Fujifilm GFX 50S vs. Pentax K-3 Mark III

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Fujifilm GFX 50S and Pentax K-3 Mark III. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Fujifilm GFX 50S vs. Pentax K-3 Mark III Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Fujifilm GFX 50S Pentax K-3 Mark III
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system with movie recording Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.42 cm 10.35 cm
Width 14.75 cm 13.45 cm
Depth 9.14 cm 7.35 cm
Weight 740 g 735 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 740 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 825 g
Camera with EVF: 920 g
Camera body only: 735 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 820 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black Black | Silver
Protection Weatherproof Weatherproof, dust-resistant
Navigation - GPS receiver
SENSOR Fujifilm GFX 50S Pentax K-3 Mark III
Sensor Resolution 51.4 Megapixel 25.73 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels - 26,780,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 51,400,000 pixels 25,730,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Medium Format (43.8 x 32.9 mm) APS-C (23.3 x 15.5 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Ultrasonic vibration Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), anti-aliasing simulator function
Image Stabiliser - Optical SR II (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Fujifilm GFX 50S Pentax K-3 Mark III
Image Processor X-Processor Pro engine -
LENS Fujifilm GFX 50S Pentax K-3 Mark III
Lens Mounting Type Fujifilm G Mount Pentax K
FOCUSING Fujifilm GFX 50S Pentax K-3 Mark III
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 101
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function -
AE/AF Control - Auto-area AF, Zone AF, Expanded area AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Yes
VIEWFINDER Fujifilm GFX 50S Pentax K-3 Mark III
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 3,690,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.85x 1.05x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +1
Features Viewfinder brightness control, auto eye sensor Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Fujifilm GFX 50S Pentax K-3 Mark III
ISO (Max) 102400 1600000
Native ISO 100-12800 -
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 (H1), 51200 (H2), 102400 (H3) -
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800 ISO auto, ISO 100-1600000
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight-weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 256 -
Exposure Modes Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, Film Simulation Bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, white balance bracketing Depth of field bracketing, motion bracketing
Special Effects Chrome, Film Simulation, Grainy Film Soft, Slim, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, monochrome, Muted, Flat, landscape, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Colour Extract, Toy camera, High contrast, Colour Invert, Bleach Bypass, Radiant, Reversal Film, Shading, Tone Expansion, Bold Monochrome, Unicolour Bold, Colour replace, Grainy Monochrome
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type Mechanical Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 9 steps in 1/3 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/125sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range - EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Fujifilm GFX 50S Pentax K-3 Mark III
Type 3.2" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 2,360,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Colour control, contrast control, display brightness control, night vision LCD display
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Fujifilm GFX 50S Pentax K-3 Mark III
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Microphone Operation Mode - Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Fujifilm GFX 50S Pentax K-3 Mark III
Memory Card Slot SD card Dual SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Memory Card Max Supported Size 256 GB -
Image Storage 8256 x 6192
8256 x 5504
8256 x 4640
6192 x 6192
8256 x 3048
7744 x 6192
7232 x 6192
4000 x 3000
4000 x 2664
4000 x 2248
2992 x 2992
4000 x 1480
3744 x 3000
3504 x 3000
RAW 6192 x 4128
JPEG 6192 x 4128
JPEG 4752 x 3168
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 1920 x 1280
Video Capture 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
1280 x 720 p - 29.97 fps
1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
1280 x 720 p - 24 fps
1280 x 720 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Fujifilm GFX 50S Pentax K-3 Mark III
Battery Type Fujifilm NP-T125 Lithium Ion Pentax D-Li90 Lithium Ion
Details Fujifilm NP-T125 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Pentax D-Li90 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 400 shots
Video recording - 2.42 hours
Photo shooting - 800 shots
Playback - 250 minutes
CONNECTIONS Fujifilm GFX 50S Pentax K-3 Mark III
Interface HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, Wireless Image Transfer Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard Exif Print support Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 3.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
DC power input
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
FEATURES Fujifilm GFX 50S Pentax K-3 Mark III
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 1.8 frames per second 2.5 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 7 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Auto power save, date/time stamp, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, colour control, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM), Dynamic Range Adjustment, Bayer mosaic RGB filter, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Modulation Optimizer (LMO), noise reduction, multiple exposure capture, shadow tone priority Audio recording, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, interval shooting mode, in-camera film editing, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, horizon correction, NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Lens Distortion Correction, primary colour filter, Automatic composition correction function, colour moire correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, diffraction correction, Pixel Shift Resolution technology, colour fringe correction, multiple exposure capture, GPS stamp, D-range correction
OTHERS Fujifilm GFX 50S Pentax K-3 Mark III
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, viewfinder, power plug adapter, strap clip, cable protector, strap clip lock Eyepiece cover, carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap, sync terminal cover
Software - Digital Camera Utility 5
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C -10 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 1 year
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