I have used Nikon D70 with this lens. The Lens works just great.
There was one problem in earlier models of the Arax TS lens: It was too big to rotate the whole 360 degrees in Nikon D70, because it hit the camera body beside of in-built flash.
For now on the manufacturer has made some changes to the lens and it fits OK in Nikon models D70/D100/D200.
By rotating the lens you can change the position of the depth of field while in tilted position..
pic 1. Nikon D70 and Arax 35mm Tilt&shift lens in normal position.
pic 2. Side view.
The lens is totally manual: focusing, aperture and light measuring. In Nikon D70 the AE doesn't work when using a non-CPU lens. You have to shoot in manual mode and use the histogram of the camera to check the right exposure and then manually shift the shutter speed to fix the exposure. Not so fast way, but works.
Also when shooting with flash (inbuilt or external) you have to put the flash to a manual mode. Here are couple of pics I took with the SB-600 flash in manual mode.
Even if there are some inconveniences, I recommend to buy this lens to your D70.
There are not so many options to get a TS lens to your Nikon. And this lens is the only option if you wan't to get it at a reasonable price.
- See specifications of the lens from the manufacturer's page: MC ARAX 35 mm Tilt & Shift
- See resolution charts etc. from the MC ARAX 35 mm Tilt & Shift Review Camera is Canon 5D, but the lens is the same.
- Read here how this lens works with Nikon D200.
Here are the first pics I took with this lens: