of both worlds. These medium-format cameras are expensive, but they offer so much more than a full-frame camera. If you are wondering if they are worth it, then take a dive into this list.
Fujifilm GFX100S II
The GFX100S II is a medium format camera that features a 102MP sensor, 4K/30p video recording, 12-bit RAW out, and an X-Processor 5 image processor. There is also up to 8 stops of sensor-shift image stabilization, ISO up to 102,400, 4-image Pixel-Shift Multishot mode, and a burst rate of 7 fps. The camera offers good image quality, great scene detection, and great weather sealing. There are also more film simulations, better autofocus, and a retro body. “The Fujifilm GFX 100S II is still an absolute beast when it comes to portraiture, and if this is your bread-and-butter, it only gets better, even if it’s missing a lot of the soul that early X-series cameras were dripping in,” we said in our review.
Hasselblad 907X CFV 100C
The Hasselblad 100C has a 100MP BSI CMOS sensor, a Natural Color solution, 1TB of built-in storage, and a 3.2-inch 2.36MP LCD screen. The device has a 907X hand grip, 15 stops of dynamic range, ISO up to 25,600, 294 AF points, and weighs 620g. The camera works with Nikon TTL, has great ergonomics, great image quality, and nice leaf shutter lenses. It is also weather-resistant, and the autofocus is quite great. As we said in our review, “It’s a camera system where you can take the CFV 100C off the camera and mount it to a 500C-style camera body or others. This way, you can truly switch between digital and analog. What’s more, it also feels great in the hands.”
Fujifilm GFX100RF
The GFX100RF is a medium-format compact camera with a 35mm f4 fixed lens. It has a 102MP sensor, 5.76M dot OLED EVF, weather sealing, and a 3.2-inch rear screen. There is also a 4K video recording capability at 30fps, a built-in 4EV ND filter, and 14 film simulation modes, along with multiple aspect ratios. The camera offers great images, it is lightweight, and it is quite easy to wear around your neck and shoot throughout the day. As we said in our review, “When working with the camera, they also know how to practice good focusing and shooting techniques. And most importantly, they understand that are the ones that take all the steps to make the photograph — not an automatic process.”
The One Not to Pick: Hasselblad X2D 100C
The 2022 Hasselblad camera features a 100MP resolution, 5-axis image stabilisation, 1TB of built-in SSD, and 294 AF points. The camera captures beautiful images, but it is quite slow compared to the other cameras on the list. The autofocus is a tad sluggish, and there is no option for focus peaking. In addition, the camera requires a lot of storage, it lacks a video option, and that will cause issues for hybrid users. So, better to choose other options.
