Fujifilm Fujinon GF 30mm F5.6 T/S lens

Fujifilm Fujinon GF 30mm F5.6 Tilt/Shift lens

Finally here. Fuji's medium format GFX system cameras are great for demanding landscape and architectural photography, but there have only been various adapters available for perspective correction and no proper optics offering Tilt and Shift adjustments.

Often, product descriptions for wide-angle lenses mention architectural photography, but now with lens adjustments, you don't have to put the camera in the same position and crop only part of the image to keep the lines of the building straight. Now you can use all 100 megapixels.

Tilt allows you to rotate the focus plane, meaning that, for example, you can achieve sufficient depth of field in landscape photos in a completely different way.

The Fuji GF 30mm TS has manual focus, but the lens transfers information to the camera body, i.e. on the screen, and the image file data remembers the lens settings used, such as the amount of shift.

This lens is large and heavy, the focus circle must cover a medium-sized sensor as well as movements without vignetting or loss of image quality. A tripod collar is included that attaches to the optical center of the lens. However, due to the size, usability is okay, meaning the locks and adjustment screws can be used even in winter with gloves.

Specifications:

• Fujifilm G-mount, i.e. compatible with Fuji's GFX medium format cameras
• Focal length: 30mm (cinema equivalent 24mm)
• Adjustment range: +-15mm shift and +- 8.5 degrees tilt
• Construction: 16 elements in 11 groups, 9 rounded diaphragm plates
• Minimum aperture: F32
  
• Closest focusing distance: 30cm
  
• Filter thread: 105mm using the included adapter
  
• Size: 87.1 x 138.5mm
• Weight: 1.34g

The package includes:

• FUJIFILM GF 30mm f/5.6 T/S (FUJIFILM G) lens
• Backlight protection
• Filter adapter and filter adapter's own lens protector
• Tripod collar
• Lens cover
• Protective bag