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Canon Tilt-Shift User manual
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We are very pleased that you haveacquired a Canon LensTS 35mm
t12.8 s.s.c.
This is a wide-angle lens for special effects, developed by Canon, as
one of Canon's FD lens series.
It can be tilted or shifted or both simultaneously to produce such
special photographic effects as controlling the photographic range,
correcting image distortions and controlling the depth of field,
which ordinary lenses are unable to achieve. This lens plays a vital
part in architectural photography since image distortions in buildings
are so common. lt has a high performance ability with a built-in
mechanism to correct aberration at short distances. (Canon Floating
System). This allows you to approach the subject as close as 0.3m
and prevents the distortion aberration when focusing at short
d istan ces.
It also adopts the multiple layer coating system (Super Spectra
Coating) to improve the transmission factor and it guarantees
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Specifications of Canon Lens TS 35mm t12.8 S.S.C.
.Type: Tilt and shift lens
Pictu re Stze ; 24mmx 36m m
'Focal Length: 35mm
Lens Speed: 112.8
Lens Construction: 9 elements in 8 components (3 pieces of new type of
glass are employed).
Angle of View: 63"
Coating: Super Spectra Coating
Focal Adjustment: Straight helicoid. The Canon Floating System is adopted.
Distance Scale: 1 1.25 1.5 2 2.5 3.5 5 10 "" (ft)
(m) 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1 1.5 3 -
Mount: Canon bayonet mount
Aperture: Manual aperture control bV the aperture ring
Aperture Scale: f 12.8, 4,5.6,8, 11 ,16,22. Depth of f ield scale and in-
. frared index are provided.
Tilt/Shift Adjusting Mechanism: Tilting and shifting are performed up and
down and sideways respectively.
Range of Tilt: t10"
and shirtins are avairabre in any 0i,,.- ;il:: ::*ffi:lTl Both tirting
tion with respect to.the picture plane. Both revolve around the opti-
cal axis of the lens and click at every 30".
Tilt Range Scale: 0-t3o (white line)
!4"-+10" (red line)
Shift Range Scale: 0-t7mm (white line)
tSmm-+l1mm (red line)
lmage Circle: 58.4@ mm
Diameter of Filter: 58mm
Dimensions: 67Qx77mm (in case the distance scale is set at -).
Weight: 550 g (1 lb. 3-3/B oz.)
Accessories: Lens Cap C-58, Lens DustCap R-F,58mm filters, Lens Hood
BW-58B, tripod adaptor, special lens case
Subject to change without notice.
Note: lt is not advisable to use a filter of a make other than Canon. Some
filters of other makes may hit TS lens surface, causing the filter to crack
or possible damage to the lens.
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1. How to Mount the Lens
Mount the lens on a camera body after removing its dust cap.
1. Rotate the bayonet ring in the direction of the arrow to remove the dust
cap from the lens.
I Note: The bayonet ring does not turn after the dust cap is removed.
2. Mount the lens on the camera body, setting the red mark on the bayonet of
the lens to that on ''the mount of the camera. Then turn the bayonet ring
clockwise so as to fasten the lens securely to the camera body.
3. Remove the lens cap, pressing the knobs on both its sides.
2. How to Focus
1. When using the Canon Lens TS 35mm I/2.8 S.S.C. with the cameras which
accept focusing screens" interchangeability, use of the section-mat type
Focusing Screen is recommended.
2. Before tilting or shifting the lens, the subject should be brought into
provisional focus. In this case, precise focusing is not required.
3. Focus the subject again after you complete thetilting and/or shifting in the
desired direction. This time, focusing should be precise.
4. When tilting, focusing is not obtainable on the microprism at the center of
the screen. Focus the required part of the subject on the section mat.
5. When shifting, focusing is obtainable on the microprism. but focusing the
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3. How to Tilt
1. Turn the Tilt Position Locking Knob counterclockwise to loosen it.
2. While looking through the viewfinder, turn the Tilt Knob so as to tilt the
lens in the direction where the extension line of the subject intersectsthat
of the film plane, and find a position where the subject plane coincides with
the focal plane. In this case, the field of view of the viewfinder changes
accordingly, too. lt is necessary to confirm the field of view at the same
time.
