Miniature Police. Zeiss NETTAR 1949 - 60 years later. Budget Tilt Shift for School! - Page 3. Ideas for Homemade Tilt-Shift Mechanism. Hi again, I just posted a few days ago asking for advice on a medium format system to buy into and mostly thanks to drooling over Wheatfield's 67 system I opted to buy a 67 body and the 90mm f2.8 lens to go with it. I've been curious about doing this for awhile but now that I'll be getting a camera with a larger film surface it is even more interesting to me. I would love to create a tilt shift mechanism to go on to my 67 when I get it. I'm not too concerned over weight, mainly I want it to be very functional. I don't really have the machining knowhow to make what I'm thinking of, but I think I know someone who does. If any of you all have experience in this matter I would love to hear your thoughts on my ideas. Here is what I was thinking: Using something along the lines of the 67 slide copier bellows unit as the starting point (or something similar) remove the lens mount on the front and attach a mounting plate for a large format lens (somehow).
Tilt-Shift Photography – 80+ Beautiful Examples, Tutorials and More | Ultimate Guide. Tilt-shift photography is a method of photography that utilizes tilt-shift lenses to overcome the restrictions of depth of field and perspective that normal lenses provide. A tilt-shift lens allows for the rotation of lens against the image plane (tilt), as well as the movement of lens along the image plane (shift). By applying Scheimpflug principle, tilt-shift photography is able to obtain a very shallow depth of field using tilt and a large aperture.
(via wikipedia) Tilt-shift miniature faking is one of the most popular applications of tilt-shift photography. This is a process in which a photographer manipulates the angle of a tilt-shift lens to distort the focus of a scene to be captured by the camera, thereby creating an illusionary depth of field usually produced by macro lenses. This makes the particular scene appear smaller than it truly is. We present here 60 cool examples of tilt-shift photography for your reference. Tilt-Shift Photography Eiffel Tilt-Shift II(by ArnarBi) Budget Tilt Shift for School! Originally posted by Abbazz If you exclude Lensbabies, the cheapest solution is to use a medium format lens in Pentacon Six mount with a $129 tilt or $120 shift adapter from Arax Photo. You can get a brand new MC Mir-26, 3.5/45 from Arax for $229, or for less money a second hand Flektogon 50/4, or even cheaper, a Mir-38B 65/3.5 or Volna-3 80/2.8 from eBay.
Cheers! Abbazz Thanks for the links. Originally posted by asdf Thanks, I've looked at that article among various other articles. Originally posted by Lowell Goudge what about picking up an old bellows and macro system and canabalizing it. Could you provide a link? Originally posted by newarts It seems to me that for video it is important that the tilt/shift can be locked in place. Which do you want?
I think there are ball-joint plumbing fixtures for drains that might work well for DIY tilt applications. Yes, photos will be on the side (for my personal uses :P) but videos are the school requirement part of it. Originally posted by troyz. Arax Photo | Accessories for medium format cameras and lenses. Using Tilt-Shift Lenses to Control Depth of Field. Tilt shift lenses enable photographers to transcend the normal restrictions of depth of field and perspective. Many of the optical tricks these lenses permit could not otherwise be reproduced digitally—making them a must for certain landscape, architectural and product photography.
This part of the tutorial addresses the tilt feature, and focuses on its use in digital SLR cameras for controlling depth of field. The first part of this tutorial focused on using tilt shift lenses to control perspective and create panoramas. Shift movements enable the photographer to shift the location of the lens's imaging circle relative to the digital camera sensor. This means that the lens's center of perspective no longer corresponds the the image's center of perspective, and produces an effect similar to only using a crop from the side of a correspondingly wider angle lens. The Scheimpflug principle states that the sensor plane, lens plane and plane of sharpest focus must all intersect along a line. Using Tilt-Shift Lenses to Control Perspective. Tilt shift lenses enable photographers to transcend the normal restrictions of depth of field and perspective.
Many of the optical tricks these lenses permit could not otherwise be reproduced digitally—making them a must for certain landscape, architectural and product photography. The first part of this tutorial addresses the shift feature, and focuses on its use for in digital SLR cameras for perspective control and panoramas. The second part focuses on using tilt shift lenses to control depth of field. Shift movements enable the photographer to shift the location of the lens's imaging circle relative to the digital camera sensor. This means that the lens's center of perspective no longer corresponds the the image's center of perspective, and produces an effect similar to only using a crop from the side of a correspondingly wider angle lens. Tilt movements enable the photographer to tilt the plane of sharpest focus so that it no longer lies perpendicular to the lens axis.
My first home-made tilt/shift lens, serial #: P0001. My self-made tilt/shift bellows. Build a Tilt-Shift Camera Lens for Peanuts. One of the fancier lenses in the world of SLR and digital SLR (DSLR) photography is the tilt-shift lens. You might not know what these lenses look like, but you probably have seen their effects. Architectural photographers use tilt-shift lenses to eliminate the perspective distortions that sometimes give buildings the appearance of falling over. Aerial photographers use them to make large cities look like toy models. Art and portrait photographers use them to control exactly where the focus falls (Figure 1). Figure 1. This image was captured with a tilt-shift lens. Figure 2. Figure 3. Figure 4. Figure 5. Figure 6. Figure 7. Figure 8. Figure 9. Dennison Bertram is a fashion and beauty photographer who lives in the Czech Republic.
