GFX 100RFvs Instax Mini 99
Fujifilm
GFX 100RF (2025)
Starting from £5199 new
Best for Landscape, travel & street photography at medium format quality
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Fujifilm
Instax Mini 99 (2024)
Starting from £160 new
Best for Creative instant photography & serious enthusiasts
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GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?
Landscape, Travel & Street Photography At Medium Format Quality — GFX 100RF (2025): The world's first medium format compact — 102MP, 28mm, and all 20 Fujifilm film simulations in a fixed-lens body.
Creative Instant Photography & Serious Enthusiasts — Instax Mini 99 (2024): The most serious analogue instant camera Fujifilm has ever made. Manual controls, colour effects, and USB-C charging elevate it far above the rest of the range.
Who should buy what
GFX 100RF (2025)
- Landscape photographers who want medium format resolution without a system of interchangeable lenses
- Leica Q3 owners who want a step up in resolution to 102MP medium format
- Fujifilm GFX users who want a compact fixed-lens body for travel alongside their system lenses
- Photographers who want the ultimate image quality in a jacket-pocketable form factor
Instax Mini 99 (2024)
- Instant photographers who want real creative control over their prints
- Mini 12 or Mini Evo owners who want the most capable analogue Instax
- Photographers who treat instant film as a serious artistic medium
- Anyone who wants colour effects, vignette, and manual controls in one camera
Quick take: The instax mini 99 is the most affordable; only the gfx 100rf is weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.
Full specifications
| Specification | GFX 100RF (2025) | Instax Mini 99 (2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £5,199 | £160 |
| Sensor | 102MP medium format BSI CMOS (43.8 × 32.9mm) | Instax Mini film (62 × 46mm image area) |
| Resolution | 102.0MP | — |
| Video | 4K/30p (crop), 4K/60p (crop) — F-Log2 | N/A — instant film camera |
| Autofocus | Phase-detect AF with face and eye detection | Fixed focus with zone focus dial (0.3m / 0.5m / 1m / 2m / ∞) |
| Stabilisation | 8-stop IBIS | N/A |
| Burst Rate | 8fps electronic | N/A |
| Battery Life | ~490 shots (CIPA) | Rechargeable internal battery (USB-C, ~100 shots) |
| Weight | 735g body only | ~440g (with battery, without film) |
| Dimensions | 159.0 × 90.4 × 59.0mm | 131.7 × 104.9 × 66.8mm |
| Weather Sealed | Yes | No |
| Viewfinder | EVF 0.86× 5.76M-dot — outstanding GFX viewfinder | Real-image optical viewfinder |
| Screen | 3.2" tilting touchscreen, 2.36M dots | N/A |
| Mount | Fixed GF 35mm f/4 (28mm equivalent in 35mm terms) | Instax Mini film pack (10 shots per pack) |
| Memory Cards | Single CFexpress Type B / SD UHS-II slot | N/A — instant film only |
| Connectivity | USB-C, Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth, 3.5mm mic jack | USB-C (charging only) |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | GFX 100RF | Instax Mini 99 |
|---|---|---|
| Landscape | — | |
| Travel | ||
| Street | ||
| Portrait | ||
| Sports | — | |
| Vlogging & Video | — | |
| Creative | — | |
| Parties & Events | — | |
| Low Light | — |
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