Could this be the ULTIMATE Landscape Photography CAMERA & LENS Combination?

In this video, I spent some time with the new Fujinon 30mm tilt shift lens and the Fujifilm GFX 100 version 2 camera. I travel to Port Renfrew on the west coast of Vancouver Island in search of autumn colour and photograph a beautiful little waterfall on Vancouver Island. Squarespace - squarespace.com for a free trial and squarespace.co... for -10% off your first purchase.
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[@georgeharris2666]

I always thought that it's the photographer that uses the camera to take that one picture. The camera can't do it on it's own. Everyone says this camera or that is the best. I've learned that I am needed to make the picture. Thanks for your posting here.

[@SD_Alias]

A TS Lens and the comeback of the folding viewfinder! Love that setup… Would like to see some result of the 110 TS… Love the shots!

[@lylestavast7652]

Thanks to Squarespace for helping a lot of photogs get videos out to help the community :)

[@QuietLightPhoto]

You bet!

[@seantomlinson3320]

I love your style with new gear. Anti hype just practical.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Glad to hear it!

[@lylestavast7652]

that image at 11:00 - sweet :) 17:11 too... nice stuff Adam, always a pleasure to see your working style and points you express so well. Thanks for doing all this work ...

[@DennisBater]

Don't forget a T/S lens is also great for doing panos

[@laisnebruno8372]

Your second image of waterfall is so fantastic with mapple leafs I love so much

[@DavesEpicPhoneShots]

Stunning shots Adam! Very informative and enjoyable as always🤩👍

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks a ton!

[@randyschwager2515]

Some beautiful images! Thanks for taking me along!

[@TheLDunn1]

I agree with the issue of weight when hiking. A year ago I wild camped in the Lake District, UK, with some camera gear, and of course, also had tent, sleeping gear, stove etc to take. Combined with the camera gear, I was touching 20kg, which is a lot to drag up the side of a mountain when your no longer in your 20’s & 30’s! This set me off on a mission to reduce the weight of my camera gear, as my camping gear was already purchased for its relative light weight. My 50r is my preferred landscape body, so don’t want to contemplate ditching that. I’ve settled on adapting a Nikon 28PC lens as my wide angle, primarily due to its light weight. I have the GF 50, 100 & 100-200 lenses to chose between, but have settled on taking an adapted Olympus 100/2 I think as it’s more compact and lighter than the GF100, and surprisingly, seems more consistent across the frame vs the GF100-200, and is also lighter & more compact that the GF100-200. I would just like to identify a light 300mm now…..but then it becomes a decision between GF100-200 vs separate 100 & 300mm lenses.

[@tompetersphotography]

Some beauties in this one Adam. Really glad your workshops went well!

[@QuietLightPhoto]

You and me both!

[@Ed-davies]

Absolutely beautiful shots, had mine Friday just gone, it is indeed a beast of a lens. Weight aside I have found that the resolving power and sharpness of the lens is amazing, better than the 20-35. Going back to one of your previous videos, this lens is more about the process for me as at the end of the day (as you pointed out) I can get a lot of the effect of this lens with focus stacking. I found myself using shift a lot when I was in North Wales this weekend. Yes it's a luxury Item and I sold a lot of other gear to raise the funds. My biggest grip is the fact you need 105mm filters.

[@NicolasAlexanderOtto]

This is my methadone this fall, due to all my worlshops and seminars I cant get out to the nearest waterfall area. Instead I am watching you whilst working on my learning materials. Thanks yet again for inducing chronic wanderlust. I love those warterfall shoots. Hard to believe that even with the CP38 you couldnt get high enough though.

[@599miata]

Great work Adam.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thanks!

[@NandishA]

Nice video. Thanks for making and sharing it with us. The images from the last part stands out for me . Simple and beautiful.

[@nevvanclarke9225]

Honestly, if I had a few of those leaves just overhanging left and right without too many honestly I would happily remove them with the content removal tool in Lightroom or Photoshop. I don't make any apologies for removing a leaf or two. That's not Pin sharp. I think that's okay to be honest, thanks for your video

[@elusivelens1744]

watching second time over and the shot at 17:13 just popped out. A very lovely image.

[@klinkeok]

Great photos Adam, good luck with The Nightmare Lens.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Nightmare? I wouldn't go that far

[@stevemarson9665]

2.5 years in with the GFX100s and have only had to focus stack a handful of images. Of course waterfalls and wind pose their own particular problems. Up to f22 is usable if needed and although a bit soft is lost with a bit of sharpening and downsizing to normal print dimensions. Careful choice of the focus point and reference to the DOF range on the displayed focus scale gets everything you want in acceptable focus for almost all situations and I rarely need to go above f16. Nice looking lens but like you I'm carrying enough with 2 bodies and a pile of zooms as it is .... Great images .... as usual !

