Thank you Greg. So informative after all the other TSE vids I have watched. No waffle, no 'how wonderful', and great frankness on an emotional front. Keep up the good work
A most practical primer! Most videos on this subject dwell on and on about the technical aspects of lens tilt that it seems so difficult to use. Also, another benefit of tilting that seems to go largely unmentioned is that by using tilt you can use much wider apertures to shoot at higher shutter speeds, e.g. F/5.6 vs F/16 when photographing a field of flowers blowing about in the wind.
so, what you have to do: 1. decide upon foreground and backgroud 2. focus on the foreground with the focus ring 3. focus on the background with the tilt knob 4. accept that it will take few attempts, each time the adjustment should be less
Very good. It's something I never thought of with TSE I just thought they were used to photograph buildings and never thought of the way you'd focus them. Everyday is a school day.
So apparently I have time to watch RUclips now.. great stuff Greg.. and a combination of a lightbulb/ facepalm moment for me.. I don't know why I never thought of using my extender with my TS lenses !!! Cheers for revealing that so subtly !! Hope the knee is on the mend.. love the ending of that !!
Interesting approach. Any reason why you're not just measuring the height of the camera above the intended plane of focus and using a tilt-table to work out the degree of tilt?
Fine Image, but as we could not see the screen while you was setting up the system it would have been nice to show at least the images during the diverse steps.
Informative vlog in 2 ways, (1) I got to understand a little more about the use of a TS lens, which is something I’m thinking about buying in the future and (2) I got to understand how some expletives can be used in the landscape.......ha ha
On a serious note. Do you get exif data with the canon tilt shift? I am considering the Samyang Sony FE mount fit, but this has no data as a complete manual lens without contacts, albeit significantly cheaper than the Canon
This is the only video I know of that actually explains the technique of achieving focus with a digital camera. 1. Compose and set aperture, etc. 2. Focus on the foreground. 3. Tilt for background focus. 4. Alternatively refocus and re-tilt until you've nailed it. Thanks Greg!
Excellent. I had a 24 tse fora few years but struggled with it so sold it and bought something I was going to use more. Funny enough a few months later I went through some of my fave images and found that 3 out of 5 I had picked was with the bloody tse lens - typical :) Nice talk through Greg and love the location.
Great video Greg, two questions, what filter system do you use? Lee? And do you get vignette with that lens and I notice you were using an extender, 1 or 2 x? Cheers, Rob.
HELEN LODGE hi, i use a modified Kase Filter system (K8 Holder with Manfrotto Xume Magnetic adapters). There is no vignette except at the extreme end of the shift movement. It is a 1.4x extender.
Hi Greg, great video, thank you. Just curious if you have to press the depth of field button when checking sharp focus at near or far subject? Otherwise the dof showing is that of widest aperture- f3.5? Thank you from N.Z!
I use the Nikon one [sorry for swearing, but I'm sure you will forgive me!] and the results are spectacular. It's just very time consuming - which I have no problem with - but I would say that a loupe or dark cloth help a lot!
very good explanation, this is my question, the 1.4 adapter, changes the image circle of 67.2 of that lens? you can stich with the adapter? thanks a lot
Thanks Gregg that was very timely, just bought a 24mm T/S ( samyang , couldn’t afford the Canon ) off to Sweaty Sockland next Month to give it a bash , good simple explanation
Love the live interruption 🤣 Seriously though, a really helpful tip. I never found anything so informative when searching online before I rented a Nikon version. This will help me enormously once I sell my kidney to buy one 👍🏻
The camera was set up close to the road. This was about the 4th take, so finally got it right...and then some tourist drives past slowly, window down, and says "I luuuuurve that" or whatever it was, right by the microphone. Gaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!
