MGrayson
Subscriber and Workshop Member
Yes.Thanks Pete.
AFAIK one can get quite a bit of Perspective Distortion (PD) from the GF23, no? :facesmack:
Was shift up or down part of the XPan system in order to avoid PD? :grin:
No.
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Yes.Thanks Pete.
AFAIK one can get quite a bit of Perspective Distortion (PD) from the GF23, no? :facesmack:
Was shift up or down part of the XPan system in order to avoid PD? :grin:
Thank you Matt, much appreciated! :thumbs:Yes.
No.
Have you tried the Cambo Actus for GFX?For sure one can get get 'distortion' using any lens on any camera and as I said above - accentuated when using wides. There are two types of distortion I concern myself with when composing a shot - the distortion one gets by how one points /positions a camera relative to subject/composition and secondly the distortion one gets from the type of lens one is using irrespective of how one points /positions the camera relative to subject composition.
these two combine to provide an overall amount of distortion in any type of shot.
Fortunately Fuji lenses ( and a major reason why I am buying into the system) - are designed to shoot with low distortion ie they are relatively flat field lenses and Fuji's corrections are excellent corner to corner. Remeber that focus and recompose wont work well with these lenses- better to use the appropriate focus point via joytsick in viewfinder.
So my main concern when composing is actually having the camera as horisontal as I can with as little tilt as I can manage relative to subject - this is always less than perfect in hand held situations and why people use tripods and leveling bases for work which requires more exactitude eg architectural shots or shots with important horisontal or vertical lines. Shift and tilt for studio or precise work is about not only getting focus right but also correcting for as much parralax error as possible when making shot - I got tired of the constraints of tech camera shooting years ago - and these days prefer the freedom of handheld shooting or for special occasions actually using a tripod - a lot can be achieved using pp tools available these days but for specialist shooting - one will never be able to replace the benefits of tilt/swing rise and fall.
I am keeping my eye out for Alpa developing a Fuji mount as they have for XID - especially when the 100MP comes out next year.
atb
Pete
Nope. If/when Cambo or Alpa allow native Fuji lens mounts I might get interested - all I very occasionally need is rise and fall capability.Have you tried the Cambo Actus for GFX?
The Linhof 612 was designed with an 8mm rise to keep verticals parallel. Turning the camera up-side-down gave an 8mm fall. The problem was when the camera was used in a vertical orientation--the 8 mm shift was awkward.Was shift up or down part of the XPan system in order to avoid PD? :grin:
Thanks Bart. Your image doesn't load at this moment! :facesmack:...
| gfx 50s | gf 250/4.0 |
That doesn't surprise me at all ! Obviously the ship is far out on the sea by now ... :facesmack:Thanks Bart. Your image doesn't load at this moment! :facesmack:
I guess, I’ll have to wait til the ship comes back.That doesn't surprise me at all ! Obviously the ship is far out on the sea by now ... :facesmack:
Let's blame it on the snow (or the leadership...)I guess, I’ll have to wait til the ship comes back.
On my Mac systems the top of the image loads a little bit and then vanishes.
It then displays a little square frame. Maybe a bug with Apple? :banghead:
Oh well.
Thanks Bart.
I'm puzzled: why would you want to crop your GF en HC lenses to 35mm format ?Thanks Bart.
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Firmware Version:
[ FUJIFILM GFX 50S Ver. 3.30 : End of November 2018 ]
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- Supports “35mm Format Mode” when using GF Lens and H mount adapter: “35mm Format Mode” crops the center of the sensor 36.0mm x 24.0mm (30.5M) and records JPEG and RAW file.
Thanks Bart. I wouldn’t! :facesmack:I'm puzzled: why would you want to crop your GF en HC lenses to 35mm format ?
Maybe to get a bit of extra reach from your lenses? I don't know.I'm puzzled: why would you want to crop your GF en HC lenses to 35mm format ?