GFX 100RFvs D850
Fujifilm
GFX 100RF (2025)
Starting from £5199 new
Best for Landscape, travel & street photography at medium format quality
View GFX 100RF
Nikon
D850 (2017)
Starting from £2199 new
Best for Landscape, wildlife & professional studio photography
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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.
Landscape, Wildlife & Professional Studio Photography — D850 (2017): The finest DSLR ever made — 45MP, 9fps, and nearly 2000 shots per charge in a body that still outperforms most mirrorless cameras for battery life.
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
D850 (2017)
- Nikon F-mount lens owners who want the highest resolution DSLR before switching to mirrorless
- Landscape and wildlife photographers who value the optical viewfinder and outstanding battery life
- Professional photographers who need 45MP resolution without the price of a medium format system
- Photojournalists and event photographers with a large F-mount lens investment
Quick take: The gfx 100rf has the highest resolution at 102mp; the d850 is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.
Full specifications
| Specification | GFX 100RF (2025) | D850 (2017) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £5,199 | £2,199 |
| Sensor | 102MP medium format BSI CMOS (43.8 × 32.9mm) | 45.7MP full-frame BSI-CMOS |
| Resolution | 102.0MP | 45.7MP |
| Video | 4K/30p (crop), 4K/60p (crop) — F-Log2 | 4K UHD/30p, 1080p/120p |
| Autofocus | Phase-detect AF with face and eye detection | 153-point AF system (99 cross-type) — Multi-CAM 20K |
| Stabilisation | 8-stop IBIS | None (relies on VR lenses) |
| Burst Rate | 8fps electronic | 9fps (7fps with tilt screen AF) |
| Battery Life | ~490 shots (CIPA) | ~1840 shots (CIPA) — outstanding |
| Weight | 735g body only | 915g body only |
| Dimensions | 159.0 × 90.4 × 59.0mm | 146 × 124 × 78.5mm |
| Weather Sealed | Yes | Yes |
| Viewfinder | EVF 0.86× 5.76M-dot — outstanding GFX viewfinder | Optical pentaprism — 0.75× magnification, 100% coverage |
| Screen | 3.2" tilting touchscreen, 2.36M dots | 3.2" tilting touchscreen, 2.36M dots |
| Mount | Fixed GF 35mm f/4 (28mm equivalent in 35mm terms) | Nikon F-mount (FX) |
| Memory Cards | Single CFexpress Type B / SD UHS-II slot | Dual slots — XQD and SD UHS-II |
| Connectivity | USB-C, Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth, 3.5mm mic jack | USB 3.0, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm mic & headphone jacks |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | GFX 100RF | D850 |
|---|---|---|
| Landscape | ||
| Travel | ||
| Street | — | |
| Portrait | ||
| Sports | ||
| Vlogging & Video | ||
| Wildlife | — |
GearScore™ suitability scores are based on aggregated purchaser reviews weighted by photography genre. See how scores are calculated →
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