PH CIB wrote:
Wow great Thread,,,Thank You,,,I have always wanted to rent Tilt/Shift Lenses and then possibly Buy,,,,but always wondered if post processing could do the same thing,,,,interesting that apparently it cannot because someday with advances in software all the fun of photography might be gone with images just created on the computer....
Well, they are trying to make software do what tilt and shift lenses do.
If you use the shift to correct the perspective in architectural pictures you will use the whole sensor. - If you do this in post you have to crop and throw away pixels.
If you use the shift to make panoramas it is easy to stitch the pictures. - If you do this in post with pics from normal lenses you can also get pretty good results.
If you use the tilt for miniature effect it works great for still photos and video. - If you do this in post you will have lot of frames to edit when doing videos.
If you use the tilt to get the whole frame in focus in landscape photography it works - If you do this with focus stacking you better be sure nothing is moving in the picture.
You can use the shift function to take pictures of mirrors without being seen in them - It takes time and knowledge to fix that mirror in post.
And you can manipulate a tilt and shift lens in low light to get more of your frame in focus at wide aperture than using a non tilt lens. - In post you can not replicate that.
This is what comes to mind when I think about the advantages of tilt and shift lenses and comparison to software adjustments. Some more experieced users here can surely add to this comparison.