Comments on: Canon Tilt / Shift lens – Shift

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:32:02 +0000

Hi Ray,

Probably the 45 – that is where the tilt is really valuable for depth of field. With the wider angle, depth of field is often less of an challenge. I probably do more shooting in general at 24 – so you really can’t go wrong either way.

Another thought – the 45 is more useful for panoramics as well.

Ron

By: Ray

Ray — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:23:38 +0000

Ron:

For your landscape work, which T/S lens gets used most: 24 or 45?

Ray

By: Blend Fund

Blend Fund — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:42:25 +0000

Glad to see someone is staying on top of things.

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:29:07 +0000

Hi Janet,

Good to hear from you and thanks for the comments – it is always great to receive such nice feedback!

You know I bet the permanent fund will cover the cost of one of these, they run about $1,100 at B&H. It could come in handy in PS

Ron

By: Janet

Janet — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:49:50 +0000

Hi Ron, Love what you are doing with your new canon tilt/shift lens! Do you think the permanent fund would cover the cost of it this year?? Your photo blog is something I look forward to every morning. I open your photo e-mail 1st every day. Always nice to see a beautiful and interesting photo to start my day! Janet

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:05:27 +0000

Thanks Richard.

I originally purchased the tilt / shift with panoramics in mind – they really do go together much easier since there really isn’t parallax issues.

The tilt may not be much help in those “thick forest” type shots because the subject matter is somewhat vertical. The tops or bottoms of the trees may end up out of focus unless your are shooting more intimate type.

Ron

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:38:21 +0000

Another interesting post Ron. The advice on the panoramic is something I hadn’t realized. The parallax on the panos have always been a weird thing for me. I guess the T&S would yield more keepers in this case. Do you think these lenses would help DOF-wise for those “thick forest” type of shots while using a sharper aperture like f8?