{"id":48464,"date":"2017-04-28T18:07:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T01:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=48464"},"modified":"2017-05-01T09:19:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T16:19:25","slug":"review-fujifilm-gfx-50s-x-fujinon-63mm-f2-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/28\/review-fujifilm-gfx-50s-x-fujinon-63mm-f2-8\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: FUJIFILM GFX 50s x FUJINON 63mm f\/2.8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48469\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/28\/review-fujifilm-gfx-50s-x-fujinon-63mm-f2-8\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7138\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7138.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493295192&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim bangkok street photography fujifilm gfx color-7138\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7138.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48469\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7138-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"eric kim bangkok street photography fujifilm gfx color-7138\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7138.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7138.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7138.jpg?resize=180%2C135&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7138.jpg?resize=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7138.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\nDear friend,<\/p>\n<p>I want to give you some of my personal thoughts on the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01MZARM64\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B01MZARM64&amp;linkId=88bfc239d1166dfa3964a3de29f2afe0\">Fujifilm GFX 50s<\/a> (digital medium-format) and the Fujinon 63mm f\/2.8 lens.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>The camera fucking rocks<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ERIC KIM REVIEW: FUJIFILM GFX MEDIUM FORMAT DIGITAL + 63mm f:2 8 LOVE IT!\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CYG7Bsv88Rk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>First of all, the camera is pretty fucking awesome. The autofocus is slow and inaccurate (I&#8217;d give autofocus a 4\/10), and the buffering (processing time after taking a photo) is quite slow (I&#8217;d also give that a 4\/10).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48711\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/fujifilm-gfx-50s-photos\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7313\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7313.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;22&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493301447&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0016666666666667&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim street photography gfx fujifilm medium format digital-7313\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7313.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48711\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7313-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7313.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7313.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7313.jpg?resize=180%2C135&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7313.jpg?resize=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7313.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However the thing I am blown away by is the colors and textures out of the camera&#8211; particularly the color JPEG images. I shot everything on &#8216;Classic Chrome&#8217; JPEG + RAW setting (compressed) &#8212; and preferred the look of the JPEG images (with additional contrast and grain added).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48722\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/fujifilm-gfx-50s-photos\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7335\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7335.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493303466&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0066666666666667&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim street photography gfx fujifilm medium format digital-7335\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7335.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48722\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7335-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7335.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7335.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7335.jpg?resize=180%2C135&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7335.jpg?resize=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7335.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I shot the entire camera on the streets of Bangkok (Chinatown) in <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/18\/in-favor-of-p-program-mode-in-photography\/\">&#8216;P&#8217; (program) mode<\/a>, with automatic aperture and shutter speed, at ISO 1600. This would ensure I would have less blur in my photos, and sharper images.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Color and texture<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48470\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/28\/review-fujifilm-gfx-50s-x-fujinon-63mm-f2-8\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7337\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7337.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;26&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493303771&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim bangkok street photography fujifilm gfx color-7337\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7337.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48470\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7337-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7337.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7337.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7337.jpg?resize=180%2C135&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7337.jpg?resize=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7337.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve recently watched <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/18\/10-cinemetography-composition-and-life-lessons-from-dr-strange\/\">Dr. Strange<\/a>, and there is a scene of Stan Lee reading a book called &#8216;The Doors of Perception&#8217; by <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/huxley\/\">Aldous Huxley<\/a>. The book pretty much sums up Huxley&#8217;s use of the psychedelic drug &#8216;mescaline.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/28\/review-fujifilm-gfx-50s-x-fujinon-63mm-f2-8\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7340\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7340.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;29&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493303804&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim bangkok street photography fujifilm gfx color-7340\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bangkok, 2017&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7340.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48471\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7340-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7340.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7340.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7340.jpg?resize=180%2C135&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7340.jpg?resize=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7340.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Huxley learns after taking mescaline &#8212; that he no longer cares about time, space, or this idea of &#8216;being.&#8217; Rather, he becomes fascinated with colors and textures.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48473\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/28\/review-fujifilm-gfx-50s-x-fujinon-63mm-f2-8\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7360\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7360.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493304428&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim bangkok street photography fujifilm gfx color-7360\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Filling the frame when looking up. Bangkok x FUJIFILM GFX&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7360.