p.1 #2 · Schneider Kreuznach just announced new Tilt-Shift-Lenses
Interesting. Thanks for posting.
I'd have to try out that design before I bought in to it. It's like a ballhead vs. a geared three-way pan/tilt. I'll be very interested to hear if the 120 is exciting to the MF shooters.
p.1 #6 · Schneider Kreuznach just announced new Tilt-Shift-Lenses
They look great but way out of my price range. Is it me or did everything get much more expensive lately? I can't imagine what prices would be like if we weren't going through the economic crisis during last couple of years.
p.1 #7 · Schneider Kreuznach just announced new Tilt-Shift-Lenses
Schneider looks to have done the same thing that Zeiss did with their tilt/shift hartblei-collaboration lenses. That is, use their existing medium format designs (with their bigger image circle) and adapt them to a t/s mount for 35mm format cameras. The 2 lenses were made for Rollei MF cameras. I wonder if they did any tweaking to the designs or just used them as is.
The T/S for Mamiya/Phase 1 645 is also interesting. And if Schneider has more lenses to come for this mount, Phase One users will be cheering.
p.1 #10 · Schneider Kreuznach just announced new Tilt-Shift-Lenses
geoffreyg wrote:
I've got an older Schneider 55 PC lens for the Rollei - and give it high marks. Raxor tack sharp, edge to edge. It is used only for shift, no tilt.
What do you mean? That you personally only use the shift control? This is a tilt/shift lens.
p.1 #11 · Schneider Kreuznach just announced new Tilt-Shift-Lenses
Curious, according to the cut away pictures, when the lens is shifted some of the lens elements do not shift with the rest of the lens. Also the tilt mechanism is closer to the camera than the shift mechanism.
Mike K
p.1 #12 · Schneider Kreuznach just announced new Tilt-Shift-Lenses
Lotusm50 wrote:
Schneider looks to have done the same thing that Zeiss did with their tilt/shift hartblei-collaboration lenses. That is, use their existing medium format designs (with their bigger image circle) and adapt them to a t/s mount for 35mm format cameras. The 2 lenses were made for Rollei MF cameras. I wonder if they did any tweaking to the designs or just used them as is.
The T/S for Mamiya/Phase 1 645 is also interesting. And if Schneider has more lenses to come for this mount, Phase One users will be cheering.
And similar to the MF-based T/S for 35mm format, the 120/5.6 for Phase One is their large format APO-Digitar lens adapted to the T/S mount for the Phase One 645 SLR.
p.1 #14 · Schneider Kreuznach just announced new Tilt-Shift-Lenses
I do! The characteristics are excessive pricing and the need they instill to the buyer to tell everyone how much these lenses are totally worth it because they are so much better than TS-E or PC-E.
p.1 #16 · Schneider Kreuznach just announced new Tilt-Shift-Lenses
50 - 90 -120mm - Studio lenses for a product photography business that has a lot of work - profitable work!
If / when Canon gives their 45 & 90 TS-E's the update of the 24II they are going to be good lenses - still at over 2k each makes for an expensive hobby lens.
p.1 #17 · Schneider Kreuznach just announced new Tilt-Shift-Lenses
edwardkaraa wrote:
Anyone knows what kind of characteristics to expect from schneider lenses? Any 3D and micro contrast à la Zeiss?
The Schneider lenses I have used int he past with similar Zeiss equivalents - Xenotar (Planar), Super Angulon (Biogon), and Xenar (Tessar) - have all been exceptional lenses with some of them performing better then the Zeiss versions. The Xenotar on the Rolleiflex I once owed had micro-contrast/3D quality in spades! The Xenar had a softer contrast (though still extremely sharp stopped down) , more creamy rendion compared to Tessars I have used - it really depended on the vintage and design of the specific lens. I would expect these current lenses to perform spectacularly and by their appearance, likely be some of the best builit lenses available (better then the Cosina made Zeiss stuff and more like classic Zeiss C lenses from their 70's Hasselblad era). I wonder if they are made in Germany? That certainly would explain the price beyond the influence of build quality and small market.
My only hope for TS now lies with Samyang
