Moving back to Full Frame from Medium Format

Summary by Krater

Landscape photographer compares his medium format Fujifilm GFX 50R camera and lenses with the full-frame Nikon Z7 II and Z lenses, concluding that while the Nikon offers greater focal range and weight savings, image quality differences are barely noticeable outside of close-up inspection.

From the video

Answers: Fujifilm GFX 50R vs Nikon Z7 II: which camera is better for landscape photography?

• medium format vs full frame cameras
• Fujifilm GFX 50R landscape photography
• Nikon Z7 II landscape photography
• camera lens focal range comparison
• image quality and resolution comparison

What it concludes

• The Fujifilm files are superior with much sharper, better contrast, and more detail, though this is largely attributable to the lens.
• The Nikon 24-120mm lens cannot compete with the Fujifilm 32-64mm lens on a medium format camera.
• The Nikon Z7 II performed superbly with incredible sharpness when using the 100-400mm lens.
• Switching to the Nikon Z7 II results in a lighter weight setup and significantly greater focal range (24-400mm vs 25-158mm full-frame equivalent).
• Image quality differences between the two cameras are practically imperceptible outside of extreme pixel-peeping and 100% monitor crop inspection.