cirke Posted November 16, 2011 Share #1 Â Posted November 16, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Any way to use a Tilt Shift (at least Shift) lens with the M9 ? Â the main problem will be to see something I imagine :-) Â thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 16, 2011 Posted November 16, 2011 Hi cirke, Take a look here shift lens. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Erik Gunst Lund Posted November 16, 2011 Share #2 Â Posted November 16, 2011 You can get a tripod mount for some TS lenses, that holds the lens in the same position, so you are able to move the camera only, useful for shift Using Tilt for correction of an image would be hit and miss. But for artistic shots, strange DOF it could off course be done... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share #3 Â Posted November 16, 2011 tilt is not necessary , but if there is a solution to shift I'd like to know it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 16, 2011 Share #4 Â Posted November 16, 2011 Yes - a Novoflex adapter for the SLR shift lens of your choice. I tried a Nikon and it was perfect. In fact the result was better than on the D700 of the bloke I borrowed it from, probably because of the shifted pixels. That you lose the rangefinder focussing is no big deal, shift lenses should be stopped down quite a bit anyway and you will probably be on a tripod with a static subject allowing you to chimp and framing/focus-bracket Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share #5  Posted November 16, 2011 thanks for the tip  with which lens did you try ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted November 16, 2011 Share #6  Posted November 16, 2011 With PC-Super-Angulon-R 28mm, I use mainly for panoramic view with M9 (left and right to be stitched). Very nice with 11mm lateral shift.  I need for that R to M adapter 22228 and 15mm Voigtlander finder that I use also with my Xpan + PC lens 28mm. ... I sometimes use PC 28mm Nikkor which have more black corners at 10mm Shift  Arnaud Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share #7  Posted November 16, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) thanks Arnaud  but how do you know that the shift is ok with a range finder ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted November 16, 2011 Share #8 Â Posted November 16, 2011 The secret is in the 15mm finder that I adapt (with black tape) for 28mm horizontal view. Experience from Xpan (24mm X 65mm) that I use before M9. 36 + 11 + 11 = 58mm with 11mm lateral shift, that is about 7mm (65 - 58) of freedom to stitch. Â With M9, it's better, I can view if there is something wrong after few seconds ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share #9 Â Posted November 16, 2011 I must try :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 16, 2011 Share #10  Posted November 16, 2011 thanks for the tip with which lens did you try ?   PC-NIKKOR 28mm f/3.5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted November 17, 2011 Share #11 Â Posted November 17, 2011 Visoflex + adaptor + pc lens ... ? Â Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share #12  Posted November 17, 2011 thanks  anything for CanonTSE 24 ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted November 17, 2011 Share #13 Â Posted November 17, 2011 CameraQuest.com is perhaps the most likely to have a good quality one if they're available. Â Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share #14 Â Posted November 17, 2011 thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 17, 2011 Share #15 Â Posted November 17, 2011 Actually I am keeping up with ebay for an affordable Olympus Zuiko 24 PC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Muller Posted November 17, 2011 Share #16 Â Posted November 17, 2011 cheesh! what a mission to focus and frame......must make you wish for live view or something.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 17, 2011 Share #17 Â Posted November 17, 2011 Not that bad. Scale focussing is fine on a stopped down wide angle - and one must stop down when shifted for good IQ, and it is usually tripod work anyway. Liveview might be helpful but is certainly not needed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Muller Posted November 17, 2011 Share #18 Â Posted November 17, 2011 Hi Jaap, Â Sounds like a way to make it work.......But once its on a tripod, well then the whole M advantage disappears, and well there must be better(and cheaper) alternatives around, like a 5d with a 24ts-probably the sharpest 24 lens around......I have a ZD with 50mm shift, my absolute favourite lens camera comb, but to guess all the time and confirm via the lcd will drive me nuts, the manual aperture is bad enough as it is..... I like to see what I am going to get, somehow that's how I think of cameras, see, focus/exposure, capture........just saying...., as Mike from top likes to say.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share #19 Â Posted November 17, 2011 I have a 5D mark II but if I could solve that shift problem I shall keep only the M9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manolo Laguillo Posted November 18, 2011 Share #20  Posted November 18, 2011 I use the 28PC on the M9 with total satisfaction. When shifted the quality is still very high on the corners of the image.  The best is, of course, working with a tripod, because there is only one way to arrive to the desired framing: by trial and error. But with a little practice you will be able to do it without the tripod. My procedure is as if I would be working with a view camera.  Theory tells that for stitching it's best to move the back and not the lens. I designed therefore a special piece that holds the lens on the tripod, permitting the M9 to be shifted in whatever direction. The solidity of the 28PC mount allows for this. Tomorrow I will post a photo of that piece, perhaps it will be of interest.  But when doing landscapes I have found that in practice that small shift of 22 mm in the viewpoint really does not affect the final result.  The total angle the 28PC delivers when shifting left-right is 90°, more or less the same as a 18 mm... but with 8000 pixels instead of 5212!  The attached picture shows the rig I used 'till I came to the posession of a Arca-Swiss d4 tripod head, which is smaller and lighter than the Manfrotto one. The 2 levels on the d4 are really first class. Therefore I don't need the electronic level anymore. The Q-Top stays at home as well.  I found a Zuiko 24 Shift and used it for a while. But the color aberration was really impossible to correct, and I got rid of it. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/166462-shift-lens/?do=findComment&comment=1846987'>More sharing options...
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