Tilt shift lens adapter
First Claim
1. A tilt shift adapter for attaching a lens to a camera, comprising:
- an adapter body having an aperture and a first body portion with a first side configured to attach the camera and second body portion with a second side configured to attach the lens, wherein the first and second body portions can move relative to one another to create a tilt and a shift relative to the first and second sides;
a precision shifting mechanism operably configured to control and set an amount of said shift; and
a precision tilting mechanism operably configured to control and set an amount of said tilt.
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Abstract
A tilt shift lens adapter having an adapter body with first and second body portions configured to provide precision tilting and shifting functions is disclosed. Opposite sides of the adapter body are configured to respectively engage a camera and a lens. Tilting and shifting are precisely controlled using precision tilting and shifting mechanisms. The tilting mechanism includes a neutral setting for ensuring precise parallelism between the lens and camera flanges when required. The adapter includes a mount to provide good balance and holding strength when heavy lenses are attached. An optional aperture adjustment mechanism manually adjusts lenses having no aperture ring.
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1. A tilt shift adapter for attaching a lens to a camera, comprising:
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an adapter body having an aperture and a first body portion with a first side configured to attach the camera and second body portion with a second side configured to attach the lens, wherein the first and second body portions can move relative to one another to create a tilt and a shift relative to the first and second sides; a precision shifting mechanism operably configured to control and set an amount of said shift; and a precision tilting mechanism operably configured to control and set an amount of said tilt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A tilt shift adapter for attaching a lens to a camera, comprising:
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an adapter body with an aperture and having a first portion with a first side configured to operatively engage the camera and a second portion with a second side configured to operatively engage the lens; wherein the first and second adapter body portions are configured to be shiftable and tiltable relative to one another via respective shifting and tilting mechanisms operatively arranged with the adapter body portions; and a mount configured to attach the adapter body to an adapter body support. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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