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2018-07-06 Reader Comment: Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E, Canon Tilt/Shift Lenses

2018-06-26 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series: Ancient Orange Tree Trunk

2018-06-25 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series: Sprinter Van at Sunrise

2018-06-25 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series with Tilt: Sprinter Underbody Showing Oversize Fuel Tank

2018-06-25 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series with Tilt: Saddlebag Lake Dam Spillway, Oblique View

2018-06-25 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series with Tilt: Rushing Downstream

2018-06-25 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series with Tilt: Metal Railing and Shadows Atop Saddlebag Lake Dam

2018-06-24 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series with Swing: Ancient Log, Oblique View

2018-06-24 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series with Maximum Shift: Pine Above Valley, Early Blue Morning

2017-09-29 Nikon D850: Apparent Build Tolerance Error in Flange Focal Distance vs Optical Viewfinder, Causes Major Focus Error with Manual Focus Lenses and Focus Confirmation

Depth of Field Mitigations

Increasing Depth of Field by means other than stopping down..

1. Depth of Field: Bypassing the Limits Using a Tilt Lens
2. Focusing for Optimal Tilt Placement
3. Example: Using a Tilt Lens for Product/Tabletop Photography (D800E, Pellegrino)
4. Example: Using a Tilt Lens to Isolate a Subject (D800E, Pellegrino)
5. Example: Using a Tilt Lens for a Landscape Scene

Nikon D800E

36 megapixels in a compact full-frame DSLR..

1. LENS: D800 + PC-E Micro Nikkor 45mm f/2.8D ED

Tilt / Shift Lenses (General)

Basic tilt/shift lens concepts..

1. Shift and Tilt Lenses
2. Shift (Rise and Fall), and Tilt / Swing
3. Clearance with Rise/Fall (Nikon)
4. Clearance with Rise/Fall (Canon)
5. Build Quality: Nikon vs Canon

Canon Tilt / Shift Lenses (General)

General considerations with tilt shift lenses..

1. Canon Tilt/Shift Lenses
2. Choosing a Canon Tilt/Shift Lens
3. Shift and Tilt Orientation On-the-Fly

Canon TS-E 17/4L

Ultra wide angle tilt shift with tremendous versatility.

1. Canon 17/4L: Main Page
2. Canon 17/4L: The Shift Advantage
3. Canon 17/4L: Distortion
4. Canon 17/4L: Flare
5. Canon 17/4L: Vignetting
6. Aperture Series: Wyman Canyon Cabin Interior (5D Mark III)
7. Canon 17/4L: Left-side Blur
8. Canon 17/4L: Infrared
9. Canon 17/4L: Conclusions

Canon TS-E 24/3.5L II

Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II.

1. Canon 24/3.5L II: Main Page
2. Canon 24/3.5L II vs 25/3.5L v1
3. Canon 24/3.5L II: Comparison 1
4. Canon 24/3.5L II: Comparison 2
5. Canon 24/3.5L II: Tilt + Shift
6. Canon 24/3.5L II: Shift Aperture
7. Canon 24/3.5L II: Distortion
8. Canon 24/3.5L II: Infrared
9. Canon 24/3.5L II: Conclusions

Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8

Normal lens with tilt/shift.

1. Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8: Main Page
2. Aperture Series: Wyman Canyon Lower Cabin (5D Mark III)

Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8

Medium telephoto tilt/shift lens.

1. Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8: Main Page
2. Aperture Series: Wyman Canyon Lower Cabin (5D Mark III)

Canon TS-E 135mm f/4L Macro

Medium-long telephoto tilt/shift lens.

1. Overview of Canon TS-E 135mm f/4L Macro
2. Flare Examples
3. Aperture Series with Tilt: Sprinter Van at Sunrise, Reflected Peaks
4. Aperture Series with Swing: Ancient Log, Oblique View
5. Aperture Series with Shift: Pine Above Valley, Early Blue Morning
6. Aperture Series with Tilt: Rushing Downstream
7. Aperture Series with Tilt: Saddlebag Lake Dam Spillway, Oblique View
8. Aperture Series with Tilt: Sprinter Underbody Showing Oversize Fuel Tank
9. Aperture Series with Extreme Tilt: Metal Railing and Shadows Atop Saddlebag Lake Dam
10. Aperture Series, Zeroed Movements: Box Storage at Saddlebag Lake
11. Aperture Series: Ancient Orange Tree Trunk

Nikon 19mm f/4E ED PC-E

Ultra wide tilt/shift lens.

