Nikon PC-E 45 mm f/2.8D ED Perspective Control

Nikon's PC-E Micro Nikkor 45mm f/2.8D ED lens is the latest in a series of perspective control (PC) lenses that have been produced by the company over many years. Offering a shift range of plus or minus 11.5mm and tilt of plus or minus 8.5 degrees, it can also be rotated through plus or minus 90-degrees in 30-degree increments.

Nikkor 45mm F2.8D PCE lens highly specialised lens that provides control over the plane of focus and is usable for shooting close-ups.

In all respects, this is a pretty wide range - but it's only achievable on camera bodies with 36 x 24mm sensors. The lens can also be used on cameras with smaller imagers, but its adjustability will be limited

Tokyo Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the introduction of the two new PC-E NIikkor Perspective Control lenses, with tilt/shift function, for digital and 35mm-fomat film SLR the PC-E Micro Nikkor 45mm f/2.8D ED. Together with the PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5D ED, released in February 2008, the PC-E Nikkor series now covers a range extending from 24mm wide-angle to medium telephoto 85mm.

The PC-E Nikkor lens series features a tilt/shift mechanism that provides extraordinary control over the relationship between the optical axis of the lens and the image plane, thereby enabling Perspective Control. This function proves particularly valuable for specialized professional users such as architecture and product photographers.

All PC-E Nikkor lens with Perspective Control capability incorporate a special tilt/shift mechanism. The shift mechanism enables the lens to be moved parallel to the image plane, so that subjects such as a tall building can be captured faithfully, without the upper part appearing to tilt backward and become thinner. The tilt mechanism changes the orthogonal relationship between the optical axis of the lens and the image plane, allowing you to control the focused area. In landscape photography, you can achieve a focus throughout the entire subject plane from near to distant. You can also achieve focus on a specific part of the subject for emphasis. In actual shooting situations, the shift and tilt mechanisms are used together to adjust perspective, distortion of the subject, and focus area.