Tiltshift photography
That is how the focus plane will look with a tilt-shift lens. Now, if you tilt the lens, that sheet of glass tilts with it, staying parallel with the front element and not the sensor. Remember, the focus plane is infinite, so that large flat sheet of glass goes on forever. The best description I can give is, imagine the focus plane is represented by a large sheet of glass parallel to the camera’s sensor.
Photo by: Douglas PolleĪs far as the tilt goes, that’s usually a bit trickier for most. Shifting the lens helps to straighten those lines out, and correct perspective distortion. Usually, when you have tall buildings, houses, or even tall trees, distortion can cause the lines to be distorted and look unnatural. Shifting the lens from side to side helps when you have lines in your image that can often get distorted. The shift part is usually a little easier to grasp, and isn’t used as much as the tilt. Yes, this can be a bit confusing, you’re not alone. You can also shift the lens, from side to side, usually as much as -/+ 12 degrees. With a tilt-shift lens, you can tilt the lens on an angle (usually around -/+ 8 degrees), giving a different perspective. Without getting in too deep, a regular lens gives you a focus plane parallel to your sensor When you shoot at a wide aperture of f/1.4, you can easily see the depth of the focus plane, but as you bump the aperture up, that focus plane becomes deeper and deeper. Also known as a ‘perspective control lens’, tilting and shifting the lens gives you the ability to maneuver the focus plane which is usually parallel to the camera’s sensor. 24mm – f/3.5 – ISO100 – 1/200Ī tilt-shift lens is a little tricky to understand at first, but truly understanding how a focus plane works is the biggest hurdle.
Check them out here and at the link below. *Canon has just released 3 new tilt shift lenses. Sounds interesting, but what is the purpose, and how, or why would you use a lens like that? Well, I’m going to tell you – at least how I use one, and why it’s become such an important tool in my arsenal. Simply put, a tilt-shift lens is a lens that tilts and shifts, and throws the focus plane off.