[@Simon_PieMan]

That waterfall shot at 10:47 is great. Makes me feel like I'm there!

[@nevvanclarke9225]

I have a GFX camera and I've done a lot of prints and a lot of people do say that about GFX cameras. They really put you in the scene.

[@thomasphillips5850]

Beautiful work Adam. That viewfinder is fantastic. I like the new lens, It does seem to be sharp as a tack. Of course we are looking at the images on you tube. Still outstanding work Adam, thanks for taking us along.

[@alanatwood7995]

We have a ton of waterfalls here in Michigan. I have been trying to get a certain moody feel to my shots as yet unsuccessful. Then I see your original shot of the waterfall with the two trees across it and that's mostly what I'm looking for but haven't been able to replicate yet. Love the new ones and especially the last one of sunset on the shore. Great video and love your explanations.

[@DonybrookandBray]

Stunning image 'Eden Grove'.

[@blivieriphoto]

Really lovely Adam. They need a new word for the colors that come from Eden Grove. Beautiful!

[@davebenson1504]

Love that first composition... so many beautiful lines 🙂 and then red/greens go so nicely together too 🙂 second waterfall is gorgeous too 🙂 as always I really appreciate seeing your before and after processing of the file 🙂

[@marekdzurak1867]

beautiful work

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@fthprodphoto-video5357]

To me the best landscape cameras are : Bronica 67 And Fuji GX 617 with Velvia/Provia slide film & Sigma Quattro H

[@Tbonyandsteak]

The obvious advantage of the Tilt/shift is also that you can shoot more wide open aperture, faster shutterspeed. Where you else would shoot at a much lower aperture.

[@garykuiken6191]

Another informative video, really thought the second image of the waterfall was the better of the two. But thats just my opinion. Thanks for the video.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Fair enough!

[@stevesomers7366]

Phenomenal images, Adam! I'm a GFX 100 shooter too...the big original one. Love the camera and the glass is exceptional. Nice work in this video. Cheers!

[@bathvader]

The GFX 100 is such a big beast of a camera. Reminds me of the F5s of old...and same weight and size too!

[@PaulthomsonphotographyUk]

Awesome couple of weeks mate and some beautiful images man 😀

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thank you kind sir

[@PaulthomsonphotographyUk]

@@QuietLightPhoto 😁🙌🏻

[@medusacorrosion]

Beautiful Adam! Inspiring as always 😊 Where has that portly fellow been? Forget his name

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Gavin? He lives in NS

[@noh2489]

25s, 10stop, hand held is bloody impressive WOW

[@QuietLightPhoto]

must have been a typo

[@brianbeattyphotography]

Great images. really like the one at 3:59. While the thought of a TS lens is cool, I've never been able to mentally justify the expense (esp. the GFX TS) and added weight when it's relatively easy to just focus stack on the rare occasion I need to do so. That or have an element of the image that's not 100% pin sharp, but in print is sharp enough. For those with the $$$ though and the style that always requires stacking then I get it

[@yolklab]

Always a delight

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Thank you very much

[@rbeaubien7868]

Great shots with the TS lens. Too bad it is so heavy. I did not think you would get fall colours in Port Renfrew.

[@elusivelens1744]

Lovely mandolin intro

[@michaelrobinsonphotography6552]

Thanks Adam. I would appreciate your sharing the models of tripod and head you are using thanks!

[@QuietLightPhoto]

The tripod is a FLM CP34 L4II and the head an Arca Swiss Cube, cheers!

[@MrMikewr]

Thanks! If the stars align I might see you in the spring for one of your seminars.

[@c141charlie]

A nice fall haul.

[@ducgerard2361]

Great pictures!

[@nevvanclarke9225]

I have the new 100S ii with 20-35 .... With the shallow adapter field it can be an issue shooting very tight scenes. I did look at a tilt shift lens as well but oh my gosh the cost of them and then the weight as well. I think if I was a professional architect type photographer and even though I'm a professional landscape photographer and I sold quite a few images I couldn't quite justify spending that much money on one lens for a very niche situation. I think in those situations I would probably just focus that three images and then play around with the distortion tools to get the desired look that I want that's not to say that it's not a great lens. I just think wow that's a lot of money.

[@RobertTeague]

Thanks for the info on the 30mm T/S lens. I've been highly interested, although I'll wait until next year to purchase if I do decide to get it. For now, the 23mm f/4 will have to do (I got it less than 6 months before the 20=35 came out :( )

[@Alister_Benn]

Nice to see the GFX 100 2 and the 30mm TS lens in action. I'm actually getting the body next week as I have honoroubly donated my 100s to Ann who broke her Nikon! :-)

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Accidently?😉😂

[@Alister_Benn]

So I’ve been led to believe 😂

[@mehmetcelebi1127]

Another great video and dreamy images. Thank you Adam! Which L-Bracket you’re using with the GFX-100 mark 2 ? I was using a Smallrig with 100S but couldn’t find a compatible one for 100 mark 2.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

It was just a three-legged thing bracket that I had lying around. I am sure Small Rig will come out with one shortly. I'd wait for it.

