GFX 100Svs Pentax 17
Fujifilm
GFX 100S (2021)
Starting from £3999 new
Best for Commercial, portrait & landscape photographers
View GFX 100S
Pentax
Pentax 17 (2024)
Starting from £400 new
Best for Film photography enthusiasts & diptych storytelling
View Pentax 17
GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?
Commercial, Portrait & Landscape Photographers — GFX 100S (2021): 102MP medium-format with IBIS and phase-detect AF at a price that made serious large-format imaging available to a new generation of photographers.
Film Photography Enthusiasts & Diptych Storytelling — Pentax 17 (2024): The best new film camera of the decade — manual controls, a sharp lens, and a half-frame format that doubles your roll and forces a new way of seeing.
Who should buy what
GFX 100S (2021)
- Portrait and commercial photographers who need extraordinary resolution and rendering
- Landscape photographers who want the finest large-format detail in a manageable body
- GFX 50S II users who want to double their resolution with improved AF
- Studio photographers moving up from full-frame who want medium-format colour science
Quick take: The pentax 17 is the most affordable; only the gfx 100s is weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.
Full specifications
| Specification | GFX 100S (2021) | Pentax 17 (2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £3,999 | £400 |
| Sensor | 102MP Medium Format BSI CMOS (43.8 × 32.9mm) | 35mm half-frame (18 × 24mm) |
| Resolution | 102.0MP | — |
| Video | 4K/30p, FHD/120p | N/A — film camera |
| Autofocus | Phase-detect hybrid AF, face/eye detection | Zone focus (0.35m / 1m / 3m / ∞) |
| Stabilisation | IBIS — up to 6 stops | N/A — film camera |
| Burst Rate | 5fps | Manual wind-on |
| Battery Life | ~460 shots (CIPA) | 2× CR2 lithium batteries |
| Weight | 900g (with battery and card) | ~165g (without batteries) |
| Dimensions | 150.0 × 104.2 × 87.2mm | 113 × 66 × 44mm |
| Weather Sealed | Yes | No |
| Viewfinder | EVF, 5.76M dots, 0.77× magnification | Optical viewfinder with half-frame framelines |
| Screen | 3.0" 3-direction tilting touchscreen | N/A |
| Mount | Fujifilm GFX (G-mount) | 35mm film (ISO 25–3200 via DX coding + manual dial) |
| Memory Cards | Single CFexpress Type B / SD UHS-II combo slot | 35mm 135-format film cartridge |
| Connectivity | USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | N/A |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | GFX 100S | Pentax 17 |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait | ||
| Landscape | ||
| Architecture | — | |
| Travel | ||
| Sports & Action | — | |
| Vlogging & Video | — | |
| Street | — | |
| Everyday | — | |
| Low Light | — |
GearScore™ suitability scores are based on aggregated purchaser reviews weighted by photography genre. See how scores are calculated →
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