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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

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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

Canon Lenses vs Infrared

How Canon lenses perform for infrared use..

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

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)

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

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