GFX 100RFvs Nikon Z9
Fujifilm
GFX 100RF (2025)
Starting from £5199 new
Best for Landscape, travel & street photography at medium format quality
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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.
Professional Sports & Wildlife — Nikon Z9 (2021): The Z9 redefined what professional mirrorless could be — no mechanical shutter, 45MP stacked BSI, and 8K RAW in the most rugged Z body.
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
Nikon Z9 (2021)
- Professional sports, wildlife and photojournalism photographers
- Nikon D6 or D850 users making the final switch to mirrorless
- Those who need the fastest, most reliable AF Nikon has ever made
- Professionals who need a flagship body with no mechanical shutter
Quick take: The gfx 100rf has the highest resolution at 102mp; the gfx 100rf is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.
Full specifications
| Specification | GFX 100RF (2025) | Nikon Z9 (2021) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £5,199 | £5,499 |
| Sensor | 102MP medium format BSI CMOS (43.8 × 32.9mm) | 45.7MP full-frame BSI stacked CMOS |
| Resolution | 102.0MP | 45.7MP |
| Video | 4K/30p (crop), 4K/60p (crop) — F-Log2 | 8K/30p RAW, 4K/120p, ProRes RAW |
| Autofocus | Phase-detect AF with face and eye detection | Subject detection AF, 493-point phase-detect |
| Stabilisation | 8-stop IBIS | 6-stop IBIS |
| Burst Rate | 8fps electronic | 20fps RAW / 120fps JPEG |
| Battery Life | ~490 shots (CIPA) | 740 shots (CIPA) |
| Weight | 735g body only | 1340g body only |
| Dimensions | 159.0 × 90.4 × 59.0mm | 149.0 × 149.5 × 90.5mm |
| Weather Sealed | Yes | Yes |
| Viewfinder | EVF 0.86× 5.76M-dot — outstanding GFX viewfinder | 0.5" Quad-VGA OLED EVF, 3.69M dots, 120fps |
| Screen | 3.2" tilting touchscreen, 2.36M dots | 3.2" tilting touchscreen |
| Mount | Fixed GF 35mm f/4 (28mm equivalent in 35mm terms) | Nikon Z-mount |
| Memory Cards | Single CFexpress Type B / SD UHS-II slot | Dual CFexpress Type B / XQD |
| Connectivity | USB-C, Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth, 3.5mm mic jack | USB-C 3.2, HDMI full-size, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth, LAN |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | GFX 100RF | Nikon Z9 |
|---|---|---|
| Landscape | ||
| Travel | ||
| Street | — | |
| Portrait | — | |
| Sports | — | |
| Vlogging & Video | ||
| Sports & Action | — | |
| Wildlife | — | |
| Photojournalism | — |
GearScore™ suitability scores are based on aggregated purchaser reviews weighted by photography genre. See how scores are calculated →
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