3. Clamp by turning the Tilt Position Locking Knob clockwise to prevent the
obtained (tilt) angle from changing accidentally.
4. How to Shift
1. While looking through the viewfinder, and turning the Shift Knob in the
direction of a further distant side of the subject, shift the optical axis of the
lens parallel to the film plane, and find the position where the image
d istortions d isappear.
In this case, the field of view changes as the lens and the covering
power must be readjusted by tilting the camera.
2. Photograph the subject stopping down as much as possible, because light
intensity is sometimes uneven when the range of lens shifting increases.
3. The upper portion of the viewfinder becomes darker as the aperture
stopped down in case the lens is shifted downwards.
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It is convenient to set the aperture at full aperture opening when deciding
the picture composition and stop it down when photographing.
5. Exposure Setting
1. The aperture of this lens is manually controlled. The light measurement of
any camera using this lens is therefore stopped-down metering.
2. For cameras provided with a stoppeddown metering lever, push this lever
toward the lens side. While the lens is stopped down, adjust the aperture
ring and/or the shutter speed dial until the meter needle inside the view-
finder is aligned with the stoppeddown metering index mark.
3. While the tilting and/or shifting operation is performed, metering area in the
center of the picture plane moves away from the center of the image circle.
The amount of light reaching the picture plane therefore decreases with the
falling off of illumination and a maximum error of about one f/stop occurs.
The quality of marginal light varies somewhat according to the amount of
tilt and/or shift.
Decide the correct exposure to suit your photographic purposes.
Note: lt is recommendable for you to obtain precise photographic data,
since it takes some experience to be able to decide the precise exposure
when using this lens.
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6. Concrete PhotograPhic Examples
1. Photography to increase depth of f ield (Tiltl
lf the aperture is not stopped down to give it a full depth of f ield, the whole
subject shown in Photo 1 usually cannot be photographed sharply, and
unwanted parts of the subject are sharply photographed'
As photo 2 shows, tilting the lens gives sharpness to the wanted parts of the
subject. lt means that by tilting the lens at full aperture, an increase in
depth of field is obtained.
2. Photography to decrease depth of field (Tiltl
photo 3 shows that some decentred parts are focused due to the depth of
field even when shooting with full aperture opening.
But when the focal plane is altered by tilting the lens, the central part alone
an is brought to focus. All other parts are out of focus, and the effect of
extremely shallow depth of field will be seen on the photograph. (Photo 4)
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3. Correction of perspective distortions of tall buildings (Shiftl
The top part of a building is found to have perspective distortions in most
architectural photographs, due to the perspective effect, because the camera
is often pointed upwards.
Photo 5 is an example of extreme perspective distortions of the top parts in
which the lens is shifted in the opposite direction to include the bottom
parts of a building in the image.
Photo 6 is an example in which tilting the lens reduces the upward angle of
the camera, but some distortion still remains because the camera is not
parallel to the building.
Photo 7 is a perfect photograph in which no distortions remain at all, since l
the camera is parallel to the building and the lens is also shifted.
I.t"ti:I4. Subjects on a mirror and others (Shiftl r.I.,:|
As Photo 8 shows, the camera itself is included in the picture when a mirror
or a picture behind a glass are photographed from the front. In this case,
shifting the lens enables the camera to move side-ways from the front of the
mirror or from the glass, so that the camera is not included, as shown in
Photo 9.
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5. .Photography to exclude unwanted objects (Shift)
ln case the unwanted object stands in front of the subject to be
photographed as shown in Photo 10, by just shifting the lens you can
exclude it from the picture plane, without changing the position of the
camera. Photo 11 is an example taken by shifting the lens.
6. Panoramic photography (Stritt)
Shifting the lens fully in the horizontal or vertical direction, having fixed
the camera in a certain position, can produce a series of photographs in
perfect panning succession, as shown in Photo 12.
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7. How to correct distortions caused by lateral photography (Combined
operation of tilting and shiftingl
Shift the lens to correct the image of the object, and tilt the lens to move
the focal plane and correct distortions.
