{"id":80202,"date":"2025-05-06T21:51:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T21:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/80202\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T21:51:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T21:51:16","slug":"gordon-laing-photographs-the-beauty-of-iceland-with-the-fujifilm-gfx100rf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/80202\/","title":{"rendered":"Gordon Laing Photographs the Beauty of Iceland With the Fujifilm GFX100RF"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>Gordon Laing, an outstanding camera reviewer from CameraLabs and friend of PetaPixel, just published his review of the Fujifilm GFX100RF which he took to arguably one of the best locations for the compact medium format camera: Iceland. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn April 2025, I took the Fujifilm GFX100RF on a one-week road trip around Iceland, flying into Akureyi\u00a0in the North before driving clockwise around the entire island and Western Peninsula, before returning to Akureyi to fly back out again,\u201d Laing tells PetaPixel.<\/p>\n<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCF4474-pano-800x283.jpg\" alt=\"Panoramic view of a coastal landscape with patches of snow on rocky hills, a winding road, flat brown fields, and distant mountains under a cloudy sky by the sea.\" width=\"800\" height=\"283\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-793441\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCF4411-edited-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Colorful aurora lights in shades of purple, pink, and green spread across a dark night sky with faint stars visible in the background.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-793439\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCF4386-edited-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A tall, conical mountain rises behind a small waterfall cascading into a rocky stream, surrounded by brown grasslands under a clear sky.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-793438\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought the GFX100RF would be the perfect camera for this trip, with the flexibility of zooming and cropping into different aspect ratios, not to mention having weather-proofing for the changeable conditions \u2014 which saw about a foot of snow fall on us overnight in the east.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/03\/20\/fujifilm-gfx100rf-review-an-x100-all-grown-up\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">When PetaPixel reviewed the camera earlier this year<\/a>, it did so with a street photography slant. Laing\u2019s video approaches it from a mainly landscape perspective, which should be helpful to potential buyers who are hoping to hear if it\u2019s ideal for their particular use cases. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe camera didn\u2019t miss a beat, and under the right conditions, delivered epic landscape images packed with detail. But equally, some other conditions illustrated what the camera was less suited for and why others may be better depending on the subject and your style of shooting,\u201d Laing notes. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCF4360-edited-800x282.jpg\" alt=\"A wide, rocky landscape with patches of snow on distant mountains under a cloudy sky, featuring a winding river or lake cutting through the rough terrain.\" width=\"800\" height=\"282\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-793433\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCF4362-edited-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A blue sign with two cartoon faces about to kiss and hearts above them says \u201cKISS PLEASE&quot; near a road, with a church and mountain in the background.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-793435\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCF4364-edited-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"An old, rusted fishing boat labeled &quot;GK2&quot; rests abandoned on a black sand beach, with mountains and cloudy skies in the background.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-793436\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCF4373-edited-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A rusty, abandoned fishing boat with the word \u201cSOLI\u00d3S\u201d painted on its cabin sits tilted on a shore, with choppy sea and distant mountains visible under a partly cloudy sky.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-793437\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCF4474-pano-800x283.jpg\" alt=\"Panoramic view of a coastal landscape with patches of snow on rocky hills, a winding road, flat brown fields, and distant mountains under a cloudy sky by the sea.\" width=\"800\" height=\"283\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-793441\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The GFX100RF was designed with almost a singular focus: keep it compact. In order to achieve this, multiple concessions were made to it compared to the X100VI which was announced the year before, including the exclusion of in-body image stabilization, the speed of the aperture, and the hybrid optical viewfinder. Laing mentions that while the look of the front of the camera isn\u2019t as classy as the X100 series, he doesn\u2019t miss the hybrid nature \u2014 he never used the OVF much anyway. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCF4313-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A tall, illuminated church with a pointed, tiered fa\u00e7ade and a clock near the top stands against a deep blue sky at dusk. Blurred silhouettes of people are seen walking in front of the entrance.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-793432\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCF4293-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A tall, modern concrete church with a stepped, symmetrical facade and a central clock tower, lit by warm sunlight against a partly cloudy sky.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-793431\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCF4235-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Rows of tomato plants grow indoors under artificial lights, with clusters of green and red tomatoes hanging from vines along a narrow walkway in a greenhouse.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-793430\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a street shooting situation, photographers generally use faster shutter speeds anyway so I\u2019m not too concerned in that particular scenario. However, I know I\u2019m going to encounter landscape and architecture situations where I will need to bring a tripod or, alternatively, raise my ISO at the expense of image quality,\u201d Chris Niccolls says <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/03\/20\/fujifilm-gfx100rf-review-an-x100-all-grown-up\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in his review<\/a>. \u201cHow much this fact will bother you largely depends on the kind of photography you do. In practice, I was able to hold steady at around 1\/30 second which is pretty good without IBIS but I did prefer to keep the shutter speeds around 1\/60 to 1\/125 to better ensure stability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCF4221-edited-800x283.jpg\" alt=\"Waves crash against dark, jagged rocks on a coastline, with two towering sea stacks rising from the ocean under a cloudy sky.\" width=\"800\" height=\"283\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-793429\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCF4198-edited-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A tall, narrow waterfall flows over a cliff of striking hexagonal basalt columns, surrounded by rocky terrain and sparse vegetation under an overcast sky.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-793428\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCF4177-edited-800x282.jpg\" alt=\"A large glacier with jagged ice formations stretches into a murky glacial lake, surrounded by steep, rocky mountains and snow-covered peaks under a partly cloudy sky.\" width=\"800\" height=\"282\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-793427\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCF4160-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A clear chunk of ice rests on a rocky shoreline, with a blurred background of water and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-793426\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCF4134-edited-800x283.jpg\" alt=\"Large chunks of ice float in a glacial lagoon, with snow-capped mountains and a glacier in the background under a cloudy sky.\" width=\"800\" height=\"283\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-793425\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCF4109-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A winding coastal road runs alongside a snow-dusted mountain slope, with the ocean to the left and low clouds shrouding the peaks, creating a cold, misty atmosphere.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-793424\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCF4100-edited-800x282.jpg\" alt=\"Snow-capped jagged mountains rise above a brown grassy plain with a small cluster of houses near a winding river under a cloudy, overcast sky.\" width=\"800\" height=\"282\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-793423\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCF4079-edited-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Black and white photo of a waterfall cascading between rugged, rocky cliffs into a pool below, surrounded by jagged rocks and boulders. The water appears silky due to a long exposure.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-793422\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The lack of IBIS and the speed of the lens are both notes Laing mentions. IBIS is a major point, especially given his subject matter in Iceland. Laing also notes that to get consistently sharp hand-held photos, he required a 1\/125 second shutter speed \u2014 the top end of what Niccolls notes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I went along I filmed sections in various parts of the island to illustrate the pros and cons of the camera. It was a tough schedule, but an amazing location, while the GFX100RF captured some images I\u2019m really pleased with,\u201d Laing says. \u201cI hope you enjoy my road trip\u00a0review!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Image credits:<\/strong> Photographs by Gordon Laing, CameraLabs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gordon Laing, an outstanding camera reviewer from CameraLabs and friend of PetaPixel, just published his review of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":80203,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3939],"tags":[4021,4020,39024,4022,77,2292,39025,39026,39027,7059,6080,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-80202","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-cameralabs","11":"tag-design","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-fujifilm","14":"tag-fujifilmgfx100rf","15":"tag-gfx100rf","16":"tag-gordonlaing","17":"tag-iceland","18":"tag-review","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114463106211375700","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}