Using tilt-shift lenses for greater depth-of-field

When you can’t get enough depth-of-field (DoF) with a small aperture, and your subject is more or less on a single plane, (ie, 2D), and focus stacking isn’t entirely feasible, then using a Tilt-Shit lens to control your depth-of-field .might be the solution. This video will show you how that work.

In this video, I used the Canon 50mm f/2.8 tilt-shift lens (B&H /Amazon) on a Sony A7RivA via a Sigma MC-11 adapter. In the video I also discuss the limitations of using a small aperture for maximum depth-of-field. Here is (in my estimation) the best tutorial on depth-of-field – something we as photographers need to be au fait with. It affects much of our decisions in terms of camera setting. It is also key in understanding what is so magical about a tilt-shift lens when you tilt it to get perfect focus across an entire plane leading away from the camera, whether it is something you photograph as a product photographer, or whether it is a landscape that you are photographing. For such a specialized lens, it has a fairly surprising wide range of application.