Tilt & Shift Lenses
When using tilt and shift photography, you are essentially utilizing the space to create a more pronounced center point. A renowned photographer, Olivio Barberi reached his claim to fame by using tilt-shift lenses to take pictures of real-life aerial scenes and making them appear to be miniature models. The effect is quite dazzling and can be easily achieved through using the tilt and shift method of taking pictures. While these lenses can be pricey, they are certainly useful in making an artistic vision a very creative reality and worth the money. Conversely, there are many resources online that guide you through a step-by-step process in making your own cheap and effective tilt-shift lens.
Minolta Tilt-Shift Lenses
As aforementioned, the price of tilt-shift lenses can border on exorbitant, but you can get a high-quality, efficient lens for between $400 and $800. Minolta offers tilt-shift lenses with great effectiveness, but they can be hard to find. Online, information regarding these cameras can be quite difficult to find, however, you can find user support writer by consumers themselves. Through much research, I found it incredibly difficult not only to navigate the Konica-Minolta site, but was unable to pinpoint the precise whereabouts of any tilt-shift lenses. After more investigation, it became apparent to me that Konica-Minolta actually ceased the manufacture and distribution of camera products and now Sony Corporation deals directly with their customer service and photography departments.
Pentax And Nikon Tilt-Shift Lenses
After looking extensively through the websites of Pentax and Nikon, it became apparent that neither company offers a tilt-shift lens. They do have a wide variety of manual, auto focus, zoom, macro and telephoto lenses, but nothing in the way of the TS model. The main company that manufacturers a series of tilt-shift lenses is Canon, and most of these lenses cost well over $1000 direct from the source. You can search for used Canon lenses that are being sold online through classified ads and internet auction sites, but even more useful are the websites with instructions on how to make your own tilt-shift lens. If you have the money to spare, taking advantage of an expensive, durable and long-lasting lens would certainly behoove you. However, if you do not have spare hundreds lying around, find a book or website that will assist you in creating your own lens.
Finding an inexpensive, quality tilt-shift lens can be very difficult. If you do want to purchase one, research every product you find and try to get the best bang for your buck. Otherwise, you can simply build your own lens that is cheap, effective and suits your needs.
