jcolwell Online Upload & Sell: On
|
Tilt-shift lenses are an important part of my lens portfolio. I have a lot of money invested in them; Canon TS-E 17/4L, 24/3.5L II, and Mamiya C and A lenses from 35mm to 200mm, using a Mirex M645 to Canon TS adapter.
Sometimes, I actually use these important lenses, but more often, not.
I typically use them in situations when I'm using a tripod with manual focus LiveView, and I have time to compose the image, and then recompose the image, and then change from horizontal to vertical orientation, and then I link the camera to my smart phone for higher image magnification, and then... IOW, I can take the time that I need to get the image that I want to get. Don't get me wrong, I don't need an infinite amount of time to take a decent TS image, but if I'm pressed for time (and I really don't need perspective or plane of focus control) then I'll probably use a different lens, like the CZ 18/3.5 ZE, or SMC Pentax 28/2, or Contax CZ 35-70/3.4 or CZ 100/3.5 (or a Canon L telephoto, or the EF 40/2.8 STM, or...). I've seen many, fine improvised handheld T-S images. None of them were mine.
Long story short, lens tilt and/or shift movements enable you to take an image that requires less post-processing to correct perspective faults, and/or to affect the plane of focus. The latter of which (plane of focus) is often very challenging and sometimes not possible to replicate in post-processing.
In general, the wider the lens, the more often I will use shift, for perspective control. For short to medium telephoto lenses, I'm more often looking for tilt, to get the 'ground plane' in focus. For moderately wide to short-telephoto, I'm all over the place (i.e. I often use both tilt and shift).
If you want more info on tilt-shift, here's some gateway threads,
Hi : ) !!! - Mamiya lens users - A few questions !!! https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1229056/0#11699305
Canon TS-E, TS, Shift and PC Images [Jim Harris (Gunzorro) ] https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1219961
- [my Battle Harbour examples] https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1219961/7#11836518
- [my basic summary of movement effects] https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1219961/8#12126166
Want to master a Tilt n Shift ? https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1109125/0#10588672
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1132088/0
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1009506
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1217488
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1162834/
|