Unveiled at the Photokina trade show in Germany last week, the new tilt-and-shift lenses have been designed to offer high-quality alternatives to lenses released by Canon, Nikon, and Phase One for their respective systems, and are also compatible with Sony's and Pentax's full-frame cameras.

The PC-TS Super-Angulon 2.8/50 HM and the PC-TS Makro-Symmar 4.0/90 HM can both be used with full-frame sensor DSLRs. "The high-resolution optics are combined with a precise, zero-play mechanism," says Schneider Kreuznach. Both lenses, which offers focal length of 50mm and 90mm respectively, allow for a lateral shift of 12mm on each side and a tilt angle of eight degrees.

The Macro Symmar lens uses six glass elements in four groups and has a minimum focusing distance of 60cm, while the Super Angulon model has a minimum focusing distance of 65cm. It is composed of nine glass elements and weighs 1200g.

Both lenses are expected to retail from €2800 +VAT and €2700 +VAT, according to a spokesman. UK pricing has yet to be confirmed.

The PC-TS Apo-Digitar 5.6/120 HM Aspheric lens "combines exceptional reproduction quality with a large image circle and excellent adjustability which is restricted only by the camera's bayonet mount," claims Schneider Kreuznach. It will retail from €3900 +VAT.

All three lenses will be released in 2011.

For more details, visit www.schneiderkreuznach.com.