Photographer Josselin Cornou recently got his hands on a Kipon EF-GFX adapter and Tamron 15-30mm F2.8 lens, which he couldn`t wait to slap onto his Fujifilm GFX-50S. But what to shoot? So he hopped into a car and headed up to Thredbo in the Snowy Mountains of Australia... with a $6,500 camera... what the worst that could happen!?
Cue Murphy`s law.
As fate would have it, Josselin and his expensive new gear got caught in an extreme blizzard-an experience that seems to have both terrified and delighted him, if you go by his squeals of joy in the video. Fortunately for us, it gave him a chance to test out all three of his new toys (the Fuji GFX, Kipon Adaptor, and Tamron 15-30mm F2.8) in some of the harshest conditions you might ever dream of taking them.
You can hear what he had to say in the video up top, but he was also kind enough to share some more thoughts with DPReview readers in writing. So, here goes. Take it away Josselin:
About the Kipon Adaptor
Pros: the adapter allows you to change the aperture of the lens from the GFX.
Cons: there is no connection to the camera.
Ultimately, I found this to be a great tool to use any EF lens on the Fujifilm GFX. There is no weather sealing on the current version, so I had to remove the adaptor when it was drying. Still, it did a really great job in incredibly tough conditions, and it`s still fully functional even after freezing solid!
Having an adaptor with aperture control is a must if you want to use Canon glasses on the GFX.
About the Tamron 15-30mm F2.8
This is a great ultrawide angle for this system. The image fills the full circle of the GFX with limited vignetting from 18mm onward (equivalent to 14-15mm on Full Frame). It is actually really sharp in the center, sharper than many Mamyia lenses I`ve tried on the GFX. The corners are totally usable at 18mm F2.8, and provide even better result at 24mm (and lower apertures).
Having tested the Tamron 15-30mm, Sigma 35mm Ar ...
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