A. David Wunsch

[A. David Wunsch]

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Have any users of Leica M cameras ( I have a Monochrome) had any experience with attaching  tilt-shift lenses to their Leica.?

[Anakronox]

Math Photographer on YouTube recently posted a video using tilt shift and the M10M.  
 

 

[mdemeyer]

All the time for architecture.  Example from my evening Covid19 stroll this week.  Shot with a Zeiss Contax 35mm F2.8 shift lens on the M10 with enough rise to keep things square.   I also use the M10 as a back on the Cambo Actus with a variety of lenses. 
 

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Edited May 23, 2020 by mdemeyer

[jaeger]

6 hours ago, Anakronox said:

Math Photographer on YouTube recently posted a video using tilt shift and the M10M.  
 

 

interesting to see a video shot with Z7 + 58mm Noct. but that's nothing impressive.  I guess he didn't use nLog and grade the video, which is completely pointless. 

[Musotographer]

On 4/26/2020 at 11:31 PM, A. David Wunsch said:

Have any users of Leica M cameras ( I have a Monochrome) had any experience with attaching  tilt-shift lenses to their Leica.?

I've just bought one (the Leica PC Super Angulon 28mm), it should arrive this week. I'll post something once it has. 

[Jon Warwick]

How does the PC Super Angulon hold up on high resolution sensors like the M10M or SL2 when shifted upwards?

I was wondering if some more modern lenses like the Canon TS-E range might be better for image quality?

If Leica ever produced a revised “benchmark quality“ tilt-shift lens (28-50mm) for full frame, I expect I’d be first in the queue to buy one!

 

 

Edited May 23, 2020 by Jon Warwick

[Musotographer]

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1 hour ago, Jon Warwick said:

How does the PC Super Angulon hold up on high resolution sensors like the M10M or SL2 when shifted upwards?

I was wondering if some more modern lenses like the Canon TS-E range might be better for image quality?

If Leica ever produced a revised “benchmark quality“ tilt-shift lens (28-50mm) for full frame, I expect I’d be first in the queue to buy one!

 

 

The Canon ones seem to be generally quite highly thought of - trouble is that they have no aperture ring, so you have to get them set (on a Canon body) at f8 or f11 and then you can't change the aperture without a Canon body. Not good.

[Robert Blanko]

The only native m mount Shift Lens that I read about so far is the Schneider/Leica 28 super angulon, which is however only a shift lens without tilt option. Reviews were so-so...

With adapters, you would be more flexible and could use other lenses.
 

Personally, I made some promising experiments with the common Nikon F mount Tamron 15-30/2.8 in combination with a shift adapter mounted on my Nikon Z7. Worked well above say 18mm focal length. Cutting the lens hood even extends the usable focal range.

This could in principle also work on a Leica m, however I am not aware of a shift adapter from Nikon to Leica. Of course, you could also use the Canon version of the Tamron, but I am not aware of a respective shift adapter either.

Edited May 23, 2020 by Robert Blanko

[Robert Blanko]

The shift adapter btw allowed to manually set the aperture on the Tamron.