Tilt shift lenses

[RobDickinson]

I often use my 24 as a pano lens. a simple 2d indexer and slider for nodal alignment, level it, then use shift to move the horizon and keep verticals and your done

[PGD5]

RobDickinson said:

a simple 2d indexer and slider for nodal alignment

A what?

[RobDickinson]

Something like this.



Which is my sunwayphoto setup ( but now it is 3d for a full multi row pano setup too).

[Elderly]

RobDickinson said:

Every time you use softwasoftware to fix something you hit resolution.

I wonder how much you lose with a very small 'rotate image' correction?

[PGD5]

RobDickinson said:

Something like this.
Which is my sunwayphoto setup ( but now it is 3d for a full multi row pano setup too).

I'm not really sure what that gadget is doing there tbh, it does look technical though! Much more than high tech than my setup

[Speed addicted]

Looking at used lenses the mk1 version is going for around £650, with the mk2 at £1200 upwards.
I understand that on the mk1 you can't move the tilt/shift parts separately.

Anyone used both?

I'm thinking about hiring one when I get home from the rig to give me a better idea of how it all works.

[RobDickinson]

The mk1 isnt a superrotator, and its much poorer optically off centre, I would be tempted with the samyang 24 ts instead of the mk1

[RobDickinson]

Time for the whoosh parrot. :/

[gck303]

There is a big difference between the shift and tilt:

Shift, also known as a perfective correction, is useful for the typical taking pictures of buildings.

Tilt, allows you to adjust your plane of focus. Have a look here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheimpflug_principle

I really rate them. Could you use photoshop? Yes, potentially for the shift. Depending on the amount of shift you apply, you could end up with a rather narrow image.

[Simpo Two]

gck303 said:

Shift, also known as a perfective correction

Hmm...

[Dave46]

Saw an article online about Tilt Shift https://iso.500px.com/tilt-shift-photo-tutorial/?u... might be useful

[Mr Will]

Dave46 said:

Saw an article online about Tilt Shift https://iso.500px.com/tilt-shift-photo-tutorial/?u... might be useful

The miniature effect is pretty much the opposite to what tilt-shift lenses are meant for though. It's minimising the DoF rather than maximising it. Maximising is much more difficult to fake in software.