The Nikon PC-E NIKKOR 45mm F2.8D ED tilt/shift is an incredible lens for architecture, landscape, and portraits. It has numerous capabilities:
- Perfectly sharp even in the corners (as shift lenses create a much larger imaging circle, everything is basically middle of the frame when you don't shift).
- Shift to get perfectly straight lines (no converging verticals, key-stoning, etc) - or to cause distortion (such as to make a distant mountain look larger by pointing the camera down and shifting the lens up to keep the composition).
- Tilt to get much greater depth of field and wide or middle apertures for landscape (for faster shutter speeds or shoot at middle apertures to hit the sweet spot for sharpness).
- Or tilt to get more limited depth of field to isolate a subject in portraits (such as to blur the surroundings while keeping their face sharp)
As with all shift lenses, this is manual focus (F-mount for mounting direct to a camera like the D850, or get the FTZ II adapter to mount to a Z mirrorless - there is no Nikon Z-mount shift lens).
Includes:
- lens (in excellent condition, was barely used - no scatches, mold, etc - I'm only selling as my work has changed)
- front/rear lens caps, hood, and storage bag.
- original box