Herb, I don't have this lens, but had looked into the usefulness of it. I decided against it since it is not a tilt/shift lens and was seeking the ability to tilt the depth of field as can be done with the C***n and N***N tilt/shift lenses. I have queried several outdoor photo pro's and their suggestion, given my needs, were not to waste my money on a shift only lens. Now if architecture was all you were interested in shooting with this lens, that's another story. Hope this helps. Ken Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: herb greenslade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Pentax User's group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 12:28 PM Subject: Re: Pentax 28mm shift lens
> Hi > A little background for Rob > > Years ago I got the brilliant idea of scratch building my own model homes (for model railraod) from photos taken on my > travels. Although this hasn't as yet materialized, I got interested in in just shooting old houses. This interest has further been > developed after reading a book on the history of Canadian architecture. Obviously, at some point city buildings came into > perspective. > > With small town and country homes, one crosses the road, stands back some and usually with a 70-210 zoom, there is little > distortion, and what little there is can be corrected in Photoshop. The problem starts becoming serious when one has to use > a 35mm or wider to capture a large building or a store front on a narrow street. There are limitations using Photoshop, as a > major correction compresses buildings and/or distorts other parts of the image. > > My understanding is that the shift lens is really a compromise, as to do real corrections, the film plane also must be adjusted. > > What I'd like to know, > Do you feel that you got full value from the lens, as the lens is very expensive. > Are you satisfied with the results. > Do you find the lens awkward to use (I understand that it uses a double aperture system) > If for the same amount of money, you had a chance to buy a 400-500 mm lens and your interest is also nature, which lens > would you choose. > > herb > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
