Wide-angle tilt shift lens “GF30mmF5.6 T/S”
The GF30mmF5.6 T/S offers the tilt function of tiling their optical axis and the shift function of moving their optical axis in parallel to alter how the optical axis relates to the imaging plane and intentionally manipulate areas in focus and perspective. This caters to the needs of professional photographers who want to explore composition and shooting positions freely in architecture, landscape and commercial photography. The tilt shift lenses feature optical design that secures approx. 85mm image circle to cover the range of shift adjustment up to ±15mm. The revolving operation of changing tilting and shifting directions is combined with the T/S revolving operation, in which the tilting mechanism is revolved to adjust the tilting and shifting directions to any angle from perpendicular to parallel, in order to enable the specialized shooting style while preserving the superior image quality of the GFX Series.
The GF30mmF5.6 T/S is a wide-angle tilt shift lens with the focal length of 30mm (equivalent to 24mm in the 35mm film format). It suppresses distortion and ghosting, typically seen with wide-angle lenses, to achieve a high level of image resolution. This lens meets professional needs in landscape photography where everything within the frame is in focus from grass in the foreground to distant mountains, or in architectural photography with distortion characteristically seen when shooting tall architectures is corrected.
Advanced optical design that minimizes various forms of aberration while delivering superior image resolving performance
The lens consists of 16 lens elements in 11 groups including three aspherical elements, two ED elements and one Super ED element. Its generous configuration featuring the use of a large aperture aspherical element as the front element as well as three ED elements provides advanced optical design that eliminates the need for electronically correcting distortion and lateral chromatic aberration. Spherical aberration, comatic aberration and field curvature are suppressed to the extreme extent to achieve edge-to-edge sharpness even during shifting.
The use of Fujifilm’s unique Nano GI Coating technology controls refractive index on the lens surface moderately to inhibit unnecessary light reflection and reduce ghosting and flare, which are typically seen in wide-angle lenses.
Tilting and shifting mechanisms that make most of the benefits of the large format sensor
Tiling of ±8.5° and shifting of up to ±15mm control the focal plane and perspective of the subject. The revolving operation of changing tilting and shifting directions within ±90° is combined with the T/S revolving operation, where the angle of tilting and shifting direction can be adjusted from perpendicular to parallel within 0°- 90° to give a high level of shooting freedom.
The lens has a built-in sensor that detects the degree of shifting and revolving movements. This data can be checked in Live View and is recorded into image data so that it can be used during RAW processing*3.
Compact design that considers ease of use during shooting
Wide-angle lenses tend to become large. However, this lens has kept the optical system that covers approx. 85mm image circle at just 138.5mm in length and 1.340g in weight by optimally positioning 16 lens elements in 11 groups, including aspherical elements and ED elements. Furthermore, a large aperture aspherical element is used as the front element to keep the lens’s filter thread to versatile 105mm*4, allowing users to use a variety of filters to suit situations including landscape.
The lens comes with a tripod collar, specifically designed for it. Even during shifting, the collar helps maintain the subject’s position in relation to the lens to prevent parallax and facilitates accurate stitching of multiple images.
