Pentax 645 as Tilt/Shift: Part 5
Resolution: Unshifted For comparison we here include a capture at f5.6 by the Panasonic Lumix-S 20-60mm kit lens with lens profiling turned on.
Pentax 645 as Tilt/Shift Lenses: Part 2
Light Handling & Flare There’s more to a lens than resolution, so we’ll come to that last. Light angles are actually a dominant property of the behaviour of shift lenses on both sides of the iris – especially when comparing vintage lenses with period coatings. The Olympus 35mm Shift here tested has been remounted to …
Pentax 645 35/5 v Olympus 35/2.8: Introduction
Introduction Legacy medium format lenses have seen a recent uptick in valuation and demand, thanks largely to Fuji’s GFX system.The Pentax 645Z fraternity continues to watch with detached interest the pointless hurly-burly of the camera business while patiently going about its work much in the manner of twenty years hence – and Phase One and …
35mm Shift Lens Group Test
Contax PC-Distagon 35/3.5 v Nikon 35/2.8 PC-Nikkor v Olympus 35/2.8 Shift First published December 2007 Comparative data about 35mm shift optics is hard to find, but there’s no shortage of options: Nikon, Contax, Olympus and Pentax all have 35mm f2.8, f3.5 or f4 versions branded as shift, PC or Perspective Control. Canon previously offered a …
