I resemble that remark.
indeed, tilts are easy using the 24 PCE on the D300, it's just the shifting that you've got to watch since the prism/flash protrusion is always in the way, especially in the way of the knobs. Those knobs won't clear the front hump on the D200, D300/s, D700, especially when you need to do a lateral shift of the lens. They need to be on the bottom and the little lock knobs on the top!
What I find that I'm doing is making a shift and then having to rotate 180 degrees to make it work to put the knobs on the other side of the lens. It's sort of a pain, but it still works.
I also use both the 24 PCE and an 85 PC on my 300/s and 700. One thing thing I also use on occasion is a modified TC-14E converter, especially on the 300/s. That gets me a longer focal length and easier use of the lens since the knobs are now away from the body.
A caveat to watch for is to *not* release the lens since the little release button is easy to finger and release the lens when you rotate.
Another thing about both my lenses is that I've rotated the shift and the tilt mechanisms to be parallel rather than perpendicular since I find they are more useful to me in that configuration. It simply takes the careful removal of four screws and 90-degree rotation and replacement of the four screws. It's fairly easy though Nikon tells you to send it in for this service. When you live and work in the sticks, you can't go running to Nikon every time you need a simple fix!
