Tilt & shift lens for sony?

[bart_van_heezik]

<p>does anyone know a good affortable tilt & shift lens for my sony a?<br>

best regards</p><div></div>

[ricardovaste]

<p>What focal length? There are lots of options from 35mm to 85mm. Some genuine, some medium format with adapter.</p>

[mark_olwick]

<p>I'd be interested in this too as I can't find anything on dyxum.com about Sony T/S lenses. 35 or 85 mm would be great, but I'd also love to know the range of what's available.</p>

[ricardovaste]

<p>Okay :-). Let's start with Arax, dyxum spec and reviews <a href="http://www.dyxum.com/lenses/resultsAdv.asp">here</a>. Medium format, P6, adapter <a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TILT-adapter-Pentacon-6-M42-Minolta-Sony-NEW-/130445996673?pt=Lens_Accessories&hash=item1e5f2ff281">here</a>. New Schneider-Kreuznach tilt lenses shown at Photokina 2010, yet to be released + EXPENSIVE, <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/news/1009/10091705schneiderkrueznachtslens.asp">here</a>. Another medium format option, Mirex adapter, review & details @ dyxum by Pete Ganzel <a href="http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/mirex-m645m42-tilt-shift-adapter-mini-review_topic51123.html">here</a>. Non tilt, just shift (architecture, interior) try ebay, but very rare in general <a href="http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=m570&_nkw=sony+shift+lens">here</a>.</p>

<p>There is also the lensbaby, and other DIY options, but they are not as precise and/or present other 'effects' or issues.</p>

<p>:-)</p>

[mark_olwick]

<p>Ahh, okay. When you said "Genuine" I thought you meant Sony/Minolta-made t/s lenses.</p>

[ricardovaste]

<p>Sorry Mark, but we're on the same page now. As to date, Sony don't make any lenses like this, although there are some patents lurking on the net suggestiong some are in the works. By "genuine", I mean lenses designed to be tilt'shift, as appose to using a lens with a larger image circle and an adapter. All of the options I list above are pretty solid/reliable/well known though, so I wouldn't feel reluctant about them just because they don't say Sony on them.</p>

[bart_van_heezik]

<p>thanks for the tips,<br>

i am looking at the lensbaby's right now,<br>

what would be the best lensbaby?</p>

<p>grtz</p>

[jiun_der_chung]

<p>A lensbaby is not really a real lens as such, it is more kind of a special effects tool which is quite different to a t/s lens.</p>

<p>Richard has given you some good pointers to sources. Another excellent one is the Hartblei lenses. They make them in a while range of different forms and in a whole pile of different mounts including the Sony alpha mount. They are excellent lenses and surprisingly good value.</p>

<p>http://www.hartblei.com/</p>

<p>You can use them just like a normal lens except for the fact that you have to stop down the aperture manually. If you are going to go down this path, I would recommend forgetting getting a shift lens only and get a tilt/shift lens.</p>

[ilkka]

<p>I have a Schneider 2.8/28mm shift lens in Sony mount. Good, but not exactly affordable, though not bad when compared with the price of a A900 body for example. I also have a Hartblei 2.8/80 T/S that is good and was very cheap but it seems they have stopped making it and only offer the quite a lot more expensive super-rotator now. My one is very similar to the old Canon TS in its operation.</p>

[gregory_king1]

<p>Probably not coincidentally, there's an ad on this page (for me) for the new Lensbaby Tilt Transformer lens. It adapts Nikon to 4/3 and Sony NEX.</p>

<p>Another reason to get a NEX...darn it. I could probably trade my Mirex for one. ;)</p>