Siksika Fight Night + GFX100RF
I brought the GFX100RF to document a Muay Thai fight day outdoors under the Siksika arbor. This isn’t necessarily a camera built for sports action, but it held its own and delivered when it mattered. The experience forced a slower, more intentional approach, relying on timing and anticipation instead of speed.
The crop dial and zoom lever created a very unique shooting experience. Being able to instantly change framing without breaking focus on the moment made the process feel more deliberate and immersive. Combined with the medium format sensor, the level of detail preserved in every frame was incredible.
One downside is that if your finger is holding the shutter button half pressed, you can’t zoom in or out with the crop lever. This disrupted the shooting rhythm in fast situations and feels like something that should be addressed in a firmware update.
The GFX100RF has a fixed f/4 aperture, so there was no option to open up further to gain light. To maintain usable shutter speeds, I shot at 1/500 and pushed ISO to the maximum of 12800. There was light in the space, but it was still limited, and it would dim between fights, which made consistency challenging. The noise didn’t bother me. The Classic Cuban recipe, especially with the higher grain settings, complements it well and adds to the overall character of the files.
All images are SOOC using the Classic Cuban recipe. Minor exposure adjustments, masking, and small object removals were done, but the overall look and color are straight from the camera.
In hindsight, I should have experimented more with dragging the shutter and capturing crowd reactions. The fights moved much faster than I anticipated, and there was just as much story happening outside the ring as inside it.
Curious how others are finding the GFX100RF in faster paced environments.
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