Tilt-Shift Architectural Photography on the Fujifilm XH2

A user on reddit (hey u/TrivialSurfer!) was asking about this combo, so I pulled a couple of shots from a recent shoot. These are actual paid client work, so if there’s a question of “Is it good enough for paid professional work” the answer is obviously yes.

I bought the Fringer EF-FX Pro III Autofocus Adapter because I’ve heard very good things about the Fringer adapters. I got this specific version because I have several different EF lenses from my Canon 6D I wanted to use on my shiny new Fujifilm XH2. Specifically: 100mm 2.8, 16-35 f4, 50mm 1.8, and the reason you’re here, 24mm TS-E. Having used all of them with this adapter, performance is great, but non-native. I hate the way the 50mm hunts, thanks to its cheap focus motor. I’ll never use it on here again, it will stay on the 6D (that shot above is from the 6D + 50mm 1.8). The other lenses work great, but AF performance is a little shy of native, and I’d happily replace all of them with XF lenses. But I won’t, since the long term goal is to get a GFX for my client work.

I can use my XF glass for any images 24mm and above, and I have a fuji XF 8mm for any shots that need to be wider, and I’ll just crop in. Maybe I’ll get an ultrawide zoom if I feel it’s necessary. But really, my objective was to stick with this combo, while still getting the best out of my 24 TS-E, while I save up to get a GFX and the appropriate adapters for that. But maybe I’ll find that I don’t quite need the GFX for the client work, and the XH2 may be all the camera I need - in which case, great, smaller and cheaper lenses.

HEIF straight out of camera

The adapter works great with the Tilt-Shift lens, and the photos look excellent. The clicky aperture ring on the adapter is very pleasant to use