It’s just five years since Fujifilm revolutionised medium format digital with the launch of its GFX 50S. This camera provided 51.4MP resolution and mirrorless architecture for £6,200 body-only, which was a groundbreaking price at the time. Since then, the GFX system has gone from strength to strength, with the GFX100S that appeared earlier this year offering 102MP for £5,500, in a body that’s similar in size to a full-frame DSLR. Now with the GFX50S II, Fujifilm has brought the price of entry even lower, to just £3,500 body-only, or £3,900 with the new matched GF 35-70mm F4.5-5.6 WR kit zoom.
Despite its name, the GFX50S II isn’t based on the original GFX 50S. Instead, it employs the same sensor, but places it into the exact same body as the GFX100S,…