 Andrew Laverghetta |
35mm tilt-shift I'm wondering how these 35mm tilt-shift lenses are in terms of use. I've been checking out the Ansel Adams books The Camera, The Negative, and The Print since I've been doing my darkroom class and of course, I wish I had the money to get a large format camera and see how it works. I know that you can shift around the plane of focus with the bellows, correct? These tilt shift lenses must just pivot or something similar to replace the bellows? http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=ProductCatIndexAct&fcategoryid=156 Canon has the TS-E 24mm f/3.5L, TS-E 45mm f/2.8, and TS-E 90mm f/2.8. I'm just looking for people's opinions on these mostly, and because I couldn't find them on B&H while I was looking through their normal lens selection. Therefore, I don't know a price. I assume it's pretty high though. Maybe I'll check back in the morning to see if there's a specialty lens section. Any input or thoughts are welcome!
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Jon Close |
Canon TS-E lenses @ B&H. Each is about $1100. An economy alternative is the Russian-made ARSAT 35mm f/2.8 tilt-shift lens for ~$370. http://www.araxfoto.com/specials/tilt-shift-35/
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Jon Close |
Sorry, missed your first question - Yes, the Tilt-Shift lenses pivot to change the plane of focus from perpendicular, and shift up/down for perspective control. The photos at the araxfoto link show the range of motion. These lenses are very useful, but do not have as full a range of motion as would a technical camera. They can only tilt in one axis, but the lens can be modified to change the orientation of that axis.
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Michael H. Cothran |
On a view camera, it is not the bellows that provides tilt, swing, shift, and rise. It is the front and/or rear standards. The bellows simply allows the movements because it is pliable. That said, it is wonderful to see a person interested in camera movements, as for nature and studio work, they save the day. To my knowledge, the only manufacturer selling tilt/shift lenses is Canon, so aside from the Russian alternative mentioned above, they are your only choice. Nikon offers shift lenses, but to my knowledge, they do not contain tilt movements. Canon's three T/S lenses all have a pivoting arch that provides the tilt with a geared lever. In addition, it has a shift movement, also geared, which will slide the lens up or down linearly. B&H advertises them in all their magazine ads, and they run about $1100 each, the last time I checked, for the 24, 45, and 90. It's the only way to go when you want total control of your focusing. You're a wise man for reading Ansel Adams' books. One of the advantages of a view camera (over "regular" cameras, including Canon) is the bellows system. Tilt and swing are the same movement, one vertical and one horizontal. Shift and rise/fall are the same also, one being vertical and the other horizontal. I'm not sure that you have that much control with Canon's. You may be limited to only tilt and no swing, with horizontal shooting, and swing with no tilt on vertical shooting. Or something to that nature. I am not sure of this, but just speculating. I'd want to put one in my hands, then on a camera before buying, but as I stated, they're the only thing really available today, so your choice is really Canon or a view camera. Good Luck. Michael H. Cothran www.mhcphoto.net
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Andrew Laverghetta |
Hmm, sounds like the Russian stuff is more in my price range haha. If I got that lens made by canon, I think I'd just go with another camera and tripod lenses and filters and all that good stuff. I really enjoy reading those books because he is so into his photography and getting everything perfect. I started my darkroom photo class this fall and I really like how it's going so far. I'm going to drop into the darkroom tonight and hopefully get a few prints out. Hopefully I'll be able to scan these somehow and put them in my gallery to show what I've done.
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