1. Overview of Nikon 19mm f/4E ED PC-E
2. Shifting for Stitching: Virtual Sensor of Up To 49mm X 36mm
3. Usage and Gear Tips for Making Stitched Images
4. Shifting for Stitching: Double the Camera Megapixels
5. Shifting for Stitching: Double the Camera Megapixels (Alpine Creek)
6. Examples: Corrected vs Uncorrected Lateral Chromatic Aberration
7. Aperture Series at 12mm Shift, Long Axis: Focus Placement is Critical (Mosaic, Nikon D810)
8. Aperture Series at 12mm Shift, Short Axis: Mosaic at Dusk (Nikon D810)
9. Aperture Series, 12mm shift: Maple Trees in Sunken Area (Nikon D810)
10. Aperture Series: Focus Shift on Frosty Picnic Table (Nikon D810)
11. Aperture Series: Oak Tree and Deck with Lens Tilt (Nikon D810)
12. Aperture Series: Frosty Wood Round: Tilt and Focus Shift (Nikon D810)
13. Conclusions

Nikon 85mm f/2.8D PC-E Micro-Nikkor

Medium telephoto tilt/shift macro focusing lens.

1. Nikon 85mm f/2.8D PC-E Micro-Nikkor: Main Page
2. MTF
3. Aperture Series: Wyman Canyon Lower Cabin (Nikon D800E)

Shift Lenses for Nikon and Canon

[Older material, but still relevant]. Shift lens performance of Nikon/Canon/Schneider/Olympus on various cameras..

1. Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5 on EOS 5D Mark II
2. Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8 on EOS 5D Mark II
3. Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8 on EOS 5D Mark II
4. Nikon PC-E 24mm f/3.5D ED
5. Nikon PC-E 24mm f/3.5D ED on Nikon D3x
6. Schneider 28mm f/2.8 PC Super Angulon on D3x
7. 28mm PC Super Angulon vs Nikon 28mm f/4
8. Nikon 35mm f/2.8 PC-Nikkor
9. 35mm Shift Lenses: Olympus 35mm f/2.8 Sinaron Digital
10. Nikon PC-E 45mm f/2.8D ED
11. Nikon PC-E 45mm f/2.8D ED on Nikon D3x (Pond View, Nikon D3x)
12. 85/2.8D PC-Micro-Nikkor (Pond View, 5D Mark III)

28mm Shift Lenses for Nikon

[Archive] In-depth review on the Nikon D2x of the Nikon 28mm f/3.5 PC-Nikkor, Nikon 28mm f/4 PC-Nikkor and the Schneider 28mm f/2.8 PC-Super-Angulon. Flare, distortion, color fringing, color rendition, sharpness, ergonomics, aligmnent, sample variation..

1. Main
2. Handling
3. Focal Length
4. Frame-to-Frame Alignment
5. Optical Alignment
6. Shifted Image Quality
7. Resolution Charts
8. Color Fringing
9. Color Rendition
10. Distortion
11. Flare
12. Conclusions

Schneider PC-TS Perspective Control Tilt/Shift Lenses

Tilt/Shift by Schneider for Canon and Nikon and other brands..

1. Schneider PC-TS Super-Angulon 50mm f/2.8
2. Introduction to Tilt/Shift

Canon Ultra-wide Zoom Lenses: 17-40 and 16-35

Comparing the Canon 17-40mm f/4L and 16-35mm f/2.L II..

1. Comparison at 17mm with Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L

Hartblei 40/80/120mm SuperRotators

Medium format Zeiss glass in Hartblei precision tilt/shift lens barrels!.

1. Introduction
2. Build quality and ergonomics
3. Operation
4. Bokeh
5. Examples—40/4
6. Examples—80/2.8
7. Aperture Series 80/2.8: DeChambeau Outbuilding (Nikon D800E)
8. Examples—120/4
9. Resolution chart—40/4
10. Resolution chart—80/2.8
11. Resolution chart—120/4
12. Stitching with the 40/4
13. Field shot aperture series crops—40/4
14. Field shot aperture series crops—80/2.8
15. Field shot aperture series crops—120/4
16. Resolution from Diffraction —120/4
17. MTF for Hartblei 40mm f/4
18. MTF for Hartblei 80mm f/2.8
19. MTF for Hartblei 120mm f/4
20. Conclusions

Rokinon 24mm f/3.5 Tilt-Shift Lens

Perspective control for architecture or landscape as an alternative to Nikon and Canon brand name offerings..

1. vs Nikon 24mm f/1.4G (D800E, Barcroft Building)

Nikon 24mm Lens Choices

Options for a 24mm lens: Nikon 14-24/2.8G, Nikon 24-70/2.8G, Nikon 24/2 AI-S, Nikon PC-E 24/3.5. Sharpness, distortion, flare, field curvature, shooting impression and ergonomics..

