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Re: [Lens] DIY tilt/shift - take 2

I'll post a complete pic when I get home.

Your 28mm likely won't do a satisfying job since it's built for a 35mm camera...

1) the image circle is not large enough. Medium format is good since there's a ton of coverage allowing lots of tilt and shift room.

2) Many (all?) MF systems also have about 2x the registration distance which gives room for stuff (mount adapters, tube material/fabric) while still allowing for infinity focus.

A large format lens might be even better but it's tough to find a cheap one at a focal length I'd like... a normal lens for large format is pretty long when used with 35mm systems. I'd prefer 40-50mm but that's wide for medium format and super-wide for large format... IOW, expensive. Spending more than $50 is expensive (to me) since Lensbabies aren't much more than that (even though they don't really shift much... mostly tilt).
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Here's the lens mounted...

Canon PowerShot A400
5.9mm 1/60th F3.8

PENTAX *ist DS
0mm 1/160th F0 ISO400