Digital Photographer

TILT/SHIFT FEATURES

See how a tilt/shift lens can benefit your everyday photograph­y

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TILT FUNCTION

BEYOND THE POPULAR MINIATURE EFFECT, TILT ENABLES FINE CONTROL OF DEPTH OF FIELD, ENABLING FRONT-TO-BACK SHARPNESS

AT THE OPTIMAL APERTURE (USUALLY F/8). THIS REDUCES THE NEED TO STOP DOWN THE LENS, MINIMISING DIFFRACTIO­N. ONLY WITH A FIELD CAMERA CAN THIS LEVEL OF FOCUS-PLANE CONTROL BE ACHIEVED IN ANOTHER WAY.

FILTER COMPATIBIL­ITY

WIDER TILT/SHIFT OPTICS MAY FEATURE BULBOUS FRONT ELEMENTS THAT DO NOT ACCEPT STANDARD SCREW-THREAD FILTERS. HOWEVER, 24MM LENSES AND LONGER USUALLY FIT 72MM-82MM FILTER SIZES. THIS MAKES THESE MODELS IDEAL FOR LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPH­Y, WITH MINIMAL ADAPTATION TO THE USUAL WORKFLOW.

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