Tilt-Shift Photos with Hartblei 45mm lens

Here are some recent photos taken with a Hartblei 45mm tilt-shift lens adapted from the Pentacon 6 mount to the Pentax 645. The most recent are on top. Most of the photos were scanned with an Epson 2450 and sharpened 200%.

The above is a crop of the top edge
of a shot taken without
any tilt or shift.
The above is a crop of the top edge
of the canyon taken
with maximum tilt.

The above is taken with no tilt.
For some reason (probably
focusing error) the shot
is sharper than the one to
the right. I think that this
can be attributed to technique.
The above was taken with max
tilt. This shows close focus
with maximum tilt. I would
expect that it should look
like the one at the left.
next time I should use the
magnifying viewfinder.

Hartblei 45mm Tilt/Shift
with full tilt.

Hartblei 45mm Tilt/Shift
without tilt.
Hartblei 45mm Tilt/Shift
with full tilt
(Note 138K image).
All of the poppy images were taken
in the Owens Peak Wilderness area
near Bishop California with the
lens mounted on a Pentax
645 body.

Fullerton Botanical Garden taken with P645 and Hartblei 45mm/3.5 Tilt-Shift Lens at maximum tilt, f16 The Racetrack and Traveling Stones, Death Valley, CA taken with P645 and Hartblei 45mm/3.5 Tilt-Shift Lens at maximum tilt, f16 Camelias at Descanso Gardens, taken with P645 and Hartblei 45mm/3.5 Tilt-Shift Lens at maximum tilt, f16. Note that there is a plane of focus that is parallel to the ground but the ground is not in focus.

Eureka Dunes, Death Valley National Park taken with Hartblei 45mm Tilt-Shift f16, 0 degrees tilt used. Eureka Dunes, Death Valley National Park taken with Hartblei 45mm Tilt-Shift f16, 0 degrees tilt used.

Focusing methods: The Harblei is a manual stop down diaphragm lens. When stopped down to adjust the exposure for the f16 aperture, it is difficult to see the focus. Fortunately it is very easy to flip the aperture open for focusing. Closing the aperture down requires that you count the clicks or visually check the aperture setting.

To determine the amount of tilt that is needed, I first set the amount of tilt that I think I will be needing and open the lens up to maximum aperture. Next I focus through the point of optimum focus turning the focusing ring back and forth while looking at something at infinity distance. As I am doing this I also check to see if the foreground is in focus at the same time the infinity is in focus. If I can't get them both in focus at the same time, then I will increase or decrease the angle of the tilt. After this approximating procedure, I will stop down the aperture to the shooting aperture of f11 or f16 and hope that the dept of field will cover any focusing errors that might have crept in.

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The above is a crop of the top edge of a shot taken without any tilt or shift.	The above is a crop of the top edge of the canyon taken with maximum tilt.


The above is taken with no tilt. For some reason (probably focusing error) the shot is sharper than the one to the right. I think that this can be attributed to technique.	The above was taken with max tilt. This shows close focus with maximum tilt. I would expect that it should look like the one at the left. next time I should use the magnifying viewfinder.


Fullerton Botanical Garden taken with P645 and Hartblei 45mm/3.5 Tilt-Shift Lens at maximum tilt, f16	The Racetrack and Traveling Stones, Death Valley, CA taken with P645 and Hartblei 45mm/3.5 Tilt-Shift Lens at maximum tilt, f16	Camelias at Descanso Gardens, taken with P645 and Hartblei 45mm/3.5 Tilt-Shift Lens at maximum tilt, f16. Note that there is a plane of focus that is parallel to the ground but the ground is not in focus.


Eureka Dunes, Death Valley National Park taken with Hartblei 45mm Tilt-Shift f16, 0 degrees tilt used.	Eureka Dunes, Death Valley National Park taken with Hartblei 45mm Tilt-Shift f16, 0 degrees tilt used.