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Here's a list of old old shift lenses that you can find used, with prices from Lens$db for [E] and [M-] conditions. The prices for some of them are above $600, but you might luck out.
Olympus Zuiko 24/3.5 Shift, $700 to $1140
Nikkor 28/3.5 PC AI (black knob), $275 to $415
SMC Pentax 28/3.5 Shift, $400 to $565
Schneider PC Super-Angulon 28/2.8 shift, $88t to $1275
Nikkor 35/2.8 PC n AI (black knob), $240 to $400
Olympus 35/2.8 Zuiko Shift, $290 to $434
Schneider PA-Curtagon 35/4 Shift, $350 to $540
Also, there's a relatively new 24/3.5 TS lens from Samyang, which seems to be on-par with the older Canon TS-E 24/3.5L. I haven't used either of these lenses (or any of those listed above). You can compare them at the TDP lens comparison site,
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=841&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=3&LensComp=347&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=3
In the old days, I started with separate shift and tilt adapters, for P6 (Pentacon 6) lenses on Canon EOS bodies. There seem to be fewer options like this on eBay at the moment, but I'm basing this on just one visit (today). For example, see P6 to EOS Shift adapter, eBay item 391296423420
I compared Pentacon P6, Hassleblad, and Mamiya 645 lenses at 50/55mm and at 80mm, and they're all pretty good. The HC and M645 were slightly better than P6, but not so much that you'd notice in most situations. I decided to go with Mamiya 645, because they're generally smaller and less expensive that the HC equivalents, and then I got a Mirex M645 to EOS tilt-shift adapter (which costs about $600 on its own).
I tend to use mostly shift for wide lenses and mostly tilt for longer lenses, and so having separate adapters for tilt and for shift isn't a bad way to start out. I recommend Mamiya 645 lenses, in particular; C 55/2.8N, C 80/2.8N, and A 150/2.8. On a FF DSLR, they provide image quality as good as anything available from existing Canon and Zeiss lenses (including L-series), and they're dirt cheap. The M645 35/3.5 N is not bad, but the TS-E 24/3.5L II + 1.4x III is better. If you want high image quality at 24mm and wider, you might as well bite the bullet and get the current Canon TS-E lenses. I currently use the TS-E 17/4L, 24/3.5L II (+ 1.4x III for 35mm), and Mirex adapter with the three M645 lenses I mentioned above.
All of the lenses mentioned here, and all Canon TS lenses, are included in the Lens Price Database,
Lens$db, http://tinyurl.com/jcolwell-lensdb
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