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Title: Tilt-shift lenses
Post by: Diamond Hell on 28 May 2010, 10:57
What do people know about them?

Just seen this, shot on a Canon SLR with one:

http://vimeo.com/4946315

It's NOT a model.  That's real life.  :shocked:
Title: Re: Tilt-shift lenses
Post by: the_stink on 28 May 2010, 11:38
pretty cool stuff i read a tutorial on how to make tilt shift photos in PS but crazy how model like the can look :)
Title: Re: Tilt-shift lenses
Post by: Ridg on 28 May 2010, 11:47
bascially it allows you to tilt or shift the lens or both.

This allows for perspective correction via the lens, e.g. you look up at a tall building, with a normal lens the point of convergence / vanishing point is apparent, with a tilt shift it corrects this "distortion"

The tilt really affects the DoF, this is what's happening in the vid, where the focal plane has been shifted, DoF is greatly pronounced, this tricks the brain into thinking the subject is smaller, because the DoF is so extreme.

have a read through

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt-shift_photography

specific tilt shift lens are very expensive as they are specialized, the cheap option for this lensbaby http://www.lensbaby.com/index.php
or PS for miniature faking
http://www.tiltshiftphotography.net/photoshop-tutorial.php
Title: Re: Tilt-shift lenses
Post by: Diamond Hell on 28 May 2010, 22:40
OOooooh.  This is tempting:

http://www.lensesforhire.co.uk/canon-ts-e-24mm-f35-l-33-p.asp

Week off in summer could yield a lot of cool stuff with this  :cool:
Title: Re: Tilt-shift lenses
Post by: Ridg on 28 May 2010, 23:02
OOooooh.  This is tempting:

http://www.lensesforhire.co.uk/canon-ts-e-24mm-f35-l-33-p.asp

Week off in summer could yield a lot of cool stuff with this  :cool:

at that price I'd be tempted too, if I didn't use Nikon  :grin:

you seen the real price on that lens?

http://www.lensesforhire.co.uk/canon-ts-e-24mm-f35-l-33-p.asp  :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Title: Re: Tilt-shift lenses
Post by: Diamond Hell on 28 May 2010, 23:13
Yes, I have - hence I'd hire it for a week.  :tongue:

And I might well do in the next few weeks, at that price as I use Canon.
Title: Re: Tilt-shift lenses
Post by: Diamond Hell on 28 May 2010, 23:27
Heh - this saves a load of hassle:

http://tiltshiftmaker.com/

Think I still might try the real thing.
Title: Re: Tilt-shift lenses
Post by: Diamond Hell on 28 May 2010, 23:35
original:

(http://diamondhell.com/images/rsgallery/original/IMG_1217.jpg)

Tilt-shifted:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/diamondhell/img_1217-tiltshift.jpg)

 :huh:

Model Passats?

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/diamondhell/siggyb3x2-tiltshift.jpg)
Title: Re: Tilt-shift lenses
Post by: kdiz on 29 May 2010, 11:05
hey guys, this effect is possible on video by using after effects, it's pretty easy to do it as well just depends on your base video, if the cam isnt moving etc then it's very easy. Check this out

http://www.cleverbits.com/tiltshift.php

That pretty much covers how to do a whole video in it.
Title: Re: Tilt-shift lenses
Post by: Ridg on 29 May 2010, 11:09
hey guys, this effect is possible on video by using after effects, it's pretty easy to do it as well just depends on your base video, if the cam isnt moving etc then it's very easy. Check this out

http://www.cleverbits.com/tiltshift.php

That pretty much covers how to do a whole video in it.

Quite a few of the digital camcorders and DSLR cameras have this as a built in option too.
Title: Re: Tilt-shift lenses
Post by: kdiz on 29 May 2010, 11:27
hey guys, this effect is possible on video by using after effects, it's pretty easy to do it as well just depends on your base video, if the cam isnt moving etc then it's very easy. Check this out

http://www.cleverbits.com/tiltshift.php

That pretty much covers how to do a whole video in it.

Quite a few of the digital camcorders and DSLR cameras have this as a built in option too.

don't suppose the canon 500d has it? i was thinking of making one in the near future
Title: Re: Tilt-shift lenses
Post by: Sam on 29 May 2010, 13:18
sure its a bmx vid but....

http://vimeo.com/12051664
Title: Re: Tilt-shift lenses
Post by: Dan34 on 29 May 2010, 14:55
sure its a bmx vid but....

http://vimeo.com/12051664

 :cool: :cool: :cool:
Title: Re: Tilt-shift lenses
Post by: DubFan on 30 May 2010, 23:47
sure its a bmx vid but....

http://vimeo.com/12051664

That is awesome work. Brilliant use of focus and depth of field, apart for a small section at around 1min20s of very standard bmx footage.
The stuff shot around in the wood, particularly when they're digging tracks and jumps, is superb.
Title: Re: Tilt-shift lenses
Post by: Sam on 31 May 2010, 02:18
yer i thought the bit where robbo was jumping over the fence and into the other thingy was a bit of a ruiner for the vid. But the rest was just awsome, and yes... the bit where they get in the woods and shovel the water looks so so ridiculous