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Cons: Using tilt is a bit of a problem as you can\'t really see the effect in the viewfinder, you need to use live view, and if it\'s bright, that is hard to see also - so if you buy this lens, get a loupe to place over the lcd screen so you can look at it properly. It\'s a little on the heavy side, and is manual focus only.

Pros: The image circle is much bigger than the camera sensor, to accomodate tilt and shift movements, thus, if used with no tilt and no shift, you are only using the centre of the lens, and thus get great results, sharp as a razor, and my copy does not exhibit much image quality loss even when tilted.

Summary: I love it, so much that I bought the 24mm version shortly after the 45mm I am reviewing here. It is 2022 and the lens can be had for a fraction of the original price if you\'ll try a used one. Beware though, this is a true professional lens and used examples can be worn out yet look good cosmetically. I had to buy 4 different 24mm lenses before I got a keeper, the shift and the tilt actions were very loose on the lenses I rejected. Opening the \'lock\' allowed the lens to just fall, unless you held on to the adjusting knob too. If you wanted to park the lens at an intermediate position, you were a bit stuck as the lens would move freely. The 4th version I bought was firm and did not move when unlocking the lock knobs, that is how to be sure you have a good one. I was much luckier on the 45mm lens, the first one I got was very firm and now both of my PC-E lenses require me to turn the adjustment knob to change the tilt or the shift, and do not slip out of position when you let go. As I said, beware of used lenses because this model is almost certainly used by a pro, and worn out, or, owned by a lens rental company, and used a lot too. If you get a good one though - fantastic, I love both of mine. Tripod job for most of the time and no autofocus, but I had a manual Canon SLR for 18 years and focus is not a biggie for me.