Mirrorless has made using a tilt-shift lens easier

[p4pictures]

One of the significant improvements that I have had from mirrorless is the hit rate when using a tilt-shift lens for portraits. The availability of focus peaking and focus guides helps me know where the focus is, which I often found a challenge with a TS-E on a DSLR.

Captured with TS-E 90 f/2.8 

[p4pictures]

A little surprising to think that a TS-E lens has distance feedback. As soon as the lens is tilted there’s the likelihood that multiple subject distances are in focus, so which would it use? 

I’m rarely worried about lens distance info as I cannot remember the last time I used a Speedlite on the camera hotshoe aimed straight forward at a subject. Distance info is completely ignored by a camera for bounce flash, macro shots, and off-camera shots. 

[deebatman316]

That's true distance info and bounce flash don't work together. It's also the same with TS-E lenses. If it's tilted or shifted distance info is ignored. Do you know of any good videos on how to use Multi and Manual Flash modes. I've been playing with Multi mode lately. I only really use E-TTL. I'm trying something new. I know Manual Flash you always use ISO 100. 

[ScottD1]

Beautiful portrait Brian! I loved doing those tilt effects on portraits with a 4x5 back in the day!

Tech question: When using the EF-mount TS lenses (especially the 24mm if you happen to know) on Canon mirrorless (R5 camera in my case) via the EF to RF lens adapter is there any added cut off or fall off when tilting and especially shifting? This query is more related to architecture photography. Thanks! Scott

[p4pictures]

There shouldn’t be any change for mirrorless. The lens on the adapter is the same distance from the sensor as it would be for DSLR, so the cutoff should be the same.

[ScottD1]

Great! Thank you sir!!