TESTED: FUJIFILM GFX 100
With my Antarctic expedition counter now sitting just shy of 30, during the past seven years I’ve been no stranger to pushing the carry-on luggage limits of flights to South America, where most expeditions depart. But this time, one piece of equipment in my bag was an obvious liability to my successful passage through customs.
Weighing in at 1.4kg (with the viewfinder attached), the Fujifilm GFX 100 is a bonafide leviathan of a camera. In fact, not one aspect of this machine can be categorised as small or discreet. The top LCD is large and luminous, the battery grip is as hulking as the bow of the ship I’m to travel on and of course, the sensor is 43.8 x 32.9mm of sheer imaging splendour.
As I sat in the Sydney airport international terminal, pondering whether our aircraft could actually muster enough acceleration to get the GFX off the ground, I questioned whether lugging this thing to the last continent was a good idea. Three weeks, 30 zodiac excursions, four leopard seals and