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48473\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7360-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7360.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7360.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7360.jpg?resize=180%2C135&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7360.jpg?resize=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7360.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For some reason that left a strong impact on me.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48708\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/fujifilm-gfx-50s-photos\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7310\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7310.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493301350&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim street photography gfx fujifilm medium format digital-7310\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7310.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48708\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7310-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7310.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7310.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7310.jpg?resize=180%2C135&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7310.jpg?resize=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7310.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Walking here on the streets of Bangkok for the Monogram Asia 8&#215;8 Street Photography Event &#8212; I took a stroll around Chinatown. I was blown away with all the colors and textures here. It was like I was high on mescaline or LSD. I suddenly saw the world in vivid, HD, juicy, vibrant, and textured colors.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48485\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/28\/review-fujifilm-gfx-50s-x-fujinon-63mm-f2-8\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7351\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7351.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493303999&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0016666666666667&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim bangkok street photography fujifilm gfx color-7351\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7351.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48485\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7351-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7351.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7351.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7351.jpg?resize=180%2C135&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7351.jpg?resize=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7351.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed walking the streets with the GFX &#8212; it felt solid in my hand. I liked the weight distribution, and shot everything on the LCD screen (it has an electronic viewfinder, but I took it off, I prefer the LCD with the flexibility of holding the camera at super low angles or super high angles with the tilting LCD screen).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48488\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/28\/review-fujifilm-gfx-50s-x-fujinon-63mm-f2-8\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7334\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7334.jpg?fit=1200%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493302552&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim bangkok street photography fujifilm gfx color-7334\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7334.jpg?fit=800%2C1067&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48488\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7334-800x1067.jpg?resize=800%2C1067\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7334.jpg?resize=800%2C1067&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7334.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7334.jpg?resize=135%2C180&amp;ssl=1 135w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7334.jpg?resize=563%2C750&amp;ssl=1 563w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7334.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also liked how slow the camera was in terms of autofocus and processing. It forced me to be more mindful before each shot I made&#8211; kind of like <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/02\/my-experiences-shooting-medium-format-film-in-street-photography\/\">shooting medium-format<\/a> on a film Hasselblad.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48483\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/28\/review-fujifilm-gfx-50s-x-fujinon-63mm-f2-8\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7230\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7230.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493299983&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim bangkok street photography fujifilm gfx color-7230\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7230.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48483\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7230-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7230.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7230.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7230.jpg?resize=180%2C135&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7230.jpg?resize=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7230.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the colors and textures &#8212; I am fucking blown away. The truth is 99% of my images are going to be seen on a small 5&#8221; smartphone screen. But for me, I love the colors &#8212; they make me feel more human. Looking at the textures bring me joy in my heart. I&#8217;m sure nobody cares for the photos, but I like them.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Street portraits<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48472\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/28\/review-fujifilm-gfx-50s-x-fujinon-63mm-f2-8\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7413\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7413.jpg?fit=1200%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493306785&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0047619047619048&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim bangkok street photography fujifilm gfx color-7413\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7413.jpg?fit=800%2C1067&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48472\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7413-800x1067.jpg?resize=800%2C1067\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7413.jpg?resize=800%2C1067&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7413.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7413.jpg?resize=135%2C180&amp;ssl=1 135w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7413.jpg?resize=563%2C750&amp;ssl=1 563w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7413.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I am passionate about shooting <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/street-portraits\/\">street portraits<\/a> of people &#8212; and oh my God, the detail in these portraits with medium-format digital blew me away.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48698\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/fujifilm-gfx-50s-photos\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7278\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7278.jpg?fit=1500%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493300702&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim street photography gfx fujifilm medium format digital-7278\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Stre&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7278.jpg?fit=800%2C1067&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48698\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7278-800x1067.jpg?resize=800%2C1067\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7278.jpg?resize=800%2C1067&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7278.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7278.jpg?resize=135%2C180&amp;ssl=1 135w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7278.jpg?resize=563%2C750&amp;ssl=1 563w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7278.