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uhoh7
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 Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:52 am Post subject: DOF quest: Nikon 28mm f/3.5 PC...tilted. |
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uhoh7 wrote:
Something interesting arrived today:
Nikon 28mm F/3.5 PC
mounted on kipon tilt adapter, with downward tilt applied.
In tests tonite it does seem to offer great increase in DOF when wide open. Shift allows control of perspective.
Lens is not heavy, and quite sharp in normal shooting: here a test this evening:
they fetch 400 every day on you know where, but this one has small scratch on front element, so won for 238 shipped  you can see flaw in pic just under "P".
came with caps, box and manual!
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Minolfan
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:06 am Post subject: |
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Minolfan wrote:
Congratulations, it looks exciting! |
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uhoh7
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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uhoh7 wrote:
here is shift only, and please excuse the shaprness--I missed my focus on these, but you get some idea:
all taken from the identical spot.
to keep the same general comp, the camera must point differently depending on the shift to get the mountain range in the middle.
They may seem to be different scale crops, but actually identical pixel scale.
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spleenone
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| Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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spleenone wrote:
Nice, very nice catch. I never realized how good it can be for shooting mountines. I think that I see that differences and it is quite surprising.
Now you have tilt-shift Nikkor lens =D damn.
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uhoh7
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| Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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uhoh7 wrote:
| spleenone wrote: |
Nice, very nice catch. I never realized how good it can be for shooting mountines. I think that I see that differences and it is quite surprising.
Now you have tilt-shift Nikkor lens =D damn. |
you can waste lots of time, even in your living room
above no shift
above corrected with about 1/3 shift or less--didn't get it quite right.
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| Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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spleenone wrote:
It is obvious in finder/lcd what change, isn't it?
I am specialized in portraits but I think that in that field it is unusable. What do you think?
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jjphoto
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| Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:05 am Post subject: |
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jjphoto wrote:
How do you find the image quality with this lens, mainly sharpness when shifted?
Thanks
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uhoh7
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| Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:12 am Post subject: |
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uhoh7 wrote:
| spleenone wrote: |
It is obvious in finder/lcd what change, isn't it?
I am specialized in portraits but I think that in that field it is unusable. What do you think? |
When you read the tutorials and see the examples, there are full body portraits--e.g. a girls leans over a fence, in which the lenses are shifted to good results.
In combination with tilting movements many portrait effects are possible
"The Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift Lens also works well for Portraits. A 90mm focal length typically gives nice perspective to people pictures. Adding tilt and rotation increases the portrait creativity available. The TS-E 90 enables a subject's eyes and the part of his/her environment you wish to emphasize to remain in focus while the remainder of the portrait is blurred to taste."
that from canon.
@jjphoto
It's quite a sharp lens unshifted. Much of my playing has been with extreme shifts--which would not be normal.
At some point I will do some sharpness testing.
Stopped down with large DOF the lens should be sharp accross the frame with moderte shift--pehaps even with more extreme shift.
Ideally one would get a modern 24mm or wider tilt/shift lens--though with FF the 90 might be fun as well--however these lenses are very expensive.
So I am using a 100USD tilt adapter with 200USD lenses.
A spring comes I will have a chance to get some serious practice. We'll see how the results are.
below a tilted nikon 50mm 1.4 normal lens
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| Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:23 am Post subject: |
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jjphoto wrote:
Thanks, it looks like a very nice lens.
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