Nikkor Nikon19mm PC-E (Tilt/Shift) lens Review (Part 3 in 3 part series)

This video is about how to use Nikon's new 19mm PC-E (Tilt/Shift) lens. It is the 3rd in a series on this lens.

Few people even know that this type of lens even exists. We all know the "keystoning" effect of tilting a wide-angle lens up or down so when we see architectural photography with all vertical lines perfectly straight and parallel we assume that the image was fixed in Photoshop. From the earliest days of photography cameras had several adjustments that allowed for optical corrections. They were called "shifts, swings, rise/fall and tilts". With the advent of SLRs and then DSLRs becoming the dominant formats for professional photographers the knowledge of how to maintain correct perspective has nearly vanished. Around 1977 Nikon introduced the 28mm PC f/4 which I used all the way up until the introduction of the 24mm Tilt/Shift in 2008. I have been using the 24mm PC-E for most of my architectural photography with my 14-24m zoom for the really wide stuff. Now I am happy to say that I have the brand new 19mm PC-E.

Check out the the open-box video with first impressions titled "19mmFirstImpression (First Video)". It is long and is loaded with little facts that help make sense of the day to day use of a complicated lens. But that is why I have a loyal following.

My next video, "19mm Review (Part 2)", is part 1's followup after 6 months of testing in the field.