Digital BW, The Print

Forgive me for p**ing on the discussion, but can't tilts and shifts be  
done in Photoshop post production?

Mark
http://www.stillrivereditions.com

On Apr 28, 2009, at 11:33 AM, pr_roark wrote:

> "George Pappas" <george@...> wrote:
>
>> ...
>> I have the enhanced focusing screen ...
>
> I'm about to look into that for the 5d2.  Which screen or style do  
> you use?  My favorite screens over the years for both the old F1 and  
> Rolleis have included grid lines to help with horizons and vertical  
> lines.
>
> I've also found a right angle finder with a 2x built in magnifier  
> useful.  The live view looks like the ultimate focusing aid, but in  
> the field I found myself not using it, in part because I wanted to  
> hold down the number of new features I'd have to deal with and also  
> because I'm concerned with noise increases with live view -- not  
> sure if those are serious, however.
>
> By the way, I took some photos in the mist of waterfalls with the  
> 5d2, and the camera seemed to handle the dampness just fine.  The  
> only problems I had were operator error -- forgetting which custom  
> functions were on or off.  I sure wish Canon would allow us to  
> modify their software and program some buttons on the camera to turn  
> on and off the few of these functions we actually use.
>
>> With lenses of this focal length, you only need a very small
>> amount of tilt or shift to have a significant effect on the image.
>
> The tilt example on my main web page now used the 90mm with about a  
> 4 degree tilt.
>
>> The newer Canon 24mm design allows the rotation of the
>> tilt/shift axis ...
>
> With the old 35 TS for the FD I could do the rotation myself -- and  
> would switch back and forth as needed.  This new mount looks like a  
> significant upgrade for the TS-E series.  I also wonder if they  
> managed to reduce the rear element to film/sensor distance.  (I  
> assume Canon still makes a few film cameras.)
>
>
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com