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Question about DIY tilt-shift lens

Started Mar 29, 2020 | Questions thread
BBbuilder467 Veteran Member • Posts: 7,057
Re: Question about DIY tilt-shift lens

Viernes wrote:

I have a broken 50mm f/1.8II lens from Canon that I want to use to make a DIY tilt-shift for my m4/3 camera.

The front element is completely loose from the rest of the lens.

50mm lens with front part removed.

The question is this: can I secure the lens original mount to the camera and make the tilt-shift by moving ONLY THE LENS FRONT ELEMENT?

Cand I do the tilt-shift moving only the front part of do I have to fix it first?

Or first I have to attach and aligne both front and rear elements and do the tilt-shift by moving THE ENTIRE LENS?

I have a tilt adapter for m4/3. The lens itself has to move to get the effect. I don't get much of an effect with 50mm. 28mm is better.

You can buy simple tilt/shift adapters for m4/3. They aren't expensive.

If you want the toy or Lensbaby effects, those are homemade, but they might cut up the lens anyway for some reason.

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