1. Overview and introduction

Hasselblad XCD 90mm f/3.2

Medium format telephoto lens, 74mm equivalent..

1. Focus Shift Assessment (Lens Align Target)
2. Focus Shift Assessment (Bottle with Lettering)

Canon Lenses

How Canon lenses perform for infrared use..

1. Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L
2. Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II

Software issues.

[ARCHIVE] Software and related for photographers..

1. Eliminating color fringing with Nikon Capture

Ask Lloyd Chambers

Questions and answers on photography and computers and more..

1. Ultra-wide Zeiss 21mm or 24mm Tilt/Shift lens?

Canon lenses

Overview and assessments of Canon lenses.

1. Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L
2. Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II

Blog posts, reverse chronological

2018

2018-07-06 Reader Comment: Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E, Canon Tilt/Shift Lenses

2018-06-26 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series: Ancient Orange Tree Trunk

2018-06-25 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series: Sprinter Van at Sunrise

2018-06-25 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series with Tilt: Sprinter Underbody Showing Oversize Fuel Tank

2018-06-25 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series with Tilt: Saddlebag Lake Dam Spillway, Oblique View

2018-06-25 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series with Tilt: Rushing Downstream

2018-06-25 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series with Tilt: Metal Railing and Shadows Atop Saddlebag Lake Dam

2018-06-24 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series with Swing: Ancient Log, Oblique View

2018-06-24 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series with Maximum Shift: Pine Above Valley, Early Blue Morning

2017

2017-09-29 Nikon D850: Apparent Build Tolerance Error in Flange Focal Distance vs Optical Viewfinder, Causes Major Focus Error with Manual Focus Lenses and Focus Confirmation

2017-08-28 Canon Announces 85mm f/1.4L and 3 New Tilt-Shift Lenses

2017-04-25 First Impressions in Adapating Lenses to the GFX (Otus 55/1.4)

2016

2016-12-23 Nikon 19mm f/4E ED PC-E: Three more Evaluations, Including a Dual Tilt Series + Conclusion

2016-12-15 Reader Comments: Stitching and Panoramas

2016-12-14 Usage and Gear Tips for Shift-Lens Stitching

2016-12-12 The D810 as a 73-Megapixel Medium Format Camera with a 49mm X 36mm Virtual Sensor: Nikon 19mm f/4E ED PC-E Shift-Lens Stitching (Alpine Creek)

2016-12-08 Reader Experience: Fotodiox Fusion Lens Adapter for Nikon F to Sony E

2016-12-07 Reader Comment: Using the Nikon 19mm f/4E ED PC-E

2016-12-04 Nikon 19mm f/4E ED PC-E Dual Aperture Series: Evaluating Sharpness at 12mm Shift (Mosaic, Nikon D810)

2016-12-04 Nikon 19mm f/4E ED PC-E Aperture Series: Maple Trees in Sunken Area (Nikon D810)

2016-12-04 Nikon 19mm f/4E ED PC-E Aperture Series: Evaluating Sharpness at 12mm Shift Along the Short Axis (Mosaic, Nikon D810)

2016-12-03 Nikon 19mm f/4E ED PC-E Initial Coverage (updated with reader comments)

2016-11-30 Nikon 19mm f/4E ED PC-E: First Impressions

2016-10-19 Nikon 19mm f/4E ED PC-E

2015

2015-09-18 Hartblei 40mm, 80mm, 120mm SuperRotators

2015-09-18 HCam Master TS V2 tilt/shift adapter for Canon 11-24mm f/4L

2015-03-10 Panoramic Megapixels (stitching)

2014

2014-11-24 Shootout: Schneider PC-TS Super-Angulon 28mm f/4.5 HM ASPHERIC vs Nikon 28mm f/4 PC (Church, 11mm Rise)

2014-11-22 Shift Lens Stitching

2014-11-22 Schneider PC-TS Super-Angulon 28mm f/4.5 HM ASPHERIC: Ergonomics and Movements

2014-11-21 An Interview with Ming Thein on His High-Definition Ultraprint

2014-06-23 Tilt / Shift Lens Coverage Overhauled, Updated

2014-06-22 Nikon 85mm f/2.8D PC-E Micro Nikkor Aperture Series: Wyman Canyon Cabin (Nikon D800E)

2014-06-21 Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L Aperture Series: Wyman Canyon Lower Cabin (5D Mark III)

2014-06-20 Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Wyman Canyon Lower Cabin (5D Mark III)

2014-06-20 Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Wyman Canyon Lower Cabin (5D Mark III)

2014-06-08 Canon Tilt/Shift Lenses: Review?

