Tilt and shift lens is kind of the missing puzzle in the GFX lens eco system. Better late than never. I can understand; as these are very specialise lenses. Primarily for interior, architectural photography and also landscape photography.
I remembered some 2 years ago, I brought a 15mm Laowa shift lens for commercial work. It’s more of a full frame lens. The lens is good but not good enough to handle the 100MP sensor of the GFX. I get by. Fast forward today; I am happy to share my first impression of the new Tilt / Shift lens.Not one but 2 T/S lenses. GF30mm F5.6 T/S and GF110mm F5.6 T/S Macro. They are both manual lenses.
Both lenses are big. It has a 15mm shift capability. Is that a big deal? That is 3mm more vs the competition. That is big deal especially for interior and architectural photographers. At 15mm shift it still covers the GFX sensor. One of the cool feature of this lens; It has a built-in-sensor to record shift amount and rotation angle. And this applies to both T/S lenses. These T/S lenses has ~90°~90° revolving and 0°~90 TS revolving. I had fun using the GF30mm T/S vs GF110mm T/S. Below are some photos taken with these 2 very specialise lenses. Cheers and thank you for reading this short 1st impression.
GF30mm F5.6 T/SGF30mm F5.6 T/S Mounted on a Leofoto Tripod
GF30mm F5.6 T/SWith Bobby and Eujin of Broncolor at the set of shooting a Grand Seiko. We spend about an hour to shoot the grand seiko. Thank you Eujin for setting up the amazing Broncolor light for the shoot.Shot with GFX100 ll + GF110mm F5.6 T/S Macro. Light with Broncolor At 100% ZoomGF30mm F5.6 T/S
Ivan Loh, A Fuji X-photographer is known for his quirky and different approach through his lens. He has received numerous accolades from the International Photography Award, New York and Photography Master Cup. Most Recently a Gold, 1st Place at the 2014 PX3 Prix De La Photographie in Paris .
Ivan started shooting since his teenage years with his father’s Nikon SLR and he hasn’t stopped since. He has lensed campaigns for clients such as Singapore Airlines, MTV Asia, Nike, Bossini, Nanyang Technological University(NTU) Tuas Power, Allianz Insurance, Manulife Insurance, HSBC Insurance, DHL. TNT, UOB, CAAS, Hilton Group, Intercontinental Hotel Group, Raffles Hotel, Diegeo, Embraer, Carlson, TATA Communication, HDB, Clark Quay, HOT FM 91.3, Kiss 92FM, JIA 88.3, Power 98, and CHIMJES.
His editorial works have appeared in magazines such as Conde Nast, Home+Living, TopGear Singapore, Her World, Cleo, Seventeen, FHM, Parents World and Home & Decor. His works have also glossed the pages of international magazines such as Asian Photography and Digital Photography(UK).
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