Today I got a new toy. Uhum, I mean tool. It’s a Canon TS-e 24mm Tilt Shift lens. A lot of crazy letters and numbers that add up to awesome. This lens tilts, shifts and twists in more directions than I know what to do with. But not for long.

I’m no expert on it yet, but this is going to give some new powers to my skills. That messed up looking thing in the photo is not a Photoshop job. It’s my lens. In brief in gives me a ton of control over perspective and depth of field by allowing the optic to be moved relative to sensor plane using the knobs and dials. Yes it’s manual focus all the way too.

This is not a review of the lens (though reviews says it’s razor sharp and amazing). It’s just me being excited about the possibilities. You can bet I’ll be talking more about what I learn from tilting and shifting in future posts and on Pro Photo Show. Until then… Gav