Photo 13: Just one point of the object is in focus and the other parts are
out of focus (ordinary photography).
Photo 14: The surface of the object is focused by tilting the lens.
Photo 15: Distortions in the vertical direction are corrected by shifting the
lens.
Photo 16: The entire image is corrected and brought into focus by {
combining tilt and shift.
7. Notes and Advices1. When taking a picture while tilting the lens, the distance scale and the depth I
of field scale on the lens mount cannot be used.
When the lens is tilted, the subject plane is not parallel to the film plane,
and the distance scale must be used only as a guide because it indicates the
distance between the film plane and the subject when placed straight in
front of the f ilm plane.
Besides, focusing must not be done in the center of the viewfinder but
elsewhere when ocassional ly required.
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and the subject plane cross each other is shallower than that of the other
side. The depth of field scale on the lens cannot be used when tilting the
lens.
2. When both tilt and shift movements are required simultaneously, adjust the
tilt/shift scales within the white marks.
The image circle of the TS 35mm f 12.8 s.s.c. is designed to be 58.4dmm at
inf inity. However, since this limit is given after taking into consideration the
resolving power of the lens, illumination falling off, etc., you can take a
picture even if you shoot somewhat beyond the limit. But it may be
difficult to obtain a good picture due to the lack of resolving power and
illumination falling off. Furthermore, be careful because excessive tilt and
shift movements will leave the subject out of the picture frame.
3. lf the tilt and shift movements are made simultaneously in the same
direction, the image of a subject located at a long distance cannot be focused. I
when the lens is tilted dnd shifted at infinity, the plane AB is focused.
Therefore, in order to focus on the center of the film, it is necessary to
withdraw the lens from Y toZ, but sincethe lens can only be turned to the
- mark, the subject cannot be focused at all. (page 21)
4. when the lens is shifted, if you take pictureswith aperture fully opened, the
illumination falls off unevenly and this will sometimes show on the picture
obtained. In such cases you should take a picture with aperture as close as
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5. Tilting the lens will produce the effect of both increasing and decreasing the
depth of field, consequently you should alter the opening of the aperture in
accordance with your photographic purpose.
6. Tilt and shift devices are set to cross each other in a right angle. But they
can be converted so as to move in the same direction. (page 23)
Note: lf you consider necessary to change them, askan Authorized Canon
Service Facilities to do so.
When taking a picture with the TS 35mm f/2.8 S.S.C., you should use a
tripod to obtain a fixed image plane. A special adapter is used for the TS
35mm f/2.8 S.S.C. to attach the tripod
The tripod adapter is screwed in the socket of the camera body, and then it
is attached to the tripod.
Note: You should always use the tripod adapter because when the tripod is attached directly to the camera body, you cannot perform tilt and shift I
ad justments.
8. Tilt/shift lenses have many movable parts. Therefore, they are readily
affected by dust. Be sure to clean these lenses, before and after use, with a
blower, brush or soft cloth for smooth operation.
9. When putting the lens in its case, align the Shift Knob to the center of the
outer circumference of the case, as shown in the photo (page 25). The
correct position is when the holder-pad of the top cover of the case extends
over the Shift Knob when the cover is closed.
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8. What Tilt and Shift are \ , ,
1. Tift and Shift
In the ordinary lens, the optical axis is fixed vertically to the center of the
film plane and the lens can be moved only to the front or rear for focusing.
On the other hand, with the tilt-shift lens, altering the relation between the
lens and the film plane within certain rules, you can obtain a special effect
impossible with the ordinary lens.
Tilting is one of them. lt is a way of altering the angle of the optical axis of
the lens to the film plane. This angle is normally vertical.
The other is shifting. This is a parallel displacement of the lens axis only
while the axis remains at a right angle to the film plane with the f ilm plane
remaining parallel to the lens plane. (page 26)
Both can be performed either independently or in combination. However,
since the ordinary lens does not have such functions, a special lens like the
TS 35mm f/2.8 S.S.C. has to be used.
