| Article ID: ART174524 |
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Date published: 05/28/2019 |
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Date last updated: 05/29/2019 |
Description
The Principals of Tilt and Shift on TS-E lenses
Solution
The Principals of Tilt and Shift
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- By tilting the lens, the lens' optical axis is tilted with regard to the imaging plane, allowing the focusing plane to be tilted.
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- By shifting the lens, the lens' optical axis is moved in parallel with regard to the image plane, allowing the focusing plane to be moved in parallel.
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Tilt Effect
Shooting a field of flowers
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- Tilting as shown has the effect of broadening the depth of field. This allows the entire field, from immediately in front to far in the background, to be in focus.
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- Tilting as shown has the effect of narrowing the depth of field. Only flowers immediately in front are in focus, with the rest of the subject being blurred.
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Shift Effect
| Shooting architecture |
Shooting a mirror |
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- If you photograph a subject such as a building with a normal lens, the top of the building tapers away. But by placing the camera parallel to the building and shifting the lens, you can correct this tapering effect.
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- When you are shooting a reflective subject, you can move the camera to a position where the camera does not appear in the shot and then use shift to take the picture. This lets you keep the camera out of the shot without having to change the shot composition.
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For details on using the features of the TS-E lenses, please see these articles:
Using Tilt on the TS-E MACRO lenses
Using Shift on the TS-E MACRO lenses
Using Rotation on the TS-E MACRO lenses
Using TS Rotation on the TS-E MACRO lenses
Using the Depth-of-field Scale on the TS-E MACRO lenses
Using the Infinity Compensation Mark on the TS-E MACRO lenses
Using the Shift Knob Cap on the TS-E lenses
Using the TS-E Tripod Adapter on TS-E MACRO lenses
