Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Frank. It's axial. I used front tilt (the tilt adapter can be used on either front or rear). The adapter can be put on at any 90 degree point, so swings are possible; but not both tilt and swing simultaneously (reminds me of when I used to mount my Flexbody on its side). Points of focus were at about 1 foot below the top of the bench and pretty near the top of the Gates of Hell. This was at f/22 with the 80mm Alpa APO-Digitar. Currently this is the widest lens you can use with tilt, but at Photokina they are coming out with a tilt adapter and Rodenstock lenses that will allow you to use 5 degrees of tilt at 32mm. Add on side to side shifting and it's the equivalent of about a 20mm lens in 35mm format. The lens itself costs about $8K!! Not to mention the new tilt adapter... Your thinking appreciated, Bob Bob Adler www.rgaphoto.com On Jul 16, 2012, at 6:44 AM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at earthlink.net> wrote: > Does the APLA have base tilts or axial tilts? I will assume no swings? > What lens was used? > Where did you set your actual focus point/line? > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at earthlink.net > > > In this one I was just messing around, trying to get better at tilting. > I've been having some difficulties with the larger sensor because I can > only > stop down to about f/22 (and even then it borders on unacceptable loss of > sharpness caused by defraction). And Scheimpflug has it's own limitations > too. You can see that the ground at the bottom of the frame is pretty OOF, > and the roof lines are too. This was about as good as I could get with this > setup, which I think I just have to be satisfied with... > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information