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To me, I can see more of their <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/soul\">soul<\/a> in the photos&#8211; through the vivid detail of their skin details, the light, and their <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eye\/\">eyes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48731\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/fujifilm-gfx-50s-photos\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7374\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7374.jpg?fit=1500%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493304813&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim street photography gfx fujifilm medium format digital-7374\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7374.jpg?fit=800%2C1067&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48731\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7374-800x1067.jpg?resize=800%2C1067\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7374.jpg?resize=800%2C1067&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7374.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7374.jpg?resize=135%2C180&amp;ssl=1 135w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7374.jpg?resize=563%2C750&amp;ssl=1 563w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7374.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also had to take my time making these portraits&#8211; chatting up these folks in the streets of Bangkok (super friendly).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48678\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/fujifilm-gfx-50s-photos\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7181\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7181.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493298627&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim street photography gfx fujifilm medium format digital-7181\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7181.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48678\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7181-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7181.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7181.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7181.jpg?resize=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7181.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also found that Bangkok is probably my second new favorite place in the world to shoot street photography (Tokyo being #1, because I love to capture the <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/dark-skies-over-tokyo\">Dark Skies over Tokyo<\/a> &#8212; and the depressive mood in Tokyo).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I LOVE SHOOTING STREET PHOTOGRAPHY IN BANGKOK\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eM0SzD_RI1Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So if you&#8217;ve never been to Bangkok &#8212; I highly highly recommend it (it was my first time here this trip).<\/p>\n<h2>3. Should I buy it?<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48476\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/28\/review-fujifilm-gfx-50s-x-fujinon-63mm-f2-8\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7356\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7356.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493304198&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0016666666666667&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim bangkok street photography fujifilm gfx color-7356\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7356.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48476\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7356-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7356.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7356.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7356.jpg?resize=180%2C135&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7356.jpg?resize=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7356.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a rich hobbyist with tons of cash to burn, and at least $100,000 in the bank &#8212; yeah go ahead and buy it.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48475\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/28\/review-fujifilm-gfx-50s-x-fujinon-63mm-f2-8\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7355\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7355.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493304125&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim bangkok street photography fujifilm gfx color-7355\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bangkok x FUJIFILM GFX&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7355.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48475\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7355-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7355.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7355.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7355.jpg?resize=180%2C135&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7355.jpg?resize=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7355.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Generally, I am <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/07\/dont-be-suckered-by-new-technology\/\">skeptical of first generation anything<\/a>. Don&#8217;t get suckered by new technology &#8212; the first version generally has lots of problems. Even the new MacBook Pro (2017) has battery issues, and people have a hard time adjusting to the new port system. #donglelife is apparently a bit annoying.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48719\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/fujifilm-gfx-50s-photos\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7333\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7333.jpg?fit=1500%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493302326&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim street photography gfx fujifilm medium format digital-7333\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7333.jpg?fit=800%2C1067&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48719\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7333-800x1067.jpg?resize=800%2C1067\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7333.jpg?resize=800%2C1067&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7333.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7333.jpg?resize=135%2C180&amp;ssl=1 135w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7333.jpg?resize=563%2C750&amp;ssl=1 563w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7333.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01MZARM64\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B01MZARM64&amp;linkId=88bfc239d1166dfa3964a3de29f2afe0\">Fujifilm GFX 50S is $6500 USD<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01MS8EWXM\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B01MS8EWXM&amp;linkId=8d1173962e625965cc2ebb9b6fc43ec0\">Fujinon 63mm f\/2.8 Lens is $1500 USD<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48484\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/28\/review-fujifilm-gfx-50s-x-fujinon-63mm-f2-8\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7300\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7300.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493301057&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0016666666666667&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim bangkok street photography fujifilm gfx color-7300\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7300.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48484\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7300-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7300.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7300.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7300.jpg?resize=180%2C135&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7300.jpg?resize=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7300.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The only people who should &#8216;realistically&#8217; buy this camera are wedding, commercial, portrait, or fashion\/editorial\/lifestyle photographers. But if you don&#8217;t plan on making $8,000 by buying this setup, you are probably going to burn 8 racks.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48489\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/28\/review-fujifilm-gfx-50s-x-fujinon-63mm-f2-8\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7330\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7330.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493302257&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.022222222222222&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim bangkok street photography fujifilm gfx color-7330\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7330.