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50-megapixel Fujifilm GFX
Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4 R WR

Examples: Alabama Hills (GFX 50S)

These examples taken in the Alabama Hills area of the Eastern Sierra on the Fujifilm GFX-50R.

Many of these example show disappointing sharpness in the outer zones. To say this not as good as the Hasselblad XCD 22mm f/4 would be a gross exaggeration—it sucks. The poor performance almost certainly involves distortion correction (mandatory flag in the EXIF), but why the results with this sample seem worse than with the Fujifilm GFX-50S in the Dana Lakes examples is unclear.

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f8 @ 30.0 sec, ISO 100; 2018-12-22 17:17:25
GFX 50R + Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4 R LM WR @ 19mm equiv (23mm)
ENV: Alabama Hills, altitude 4800 ft / 1463 m, 45°F / 7°C
RAW: LACA corrected

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