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Good idea - it would be interesting to see what the best size lens is.
Personally, I love the 50mm :)
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I got the 50mm f1.8 and correctly used it can give some really good realistic tilt-shift effects.
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50L is my favorite, 135L is good to but i feel like im to far away.
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Hands down any 50mm prime lens is amazing.
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50 or 85 works really well. here is a shot of a governor i did with the 85 at a press conference a bit ago...
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i find using Nikkor/Zuiko lens on Canon EOS body is easier than using Canon EF lenses on Canon EOS body. I can achieve infinity focusing using Nikkor/Zuiko lenses making it easier to make the miniature effect :)
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johnquake90 [deleted] says:
I use a 18-55mm lens and it produces okay results, but when I try to produce a tilt shift effect on subjects far away (Like the pic above - nice pic btw), it's just too blurry, I can only do it on close-up subjects.
Do I need a different size lens, or am i just.. Doing it wrong?
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lenses are designed to sit a specific distance from the sensor. if the lens gets farther away, it loses the ability to focus to infinity. this effect is more pronounced on wide angle lenses for some reason, so using a longer lens gives you a better chance to focus farther away (could be that the amount of movement necessary to see the focus effects is smaller).
however, like 12coffeeground pointed out, different camera manufacturers have different flange to sensor distances. from what i recall, Nikon has the longest distance, which is why they're able to get infinity focus with a Nikon lens on a Canon camera. if you have a Canon and want to get into freelensing, it might be worth picking up an old used Nikon lens to get the best effects.
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ttomcorlett: get yourself a nikkor lens and use it with your canon dslr :)
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i love my m42 o ef, infinite focus is inside the body and is cool for tilting.
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today im play with my 50mm f1.4 and its fantastic !
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- some amazing shots. Looks like using a Nikon lens with a Canon camera is a great tip. I'll add it to the front page.
And thanks a lot for the explanation. I had no idea the different manufacturers had different focus distances. I have some old Olympus lenses. Wonder how they compare...
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thankyou. :) olympus's old zuiko lens works great with canon eos camera :)
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table of lens mount info, including flange distance:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_mount
god bless wikipedia
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After trying many of the most common Nikon primes, I've found the 135mm f2.0 lens to be the most completely insane one.
It can really throw everything out of focus and just leave a hairline of sharpness on a half body portrait.
here's some images:
Look at his legs, just washed away...
Hope you like the results :)
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Surprisingly, I found that my Voitgalnder 40mm f/2 Ultron worked best for me when freelancing, that and the Canon 28mm f/1.8.
All that said, and as much as I love the results, I don't think I'll do much of it again. It just gets the sensor SO dirty.
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>>> It just gets the sensor SO dirty.
That's why my freelenses are now living in comfortable captivity inside a flexible rubber tube. Same capability, no sensor dirt.
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johnnyoptic edited this topic 14 months ago.
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Well, just goes to show you can learn something everyday. Thanks for the tip. But, doesn't this end up throwing the whole resolution factor off because the lens is further from the sensor? Or, maybe I am not understanding the technology correctly.
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Frank: You are right that the lens to sensor distance is critical. Otherwise you will not be able to achieve infinity focus. That is why I remove the lens from the original mount and focuser and replaced them with a mount connected to a flexible tube. In this way, the correct lens to sensor distance is maintained.
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johnnyoptic edited this topic 14 months ago.
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I am just discovering freelensing and I have a couple OM mount lenses that I'm going to try out tonight. Thank God for my OM-1 haha. According to the wikipedia article linked above, it's similar in flange focal distance to the Nikon F-mount (around 46mm). Hopefully it gives good results. I'll make sure to post some when I upload again :-)
Oh, I use a Canon 20D for reference. (1.6x crop)
The OM mount works quite well! Here are some examples from my experiments tonight, taken using the 50mm f/1.8:
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Cleland Photography edited this topic 14 months ago.
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I find enlarger lenses can work rather well. They're fairly cheap and can have largish rear focal distances.
I've used a car steering bellows (via a M39 plate) to give dust proofing similar to Jonnyoptic's tube mount (above) which works well for my 45mm I find the 75mm needs a short extension tube to bring the focus down to infinity without excess stretching.
Must do some more experimental shots...
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Oh! I want to try my enlarger lens now! It's a nikkor 50mm. *does happy dance*
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I've found the Tamron Adaptall 24mm f2.4 a very good freelensing lens. Without the Adaptall to (your mount) adapter it gives you a lot of room to play with and on APS-C it gives the same crop as the popular 35mm tilt/shift lenses would give on film/FF/FX
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I've used the Pentax SMC 50mm f/1.4 on a Canon body for freelensing and so far I am content because of the easiness to tilt/shift the small lens. The rear element of the lens is so small.
Check out the shot I made with the Pentax:
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I've used the Pentax SMC 50mm f/1.4 on a Canon body for freelensing and so far I am content because of the
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kaybee07 edited this topic 9 months ago.
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Where did you get that rubber tube? I just discovered freelensing and am totally in love with the technique but I do worry about getting my sensor dirty (especially as I live a bit more in the country and farm dust is common). I'm also afraid of dropping my lens... That tube looks awesome!
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I've only tried it so far with my old 450D/18-55IS. I do have an old 50/1.8 I will try soon but I'm wary of using the 5D2 & any more expensive lenses for fear of damage or dropping etc!!
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>>>> Where did you get that rubber tube?
It's a Do-It-Yourself tilt lens made from a bicycle tire inner tube. If you're not the DIY type, flickrmail me, and I'll build you one.
Posted 8 months ago.
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