Depends on the image tbh, much less hassle post-process though. You do get areas that fall out of 'the cone' which can be OOF or soft, which wouldn't necessarily happen with FS...depends on whether you intend to pixel peep or whether it really matters (I tend to think these things don't really matter)
Great vlog mate . How dare those people at the end talk during your vlog do they not know vloggers have a higher status than hikers and thus they should never speak in their presence without being spoke to first . The insolence . Lol .
OK, I have just watched this again. I must say that it is probably the clearest and most idiot-proof guide to using a TS lens I have seen. Anyone who has seen this video, and who one of these lenses and still can't get it right should stick with non-TS lenses. Oh, good people, don't look up Scheimpflug - you will get so bogged down in technical details you may lose the will to live.
Thanks! Yeah, I tried to keep it as simple as I could...it's really very very easy to learn. Indeed, a whole world of pain awaits you if you want to try to understand Scheimpflug, lol ;)
Sorry Greg but you're doing it wrong. To use this lens for tilt focus you first have to use your focus ring to focus onto the mid-way point of your subject. Then tilt until the closest and further distance points are in focus.
@@GregWhitton I sat with friend, who is thinking of buying such a lens, watching this epic but we realised afterwards this was nearly ten minutes of our lives we could not get back - sadly! There are other videos that give good examples of what can be achieved with such a T & S lens as in ‘before and after’ shots that would have been nice - constructive even - as opposed to seeing loads of the local scenery, canned music that could send somebody to sleep but to be fair, your comments in the last few seconds summed up very much how we both felt.. PS: I have just checked online and Jeremy Beadle is no longer with us, so it was not one of his little pranks..
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Great ,greater greatest explanation without to much technical confusing details. Thank you Greg
Thank you Greg. So informative after all the other TSE vids I have watched. No waffle, no 'how wonderful', and great frankness on an emotional front. Keep up the good work
A most practical primer! Most videos on this subject dwell on and on about the technical aspects of lens tilt that it seems so difficult to use. Also, another benefit of tilting that seems to go largely unmentioned is that by using tilt you can use much wider apertures to shoot at higher shutter speeds, e.g. F/5.6 vs F/16 when photographing a field of flowers blowing about in the wind.
Great video! and like the your reaction at the end of the video! Good job Greg!
Clear and straightforward. What more can you ask for.
For someone who doesn't swear unnecessarily perhaps?
Thanks Greg, a nice explanation! Where in Snowdonia is this please? Thanks. PS. "Slightly" grumpy at the end...
Thanks for that explanation. I don't use my TS-E as much as I should. Never thought of using the 1.4x with it.
so, what you have to do:
1. decide upon foreground and backgroud
2. focus on the foreground with the focus ring
3. focus on the background with the tilt knob
4. accept that it will take few attempts, each time the adjustment should be less
In a nutshell, yes 👍
Nice, thanks 👏👏 starts at 5mins if you are impatient.
That's the exact same place where Mike Smith did his film photography video!
Great video by the way!
Ive never used a tilt shifter so this was very interesting. Thanks for covering these much overlooked bits of equipment Greg 👍
thanks for the comment James
Very good. It's something I never thought of with TSE I just thought they were used to photograph buildings and never thought of the way you'd focus them. Everyday is a school day.
Good stuff. Yep, mainly used for architecture, but so many useful applications in the landscape :)
Brilliant! Spat my tea out laughing at the end.
Forgot to mention your projects video was amazing, the 'out of focus' series... stunning.
Thanks Chris!
Very clear explanation and good to see your outtake Greg!
I was floating with the music and the majestic scenery and then that end but came in haha. Thoroughly hilarious ending. Great tutorial too. Cheers.
Thank you for posting this - very informative and a helpful explanation.
¡Qué hermosa foto!
Felicitaciones.
Great video, very thorough explanation of camera movements....I really enjoy your work....Fantastic, ending class!! LOL
So apparently I have time to watch RUclips now.. great stuff Greg.. and a combination of a lightbulb/ facepalm moment for me.. I don't know why I never thought of using my extender with my TS lenses !!! Cheers for revealing that so subtly !! Hope the knee is on the mend.. love the ending of that !!
