Tilt/shift lens tilt setting for close up work. Placing the plane of focus where you want it

Keith looks at how to set the plane of focus to run where you want it through your scene when working at short distances. The process for close-up work with a tilted tilt/shift lens is an iterative one.

The exact results depend on lens/adapter characteristics, so may require a changed camera setup or a small amount of shift to adjust composition after setting tilt.

The process is described in more detail Keith's article:
https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/a...

The steps used in the video are from this guide:
1 Pick an arbitrary value for tilt
2 Focus on the far point
3 Look at the near point (zoom to 100% to see clearly, if using liveview)
4 Decrease the lens focus distance slightly and look what happens to the near point
5 If the near point becomes sharper, then you need more tilt (select a higher value for tilt and go to step 2)
6 If the near point becomes softer, then you need less tilt (select a lower value for tilt and go to step 2)
7 Both sharp? – you’re done.
8 If the change in focus of the near point is difficult to see, then try the alternative at step 9
9 Focus on the near point
10 Look at the far point
11 Increase the focus distance slightly and look what happens to the far point
12 If the far point becomes sharper, you need more tilt (select a higher value for tilt and go to step 9)
13 If the far point becomes softer, you need less tilt (select a lower value for tilt and go to step 9)

See also Keith's book
https://www.crowood.com/products/phot...

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