Scott Stoness
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kalina54: I am sold on the TS. Not so much the tilt component but the shifting. Without shift the horizon will be distorted. With the shift - the horizon and the trees will be normal looking. Just make sure you take a level, level the camera, and then shift and focus. The only time I use anything other than tilt/shift is when i) I need a faster lens in the dark (aurora, milky way) or 2) a longer lens does not cause the distortion as much. The shift is also fantastic for stitching - the frames line up exactly and you don't throw away 1/2 the picture when stitching. However, the tilt is harder to master. You really need to memorize the degree of tilt (about 1-2 at full height and 6 or so really near the ground) and understand that tilt only works where you have a flat horizon (ice, beach, but not trees etc). I would not buy the tilt and head off to use it on a important trip - it requires practice - but I would suggest once you have used it for a month, all the other wa lens will bother you. Scott
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