A lens rumor - 15 tilt and shift

[GaryLH]

http://photorumors.com/2013/01/07/f..._campaign=Feed:+PhotoRumors+(PhotoRumors.com)

The rumor site is not positive on this one. A pretty interesting lens to put on the road map...

Gary

 

[den_sh]

http://photorumors.com/2013/01/07/fuji-surprise-a-new-fujinon-xf-15mm-f3-5-tilt-shift-lens/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoRumors+%28PhotoRumors.com%29

The rumor site is not positive on this one. A pretty interesting lens to put on the road map...

Gary

Haven't been announced on the event. Even focal length itself doesn't seem to corroborate with Fuji's style of sticking to some-classic-focal-range / 1.5 scheme. Also f/3.5 doesn't seem to align with the way they try to release fast lens overall. The slowest primes on the roadmap are f/2.8.

Actually the only thing they said about upcoming lens is that 55-250 is going to be released in April. This means we probably won't see 23mm any time sooner. Disappointing.

 

[watanabe]

24mm is quite common for tilt-shift lenses (maybe that and 28) as is f3.5 to allow for larger image circle.

 

[jsrockit]

Also f/3.5 doesn't seem to align with the way they try to release fast lens overall. The slowest primes on the roadmap are f/2.8..

Do you know of any fast tilt/shift lenses?

 

[willie_901]

Do you know of any fast tilt/shift lenses?

And fast TS lenses don't exist for a very good reason. You need a much larger surface area where the outer region of the image has high resolution and low distortion. A fast lens would require much larger glass surface areas making the lens much more expensive. Most TS use involves a tripod so you can carefully level the camera and longer shutter speeds are not an issue. Selective DOF is also rarely important for TS applications.

 

[jsrockit]

Willie...that's what I was trying to get at.

 

[btgc]

I wonder if T&S lenses are on a priority list of mirrorless crowd? That must be serious hobby [to lust for T&S lens].

 

[GaryLH]

I wonder if T&S lenses are on a priority list of mirrorless crowd? That must be serious hobby [to lust for T&S lens].

Agreed not a normal hobby lens... But a lens that fills out a lineup. Not sure how many would ever be sold.. Not one of those lenses I personally want, but an interesting lens none the least.

If they really put this lens on their roadmap... It really will be to lure more of the pro users into the fold... Both Nikon and canon have had this lens in their lineup for ages, but I don't think it was ever a big seller. It was to complete the lens lineup for photographers that needed it for their work...

Gary

 

[willie_901]

Willie...that's what I was trying to get at.

I know. 🙂 I was only trying to help.

 

[jsrockit]

I actually would like to try a tilt shift lens. I just got a new tripod and I like no distortion at time. While working in tight spaces (alleys, tight streets, etc.) it could come in handy to make the type of photos I make sometimes of store fronts / etc.. However, if it is going to be sold at a premium to the rest of its lenses (which tilt/shift lenses generally are), then I most likely won't bother. I'm kind of cheap these days.

 

[Lss]

If I were to buy into the Fuji system, having access to lenses such as this one would be one major reason for the move.

 

[edge100]

If I were to buy into the Fuji system, having access to lenses such as this one would be one major reason for the move.

The beauty of the Fuji system is that the flange focal distance is so short that virtually any lens can be adapted to it. There are tilt adapters available for m42 lenses and Nikon lenses (and shift available for Nikon), and of course you can mount any EF TS-E or Nikon PC lens, too.

I use an old Fujinon 28 f/3.5 lens on my X-Pro1 with the M42 tilt adapter, and it works beautifully.

 

[Lss]

Native lenses is another thing.

 

[edge100]

Native lenses is another thing.

But for a TS lens, what's the difference? Any TS lens is going to be manual focus, anyway. I can see that argument for an adapted lens, where you lose AF. But that doesn't apply to a TS lens.

 

[gavinlg]

But for a TS lens, what's the difference? Any TS lens is going to be manual focus, anyway. I can see that argument for an adapted lens, where you lose AF. But that doesn't apply to a TS lens.

Because a lot of TS lenses are used for architectural/interior photography, and a wide field of view is needed for that. 24mm at least. So you'd need a 15mm adapted lens to make that view. I don't believe there are any.

 

[Lss]

Size and focal length. I am mostly interested in wide angle. For anyone looking at only longer focal lengths, adapted lenses is less of an issue. I guess this is in some sense the old why-is-there-no-full-frame argument wearing different clothes, but it is what it is.

Edit. Gavin beat me to it.

 

[edge100]

Size and focal length. I am mostly interested in wide angle. For anyone looking at only longer focal lengths, adapted lenses is less of an issue. I guess this is in some sense the old why-is-there-no-full-frame argument wearing different clothes, but it is what it is.

Edit. Gavin beat me to it.

That's exactly what it is; an APS-C vs. FF argument.

If you like wide angle, I'm not sure any APS-C camera is really where it's at. There are always going to be compromises.

Perhaps someone will make a TS adapter for M-mount glass. Then you could just use the CV 12 f/5.6 or 15 f/4.5. Alternatively, the Samyang 14 f/2.8 could be mounted on a Nikon-XF TS adapter. Yes, it's a big SLR lens, but the point is it's available to you on the XF mount cameras, which is one of the only systems that allows you access to virtually any lens that has ever been made.

 

[edge100]

Because a lot of TS lenses are used for architectural/interior photography, and a wide field of view is needed for that. 24mm at least. So you'd need a 15mm adapted lens to make that view. I don't believe there are any.

Samyang 14 f/2.8 in Nikon mount, though if you're really that into wide angle TS, you're probably better off with a DSLR anyway.

 

[willie_901]

The beauty of the Fuji system is that the flange focal distance is so short that virtually any lens can be adapted to it. There are tilt adapters available for m42 lenses and Nikon lenses (and shift available for Nikon), and of course you can mount any EF TS-E or Nikon PC lens, too.

I use an old Fujinon 28 f/3.5 lens on my X-Pro1 with the M42 tilt adapter, and it works beautifully.

This is really useful information... thanks.