Fujifilm GF 30mm f/5.6 TS: Contemplating Tilt + Shift with Another Scene
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Fujifilm GFX100 II | Fujifilm GF 30mm f/5.6 TS | Fujifilm GF 110mm f/5.6 TS | Fujifilm GF 55mm f/1.7 WR.
Following along after Fujifilm GF 30mm f/5.6 TS: What would Tilt do for this Scene and Others Like It?, here is another example.
What would tilt do for us here? With any luck, a single frame at f/9 with about 0.5° of tilt would get sharpness near to far without the need for focus stacking.
Do the controls of the GF 30/5.6 TS allow partial degrees of tilt reliably? Is there any way to repeat a given tilt? It does not look like the tilt control is as nice as what I’d want: 1/3° engraved markings for repeatable action. Put in focusing terms, the “tilt throw” looks marginal. Hopefully it is centered on the optical axis, it looks like it is.
Of course this is at 22mm, but the point holds, just at 30mm.
But perhaps even more compelling: tilt could be combined with shift for a seamless 168-megapixel shift-lens stitch. It would be a wider aspect ratio of 2.24:1 but a similar horizontal angle of view and of course much higher resolution.
I am very likely to go back and perform just that experiment in early October!
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Mt Conness summit is seen at far right. This basin is very popular, about a 2 mile hike one way and about 500 feet of vertical gain. It’s a gorgeous place.
Fujifilm GFX100S + GF20-35mmF4 R WR @ 18.2mm equiv (22.1mm)
ENV: Conness Lakes, altitude 10500 ft / 3200 m, 70°F / 21°C
RAW: Camera ASTIA, Enhance Details, LACA corrected, vignetting corrected, WB 5150°K tint 21, push 0.33 stops, +20 Whites, +15 Dehaze, +10 Clarity, AI Denoise 10, +10 Vibrance
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