The GFX100RF’s Leaf Shutter Lens Will Remain Unique in the GFX System

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Close-up of a Fujinon Aspherical Lens. The text on the lens reads "FUJINON ASPHERICAL LENS, SUPER EBC GF f=35mm 1:4." The lens is surrounded by a textured black surface.

Fujifilm says it could not have made an optic like the 35mm f/4 in the GFX100RF as an interchangeable lens for its medium format GFX cameras. Beyond that, the company has no plans to make leaf shutter Fujinon GF lenses either.

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