[@mehmetcelebi1127]

Thank you 🙏

[@brianmckeever5280]

Very lovely images sir! Some other channel I was watching had a T/S lens too and it got me to thinking. I wonder if there is a reason, with IBIS, can't camera manufacturers tilt/shift the sensor and make every lens a T/S lens?

[@tjsinva]

Nice! Carry on. 👍🥂

[@stephanzobeley9443]

very nice video thx for that. About the focusstacking...Do you use PS for that ? I find it never does a good job which patchy selections. So I always have to go in and adjust the masks. Then I use Helicon focus mostly with jpgs since the Tifs are ginormous, but the corrections there are very tedious in terms of interface. Do you do it just by hand in PS ? cheers from Germany

[@QuietLightPhoto]

I use and do all of the things you mention. Sometimes focus stacking just isn't practical

[@georgeharris2666]

0:50

[@spidersj12]

How do you find the tilt shift lens for the shifted plane of focus so you can lessen the need for focus stacking? Do you think that focus stacking in software will lead to tilt shift lenses disappearing from the camera market?

[@tamasnemeth2161]

The focus will always be some sort of region. Tilting the lens will only help when you want to place the focus on a non-paralell plane (eg near foreground on the bottom, distant hills/sky on the top). On the forest scenes Adam is shooting it is quite often that the near foreground appears on the top section (for example trees) of the photograph. For those cases there is no other way, but to capture a focus sequence. I got to the part of the video where Adam explains the exact same problem (at 14:54).

[@colmpharrellphoto]

Tilt shift lens are primarily used for architecture photography these days. While you can correct convergence in photoshop, it does mean throwing away pixels. I'd imagine there will always be professional architecture photographers who prefer tilt shift lens

[@tamasnemeth2161]

@@colmpharrellphoto I shift my lens quite often for landscape subject as well - and I do believe I'm not unique. By shifting the lens, and pointing the camera downwards, the perspective will increase the height of the mountains on the image, which is a nice cheat to increase the punch, imo.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

I don't think the TS lenses will disappear, just as large format cameras haven't died yet. I loved this lens and could definitely see the potential plus its super fun to use. For me though I just dont think I could put up with the weight.

[@AV-ri8lz]

What tripod and head do you use?

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Arca Swiss - The Cube

[@jessejayphotography]

I really like that GFX 100 mk. ii. I just can't justify the price. Something like $12,000 usd for the camera and 3 lenses.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

yep it is not cheap but cheaper than what medium format cameras used to be.

[@kasen6576]

*Promosm*

[@ClickDecoClick]

I will have to say that is not a Tilt/Shift lens for architecture because its too long for that. Most lenses used in architecture for interiors and for corrected perspective exteriors are some where in between 20mm and 28mm. When talking about T/S lenses Canon is king with 5 different focal lengths from 17mm and 24mm for architecture, a 50mm for general use an a 90mm and a 135mm more for food and product photography, but they are not mirrorless lenses so will require an adapter to go to a mirrorless camera. They are not light to cary and they are all manual focus that is not a problem when you are on a tripod and you are shooting landscapes, architecture or table top on a studio or location. Nikon has some too but not great ones. If Fuji is a must, for you there is an adaptor that will give you Tilt and shift but combined with a lens and camera to go with it it may be an issue if carrying with it is a factor. If you can carry extra weight it does work great. When sooting landscapes with T/S lenses I often use them too to do stitched panoramic high resolution shots and I love the look of it, its really simple to do and a nice card to pull out your sleeve.

[@grantnewton5705]

You mention 20-28mm on a Canon full frame ….. But this a 30mm on medium format, which is 24mm equivalent on full frame?

[@ClickDecoClick]

True, it's a different format of camera. But tilt and shift lenses are different to other lenses because the circle of illumination is larger to that the one of a non tilt and shift lens. The conversion factor is not the same for all depending on the proportions of the rectangle of each format too. A full frame 35mm is a 2:3 rectangle and cropped 645 (medium format) is a less rectangular 3:4 proportion witch changes the angle of view significantly between a Canon full frame 35 24mm T/S lens and a Fuji Cropped 645 Medium Format 30mm T/S lens. But that's all very technical, what matters most is the finished image and the photographer that judges it.@@grantnewton5705

[@spencerrobertson604]

Focus stacking is for chumps: long live tilt/shift lenses!

[@QuietLightPhoto]

That's a bit harsh 👀

[@spencerrobertson604]

@@QuietLightPhoto harsh but true

[@charleseliason4694]

No.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Yes?