2014-06-03 Tilt Shift Field Workshop June 12

2014-05-26 Tilt Shift Field Workshops

2014-05-21 Bypassing Normal Depth of Field Limitations Using a Tilt/Shift Lens: Landscape Usage (Lembert Dome)

2014-05-19 Tilt/Shift Lenses: Focusing for Optimal Tilt Placement + Focus Peaking Assist

2014-05-18 Using Tilt (Swing) to Isolate a Subject

2014-05-18 Bypassing Normal Depth of Field Limitations Using a Tilt/Shift Lens

2013

2013-11-09 Hartblei 80mm f/2.8 Tilt Shift (Zeiss medium format optics)

2013-09-06 Rokinon 24mm f/3.5 Tilt-Shift for Shift-Stitching Panoramas

2013-09-06 Compared: Rokinon 24mm f/3.5 Tilt-Shift vs Nikon 24mm f/1.4G (D800E)

2012

2012-05-10 Nikon D800 Lens Evaluation: Nikon 85mm f/2.8D PC-Micro-Nikkor

2012-05-09 Nikon D800 Lens Evaluation: Nikon PC-E 45mm f/2.8D ED

2011

2011-10-08 Schneider PC-TS Makro-Symmar 90mm f/4.5 HM Tilt/Shift Lens for Canon/Nikon/Sony/Pentax K

2010

2010-02-27 Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L and 16-35mm f/2.8L II compared to Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L

2010-02-25 Coming soon: Canon 17-40mm f/4L + 16-35mm f/2.8L II vs Canon TS-E 17/4L and 24/1.4L II

2010-02-05 Ultra Wide Zeiss 21mm or 24mm Tilt/Shift lens? (Nikon/Canon)

2009

2009-10-14 Canon 17/4L in stock at B&H

2009-09-12 Canon TS-E 17/4L and 24/3.5L II in infrared

2009-09-11 Canon TS-E 24/3.5L II reviewed and compared

2009-09-11 Canon TS-E 24/3.5L II distortion

2009-09-08 Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L review updated

2009-09-07 Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L reviewed

2009-09-06 First impressions of Canon’s TS-E lenses

2009-09-02 Canon TS-E 17/4L and 24/3.5L II

2009-05-08 Hartblei 40/80/120 tilt/shift lenses

2009-02-17 Follow-up on Nikon PC-E build quality

2009-02-17 Canon announces wide-angle tilt/shift lenses

2009-02-07 Nikon PC-E 45/2.8 D E on Nikon D700 — build quality

2009-02-06 Nikon PC-E lenses on D200, D300

2009-02-05 Nikon PC-E lenses shifted: viewfinder clearance

2009-02-05 Canon TS-E 24/3.5L on 5D Mark II

2009-02-04 Nikon PC-E severe build quality problem

2009-02-03 Canon TS-E 45mm, 90mm on EOS 5D Mark II

2009-02-02 Shift lens stitching

2009-01-30 Nikon PC-E 45mm f/2.8D ED on Nikon D3x

2009-01-30 Nikon D3x and PC-E tilt/shift lenses

2008

2008-10-08 Nikon PC-E 24mm f/3.5D ED available at B&H

2008-10-04 Nikon 35mm f/2.8 PC-Nikkor reviewed

2008-10-03 Nikon PC-E 24mm f/3.5D ED reviewed

2008-10-01 Nikon PC-E Micro NIKKOR 45mm f/2.8D ED reviewed

2008-09-20 28mm shift lenses on full frame — Schneider and Nikon

2008-09-03 Question of the Day: 18mm, 25mm, 28mm?

2008-09-02 Nikon PC-E Micro-Nikkor 85mm f/2.8D

2008-08-09 Shutterbug review of Nikon PC-E 45/2.8

2008-08-08 Nikon PC-E Micro-Nikkor 45mm f/2.8D ED — WOW!

2008-08-07 Nikon PC-E Micro-Nikkor 45mm f/2.8D ED

2008-08-03 Nikon PC-E Micro-Nikkor 45mm f/2.8D ED

2008-07-16 Nikon PC-E 24mm f/3.5 in stock at B&H

2008-07-07 Hartblei/Zeiss 40mm, 80mm, 120mm Tilt/shift lenses

2008-01-29 Nikon PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5D ED Tilt/Shift lens

2008-01-28 Nikon PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5D ED Tilt/Shift lens

2008-01-20 28mm shift lenses

2006

2006-11-04 Equipment for shift lens stitching *

2006-04-10 Looking for the best 28mm shift lens?

2006-01-09 Composite images by stitching with shift lenses