Re: Tilt-Shift Lens: Any Experiences?

"Annika1980" <annika1980@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I rented the Canon 24mm TS-E tilt-shift lens for a week and before it
arrives I'd like to know if there are any tips or suggestions for using
this lens? Any subject matter that lends itself especially well to
it's features? Also, the lens may not come with instructions on it's
special uses, but I assume I can find info online somewhere. Anybody
got any tips?


I'm having a hard time finding a reasonable explanation, but the scheimpflug
rule/effect/principle is what you want to understand:

http://www.trenholm.org/hmmerk/index.html#SR
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=getpage.jsp&A=getpage&Q=Product_Resources/largeformat3.jsp

That's for the tilts. For shifts, just try lining up straight on at a tall
building and then shifting the lens up (not tilting it up, shifting it).
You'll be amazed at how much more of the building you get in your image.
You can also use the same effect for shooting products to get angles of view
impossible with any other camera. An easy book to read quickly (it's mostly
pictures, so you should get along well with it) is Steve Simmon's Using The
View Camera. Seriously, with the pictures you can see what's possible in a
matter of minutes. Maybe your local library has a copy? Of course, it does
talk about things like moving the camera back which won't be applicable to
you.

--
Regards,
Matt Clara
www.mattclara.com


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