Normally, a lens is designed as a circumference, and the picture image
obtained through a lens forms a circle of certain dimensions.
with the 35mm camera, only an image area of 24 x 36mm in the circle is
exposed on the film. The circular area is called the image circle, whose
dimension is normally stated by the diameter length.
With the ordinary lens for the 35mm camera, it is sufficient if the lens has
an image circle A in the Fig. shown at page 27,but with a tilt-shift lenssuch
as the TS 35mm f/2.8 S.S.C. whose aperture moves up and down and to the
right and left, it will be useless because the subject will be left out of the
image plane. Therefore, the tilt-shift lens is designed to have a larger image
circle, such as B in the illustration, and a picture can be taken freely if the
aperture stays within the bounds of the image circle B.
It can be said that this is the main difference between the tilt-shift lensand
the ordinary lens.
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Purpose of Tilt and Shift
2-1.To control photographic range (Tilt and Shift)
Any area within the scope of the image circle of the lens can be
photographed. lt is possible to trim the image area in the image circle.
2-2.To control line (Shift)
The lens produces a perspective effect by which a subject located
closely to it appears to be bigger, and it grows smaller with the distance.
The lens is shifted to compensate perspective, and a correction of the
picture is possible.
2-3.To control focus (Tilt)
The depth of field of the ordinary lens is parallel to the f ilm plane, and
whenever a subject plane is parallel to the film plane, it will produce a
sharp image. However, when tilting the lens, depth of field comes to be
around a plane that crosses with a point on the extension line of the
film plane, and in aslant direction to it. Consequently, only the desired
plane adjusted by tilting can be sharply imaged.
Tilt
A tilt effect is obtained when the optical axis is aslant as a certain angle of
the film plane. In this casd, the picture image through the lens is reflected
on the film plane which is aslant to the optical axis as illustrated at page 29.
Therefore, the image circle will stretch in both the upper and lower sides to
form an oval.
Furthermore, the image circle is displaced while the aperture is positioned
away from the center of the image circle. For this reason, the limits of the
tilting angle depend on the dimension of the image circle. (page 28,29!'
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When tilting the lens, a subject plane aslant the film plane can be sharply
imaged, and an effect similar to a deeper depth of field can be obtained. On
the contrary, imaging only a part of the film plane sharply, you can obtain a
picture just similar to one with a shallow depth of field
4-1. To image a subject not parallel to the film plane sharply (page 30, 31 left)
When the optical axis of the lens is vertical to the f ilm plane, AB can be
pictured on the image plane but only the subject located within the
bounds of the depth of field produced with C as its center is focused
while other subjects remain out of focus.
when the lens is inclined, DE can be photographed. And DE entirery
can be sharply imaged due to a principle of the tilt called Scheimpflug's
Law. II In this case, depth of field is produced to the front and rear along the
subject plane, and the oblique lined area is out of focus, which is within I
the depth of field when the optical axis of the lens is vertical to the f ilm
p lan e.
With this, you can obtain an effect just as an increase of depth of f ield,
and at the same time, you can also obtain a unique out of focuseffect.
4-2.To image only a part of the subject plane sharply. (page 31 right)
This is a way to focus a desired subject only while other areas remain
out of focusto obtain an effect just like decreasing depth of field. lt was
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When the lens is tilted against the subject plane AB which is parallel to
the film plane, the plane DE is sfrarply focused.
On the other hand, only a limited area around C on the plane AB is
sharply focused while other areas remain out of focus. Thus, the picture
image appears to be just like one with a shallow depth of field.
5. Shift
Shifting the lens is performed by displacing the optical axis of the lens while
keeping it parallel to the film plane. (page 32, 33)
ln this case, the image circle does not change, as with the tilting, but moves
in the same direction at the same distance as the optical axis.
The dimensions of the image circle limit the range of movement of the
optical axis.
6. How to Shift Effectively
In case of photographing tall hrildingi, since the distance from the lens to
the upper area of the building is different from that to the lower area of the
building, the upper area appears to be srnaller than the lower area due to the
perspective. I
When shifting the lens, the image distortion which occurs due to the
difference of the shooting distance, can be compensated and the unbalance
of the upper part and the lower part of the image can also be corrected.
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