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Subject: [OM] Shift possibilities
From: "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 10:30:42 +1300
Hi,

I'm in the process of making a shift camera for my Voigtlander Super 
Angulon 47mm f/5.6 lens, a la Claudio Bottari and his walnut camera.

http://digilander.iol.it/clabo/

look for the STW

A cheap version of the Plaubel 6x9 Superwide. (one on eBay right now, if you 
have super-dollars)

Brian

> Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2001 18:55:01 +0000
> From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus shift lens
> 
> At 23:11 12/1/01, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> >That's it - cheapest shift lens is a regular wide - and the 'perspective'
> >command in Photoshop 6. And think of all the other things that you can use 
> >the
> >regular lens and PS6 for. For the occasional user, what else? For the cost of
> >the 24mm shift you could probably buy a good wide lens, PS AND a decent
> >scanner.
> 
> This may be OK if you're going to use the output for web use or make 
> digital prints.  However, you still need the lens for large display prints on
> ultra high gloss Fuji R or Ilfochrome.  Making gallery prints bigger than 
> 11x14
> needs 120/220 or larger film.
> 
> The next lens on my "want list" isn't a Zuiko, it's a 50/4 shift lens for 
> the medium format rig.  ;-)
> 
> - -- John
> 
> >For those determined to use a shift, one option hasn't been mentioned -
> >fitting a medium format lens to a 35mm body with a Zoerk shift adaptor.
> >http://www.zoerk.com/pages/products.htm
> >
> >AndrewF

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