12-15-2011, 09:57 PM
[quote name='Frank' timestamp='1323920745' post='13797']
"The lens comes from the factory with the tilt / shift and the rise / fall movements on opposite axis. If you want to have them on the same axis, so you can use a rising front and Scheimpflug at the same time, for example, then you need to bring the lens to a Nikon service center for adjustment."
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It's actually a quite simple procedure to have tilt and shift in the same direction. All you need to do is to remove the 4 screws at the bottom, rotate 90 degrees (just check carefully which direction, otherwise you'd rip off the internal cables) and reapply the screws. The only important thing is to have the right tools, so you don't ruin the screws.
The way Canon solved this on the TS-E II lenses is certainly something Nikon should also consider for upgraded models of the PC-E lenses.
-- Markus
"The lens comes from the factory with the tilt / shift and the rise / fall movements on opposite axis. If you want to have them on the same axis, so you can use a rising front and Scheimpflug at the same time, for example, then you need to bring the lens to a Nikon service center for adjustment."
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It's actually a quite simple procedure to have tilt and shift in the same direction. All you need to do is to remove the 4 screws at the bottom, rotate 90 degrees (just check carefully which direction, otherwise you'd rip off the internal cables) and reapply the screws. The only important thing is to have the right tools, so you don't ruin the screws.
The way Canon solved this on the TS-E II lenses is certainly something Nikon should also consider for upgraded models of the PC-E lenses.
-- Markus
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