On 02/12/2013 1:02 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
I just came across a new lens for Pentax: Rokinon Tilt-Shift 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Lens for Pentax http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1012957-REG/rokinon_tsl24m_p_tilt_shift_24mm_f_3_5_ed.html I've never used any tilt/shift lenses, but I remember people mentioning them on PDML (and read some discussions elsewhere) which made me interested in them. Well, I cannot justify the price ($999) for just playing with it, as I am not really sure I would benefit from it (for what I am using my camera). It is interesting, that Amazon (and the questionable-reputation "6ave") already have them (albeit at @1300): http://www.amazon.com/Rokinon-TSL24M-P-Shift-Pentax-Cameras/dp/B00EFS0ZMQ/ but B&H still offers only preorder. Actually, Adorama also has it in stock at $999: http://www.adorama.com/RK24TSPX.html Also, rather interesting is the phrase in the description on Adorama's website: "This lens is suitable primarily for full-frame cameras but will work just as well with an APS-C crop sensor. " I wonder what it is based on... (And that phrase can fuel the theories about the FF cameras. ;-) )
All they are saying is that it will cover the 24x36 format, something it would have to do to be of any interest to users of every other brand but ours. A lot of what these le4nses do can be emulated by using the composition adjust feature and focus stacking.
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