Fujifilm announces their first large format cinema camera – the GFX Eterna 55
Fujifilm has announced its entry into the large format cinema camera market with the launch of the Fujifilm GFX Eterna 55. This marks the company's first digital cinema camera built around its large format GFX sensor platform.
The GFX ETERNA 55 features a -megapixel CMOS II HS sensor measuring mm, with a diagonal length of approximately mm, making it about times larger than a standard mm full-frame sensor.
Paired with the company's X-Processor 5 engine, the camera is designed for professional video production workflows.
Shooting video on a larger sensor offers a range of compelling advantages that contribute to a more cinematic and high-quality image. These benefits primarily revolve around light-gathering ability, depth of field, and overall image rendering.
Key imaging specifications include dual native ISOs of and , a claimed stops of dynamic range, and support for the F-Log2 C colour gamut for flexibility in post-production. The camera incorporates an electronically variable neutral density (ND) filter, adjustable from ND to ND.
The camera supports a range of recording formats, including DCI K, and can record in various Apple ProRes codecs internally to its dual CFExpress Type B and SD card slots.
It also offers RAW video output up to K/P via HDMI and integrates with the Frame.io Camera to Cloud service for streamlined remote workflows.
The GFX ETERNA 55 body weighs approximately kg. It natively uses the Fujifilm G mount but includes a PL mount adapter, enabling support for a wide variety of cinema lenses, including Premista, mm, and Anamorphic formats.
The camera features a hot-swappable battery system and dual -inch side monitors for settings adjustments.
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Concurrent with the camera's launch, Fujifilm has also introduced its first motorised power zoom for the system, the Fujinon GF 32-90mm T3.5 PZ OIS WR lens.
This lens maintains a constant T3.5 aperture throughout its zoom range and includes optical image stabilisation (OIS). The lens reportedly has extremely low aberration, delivering high resolution equivalent to a prime lens despite being a zoom lens.
Inheriting the operability and design of the cinema camera zoom lens Premista Series, which is highly acclaimed in many video production settings, the lens structure and DC motor optimised for power zoom achieve a lightweight body of approximately 2.1kg.
The Fujifilm GFX Eterna 55 and the Fujinon GF 32-90mm T3.5 lens are scheduled to be available in October 2025 and at time of writing, no price has been revealed.
You can find out more on the Fujifilm Australia website.
