Do you need a tilt-shift lens? Photographers can use special perspective-control tools to achieve the most lifelike imagery of buildings and other open spaces. Tilt-shift lenses are ideal for architectural, portrait and landscape photography. Of course, they have other uses as well. If you need to rent tilt-shift lenses, BorrowLenses has a great selection to check out. Canon and Nikon produce the most common tilt-shift lenses. All tilt-shift lenses have the same basic controls and functions. You can tilt and/or shift the lens relative to the fixed plane of the camera’s sensor. Learn more in Tilt-Shift Lenses for Beginners.

Tilt-Shift Photography

Tilt-shift lenses have the ability to make tall buildings appear straight with a shift. The shift function allows the lens to be moved (shifted) left or right and always remain parallel to the camera’s sensor plane. Tilt-shift photography additionally has the ability to produce the miniature effect, which is making a real-life scene such as a stadium or city street appear as if it were a small toy model. The reason a scene can look like a miniature with tilt-shift lenses is because the plane of focus is so narrow and both the foreground and the background are out of focus. That’s not something the human eye is used to seeing and we interpret images like this differently. This is known as the “diorama effect“. This effect is truly extraordinary. If this sounds like fun to you or if you need such a lens for a project, you can rent tilt-shift lenses from BorrowLenses easily and conveniently. Additionally, renting allows you to try a lens at an affordable rate before you go to the store and purchase it.

Endless Possibilities

Renting is a great way to have the opportunity to try a variety of different lenses that are high tech and up to date. Renting a lens when you need it instead of buying can save you money. If you want to give tilt-shift photography a try or if you are looking to rent tilt-shift lenses, BorrowLenses offers a variety of rentals just for you.