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Tilt and shift lenses
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As well as the free articles Keith offers training and workshops covering the use of tilt/shift lenses.
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Keith Cooper’s tilt/shift articles and reviews
What the lenses do, and how to use them.
Keith has written a book that looks at the many ways that tilt/shift lenses can benefit your photography from a technical and creative point of view.
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ISBN 9781785007712
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Key articles explaining tilt and shift use
Of the many articles here, some address particular issues with making effective use of tilt/shift lenses
- What tilt and shift lenses do
- How to use shift
- Focusing the tilted lens [includes Keith’s tilt table spreadsheet (zipped file)]
- Closer focus with tilt
- Extension tubes and tilt
- Setting the tilt axis at an arbitrary angle
- Fixing lens aberrations
Practical tips include: Using lens adapters to give tilt/shift | Teleconverters and shift lenses | A DIY large format camera adapter
Keith’s videos – covering aspects of tilt/shift use
These are videos embedded in articles/reviews.
For a full index of all videos on YouTube, there is a categorised index page here:
- Video: A look at the EOS R5
Keith Cooper looks at the Canon EOS R5 mirrorless camera and compares it with the Canon EOS 5Ds he uses for his day to day work (22mins) - Video: Fotodiox tilt-shift adapter for MF lenses
Keith Cooper looks at using the Fotodiox tilt/shift adapter for M645 medium format lenses on a full frame mirrorless camera (EOS RP) (14mins)
Latest news/articles/reviews related to tilt/shift lenses and their use
- Phase One XT camera system
Phase One announces the XT medium format camera system. It comes with the 100/150MP IQ4 back and three lenses, and with a body unit offering ±12mm of lens shift. - Hasselblad H6D-50C and HTS adapter
Short review of working with the Hasselblad H6D-50C 50MP Medium format camera using the XCD28mm lens and HTS adapter for tilt and shift - Hartblei SRA-1 Superrotator
HARTBLEI SRA-I Superrotator Adapter for medium format lenses and mirrorless cameras for E-Mount, L-Mount, EOS-R and Nikon-Z - Detailed Panasonic S1R camera review
Panasonic Lumix S1R usage review. Using the 47MP full frame mirrorless camera with special emphasis on the 187MP multi-shot high resolution mode and support of third party specialist lenses. - Rogeti TSE Frame III for TS-E50
Rogeti have launched a version of their TSE Frame mk3 lens mount for the Canon TS-E50mm tilt/shift lens. The mount reduces parallax issues for image stitching when using shift with the lens - Rogeti TSE Frame feature update
Rogeti have improved diagonal shift support for the TSE Frame lens mount - The lens mount for the Canon TS-E17mm and TS-E24mm mk2. lenses lets you attach the lens to a tripod and shift the camera, to reduce parallax errors when stitching. - Setting the tilt axis for tilt-shift lenses
Setting the tilt axis for tilt-shift lenses to an arbitrary angle other than vertical or horizontal, so as to match the desired plane of focus for subjects. ideal for product photography where simple untilted depth of field is not good enough.
Lens reviews
- Review: New Laowa 17mm tilt shift lens f/4 [MF and FF]
![Review: New Laowa 17mm tilt shift lens f/4 [MF and FF]](https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/using-the-Laowa-17mm-tilt-shift-lens-480x320.jpg)
Venus Lens has announced a new tilt/shift lens. Laowa 35mm TS f/2.8 tilt shift 0.5x macro. Designed for mirrorless Canon RF, Nikon Z, L, Sony E also Fuji G & Hasselblad XCD - Review: Laowa 35mm f/2.8 Tilt-shift 0.5X Macro Lens
Lens review: Laowa 35mm Tilt shift TS f/2.8 0.5x macro. Designed for mirrorless Canon RF, Nikon Z, L, Sony E also Fuji G & Hasselblad XCD includes several videos - Video: TTArtisan 17mm tilt shift review
Video review:Video: TTArtisan 17mm tilt shift review: 100MP medium format GFX100S and mirrorless full frame. Economic tilt/shift lens but are there issues limiting its use? - Review: The unique Laowa 12-24 shift zoom lens f/5.6 APS-C
New lens: Laowa 12-24 shift lens. 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Shift lens Designed for mirrorless Sony E / Nikon Z / Canon RF / L Mount / Fuji X / EF-M - Video review: Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Shift
Video review: Laowa 12-24 shift lens. 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Shift lens Designed for mirrorless Sony E / Nikon Z / Canon RF / L Mount / Fuji X / EF-M How to use a shift lens and why you use them. - Fujifilm GF 110mm TS f/5.6 review
Review and videos: Fujifilm GF 110mm TS f/5.6 tilt/shift lens. Fujifilm G mount medium format perspective correction lens. Macro to 0.5x Tested on the GFX100S and GFX100 II 100MP medium format cameras - Fujifilm GF 30mm TS f/5.6 review
Review and videos: Fujifilm GF 30mm TS f/5.6 tilt/shift lens. Fujifilm G mount medium format perspective correction lens. Tested on the GFX100S and GFX100 II 100MP medium format cameras
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Keith has written a book that looks at the many ways that tilt/shift lenses can benefit your photography from a technical and creative point of view. If not in the UK check for import issues and maybe try an on-line bookshop. Keith has no connection with sales of the book.
ISBN 9781785007712
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