With otherĬameras, including the D300, parts of the camera interfere with someĮxcept for the D3 and D300, the diaphragm is utterly manual. With Canon you can get a full-frame Canon 5D for less than half the cost of the Nikon D3, and the Canon 24mm TS-E is compatible with all Canon autofocus cameras, while this Nikon 24mm PC-E isn't compatible with much.Ĭamera on which this lens works perfectly is the Nikon D3. This lens and electronic diaphragm technology is brand new for Nikon, but Canon has been making the same thing, the Canon 24mm TS-E, since 1991. The 28mm PC shifted 28mm up or down, but was rated for only 8mm side-to-side. PC lenses, this new 24mm PC may be shifted the full 11.5mm in any direction. Photographers will need to send their 24mm PCs to Nikon serviceĪnd pay to have the angles shifted 90 degrees to make these adjustments YouĬan't get tilt at the same time as rise/fall - you only get swing. Set the wrong way for landscape and tablescape photography. If you rotate the entire lensĪssembly to change the angle of tilt, you also alter the line in which You can rotate the lens 90 degrees either way to get front tilt, but now your vertical shift becomes left-right shift. As shipped, you get left/right swing and vertical rise/fall. Unlike any used $150 view camera, the relationship between tilts and shifts is fixed in this $1,900 lens. You can shift and rotate to get the shift you need, but that's about as pleasant as 1950's slang suggests. Up or down, you can't shift left or right. Nikon 24mm PC can tilt in only one axis at a time, and it can shift in only one axis at a time. Likewise, you need to rotate the lens to alternate between these. I'll also use the words swings and tilts interchangeably. This lens can only do one at a time: you have to press the release lock, dangerously close to the camera's lens mount release button, and rotate it to do one or the other. I'll say rise/fall and left/right shift interchangeably. Also, if you're dextrous, the electronic diaphragm and well-designed mechanics of this Nikon 24 PC-E allow you to shoot hand-held with tilt and shift using your AEL button! If you're still with me, these PC-E lenses are a huge step forward from Nikon's legacy PC lenses because they are the first from Nikon to tilt. See the prototypes of the 45mm f/2.8 PC-E and 85mm f/2.8 PC-E. Of three new PC-E lenses, with the next two due for announcement aroundĪugust 20th, 2008. If you're not already familiar with the view camera or if you're still trying to understand basics like white balance and exposure compensation, stay as far away from these PC-E lens as you can! The reason for PC-E lenses is to save time from setting up a view camera with a digital, 120 or 4x5" film back. See Steve Simmon's " Using the View Camera" if you're not familiar with the use of tilting and shifting. Of this lens, you need to be familiar with view camera movementsĪnd work on a tripod. PC lenses are intended only for very seasoned photographers. Why Tilt and Shift?(click for a separate article) Nikon should call it tilt-shift, but Canon does that. Nikon is trying to say that you can shift this lens to keep parallel lines from converging, not really change perspective. Actually, Perspective Control is a misnomer, since the only way to change perspective is to move the camera somewhere else. "PC" stands for perspective control and "E" stands for electronic diaphragm. The Nikon 24mm PC-E is a very specialized wide-angle tilt-shift lens. Top Intro Specifications Performance Recommendations Thanks for helping me help you! Ken.Īpril 2018 Nikon Reviews Nikon Lenses PC-E Lenses Nikon Flash All Reviews Especially with a special-interest lens like this, get yours only from the approved sources I use myself for the best prices, service, return policies and selection. Nikon does not seal its boxes in any way, so never buy at retail or any other source not on my personally approved list since you'll have no way of knowing if you're missing accessories, getting a defective, damaged, returned, non-USA, store demo or used lens. This ad-free website's biggest source of support is when you use those or any of these links to my personally-approved sources when you get anything, regardless of the country in which you live. Home Donate New Search Gallery Reviews How-To Books Links Workshops About Contact Nikon 24mm PC-E FX Tilt-Shift (2008-)
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