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Rokinon 24 tilt shift $567.06 Amazon - 13 left · 05:16 PM

Looks like Amazon is doing an inventory price drop/clearance of some sort. The Rokinon TSL24M-P 24/3.5 tilt shift is currently $567.06 - only 13 left in stock:

amazon.com : Rokinon TSL24M-P 24mm f/3.5 Tilt Shift Lens for Pentax KAF Cameras : Camera Lenses : Camera & Photo?tag=pentaxforums-20&

**baro-nite** · 01-02-2018, 06:32 PM

Still one of my favorite lenses, and I paid quite a bit more than this for mine.

**clickclick** · 01-02-2018, 06:52 PM

I feel like at this price, if you've ever contemplated a tilt and shift lens, it's not possible to resist - I couldn't! Damn good thing the pharmaceutical companies aren't investing into LBA cures.

**disasterfilm** · 01-02-2018, 07:08 PM - **1 Like**

Would 13 of y'all please buy this so it sells out? This is a deep struggle right now.

**fotomarc** · 01-03-2018, 08:33 PM

Originally posted by disasterfilm

Would 13 of y'all please buy this so it sells out? This is a deep struggle right now.

Okay, I bought one to try to help you out

. There are 10 left in stock now.

**clickclick** · 01-03-2018, 08:56 PM

Originally posted by fotomarc

Okay, I bought one to try to help you out

. There are 10 left in stock now.

and the price has dropped again - now $558 and change.

Good thing there's no logical excuse to buy two.

Adam · 01-04-2018, 12:39 AM

Great price for a great lens!

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AyeYo · 01-04-2018, 10:07 AM

I've toyed with the idea of getting a tilt shift and this price is hard to resist... but is 24mm really wide enough to be usable for large architecture on APS-C or is this a FF lens that's nothing but a novelty item on APS-C?

**baro-nite** · 01-04-2018, 10:22 AM

Originally posted by AyeYo

is 24mm really wide enough to be usable for large architecture on APS-C or is this a FF lens that's nothing but a novelty item on APS-C?

Whether that's true for you I couldn't say, unless you gave more details about your expected use cases. Tilt/shift lenses are useful for more than just architecture, and not all architecture photography requires ultra-wide lenses. That said, I think architecture is a weak area for this lens, because of its barrel distortion, which is harder to correct with a shifted lens.

AyeYo · 01-04-2018, 11:12 AM

Originally posted by baro-nite

That said, I think architecture is a weak area for this lens, because of its barrel distortion, which is harder to correct with a shifted lens.

That's what I'm reading in reviews as well. I can imagine it'd be pretty annoying to fix that in every photo before merging.

I shoot lots of exteriors of large buildings and often don't have room to back up very far. I don't have any experience with tilt shift lenses so my concern is that even if I can get the building in the shot horizontally, how much shift (as a percentage of the original shot) can you get up and down? Are you getting 50% of another full shot, 100%, 25%?

**baro-nite** · 01-04-2018, 11:53 AM - **1 Like**

The lens shifts 12mm either direction. I take it you are using a camera with an APS-C sensor, which is around 16x24. By fully shifting both directions you can effectively add 24mm to one dimension or the other, i.e. shoot 40x24 or 16x48.

AyeYo · 01-04-2018, 12:05 PM

Originally posted by baro-nite

The lens shifts 12mm either direction. I take it you are using a camera with an APS-C sensor, which is around 16x24. By fully shifting both directions you can effectively add 24mm to one dimension or the other, i.e. shoot 40x24 or 16x48.

Gotcha. Makes sense. So then it's 50% more coverage in the long direction on either side. Not sure that'd cut it on the crop field of view. Hmmm....

**clickclick** · 01-04-2018, 08:22 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by AyeYo

Gotcha. Makes sense. So then it's 50% more coverage in the long direction on either side. Not sure that'd cut it on the crop field of view. Hmmm....

Well, at this price, it's almost hard to go wrong, and to play the devil here with someone else's money, if you find you need more FOV than you get with it on APS-C, you now have another reason to add a K1 to the kit

And in all seriousness, if you do a lot of architecture etc. I'd think you'd want to look hard at a K1 regardless.

AyeYo · 01-05-2018, 07:56 AM

Originally posted by clickclick

Well, at this price, it's almost hard to go wrong, and to play the devil here with someone else's money, if you find you need more FOV than you get with it on APS-C, you now have another reason to add a K1 to the kit

And in all seriousness, if you do a lot of architecture etc. I'd think you'd want to look hard at a K1 regardless.

Your logic convinced me, but I just went to buy it and the deal is over

**clickclick** · 01-05-2018, 08:07 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by AyeYo

Your logic convinced me, but I just went to buy it and the deal is over

Dang - that sucks! Hopefully it will come back around. Need to just watch and keep fingers crossed.

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01-02-2018, 06:32 PM	#2
baro-nite Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,295	Still one of my favorite lenses, and I paid quite a bit more than this for mine.

