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Posted by Mike Graham on September 19, 2001 at 14:21:24:
In Reply to: Nikkor Lenses & Keystone Effect posted by Patrick Kenney on September 19, 2001 at 10:47:43:
Patrick,
There's one Nikkor that will solve all your problems - but I have to warn you, it won't do your wallet a lot of good!
The answer is the 28mm f-3.5 PC (Perspective Control) Nikkor. It's a shift lens - actually a true 17mm, I believe, but you only see the equivalent of a 28mm in your finder. Once you've composed your shot, you can rotate the lens to any position and shift the glass in the direction of the converging lines, bringing everything back to a natural-looking perspective.
It's not an auto lens; you have to use stop-down metering, but the results are as close as you can get to having a monrail camera in 35mm format. Truly magnificent!
But heavy money, even used.
There's also a Russian or Ukranian built 35mm shift lens available which is supposed to be pretty good - ARSANAT, I think, is the name? I read an article about it in one of the German photo mags a few months back; it was supposedly pretty good but not as wide as the Nikkor. Less expensive, of course.
Hope this puts you on the right track!
Mike
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