Nice one Greg, I'm now blowing the the dust of the TSE and taking it on my coming trip to the the Lakes and Glencoe
Great info as per usual Greg. A good sanity check for me to know that I was doing it right 😁👍🏼
Excellent!
Just bought one!, this has been a great help!
Interesting approach. Any reason why you're not just measuring the height of the camera above the intended plane of focus and using a tilt-table to work out the degree of tilt?
Learnt from that .. ending hilarious Thumbs Up
Some well spoken words of dismay. Much the same as 'Hurry up and get the ........ out of my shot'. 🤣🤣 Love to know the location of this.
Nice informative vlog. I wouldn't be without my Tilt Shift Lens.
Good stuff! Mine goes everywhere with me...unless there is a monsoon.
Great video. Thanks Greg 👍🏻
Cheers Ian
Another top vid, especially the Tourette outburst, nearly choked on my tea!
Nice to get a bit sweary every now and again. Far too many numpties walk amongst us.
LOVE the ending!!! hahahaha. My home town, love that location.
Aye, it's nice there.
Fine Image, but as we could not see the screen while you was setting up the system it would have been nice to show at least the images during the diverse steps.
Informative vlog in 2 ways, (1) I got to understand a little more about the use of a TS lens, which is something I’m thinking about buying in the future and (2) I got to understand how some expletives can be used in the landscape.......ha ha
Expletives are the difference between mediocre and exceptional photography...clearly I didn't use enough here then, lol
On a serious note. Do you get exif data with the canon tilt shift? I am considering the Samyang Sony FE mount fit, but this has no data as a complete manual lens without contacts, albeit significantly cheaper than the Canon
Great video, Greg! I'd always wondered, but haven't had the chance to play with a tilt shift lens yet. Great ending, too ;)
Thanks Brian :)
Another excellent informative Vlog. I now know how to use a TS when i can find the monies to buy one! The end didnt have a boom this time!
Aye, it was an image for demonstration purposes only...not portfolio ;)
This is the only video I know of that actually explains the technique of achieving focus with a digital camera.
1. Compose and set aperture, etc.
2. Focus on the foreground.
3. Tilt for background focus.
4. Alternatively refocus and re-tilt until you've nailed it.
Thanks Greg!
Excellent. I had a 24 tse fora few years but struggled with it so sold it and bought something I was going to use more. Funny enough a few months later I went through some of my fave images and found that 3 out of 5 I had picked was with the bloody tse lens - typical :) Nice talk through Greg and love the location.
Bleedin' typical eh!
Why not just focus stack with a nice 24 mm prime or a sharp 24-70 mm F2.8 zoom?
Great video Greg, two questions, what filter system do you use? Lee? And do you get vignette with that lens and I notice you were using an extender, 1 or 2 x? Cheers, Rob.
HELEN LODGE hi, i use a modified Kase Filter system (K8 Holder with Manfrotto Xume Magnetic adapters). There is no vignette except at the extreme end of the shift movement. It is a 1.4x extender.
Hi Greg, great video, thank you. Just curious if you have to press the depth of field button when checking sharp focus at near or far subject? Otherwise the dof showing is that of widest aperture- f3.5? Thank you from N.Z!
The cone zone...got ya! Very informative and simply put. It’s a damn shame TSE lens are so expensive. A fine example of staying calm under pressure👍👍
I'm hoping they don't find the body...
I use the Nikon one [sorry for swearing, but I'm sure you will forgive me!] and the results are spectacular. It's just very time consuming - which I have no problem with - but I would say that a loupe or dark cloth help a lot!
So you focus on the foreground, but tilt to focus the background?
Steve Hughes in a nutshell, yes.
the ending was graceful! LoL
very good explanation, this is my question, the 1.4 adapter, changes the image circle of 67.2 of that lens? you can stich with the adapter? thanks a lot
Leonel Saya if you are simply asking if you can make a shift pano with the adapter attached....yes you can.
