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Can you clarify your use case, as this matters a lot.Does anyone know if there is a tilt/shift option for the Leica S, possible either via adaptor or something similar to the Cambo Actus GFX? I am interested in this system, but tilt/shift is pretty important to my current workflow.
Thanks in advance,
Greg
Good point Doug, sorry I left that out. I am primarily interested in shift in preferably a 24mm to 28mm range lens.Can you clarify your use case, as this matters a lot.
For example, are you looking for tilt/swing/rise/fall/shift in a wide-angle landscape application, or in a long-lens macro product photography context?
For a lens from one system to adapt to another you need a few things to be true:Good point Doug, sorry I left that out. I am primarily interested in shift in preferably a 24mm to 28mm range lens.
Very interesting, thank you!You are probably aware of the 120mm Schneider T/S adapted for Leica S. I have it, a great lens, but not wide angle.
I have seen this device which should make it possible to use other lenses, but have never tried it:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...es_castbal_tilt_shift_bellows_attachment.html
- Erling
That's why I asked what his use case was as the first question. For wide-angle work the novoflex adapter is not a solution for an SLR like the Leica S* nor is the 120 T/S. That novoflex system would be well suited if his need were macro product photography for example.You are probably aware of the 120mm Schneider T/S adapted for Leica S. I have it, a great lens, but not wide angle.
I have seen this device which should make it possible to use other lenses, but have never tried it:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...es_castbal_tilt_shift_bellows_attachment.html
John, thank you very much for posting this! Unfortunately for what I do I need 35mm or wider, preferably 28mm or 24mm.When Leica bought Sinar they created a standard for the P2 or P3 that takes the S body. Not going to get a particularly wide though, probably 47mm unless buying a modern Rodenstock.
https://sinar.swiss/products/cameras/
john
John, thank you very much for posting this! Unfortunately for what I do I need 35mm or wider, preferably 28mm or 24mm.
Thanks again,
Greg
Steve,Greg - the Leica S camera body itself, as noted by Doug, is going to be your limitation when it comes to using lenses that wide in tilt/shift applications. For a fuller example of the factors, see below:
https://captureintegration.com/seeing-sideways-with-the-cambo-actus/
The concepts in this article would also apply to the NovoFlex CastBal Tilt/Shift Bellows Attachment (or the Alpa version, both of which we also sell). There are simply some limitations that are at play when using a capture device that incorporates a camera body mounted to a til/shift device. Digital backs do have an advantage in getting around this limitation by negating the camera body entirely (primarily for use with modern wide view camera lenses).
https://captureintegration.com/cambo-actus-db-big-changes-for-a-tiny-view-camera/
But short of digital backs, certainly mirrorless bodies help alleviate some of the issues thicker bodies bring up when it comes to wide angle tilt/shift solutions for distance capture.
Steve Hendrix/CI
Thank you for making me aware of this, have you ever used one of these?Here is your best option (I have nothing to do with the seller) : https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/264073060913
Great idea, as far as I can tell, the Leica R is the only Leica adaptor. It feel like I must be trying to put a square peg in a round hole? Broadly speaking, so far, the following appear to be my options:Hartblei Super Rotator with an appropriate adapter and mount?
Stuart, that is a very good suggestion. I do have the 24mm lens and love it, my current problem is that in some instances by the time I correct in post my file is too small for our enlargement. I think when the S3 comes out it would resolve this issue. Thanks for the suggestion!This might be another less desirable answer, but are you sure you cannot get away with Leica's own superb 24mm lens and using digital perspective corrections? You can do a lot these days with Photoshop and Lightroom and their guided transformations, and my guess is that even with the softening from the transformations, Leica's 24mm will be so much sharper than any other lens you can bolt on to the S, that it will still be sharper once you have squared everything.