Medium format or tilt shift?

[runnah]

So I am scheduled to take some finished interior and exterior shots of a building that my company built. I am trying to get a bit more "zazz" than normal as this is a big deal for the company and client.

I am toying with renting a Pentax 645d with a 28mm or a canon 17mm TS. Now part of me just wants to play with a medium format camera for a couple days but the other parts thinks that the TS would yield better results.

What say Ye?

 

[limr]

I say work with the MF and see what you can do. I think it give you more flexibility with the different looks you can play with. While I'm not normally an advocate for doing things in post, I think you can achieve a tilt-shift look in PS if you want to, but shooting with the lens might limit you to only certain effects and you might decide you don't actually like them for the places you're shooting.

 

[runnah]

The main goal of the TS is the perspective control. I'm not so concerned about the DOF effects.

The medium format would present the same distortion issues that the canon system has.

 

[tirediron]

How big a building (# stories) and how far back can you get?

 

[Designer]

So I am scheduled to take some finished interior and exterior shots of a building that my company built. I am trying to get a bit more "zazz" than normal as this is a big deal for the company and client.

I am toying with renting a Pentax 645d with a 28mm or a canon 17mm TS. Now part of me just wants to play with a medium format camera for a couple days but the other parts thinks that the TS would yield better results.

What say Ye?

As usual, the lighting is going to have more of an effect than just your choice of lens/format. Whichever format you choose, be sure to explore the potential of additional lighting.

 

[Watchful]

Format will not be as apparent as other factors such as lens, lighting, and post. I have taken shots with small medium and large format cameras and often cannot remember which was used where from the image.

 

[480sparky]

Can you shoot with your current gear and correct perspective in post?

 

[manaheim]

$25 buys you PTLens, which is a WONDERFUL perspective-control utility.

PTLens Home Page

The only drawback is you can lose some of the picture... the more you correct, the more you lose, so you just have to be mindful of that when you shoot (generally shoot wider than you need to).

 

[Watchful]

$25 buys you PTLens, which is a WONDERFUL perspective-control utility.

PTLens Home Page

The only drawback is you can lose some of the picture... the more you correct, the more you lose, so you just have to be mindful of that when you shoot (generally shoot wider than you need to).

This is a standard part of most editing software I have seen, I am not sure why you would buy it separately.

 

[480sparky]

$25 buys you PTLens, which is a WONDERFUL perspective-control utility.

PTLens Home Page

The only drawback is you can lose some of the picture... the more you correct, the more you lose, so you just have to be mindful of that when you shoot (generally shoot wider than you need to).

This is a standard part of most editing software I have seen, I am not sure why you would buy it separately.

Because it also converts fisheye images to rectilinear.... something that not every software does. Which is why I bought it since Nikon's software doesn't work for images taken with my Siggy.

 

[manaheim]

It's also a WYSIWYG interface where you can slide scrollers and see exactly what it does to your image on the fly. It's an exceptionally good piece of software.

 

[Watchful]

OK, fair enough, the software I use does it within the software and has preview on image as well, so it's pretty redundant for me.
I guess if you have software that isn't as feature rich it would be a good addition.

 

[manaheim]

I use Photoshop, but I'm still on CS6. What are you using? (genuinely curious)

 

[runnah]

Can you shoot with your current gear and correct perspective in post?

Not easily. PS raw editor has some tools but nothing that ever feels right. Plus it's a huge pain to try and get a huge lobby space looking right with a super wide angle (17).

 

[runnah]

Format will not be as apparent as other factors such as lens, lighting, and post. I have taken shots with small medium and large format cameras and often cannot remember which was used where from the image.

My thought with switching format was to eliminate some of the distortion you get with wide angles. The not that there will be a dramatic difference, but there would be enough to make it worth a try.