To tilt or not to tilt

[Busted Knuckles]

Hi Ben -
Using a tilt-shift means being on the tripod 100% of the time, and using live-view for manual focusing. So you'll need a lot more time to take a shot, especially when you add in one or more filters. Note that when you shift the lens, it throws off the camera's light meter (something to do with the angle of the light --- John can explain this much better than me). But the live-view mode is immune to this problem.

Hope that answers your questions!

I just spent some time w/ the 24 and 90 TS. I shot some video tilting and shifting to see what was going on - very helpful. I agree w/ Jonathan that Tripod and time are needed for the TS world. They certainly aren't "walk arounds" planned shots, etc, etc. there were fun, I rented them. Just know that in the centers they are very sharp, but at the extremes they soften up, particularly the 24.

Mike

[ahab1372]

Just know that in the centers they are very sharp, but at the extremes they soften up, particularly the 24.

Really? I always thought the TS-E 24mm is one of the sharpest primes around. Bryan's ISO crops seem to support that: http://www.the-digital-picture.com/R...mp=0&APIComp=5
Or does it get softer only when you apply tilt and/or shift?

[Busted Knuckles]

Really? I always thought the TS-E 24mm is one of the sharpest primes around. Bryan's ISO crops seem to support that: http://www.the-digital-picture.com/R...mp=0&APIComp=5
Or does it get softer only when you apply tilt and/or shift?

JRW said it well, just to be clear, locked in the center - yep darn sharp, tilt 8 degrees, full shift and it is soft, but these are at the extremes, any single effort and the lens stands up darn well.