OFG Customs 65 Explained – Custom Cinema Camera Based on FUJIFILM GFX100 II Sensor

At NAB 2024, OFG Customs – a sibling company of LA-based rental house Old Fast Glass – is showcasing a “nearly 65mm” custom-built digital cinema camera that is designed around the FUJIFILM GFX100 II sensor.
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[Abdi_Mohamed_]

This is actually really impressive, I hope Fuji is watching and taking notes. But that is a HUGE camera

[johnburnsdp]

Love what these guys are doing and am hopeful that this enthusiasm will influence Fuji’s future products.

[WojtriX]

The bend on the T-shirt is unfortunate - Old FAT Glass ;)

The camera looks wonderful - it is a dream come true for me!

[asl]

Must have knocked the wind out of these guys a bit when BM announced the 17k., but it sounds like a great option with a different look etc so hopefully it's been worthwhile for them still. Looks great.

[ShazammtheProducer]

OMFG I love the age we live in this is AMAZING

[Veptis]

How can I get a cinema camera sized shell myself?
I got some thermal camera modules that I would love to turn into a portable filmmaking/photography system. But I haven't seen this as a service before.

[mixdown]

FUJIFILM just needs a Gen. III GFX100 Sensor with Open Gate 1.43 IMAX Format Ratio Mode and 8K, that would shock the World.

[kolecava]

Did they not create any sample footage? That's pretty appalling if so. I tried look online, nothing..

[MrSpiccinino]

What is the media it records to? Looks like SSD's with a handle on the left side of camera that somehow feeds into the Atmos?

[RumpleMatt]

Curious to know if there’s TC / Genlock in this.

[akhtarnadeem]

Fujifilm finally released the Cinema BOX camera, Awesome

[nelsonclub]

Customer waiting.
Build it, even if I have to give you my current GFX100II. SLight correction, Sony designed the sensor - same as Hasselblad x2D and 907x CFV 100

[erockvaughn]

This is amazing I love 65mm cinema. Yeah baby. Great job on this.

[CartyCantDance]

It can record BRAW. it’s just a Cineback mod for the GFX 100 ii

[toolizcool]

Can it shoot open gate? Any new recording modes or frame rates?

[al_muftah]

very nice, hopefully it goes on sale.
would love to add it to my arsenal

[gerthenriksen]

Amazing. Where can this camera be bought? Price?

[MrMacroJesseSky]

“Nearly 65mm format” how can they brand it this way, the sensor is 44mm wide. That’s not even close. That’s like saying super 35 is nearly full frame, or micro 4/3 is nearly super 35.

Interesting concept, but I think it’s a miss and I don’t like the disingenuous marketing naming it the “65”

[mark]

If I am not mistaken but the camera apparently doesn’t utilise the whole sensor when shooting video. only slightly above Fullframe (vista vision)

[C-Carter]

Footages shot by real cinematographers with cine lenses is now needed.. Almost every video i've seen so far look video-ish, over sharpness reminiscent of 5d mark ii that i hope is fixed by shooting RAW, and a lack of warmth, roundness and creaminess in the image. But those were shot by either hobbyists or videographers, and i admit that, on some very few frames, i can feel something "might be special".
This is why we need footages shot by real cinematographers now, we need to know what this camera has in the guts, if it can perform in the Cinema field or if it is suited for fashion editorials at most..
Few points that would greatly improve this camera through a firmware update :
1 - Internal Raw (whether compressed or uncompressed)
2 - Option to "totally" deactivate in camera sharpness (Raw might already do that but i need someone to confirm that).
3 - For the next gen GFX : global shutter

This would be a beast cinema camera..

Thank you to OFG, this mod will encourage Fuji to go deeper in the cinema capabilities of their line-up..