Tilt-shift: A DIY Guide. Tilt-shift: A DIY guide By Bhautik Joshi Edited by John Swierzbin Mini-manifesto Selective-focus with tilt-shift lenses has been around for many years, but I think its creative potential for both photo and video (beyond miniaturisation!) Lies largely untapped. By publishing this tutorial I'm hoping that it gets picked up by those of you with real creative talent, and from there you can take it somewhere completely new. Have you ever wondered how tilt-shift miniature photography works and why it looks so strangely convincing? Have you ever wanted to have a tilt-shift lens but couldn't afford the hundreds of dollars needed to buy one? You might have recently seen photographs and video in which real scenes appear to take on a toy-set like appearance.
Click images to embiggen Tilt-shift miniaturisation examples Creative use of selective focus It's even possible to create lenses that will permit you to create tilt-shift miniature videos, like the one below. Click to play. Tilt-shift: Building a DIY tilt-shift lens. Disclaimer I wish I didn't need to have to write: it should go without saying - perform these experiments at your own risk! I'm not going to be responsible if you damage your equipment. Be careful when leaving the camera body open to the air as contaminants can get in, and if you're not careful you can irreparably damage your gear. I'd especially be very, very careful about where the back of your lens is relative to the mirror in SLR's - if the mirror goes up and the lens is too close, the mirror may hit the lens and be damaged.
Choosing a DIY lens design Your choice of DIY lens design should be driven largely by what you'd like to do with it. Below is a table that enumerates some of the choices, but it is by no means a limiting factor - experiment with the lenses, and you'll be pleasantly surprised by the range of effects that are possible. Bendycam Bendycam Bendycam is a selective focus DIY lens that is suitable for free-form shooting. Click image to embiggen Bendycam assembly Plugercam 2. Tilt-shift: Building a DIY tilt-shift lens. Building a custom DIY tilt-shift lens is an easy introduction to the world of homemade lens hacking and building. Why build your own? The first big factor is cost - DIY tilt-shift lenses typically cost around US$20-50, whereas professionally built options start out at ~US$1300 (notes on more affordable commercial options are in Appendix B). The designs below involve a minimal amount of hacking, and should be relatively simple starter projects for the amateur lens enthusiast.
The second factor is simply the pleasure that is derived from building and shooting with something that you have made yourself. Click image to embiggen Flange Focal Distance illustration Modern SLR lenses are complex pieces of optical engineering. Lens movements As shown in the left box in the figure above, it's entirely possible to use an unmodified standard lens for DIY tilt-shift work.
Click images to embiggen Freelensing examples, taken with a 50mm f1.8 lens. This approach has some immediate drawbacks. DIY Tilt-shift Lens made from Canon 50mm 1.8 with auto aperture. Tilt Shift Photography Tutorial and Showcase. Written 5 years ago by Mark Evans Contrary to popular belief, tilt shifting is actually not the process of making a scene look like it is miniature. This is only one of a few effects that can be produced by using a tilt shift lens, which actually has some practical applications other than producing cool mini worlds.
How 'Shifting' corrects perspective Tilt-shift usually refers to the tilting of the lens, relative to the film, or sensor, while using a large aperture to produce a very shallow depth of field. In other words, the lens can be tilted such that, only a small portion of the image is in sharp focus. Usually the lens rotates, which is called Tilt and can also move parallel to the film or sensor, which is called Shift. Tilt Shift Photography: Miniatures Tram by teppistella Tokyo by pinboke Serpentine by harald_kirr Machu Picchu by elkenoda Football by fadeddays Eiffel Tower by arnarbi Construction by WatchinDworldGoBy Cars by karmajaxx Cape of Good Hope by elkenoda Venus over GOMA by Lumiere. Tilt-Shift Photography Photoshop Tutorial | Miniature Faking | TiltShiftPhotography.net.
This tutorial will walk you through how to create a tilt-shift image in Photoshop. It has been produced using Photoshop CS2 on a PC. Once you finish your tilt-shift image, make sure you upload your image for everyone to see. You should also check our our gear page to find all of the latest gear you need to create tilt-shift images. Gear PageSubmit Your Images Step 1: Photo Selection When choosing a photograph for the tilt-shift effect, bear in mind that you want to give the impression of a miniature model.
Miniature models are usually viewed from above so try and choose a photo with an elevated viewpoint. For this tilt-shift photography Photoshop tutorial, we are using a picture of Times Square during a typical day: Even before the tilt-shift effect has been applied, it’s not too hard to imagine the scene as if it were a model. To find an appropriate image, we suggest you browse through the flickr tilt-shift fakes pool. Step 2. Step 3. Step 4. Step 5. Step 6. Step 7. Step 8. Step 9. 40 Stunning Tilt-Shift Images of Urbanity. Tilt-shift photography involves using both tilt and shift camera movements to simulate the depth of field of a macro lens, making life-size objects appear as though they’re actually miniature in scale.
The effect can be incredibly powerful, instantly turning a sprawling metropolis into a miniature village or toy town. Many people have been tricked by it over the years and you’ll have to inspect the stunning images below carefully to believe that they are, in fact, real. While some photographers prefer to use expensive cameras and lenses to create their tilt-shift images, others choose to use postproduction techniques instead. By blurring the top and bottom of an image, as well as increasing its contrast and saturation, you can create a tilt-shift miniature fake that looks just as good (if not better) than the real thing. Queensland- A Surfer’s Paradise Image: Erik K Veland Hilltop View of Bergen, Norway Image: aha42 A cluster of homes in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand Image: wellurban. Fire (Jimmy Edgar Remix)-Codebreaker Feat. Kathy Diamond. Tutorial video photoshop Tilt Shift. Tilt-Shift Photography | Miniature Faking | Tilt-Shift Photoshop.