Poor boy's tilt-shift lens

[Tony Monroy]

Testing Fotodiox Pro Tilt/Shift P67-EOS adapter with Pentax 67 lenses

Pentax 67 135mm shift pano

Pentax 67 90mm tilt

 

[Asher Kelman]

That is not a poor-mans T/S. Pentax is one of the most elite fine lens manufacturers!

I doubt you will find the lens ever limits your! It will give you great success, I am sure of it!

Asher

 

[Tony Monroy]

That is not a poor-mans T/S. Pentax is one of the most elite fine lens manufacturers!

Because they are cheaper than buying the Canon TS-E lenses, which handle better but at a higher price than I can afford (for non-professional use).

 

[Asher Kelman]

Because they are cheaper than buying the Canon TS-E lenses, which handle better but at a higher price than I can afford (for non-professional use).

Of course! But you are smart to choose Pentax, just the same! It’s a great second choice!

I use a 45mm Pentax 6x7 lens with a Zörk T/S!

That’s even more DIY than your genuine Pentax T/S.

All these lenses are manually focussed, so there is not a lot of difference between these choices in practice, except that the very latest Canon T/S lenses could have newer optics and far better coatings!

Asher

 

[Tony Monroy]

>>That’s even more DIY than your genuine Pentax T/S.
I don't have the Pentax T/S. I am using the fotodiox adapter that adds T/S to Pentax 67 lenses; available for several mounts:

https://fotodioxpro.com/collections/tlt-rokr/adapter-type_tilt-shift-adapters

Those mechanical Pentax lenses were built to last. Unlike most modern lenses that will not last even 10 years (i.e. Canon 24-105mm IS L) and you will be lucky if they last 20.
My EF 85mm 1.8 died recently. About 18 years old with very little use because I prefer the 100mm lens.

 

[Mike (Petrochemist) Kanssen]

My first poor mans tilt shift was glorified free lensing - using an enlarging lens & a steering gaiter. I liked the options it gave & wanted to try a proper T/S but the cost was prohibitive (>£1000 at the time)
I didn't feel I could stretch to medium format lenses, so simply got a micro four thirds camera & a shift adapter that could be used with my legacy Pentax FF lenses.
Adapter & camera came to under £200, but tricked me into buying lots more MFT kit (adapters to all sorts of lenses, newer bodies & even some native lenses).
It's took me many years to add controllable shift, but I've not been convinced by that on my setup.

 

[Asher Kelman]

Today we have very competent ability to correct or reproduce image distortions at will.

Handheld stitching is close to perfect. So there is little absolute need for T/S lenses.

I do have one, I treasure. It’s the Canon EF 24mm. Outstanding!

Asher