Hasselblad HTS 1.5 Manual 

28, 24 Shift – to solve problems The perspective in an image is produced partially by the angle of the camera (image/sensor plane) to the subject. Altering the angle often solves one problem only to create another. The example here illustrates a common situation. When photographing a building, th…

10, 6 Result Inside the camera Only the yellow objects are sharp All the objects are now much sharper B A C C E E D F Fig. 1 Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 3 F D …

15, 11 Camera is levelled and aimed directly at subject. No lens movement. Camera is levelled and aimed directly at subject. Lens shifted upwards. Camera aimed up at subject. No lens movement. Camera angle and lens movement Original scene SHIFT Fig. 6 Fig. 7 Fig. 8 continued overle…

31, Hasselblad HTS 1.5 27 HCD28 and HTS 1.5 — The three images above were taken with shift and have been merged (horizontally) into one image using Adobe Photoshop CS3 (Photomerge). Even at 100% it is almost impossible to see where the separate files have been stitched together. www.hasselblad.com TILT AND…

32, 28 Creative opportunities Both tilt and shift can be used, singly or together, to create creative solutions to problems or to create creative alterna- tives for a fresher approach. …

35, 31 In this close up of gift foil wrap, you can just discern the direction of the plane of sharp focus and also the depth of field, chang- ing according to the direction of tilt. Essentially, the same focus, aperture setting and lighting were used for all images; only the tilt (horizontal) setti…