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Tilt Shift vs Photoshop

Started Sep 1, 2020 | Discussions thread
John Crowe
John Crowe Veteran Member • Posts: 3,476
Re: Tilt Shift vs Photoshop

Canon 5DSR with Canon 17mm f4 TS-E.   Three shifted and stitched images.

Correcting in Photoshop will never match your 17 TS-E. Check your file, I think you shot the original at 16mm, helping to exaggerate the corrections.

I generally shoot the 17 TS-E with an interest in the foreground within inches of the lens, so it is the f22 club for me. Too bad it does not go to f64! At times I will shoot at f8 and then focus stack to achieve the depth of field I want with increased sharpness.

I experimented with tilt years ago, and will do so again soon. However, my understanding and results make me believe that it is not useful for the images that I create. Definitely less effect with the 17 than the longer ones.

I use shift to correct converging lines, but I primarily use it for shifting and stitching to provide a wider view with medium format sized image files. You can experiment to see if you have an interest in ultrawide angle photography, achieving the view of an 11-12mm lens with your 17.

Have fun with it!

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Canon EOS 5DS R Canon EF 70-200mm F4L USM Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L Kenko Teleplus Pro 300 AF 1.4x Venus Laowa 12mm F2.8 Zero-D +15 more
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