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Fujifilm 30mm f/5.6 T/S lens — allowable tilt error

November 13, 2024 JimK 2 Comments

Lensrentals has loaned me a Fuji GF 30mm f/5.6 tilt/shift lens. There have been reports of unwanted tilt when using this lens. I conducted an analysis of how much tilt it takes to cause various amounts of defocus error. While the stimulus for this work was the 30/5.6 T/S lens, it is applicable to any… [Read More]

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Fujifilm GF 30/5.6 Tilt/Shift lens on GFX 100 II — Illumination falloff

November 10, 2024 JimK Leave a Comment

Lensrentals has loaned me a Fujifilm 30 mm f/5.6 tilt/shift (T/S) lens to test. I mounted it on a GFX 100 II, focused it at infinity, aimed it at a white wall, and made four images at each f-stop from 5.6 through 11, rotating the camera 90 degrees around the lens axis. I brought the… [Read More]

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Fujifilm GF 30/5.6 T/S lens, usage notes for view camera users

November 9, 2024 JimK Leave a Comment

The Fujifilm 30 mm f/5.6 tilt/shift lens can emulate any two, and in some cases, even more, of the standard view camera movements. It manages this by allowing the user to mount the tripod either to the lens or the camera body, and allowing the shift and tilt axes to be rotated freely. I’ll go… [Read More]

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Fujifilm GF 30/5.6 Tilt/Shift lens on GFX 100 II — Siemens star

November 9, 2024 JimK Leave a Comment

Lensrentals has loaned me a Fujifilm 30 mm f/5.6 tilt/shift (T/S) lens to test. I mounted it on a GFX 100 II and aimed it at a Zeiss Siemens star about 20 feet away. I mounted the camera on an Edelkrone tripod, using an Arca Swiss C1 cube.  I made 4 exposures at each setting,… [Read More]

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Should I buy a medium format digital camera?

September 10, 2024 JimK 17 Comments

I get asked this question a lot; so often that I’m going to write a general response. This doesn’t replace the personalized advice that I have given and will continue to give, but it will add to it. For whom is this article intended? I’m thinking of someone who already owns an interchangeable lens full… [Read More]

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