I second what Bob says. PC lenses were created when there was no such thing as Photoshop, for when there was a compelling reason to shoot the original on 35mm.
The tilt function is more useful these days because it lets you control the orientation of the plane of focus. It's most useful in close-up situations rather than architectural scale subject matter. It's not hard to get a whole building into the DOF with a 28mm or 35mm lens, so tilt/swing is hardly needed in that cicumstance. I'm not sure if any shift/tilt lenses are available in K-mount, the Pentaxes themselves are shift only. For an alternative approach to a dedicated PC lens look at: http://www.zoerk.com/ where there are adapters to fit medium format or enlarger lenses to 35mm cameras that have tilt or shift capabilities. They're not cheap but neither are PC lenses. regards, Anthony Farr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Rapp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > That over, use an extreme wide-angle lens, fine grained high resloution > film and keep the camera level. Crop the image. > > Cheers, > > Bob Rapp > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Rapp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > If you are serious, forget 35mm and go after a technical or view camera. I > > find my Horseman VHR (6X7 or 6X9), with appropriate lens, the perfect > > answer. > > > > Bob Rapp > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "adphoto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > hi > > > > > > i am starting to do a bit off architecture work and want to add a shift > > lens > > > to the arsenal > > > my question is do i go a shift lens or a shift tilt, what is the tilt > > > function for? > > > thanks > > > > > > david > > > > >
