{"id":63954,"date":"2010-02-08T17:53:54","date_gmt":"2010-02-08T17:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.photigy.com\/school\/?p=63954"},"modified":"2019-11-09T01:51:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-09T09:51:27","slug":"watch-photo-shoot-advantages-of-using-tilt-shift-camera-adapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photigy.com\/school\/watch-photo-shoot-advantages-of-using-tilt-shift-camera-adapter\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch photo shoot: advantages of using tilt-shift camera adapter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Hero&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#0c1319&#8243; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#2b3a42&#8243; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;60deg&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset7&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;-80px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|0px|0px|0px&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; max_width=&#8221;700px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Watch photo shoot:<\/h1>\n<h3>Advantages of using tilt-shift camera adapter<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.photigy.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-29.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Advantages of using tilt-shift camera adapter&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;5px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;5px&#8221; box_shadow_blur=&#8221;25px&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.7&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>I continue to use my tilt-shift adapter for DSLR, and now I explore the limits of the system.&nbsp;Below is the watch, at a very narrow angle, shoot by using&nbsp;<a title=\"Rodenstock Rodagon APO N 80\/F4\" href=\"http:\/\/www.calumetphoto.com\/item\/RS5095\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cc0000;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rodenstock Rodagon APO<\/a> 80mm F4 lens at aperture setto <strong>F16<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The lighting schema is simple: two narrow soft boxes on top, each highlighted top and the bottom part of the watch.  There should not be direct reflection form  a watch\u2019s glass, as it immediately become dull and low contrast.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Front lest was tilted to about 25-30 degrees, the maximum I can get without   lens projection circle going out from a sensor.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.photigy.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-26.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Advantages of using tilt-shift camera adapter&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.7&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Lighting schema watch photography: using tilt-shift adapter fro DSLR<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The focus plane was tilted accordingly (see the schema), produced image was exceptionally sharp across a whole watch&#8217;s dial. Something which you can&#8217;t never get without tilt-shift adapter or\u00a0 focus bracketing.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>There are few trade-offs from such setup:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Little increase of chromatic aberration and diffraction, increasing with the tilt angle.<br \/>\nManual operations focusing\u00a0 (aperture is manual as well)\u00a0 only available, done by moving the lens plate on and off from a camera. Which require precise gearing on the large format camera. 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