Tilt-shift lenses

[Diamond Hell]

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. 

[the_stink]

pretty cool stuff i read a tutorial on how to make tilt shift photos in PS but crazy how model like the can look

[Ridg]

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

[Diamond Hell]

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 

[Ridg]

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 

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

you seen the real price on that lens?

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

[Diamond Hell]

Yes, I have - hence I'd hire it for a week. 

And I might well do in the next few weeks, at that price as I use Canon.

[Diamond Hell]

Heh - this saves a load of hassle:

http://tiltshiftmaker.com/

Think I still might try the real thing.

[Diamond Hell]

original:



Tilt-shifted:



 

Model Passats?

[kdiz]

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.

[Ridg]

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.