Mick Maguire wrote:
I'm intrigued...
Regards,
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Hi Mick,
Oh boy, get your wallet out. (And don't ship this one by UPS -- har!!) A
shift lens is an expensive optic that allows you to move the optic axis of
the lens so that it intersects the film plane off-center and/or at some
A shift lens corrects for apparent distortions in perspective caused by the film plane
not
being parallel to the to the subject plane. The usual example is photographing a tall
building and filling the frame by tilting the camera upward. The sides of the building
will appear to converge toward
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Subject: RE: what is a shift lens?
Mick
This is an interesting lens design.
Pentax' lens is wider than the Canon Minolta offerings I've seen. (28mm vs 35mm)
But, there's a trade-off
The Canon does tilt and shift.
The Minolta does both vertical and later shifts.
This is one of those very rare instances where the lens requirement
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From: Collin Brendemuehl
Subject: RE: what is a shift lens?
This is an interesting lens design.
Pentax' lens is wider than the Canon Minolta offerings I've
seen. (28mm vs 35mm)
But, there's a trade-off
The Canon does tilt and shift.
The Minolta does both
Takumar 135/2.5.
Oh, *shift*, I thought you said something else.
Nevermind.
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