Sample pictures. Shift
6mm unless indicated. You may click
on the sample image for full resolution. The
full resolution image opens in a new window, so you can keep it open
for comparison.
Lens in neutral
position, unshifted.
Shifted upwards. There is a bit of vignetting. Photo off focus, I must
have touched the focus while turning the lens.
Lens in neutral
position, unshifted.
Lens shifted
left, 10mm. Heavy vignetting, as expected (see further down for
explanation).
Lens
shifted left, 6mm.
Lens
shifted right.
Lens shifted down.
Lens shifted up.
Lens shifted up and left.
This
is a shift adapter. You can
buy it adapted to several standard mounts, I chose Canon + Olympus as I
own plenty of these lenses. The adapter can be shifted 10mm off axis
and then be turned in
any direction for perspective control. It covers full
format, the shifting is nevertheless limited by the lens
characteristics, either you accept dark corners, or you crop the
images. For the Olympus 24mm lens in this test there is a hint of dark
corners at 6mm, so the test was done with a 6mm shift.
The adapter can compete to a certain degree with a real shift
lens, which is very
expensive. A genuine shift lens might be better, but you have only one
focal length at a high price. The adapter is moderatly priced. It is
very sturdy hence its weight. It is easy to use. It's fun to experiment
with its possibilities.
