Nikon includes a snap-on front lens cover that securely fits the lens with a push-button indent to release and lock in place.įinally: The 19mm has a greater complexity in lens elements and groupings 17 elements and 13 groups vs 13 elements and 10 groups for the Nikkor 24mm PCE - most people don't really care about this, and neither do I. Nikon did apply their new fluorine coatings to the glass - which help repel water and smudges, watch the Nikon videos for this coating, it is impressive. The second drawback is shooting in misty/snowy weather, this may be challenging as droplets forming on the exposed glass will impact the image. Obviously, the drawback in the design was mentioned as "damage" to the glass through unintentional contact with a hard surface. The exposed element poses a few risks, just like my Circular Fisheye the glass needs to be protected when not in use while carrying the lens around or risk damage to the front glass. So you apply filters at the back of the lens, the 19mm PCE has a rear slot for filters, unlike the other Nikkor PCEs which support screw-on filters. With this focus control, you are in control even at f/4 aperture.įourth: You noticed the front element is exposed. The new setup is a blessing as it offers much more creative control for your shooting pleasure Moving the tilt can provide focus control for objects not on the same plane, or provide focus from foreground to far ground. The other Nikon PCEs supported Tilt on one axis and you had to rotate the lens to shift on that same axes. Third: Nikon designed the lens to support Tilt / Shift on the same axis. This new 19mm PCE deals with that issue much better and overall the 19mm PCE has better, user mechanics. The older PCE lens has tension knobs and if you did not torque tightly the lens had a tendency to creep during some situations. Turning the knobs allow for fine incremental adjustments with the ability to lock in that setting for a no "creep" lens angle. Second: This new PCE has a better-engineered tilt-shift mechanism: this is the best-engineered PCE lens Nikon has ever made. The wider angle, in my opinion, is a blessing and 19 seems about right. Providing greater ability to bring taller and wider subjects into view without moving further back, and in some situations not possible. Obviously, the 19mm PCE offers a wider almost distortion-free angle of view. I have two other Nikkor PCEs, but this version is a bit different so let us outline the differences:įirst: Angle of View, 97 degrees on a FX body while the closest Nikkor PCE is the 24mm PCE 84 degrees.
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I was just misinformed and thought what do i "really" need a PCE for? After making my first PCE purchase, I began to understand the benefits, sure it is the manual lens, for the most part, this lens is a "thinking" photographer's lens, capable of providing some interesting effects + the ability to manage those converging lines. When I first became interested in the PCE lens, I did not think too much of them and passed them over due to my misconceptions. But if you are reading this article I suspect you are interested in one for yourself. Given the fact this lens is mostly a manual lens with a specific design function, it will not appeal to everyone. This lens opens many opportunities that a normal lens cannot achieve, from artistic shots, distortion-free, in lens pano stacking, and focus control. I have a passion for wide-angle lens and I have a passion for PCE lenses - now what do I do? The only thing I could do, I bought this lens.
#Tiltshift on pc professional#
My Reviews The Nikon 19mm PC-E Tilt/Shift Lens Review Awesome Tilt & Shiftīottom Line Up Front (BLUF): This is the best Nikon wide Perspective Control Lens to date - amazing sharpness and professional controls. The Nikon 19mm PC-E Tilt/Shift Lens Review
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