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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: keithcooper on November 18, 2023, 08:05:30 am

Title: A lengthy look at the Fuji GF30mm F5.6 F5.6 TS tilt shift lens fyi
Post by: keithcooper on November 18, 2023, 08:05:30 am: Fujifilm UK kindly lent me the new 30mm tilt/shift to have a go with - unfortunately they did want it back...

I'll happily say that it's by far and away the best quality wide tilt/shift lens I've yet tested...

I was able to test it on my own GFX100S and for a short while on a GFX100II [spoiler alert - no significant differences ;-) ]

I've a longish written review [over 5k words] at:
https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/fuji-30mm-ts-review/

This includes two videos:
The first is about the lens itself [~19 mins] https://youtu.be/YqM5CYpIeoY
The 2nd is about using it and its quality [~34mins] https://youtu.be/ODRtFF_9ciA

I'm now hoping to get the 110mm to test some time.

Definitely left me wondering what improvements both Canon and Nikon could manage when they finally bring out T/S lenses for RF and Z mounts.

Hope it's of some interest.

PS Now waiting for the 110mm TS lens to have a look at
Title: Re: A lengthy look at the Fuji GF30mm F5.6 F5.6 TS tilt shift lens fyi
Post by: mcbroomf on November 18, 2023, 09:03:21 am: Thanks for posting this Keith. I like/use TSE lenses quite a bit, I'm only missing the 135mm on Canon (all used on Sony) including the old 35mm FD. The 30mm Fuji looks like an ideal FOV for me though. I do wonder about getting a dedicated 100S for it while they are heavily discounted ...

Some images and discussion I found recently on a DPR thread
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4734767
Title: Re: A lengthy look at the Fuji GF30mm F5.6 F5.6 TS tilt shift lens fyi
Post by: BAB on November 24, 2023, 02:14:04 pm: Keith great writing as always...might be interesting in comparing the images gathered from the 30mm T/s to images from a technical camera with wide angle lens? You could easily shoot the tree again!
Title: Re: A lengthy look at the Fuji GF30mm F5.6 F5.6 TS tilt shift lens fyi
Post by: keithcooper on December 29, 2023, 05:50:18 am: Quote from: BAB on November 24, 2023, 02:14:04 pm
Keith great writing as always...might be interesting in comparing the images gathered from the 30mm T/s to images from a technical camera with wide angle lens? You could easily shoot the tree again!
Indeed - unfortunately there were no such cameras or lenses under the Christmas tree...
The tree will still be there,
All I need to find is another manufacturer to lend me a camera and lens ;-)