Thanks a lot@@GregWhitton
Why when readjusting the tilt, you tilt it up not down?
No, always down from the datum, but up and down below that when adjusting. You're effectively zeroing in on the target.
Thanks Gregg that was very timely, just bought a 24mm T/S ( samyang , couldn’t afford the Canon ) off to Sweaty Sockland next
Month to give it a bash , good simple explanation
Hope you get some good stuff!
Love the live interruption 🤣 Seriously though, a really helpful tip. I never found anything so informative when searching online before I rented a Nikon version. This will help me enormously once I sell my kidney to buy one 👍🏻
Kidney's are overrated anyway
what was the end bit all about bud?
The camera was set up close to the road. This was about the 4th take, so finally got it right...and then some tourist drives past slowly, window down, and says "I luuuuurve that" or whatever it was, right by the microphone. Gaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!
i had one of these, sat in my bag for almost two years never used jobbed it out on ebay
Thanks for the explanation! Any difference in the final image when compares to focus stacking?
Depends on the image tbh, much less hassle post-process though. You do get areas that fall out of 'the cone' which can be OOF or soft, which wouldn't necessarily happen with FS...depends on whether you intend to pixel peep or whether it really matters (I tend to think these things don't really matter)
Love my 24mm TS-E, never tried it with the 1.4x converter, I presume this just turns it into a 35mm tilt shift?
Sure does Adrian.
G'Day! Keep up the good work Greg..."I love that'!!!
I luuuuurve that
Good explanation mate
Cheers Chris
thought you might have used focus peaking on this demo (?)
Nope. Peaking is a good aid, but in my experience is unreliable in the field.
Love a happy ending 🤣
I buzzed them off with my drone later.
It’s a shame to see you’ve left Monty behind, but I’m seriously enjoying your new pet fly.
That bug followed me everywhere, seriously. He's called Charlie.
Good information...
Thanks :)
Great video nice
Thanks
Great vlog mate . How dare those people at the end talk during your vlog do they not know vloggers have a higher status than hikers and thus they should never speak in their presence without being spoke to first . The insolence . Lol .
I wouldn't have minded if they were hikers...they were in a car.
Oh and great ending ffs !
Gday from Australia
Your audio is out of sync in the beginning but comes good
Yes, I know. It goes out comes in goes out. Life was too short to work out why...but now I know ;)
How come you had the 1.4 on as well? Need more swearing in the next one!
Purely for focal length to bring the mountain closer in the image. 24 was too wide.
OK, I have just watched this again. I must say that it is probably the clearest and most idiot-proof guide to using a TS lens I have seen. Anyone who has seen this video, and who one of these lenses and still can't get it right should stick with non-TS lenses. Oh, good people, don't look up Scheimpflug - you will get so bogged down in technical details you may lose the will to live.
Thanks! Yeah, I tried to keep it as simple as I could...it's really very very easy to learn. Indeed, a whole world of pain awaits you if you want to try to understand Scheimpflug, lol ;)
Sorry Greg but you're doing it wrong. To use this lens for tilt focus you first have to use your focus ring to focus onto the mid-way point of your subject. Then tilt until the closest and further distance points are in focus.
Tedius..
It can be, yes. Thanks for the comment :)
@@GregWhitton I sat with friend, who is thinking of buying such a lens, watching this epic but we realised afterwards this was nearly ten minutes of our lives we could not get back - sadly! There are other videos that give good examples of what can be achieved with such a T & S lens as in ‘before and after’ shots that would have been nice - constructive even - as opposed to seeing loads of the local scenery, canned music that could send somebody to sleep but to be fair, your comments in the last few seconds summed up very much how we both felt.. PS: I have just checked online and Jeremy Beadle is no longer with us, so it was not one of his little pranks..
Chitty chat chat chat...
😂👌
Ha ha, focus ya bugger!
I was in the zone!