PC Micro Nikkor 85mm Tilt Shift Lens test

willyfoo · 14th July 2003

Trying to learn how to use this lens.
Here are some tests

Shifting corrects converging verticals.. in this case, the camera angle is higer than the subjects, so the pens tilt outwards, the shift corrects that, but I noticed that the color has shifted as well!

willyfoo · 14th July 2003

Both were shot at F8, but notice the ruler is sharp through most of it's length. What puzzled me was how come the dog is no longer sharp.... any explainations?

willyfoo · 14th July 2003

Has the tilting altered the plane of focus such that it is not perpendicular to the lens??

Anybody has any good references to shifting & tilting?

Darren · 14th July 2003

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Originally posted by willyfoo
Has the tilting altered the plane of focus such that it is not perpendicular to the lens??

Anybody has any good references to shifting & tilting?

Yup, you answered your own question - the tilt has changed the plane of focus to get all the ruler in focus, thus as the DOF is shallow at that aperture setting and distance, the dog no longer falls within the plane of focus.

errm ... i am kinda stating the obvious there ... akakaka ... call me Master-Of-The-Obvious or MOTO-mouth in short

Kho King · 17th July 2003

wow...u bought this Micro Nikkor 85mm ?! What makes u go after it? It is expensive, manual focus, and 85mm...

Just curious...

willyfoo · 17th July 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Kho King
wow...u bought this Micro Nikkor 85mm ?! What makes u go after it? It is expensive, manual focus, and 85mm...

Just curious...

It's a company lens... we need it for some of our product shoots.

14th July 2003	#1
willyfoo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: North Posts: 2,085	PC Micro Nikkor 85mm Tilt Shift Lens test Trying to learn how to use this lens. Here are some tests Shifting corrects converging verticals.. in this case, the camera angle is higer than the subjects, so the pens tilt outwards, the shift corrects that, but I noticed that the color has shifted as well! __________________ Singapore Wedding Photographer Willy Foo on Twitter & Facebook Last edited by willyfoo; 14th July 2003 at 11:20 AM.

14th July 2003	#2
willyfoo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: North Posts: 2,085	Both were shot at F8, but notice the ruler is sharp through most of it's length. What puzzled me was how come the dog is no longer sharp.... any explainations? __________________ Singapore Wedding Photographer Willy Foo on Twitter & Facebook

14th July 2003	#3
willyfoo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: North Posts: 2,085	Has the tilting altered the plane of focus such that it is not perpendicular to the lens?? Anybody has any good references to shifting & tilting? __________________ Singapore Wedding Photographer Willy Foo on Twitter & Facebook

17th July 2003	#5
Kho King Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,799	wow...u bought this Micro Nikkor 85mm ?! What makes u go after it? It is expensive, manual focus, and 85mm... Just curious... __________________ KOH KHO KING http://ShaShinKi.com ~ Malaysia Online Camera Shop! :cool: