nsainato Loc: Sun City, Arizona

I just purchased Canon 35mm f/2.8 Tilt Shift lens from Key camera, I took some pictures at Seiberling Nature Realm. I can use some input, I have been using manual focus and am not sure if I am using this properly. Thank you in advance for your input.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Not sure what your question or issue is ???

1stJedi Loc: Southern Orange County

I am absolutely thrilled with my own tilt/sift lens. I suspect that once you begin to understand what this lens is capable of producing you will be excited about your own. There are many terrific videos available to help you get acquainted with the lens.

If you feel you are having difficulty focusing as perfectly as you would like, I highly recommend using the Live View feature of your camera and a remote shutter release if you have one. I also suggest a tripod. Equally important, none of these photos showcase the capabilities of your lens. All of the photos featured here could just as easily been taken with a standard lens. You might consider waterfalls, panoramas, architecture, tall buildings or giant trees, fences rails, rows of bottles or perhaps boats in a marina, or any other setting which capitalizes on the ability of the lens to adjust the focal plane wherever it serves you best.

Take advantage of the tutorials available, go experiment and have a ton of fun. There is nothing wrong with what you are doing that a couple of thousand of really terrific photos won't solve.

nsainato Loc: Sun City, Arizona

I am using this lens on Sony A7r with an adapter, since it is manual aperture adjustment I have been using manual focus through the viewfinder to see where I am focusing. I think you are right I should check YouTube for some tutorials.

art pear Loc: North Dakota

It is all about your subject. The horse pic would be a great one, but I am not seeing much blur. It looks like in your first shot you nailed the blur. Have fun with it.

dmsM43

I bought a Canon TS35mm about 40 years ago. I used it on my film cameras and now on my micro 43 digital cameras with a Novoflex adapter. It works best on a tripod, and it's a good idea to level your tripod head, then use the shift and tilt functions. On the digital cameras I have found that you need to confine your shifts to either vertical or horizontal, as diagonal shifts result in a fuzzy corner. It wasn't so noticeable on film. I'm curious to see how well the old lens works on the Sony A7r, since with micro 43 the lens essentially becomes a short telephoto equivalent to about 70mm. The lens has some CA which can be corrected easily in Lightroom. I'm posting some photos I took with it a while ago with my Panasonic G1 and GH2.

Just shifted down a bit and shot @f8


Lens shifted up and shot @f11


Some swing to sharpen row of trees @f5.6

nsainato Loc: Sun City, Arizona

I have Metabones FD to E mount adapter. At first I was shifting then adjusting, after watching a YouTube video I understand that was the wrong way of doing it. The first picture I will post was taken that way. The next day I went to a different park and took the rest of the images by first adjusting the camera then shifting. The images are my practice shots. I like your images especially the plants.

nsainato Loc: Sun City, Arizona

More TS images.

dmsM43

Looks like the corners and edges are OK when you stop the lens down. That was something I was concerned about, as I have been considering getting a Sony A7r someday so that I can use my old Canon FD lenses including the TS35mm as intended on a full frame camera instead of the micro 43.
You might want to look up some videos or articles on "view camera technique" as that is similar to how you use this type of lens. Oh, by the way, you can use focus peaking to help with focusing the lens. It works great on my Olympus E-M1, and I believe the Sony also has that feature.

nsainato Loc: Sun City, Arizona

I am pleased with my Sony A7R, recently I bought three used, legacy lenses the Canon 35mm TS, Leica 135mm prime, and Hesselblad 80mm (which I am still waiting for the adapter). There is a lot to learn. Prices are coming down on Sony A7R, you might be able to pick one at a good price.

dmsM43

Yes, I've noticed that the price is going down a bit. Too bad it doesn't have in body image stabilization like the Olympus, that would really make my day. However, with 36mp, a tripod would help produce the best image quality anyway. I've also noticed that legacy lenses in some cases are going up in price due to demand. I suspect that when Sony brings out more lenses for the A7 series of cameras that situation will go back to normal. Fortunately, or unfortunately, I have a lot of Canon FD lenses to play with, and don't need to buy anymore.