zuiko 35 shift lens on 5D

Has anyone used this combination. I plan to use the lens with a

cameraquest adapter. I just wnated to make sure there was no problems

with the lens hitting the mirror on 5D or other such issues.

 

Cheers

Kev

Yes, I've used the combination - all is OK.<div></div>

Please excuse an ignorant question. With a DSLR, is there any advantage is using a shift lens over using the Photoshop functions transform/perspective or even transfrom/distort?

Yes, I believe there is. First, distorting an image in PS results in loss of pixels - depending on how much distortion you do, your digital resolution will decrease, by either a little or a lot.

 

Secondly, a shift lens is basically an ultra wide-angle. To reproduce the view, you would need to use a lens of similar wide angle if you could not move backwards (and moving backwards changes the perspective in any case - it is now a different photo). Using a wide-angle in place of the shift lens requires major cropping of the final image, again resulting in loss of digital resolution.

 

But in answer to your question, no you do not need a shift lens on a dSLR if you are happy to lose these pixels from your final image. I happen to have had a shift lens already from my film days so no extra expense was needed. Whether it is worth buying one after you already own a dSLR - well, only you can answer that!

...and with a tilt-shift combination...you can tilt the focus plane(!) which is pretty amazing. With tilt and rise/fall, you can get in focus photos from very close to very far...something that I think would be tough to replicate in Photoshop!

 

Richard Mitchell

www.touchinglightphotography.com

You are right Richard. Unfortunately (in terms of the subject of this thread) Olympus Zuiko makes only shift lens models, not tilt/shift. I couldn't afford the Canon T/S lenses so I bought an Arsat 80mm T/S lens instead. It is pretty cool playing around with the plane of focus!<div></div>

By the way Kevin, as far as I'm aware, all Zuiko lenses fit on a 5D (via an adapter of course) without any physical problems whatsoever (just in case you have more than just the 35mm shift). Wide angles have the furthest back-projection and neither the 21mms, 18mm, or the 16mm and 8mm fisheyes have any contact with the mirror of the 5D.

Thanks Neil,

 

Frank, I am getting this lens mainly for stiched panoramas. Not so much for controlling perspective.

 

Kev

Neil D,

 

You said that the Zuiko 21mm has no contact with the mirror.

But this Compatibility list of M42 and manual lenses on Canon EOS 5D DSLR states that you have to cut of the "nose" of the lens.

http://www.panoramaplanet.de/comp/

(scroll down on the page).

 

I'd like confirmation please that the zuiko 21mm can in fact be use safely on the 5d (that is without any interventions as cutting of stuff).

Thx .