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48489\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7330-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7330.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7330.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7330.jpg?resize=180%2C135&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7330.jpg?resize=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7330.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but think about how further $8,000 can take for your business by investing in something else.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48704\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/fujifilm-gfx-50s-photos\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7305\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7305.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493301245&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim street photography gfx fujifilm medium format digital-7305\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7305.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48704\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7305-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7305.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7305.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7305.jpg?resize=180%2C135&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7305.jpg?resize=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7305.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Or just using that money to travel, buy photo books (see my <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/photography-book-reviews\/\">photo book reviews<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/16\/75-inspirational-street-photography-books-you-gotta-own\/\">75+ recommended photo books<\/a>), or just having cash in the bank to pay the rent without stress.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Review of the Pentax 645Z for Fashion Photography with Bil Brown\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B-FGRJKcJAs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you really are interested in medium-format digital, I&#8217;d recommend the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00LHWDZUC\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00LHWDZUC&amp;linkId=639bc01a417c3e91cf9d80a78eac5279\">Pentax 645Z<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004IO3XXA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B004IO3XXA&amp;linkId=4e26a943c41760ae25bcbfc0acbd05d6\">Pentax 55mm f\/2.8 Lens<\/a> instead &#8212; it has gone through a few iterations and evolutions, which means it is a lot more solid and stable. And I think the 645Z is probably one of the coolest-looking cameras out there.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48481\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/28\/review-fujifilm-gfx-50s-x-fujinon-63mm-f2-8\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7223\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7223.jpg?fit=1200%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493299859&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0029411764705882&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim bangkok street photography fujifilm gfx color-7223\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7223.jpg?fit=800%2C1067&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48481\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7223-800x1067.jpg?resize=800%2C1067\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7223.jpg?resize=800%2C1067&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7223.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7223.jpg?resize=135%2C180&amp;ssl=1 135w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7223.jpg?resize=563%2C750&amp;ssl=1 563w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7223.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But if you&#8217;re not sure whether to buy a new camera or not&#8211; remember: <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/24\/if-your-photos-arent-good-enough-your-camera-isnt-expensive-enough\/\">IF YOUR PHOTOS AREN\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T GOOD ENOUGH, YOUR CAMERA ISN\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T EXPENSIVE ENOUGH<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48479\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/28\/review-fujifilm-gfx-50s-x-fujinon-63mm-f2-8\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7160\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7160.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493298186&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0071428571428571&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim bangkok street photography fujifilm gfx color-7160\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7160.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48479\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7160-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7160.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7160.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7160.jpg?resize=180%2C135&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7160.jpg?resize=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-bangkok-street-photography-fujifilm-gfx-color-7160.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As with Bangkok &#8212; love it here. My first time, and the people are incredibly friendly, the food is great, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/monogramasia.com\">Monogram Asia<\/a> crew is doing cool stuff in South-East Asia. Highly recommend traveling here for street photography.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48683\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/fujifilm-gfx-50s-photos\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7198\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7198.jpg?fit=1500%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;22&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493299083&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0016666666666667&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim street photography gfx fujifilm medium format digital-7198\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7198.jpg?fit=800%2C1067&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7198-800x1067.jpg?resize=800%2C1067\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7198.jpg?resize=800%2C1067&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7198.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7198.jpg?resize=563%2C750&amp;ssl=1 563w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7198.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Will keep you in the loop with everything else.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48703\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/fujifilm-gfx-50s-photos\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7301\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7301.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493301068&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;HARYANTO-R&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0018181818181818&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim street photography gfx fujifilm medium format digital-7301\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7301.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48703\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7301-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7301.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7301.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7301.jpg?resize=180%2C135&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7301.jpg?resize=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-street-photography-gfx-fujifilm-medium-format-digital-7301.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Always,<br \/>\nEric<\/p>\n<p>Learn more: <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/street-photography-101\/\">Street Photography 101<\/a> \/\/ <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/product\/street-notes\/\">STREET NOTES<\/a> \/\/ <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/workshops\/\">ERIC KIM WORKSHOPS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear friend, I want to give you some of my personal thoughts on the new Fujifilm GFX 50s (digital medium-format) and the Fujinon 63mm f\/2.8 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