01-02-2018, 06:52 PM	#3
clickclick Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,904 Original Poster	I feel like at this price, if you've ever contemplated a tilt and shift lens, it's not possible to resist - I couldn't! Damn good thing the pharmaceutical companies aren't investing into LBA cures.

01-02-2018, 07:08 PM - 1 Like	#4
disasterfilm Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 406	Would 13 of y'all please buy this so it sells out? This is a deep struggle right now.

01-03-2018, 08:33 PM	#5
fotomarc Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Location: SF Bay Area, California Posts: 41	Originally posted by disasterfilm Would 13 of y'all please buy this so it sells out? This is a deep struggle right now. Okay, I bought one to try to help you out . There are 10 left in stock now.

01-03-2018, 08:56 PM	#6
clickclick Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,904 Original Poster	Originally posted by fotomarc Okay, I bought one to try to help you out . There are 10 left in stock now. and the price has dropped again - now $558 and change. Good thing there's no logical excuse to buy two.

01-04-2018, 12:39 AM	#7
Adam Administrator Site Webmaster Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 51,608	Great price for a great lens! Adam PentaxForums.com Webmaster (Site Usage Guide \| Site Help \| My Photography) PentaxForums.com server and development costs are user-supported. You can help cover these costs by donating or purchasing one of our Pentax eBooks. Or, buy your photo gear from our affiliates, Adorama, B&H Photo, KEH, or Topaz Labs, and get FREE Marketplace access - click here to see how! Trusted Pentax retailers:

01-04-2018, 10:07 AM	#8
AyeYo Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 78	I've toyed with the idea of getting a tilt shift and this price is hard to resist... but is 24mm really wide enough to be usable for large architecture on APS-C or is this a FF lens that's nothing but a novelty item on APS-C?

01-04-2018, 10:22 AM	#9
baro-nite Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,295	Originally posted by AyeYo is 24mm really wide enough to be usable for large architecture on APS-C or is this a FF lens that's nothing but a novelty item on APS-C? Whether that's true for you I couldn't say, unless you gave more details about your expected use cases. Tilt/shift lenses are useful for more than just architecture, and not all architecture photography requires ultra-wide lenses. That said, I think architecture is a weak area for this lens, because of its barrel distortion, which is harder to correct with a shifted lens.

01-04-2018, 11:12 AM	#10
AyeYo Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 78	Originally posted by baro-nite That said, I think architecture is a weak area for this lens, because of its barrel distortion, which is harder to correct with a shifted lens. That's what I'm reading in reviews as well. I can imagine it'd be pretty annoying to fix that in every photo before merging. I shoot lots of exteriors of large buildings and often don't have room to back up very far. I don't have any experience with tilt shift lenses so my concern is that even if I can get the building in the shot horizontally, how much shift (as a percentage of the original shot) can you get up and down? Are you getting 50% of another full shot, 100%, 25%?

01-04-2018, 11:53 AM - 1 Like	#11
baro-nite Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,295	The lens shifts 12mm either direction. I take it you are using a camera with an APS-C sensor, which is around 16x24. By fully shifting both directions you can effectively add 24mm to one dimension or the other, i.e. shoot 40x24 or 16x48.

01-04-2018, 12:05 PM	#12
AyeYo Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 78	Originally posted by baro-nite The lens shifts 12mm either direction. I take it you are using a camera with an APS-C sensor, which is around 16x24. By fully shifting both directions you can effectively add 24mm to one dimension or the other, i.e. shoot 40x24 or 16x48. Gotcha. Makes sense. So then it's 50% more coverage in the long direction on either side. Not sure that'd cut it on the crop field of view. Hmmm....

01-04-2018, 08:22 PM - 1 Like	#13
clickclick Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,904 Original Poster	Originally posted by AyeYo Gotcha. Makes sense. So then it's 50% more coverage in the long direction on either side. Not sure that'd cut it on the crop field of view. Hmmm.... Well, at this price, it's almost hard to go wrong, and to play the devil here with someone else's money, if you find you need more FOV than you get with it on APS-C, you now have another reason to add a K1 to the kit And in all seriousness, if you do a lot of architecture etc. I'd think you'd want to look hard at a K1 regardless.

01-05-2018, 07:56 AM	#14
AyeYo Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 78	Originally posted by clickclick Well, at this price, it's almost hard to go wrong, and to play the devil here with someone else's money, if you find you need more FOV than you get with it on APS-C, you now have another reason to add a K1 to the kit And in all seriousness, if you do a lot of architecture etc. I'd think you'd want to look hard at a K1 regardless. Your logic convinced me, but I just went to buy it and the deal is over

01-05-2018, 08:07 AM - 1 Like	#15
clickclick Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,904 Original Poster	Originally posted by AyeYo Your logic convinced me, but I just went to buy it and the deal is over Dang - that sucks! Hopefully it will come back around. Need to just watch and keep fingers crossed.

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