Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8 Questions

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p.1 #1 · Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8 Questions

Hi,

I've been reading and watching videos on tilt shift lenses and my goddess wife has ordered me a - Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8 as an early pre-open and play with and place under the Christmas tree later gift.

One of the things that people keep saying about this particular lens is that they take it apart and rotate it so that the tilt and shift are on the same plane instead of 90 degrees to one another. Why? I don't understand why they do this.

If anyone has some before/after shots to help visualize I'd appreciate it.

Thanks,

-John

Nov 18, 2012 at 02:48 AM

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p.1 #2 · Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8 Questions

It depends on whether you want the tilt and shift in the same directions or at right angles, and that depends on the subject and camera placement. More often than not I use them in the same direction, for example with landscapes.

Fortunately the newer TSE lenses allow for independent movement.

EBH

Nov 18, 2012 at 02:57 AM

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p.1 #3 · Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8 Questions

This should adress your question

http://www.outbackphoto.com/workflow/wf_42/essay.html

The newer 24 TSE II and 17 TSE lenses allow independent rotation of the tilt and shift axis.
Mike K

Edited on Nov 19, 2012 at 04:06 AM · View previous versions

Nov 18, 2012 at 04:59 AM

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p.1 #4 · Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8 Questions

I don't use tilt as often as I use shift, and I don't often use both features together, so the 45 TS-E being at right angles as it comes is not an issue for me. If it does bother you, and you don't want to do it yourself, you can send to Canon and they will make the adjustment for you.

Nov 18, 2012 at 05:49 AM

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p.1 #5 · Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8 Questions

If you've never used a t/s lens before, I wouldn't worry about this too much. Get used to the lens and you'll learn soon enough whether you need to rotate. The new lenses are great, but in ten years of using all of the t/s glass, I've never needed to rotate the mount on either the 45 or 90. The 17 and 24 are a different story though. Maybe it's the type of images I'm more likely to shoot with them that makes me more likely to need the independent rotation.

Nov 18, 2012 at 06:19 AM

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