Patent ID: 8678676
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
1. A tilt shift adapter for attaching a long-working-distance lens having a lens flange distance to a short-flange-distance mirrorless camera having a camera flange distance, comprising: an adapter body having an aperture and a first body portion with a first side configured to attach the camera and second body portion with a second side configured to attach the lens, wherein the first and second body portions can move relative to one another to create a tilt and a shift relative to the first and second sides, and wherein the adapter body contains no lens elements and is sized to accommodate a difference between the lens flange distance and the camera flange distance; a precision shifting mechanism operably configured to control and set an amount of said shift; and a precision tilting mechanism operably configured to control and set an amount of said tilt.