tilt shift: Ive lurked on this site for quite a while and have learned a great deal from the people here ,,, I 've been considering buying the canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II , any opinions...

gekko11 Loc: Las Cruces NM

Ive lurked on this site for quite a while and have learned a great deal from the people here ,,, I 've been considering buying the canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II , any opinions or experiences ? I use a canon 5dmkII

arphot Loc: Massachusetts

gekko11 wrote:

Ive lurked on this site for quite a while and have learned a great deal from the people here ,,, I 've been considering buying the canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II , any opinions or experiences ? I use a canon 5dmkII

My only reply is that's an expensive lens. I don't do any real TS so this can't be used as a real opinion much, but I think I'd rather do it the software way and get off cheaper. Now there may be a difference between the two processes, but I've seen some incredible TS done in PP.

MWAC Loc: Somewhere East Of Crazy

I have been freelensing, it gives the effect of tilt-shift but I don't have to buy anysoftware or a special len. Just use the leneses I already own. :)

gekko11 Loc: Las Cruces NM

ive been trying to find some comparison shots ,no luck so far. I think your right about getting very similar results in PP

gekko11 Loc: Las Cruces NM

I dont know what freelensing is , tell me more please

MWAC Loc: Somewhere East Of Crazy

take a look here:

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-27627-1.html

Danilo Loc: Las Vegas

gekko11 wrote:

Ive lurked on this site for quite a while and have learned a great deal from the people here ,,, I 've been considering buying the canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II , any opinions or experiences ? I use a canon 5dmkII

My experience is with a Nikkor PC 35mm lens which has shift, but no tilt. I used it for some architectural photos, and wound up going back to do them over in 4x5. Trying to view the effects of the lens movement on the tiny 35mm viewfinder was almost impossible. The 4x5 gave me a much larger image to view, making my adjustments very easy to see.
Luckily, the job paid enough to cover the cost of the Nikkor lens, and a proper profit as well.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

The Nikon D7000 has a VERY neat feature built into it, called perspective control. You take a shot of a high building facade, for instance, and the sidewalls appear to bend in at the top due to the angle of perspective. You apply perspective control straightening in camera, and the walls will become parallel. Almost eliminates the need for a PC lens altogether. I do not know what other bodies offer this feature at this time.

jdtx Loc: SA, Tx.

the Lensbaby does about the same thing only it stays mounted on your camera, which seems much safer to me

Orville H. Brettman Loc: Northern Illinois. USA

DxO software handles most of my perspective needs.

Cadugand Loc: Houston, Texas

MT Shooter wrote:

The Nikon D7000 has a VERY neat feature built into it, called perspective control. You take a shot of a high building facade, for instance, and the sidewalls appear to bend in at the top due to the angle of perspective. You apply perspective control straightening in camera, and the walls will become parallel. Almost eliminates the need for a PC lens altogether. I do not know what other bodies offer this feature at this time.

I learn something every day here! I've had a D7000 since they first came out and have been using PP. I need to try this. Thanks.

randym77

I have the wider tilt shift lens - the 17mm.

It's definitely a specialty lens - not recommended unless you already have a bunch of other lenses. You might want to rent one before you buy.

It does let you play around with perspective and focus, and fake that miniature look. If you're the type who likes a different view of things, you'll like this lens.

Remember that it has no autofocus. You will have to focus it manually. I almost always use it in a tripod, and focus using Live View.

(If you've never used a manual focus lens...they are easier to use manually than an autofocus lens. Autofocus requires that the lens moves only a little to focus, and it can be difficult to manually nail the focus. Manual focus lenses don't require such fine control.)

I like taking pictures in the dark, which pretty much requires manual focus lenses. That's what I use the TS for mostly. It's also good for architecture. Yes, you can fix the perspective with Photoshop, but it's not the same, especially for very wide angles.

gekko11 Loc: Las Cruces NM

randym77 wrote:

I have the wider tilt shift lens - the 17mm. br b... (show quote)

thanks for the great information. I too like shooting in the dark, and dont mind manual focus at all,in fact prefer it depending on circumstances. lenses in my collection include 15mm2.8 (2nd fav) a 28-135mm3.5, 70-2002.8 IS II L (#1fav) and a 400 5.6 L all canon. Ive been considering the TS for mountain landscape

docrob Loc: Durango, Colorado

gekko11 wrote:

Ive lurked on this site for quite a while and have learned a great deal from the people here ,,, I 've been considering buying the canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II , any opinions or experiences ? I use a canon 5dmkII

I've played with this lens. If the intent is architecture and correcting perspective I'd say - get a 4x5. If the intent is to use it as a close up lens I'd say it has some interesting applications. Enough to warrent the price??? Can't say.

CAM1017 Loc: Chiloquin, Oregon

gekko11 wrote:

Ive lurked on this site for quite a while and have learned a great deal from the people here ,,, I 've been considering buying the canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II , any opinions or experiences ? I use a canon 5dmkII

This is an interesting lens with tilt & sift features. These features were on the old view camera's that shot 4 x 5 & 8 X 10 inch negatives. Great results in perspective control and depth of field could be achieved. Seems like it would be a fun lens to have if the price was not to far out of sight.