The Eyes Have It

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Brendon Hartley - Fujifilm GFX + GF120mm f4 - 1/250s @ f4 ISO400
There has been a lot of feedback from photographers using the new Fujifilm GFX50S for landscape, fashion, portraiture and weddings but not a lot from the world of sport.  Fellow X-Photographer John Rourke has been an early adopter of the new medium format system and I have one of the GFX cameras and the three lenses on test for three weeks.

 Today I gave it a first run in the pitlane ahead of this weekend's FIA World Endurance Championship event in Belgium at the wonderful Spa-Francorchamps circuit in the Ardennes forest.  I wandered down to the Porsche pit for the pitstop practice session which saw the drivers ready to play their part.  It gave me the opportunity to capture some portraits on the GF120mm f4 macro lens using the GFX's pinpoint focus to highlight the eyes through the helmet visor.  

 Setting the GFX's AF system to single point with the smallest setting for the AF I was able to capture several images as the drivers waited and chatted among themselves.  I was even able to focus on Andre Lotterer's eyes as he sat waiting in the car in the garage.

 The camera does react well but is still slower than the Fujifilm X-T2, so I have to be more precise with my shots and react quicker.  The big test  will be shooting with the camera during one of the track sessions to see if the GFX can cope with a fast moving motor sport environment.  What can't be faulted is the quality of the files that the camera produces, they are simply stunning!

Nick Tandy - Fujifilm GFX + GF120mm f4 - 1/100s @ f4 ISO800
Andre Lotterer - Fujifilm GFX + GF120mm f4 - 1/125s @ f4 ISO800
Andre Lotterer - Fujifilm GFX + GF120mm f4 - 1/250s @ f4 ISO400

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