Features & Functions

How GFX100 II Makes Large Format Sport Photography Possible Sport photography requires a lot from a camera, but FUJIFILM GFX100 II is designed to keep up – even while delivering large format 102-megapixel beauty

High-Detail Camera Sensor

With its 102-megapixel resolution, you can photograph in incredible detail, which is particularly beneficial for dramatic moments in sports.

Use it to record the finest textures, sweat droplets, or the revealing expressions on athletes’ faces, and add a new level of realism to your images. In sport, the smallest nuances of action and emotion matter.

Another advantage of this high-resolution capability is better cropping flexibility. With fast-moving subjects, you may not always frame the subject perfectly. But you can use GFX100 II’s extra resolution to crop into a smaller section of the frame and still retain enough detail for large prints or high-quality digital images.

Photo 2024 © Michael Clark Photography | FUJIFILM GFX100 II and GF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR + 1.4x, 1/2500 sec at F8, ISO 1250

Fast, Accurate Autofocus

GFX100 II features a fast Intelligent Hybrid AF system with phase detection points spread across the sensor, offering great subject detection and tracking that’s based on deep-learning AI.

To photograph fast-moving subjects, you can use Continuous AF (AF-C) in Wide/Tracking mode, to ensure the camera is always ready to detect and adjust focus based on the presence of a subject.

You can also customize how AF-C performs, controlling how freely focus will move to newly detected subjects and how fast this shift in focus happens.

There are a number of pre-set modes to choose from, including some ideal for sport subjects. You can rely on dedicated autofocus settings for rapidly accelerating, suddenly appearing, or erratically moving subjects.

Photo 2024 © Irene Yee | FUJIFILM GFX100 II and GF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1000

8fps High-Speed Burst

A high-resolution, large format camera like GFX100 II typically records a much greater amount of image information than a smaller-sensor camera, meaning the same burst speeds can’t be met. However, it’s exceptionally fast for its class – and in relation to real-world sporting action – at 8fps.

During high-speed use, GFX100 II’s impressive buffer menu decreases viewfinder blackout. You can get blackout-free operation at 5.3fps using the full sensor, or 8.7fps when in a cropped 35mm format mode.

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Up to 8.0-Stop In-Body Image Stabilization

GFX100 II features powerful IBIS, providing a benefit of up to 8.0 stops. It effectively compensates for camera shake, freeing you up to work handheld, and is especially useful with telephoto lenses and in low-light situations common to many sports.

Telephoto and Wide-Angle Lens Selection

A selection of exceptional native lenses is important in sport photography, which demands varied coverage, optical precision, and much more.

GFX System cameras bring another unique need for large format sensor coverage. For these reasons, a native FUJINON GF Lens is often the best choice.

Here are some great sports photography lens choices for GFX100 II.

FUJINON GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR: A versatile zoom lens that allows flexibility in framing across middling distances. It has a linear motor-driven focus system (LM) for rapid, reliable results. Plus, it’s optically stabilized (OIS) and weather-resistant (WR).
FUJINON GF250mmF4 R LM OIS WR: Perfect for longer-range images, like motorsports or track and field, this lens offers sharp results and a fast-for-class aperture, alongside LM, OIS, and WR benefits. It provides great light-gathering capabilities and beautifully shallow depth-of-field.
FUJINON GF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR: This is the longest native GFX System lens, delivering far-reaching coverage that will pick out sports subjects where physical proximity is impossible. You can extend reach even further with GF1.4X TC WR teleconverter.
FUJINON GF20-35mmF4 R WR: On a large format sensor, this lens offers focal lengths as wide as 16mm as a full-frame equivalent. It’s ideal for providing some much-needed context to sports scenes, or for documenting a wider atmosphere around a subject.
FUJINON GF45mmF2.8 R WR: As a 36mm equivalent for full-frame, this lens gives you a widely usable documentarian perspective, which many value highly in a sports context. It also has a wide F2.8 aperture, which is functionally faster than the same aperture on a smaller sensor.