Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Manual Focus Lens for EOS Cameras USA

Comments about Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Manual Focus Lens for EOS Cameras:

It's worth every penny when B&H has discount.

Comments about Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Manual Focus Lens for EOS Cameras:

Super sharp. Great lens. All tilt and shift options are smooth and easy. The Locks added to this version give extra comfort that focus will not slip out due to its heavy construction.

Comments about Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Manual Focus Lens for EOS Cameras:

It's great lens as long as you know how to play with it.

Comments about Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Manual Focus Lens for EOS Cameras:

I've been renting this lens for every recent interiors photo shoot and when B&H had it on sale, I bit the bullet and bought it. I love this lens. Having tried the 17mm TS-E, I find this one to be much more useful, especially for interiors. Actually, it's this and the 45mm TS-E that I use regularly.

It is quite sharp when you do not use either the tilt or the shift functions and there isn't a lot of distortion (although there is some). When you shift the lens, that's when you start to notice some softness appear in the direction of the shift. The more extreme the shift, the softer it becomes. This is consistent with reviews I've seen for the lens. However, I find the results to be better than doing perspective corrections in Photoshop. In addition, I like how I don't have to compose for correction (i.e. leave enough in the edges to compensate for the corrections).

Build wise, it is rock solid and of the quality you would expect from an L lens. Considering the alternatives, there's not much else to decide. If you're a Canon shooter and photograph interiors and architecture, this is the lens to get.

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Heard lots lots of good things about this lens, from photozone.de, the-digital-picture, fredmiranda…Jumped on the double rebate deal, but I was so disappointed when the first copy arrived; landscape pictures are blur, low in contrast and center is not as sharp as my 17-40L at F4. Thanks to B&H return/exchange policy, second copy is little better, at lease center sharpness matches my 17-40 at F4, but contrast and color is almost same as the 17-40, I am expecting this lens to be much better since this is a prime lens and cost 3 times of the money.Both lenses I received are dated UZ0100, a bad batch from Canon?I compared Sony Nex 5n + some old Y/C zeiss lenses: 35-70, 25mm and 28mm lens with 5DII + this lens, sony picture is much better in terms of contrast, color and sharpness. I guess I should have ordered zeiss 21mm…BTW, dpreview has the most actually review. Checkout the full size sample images before you buy.

Comments about Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Manual Focus Lens for EOS Cameras:

We primarily use this for video. It offers unique feel to a piece unlike and other prime.

Comments about Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Manual Focus Lens for EOS Cameras:

Wow! Near perfect optics - I wish I'd bought this lens sooner.

Comments about Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Manual Focus Lens for EOS Cameras:

If you are looking to do some serious Architech or Landscape Photography, this lens is a must have. The Tilt/Shift lens make you think and compose your shots before clicking away. Full Manual and full creative control. Very little distortion in the corners with full frame.No Chromatic Abberations. Crystal clear sharp images.
If you are a fast shooter with all Auto and HOPE you got something good. This lens is NOT for you.
This lens is for photographers who tell their cameras and lens what to do, not the other way around.

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I am a Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 ZE user, so my comments are based on the comparison with it.

Pros:
IQ is high, to my eye the corner (at f/3.5) is even sharper than Zeiss 21mm
The tilt and shift function on this lens is super useful for landscape shooting (Zeiss can't compete here)
The ability to use CPL, ND and GND together without vignetting (Zeiss 21mm can do CPL and GND or ND but not 3 of them)

Cons:
The lens hood is plastic (I am probably used to the metal one)
It'll be great if it does have weather sealing feather on this lens
Price... ...

Comments about Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Manual Focus Lens for EOS Cameras:

I've been renting this lens for a while with great results and finally made the decision to buy one. When I got it I was taken aback immediately by the abnormal level of fringing all over the images and quickly sent the lens back for an exchange. The new lens performs better generally but the performance is still marred by purple and green fringing along all contrasty lines, and not just around the edges but also in the middle of the shot. I bought the lens mostly for architecture and landscape photography, and both styles unfortunately often deal with contrasty edges. After uncomfortably long times in post production to correct the fringing, I'm just not trusting this lens anymore unless I'm in a very controlled environment, which is sad when I think that I've spent $2K on it. Btw the 90mm TS lens which isn't even an L series has no fringing at all and has the best image quality of all the lenses I own. I was expecting similar quality with this one and so I'm quite disappointed. Sure you might say that I was unlucky twice on this purchase, and that I should send my replacement lens to Canon for realignment right away, but what does that say about Canon's initial lack of quality control?

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This is one amazing lens. Sharp from edge to edge even when shooting wide open. No noticeable light fall off at any aperture. When focused properly the image quality is indescribably sharp. I had never used a t-s lens before, so if you're new to this type of lens, it will take a bit of practice, but it will be so worth it.
I use this on a 5d-II and 1ds-III. I have been able to focus quite accurately on near subjects while doing hand held, but anything at a longer distance will require the use of a tripod and live view with a wide angle lens such as this one.

I couldn't be happier with this lens. Highly recommended

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I have only had the opportunity to use the lens on one job, but I will say this is a 100% improvement from the old TS. I decided to go with a new lens after noticing that the edges of my images had a lot of fall off. I first noticed this when the 5DMII came out. The sensor is so much better than the original 5D that the fall off is significant. At first I thought it was my camera but after several tests of the two different bodies with two different 24mm ts lenses, it was the glass.

So far the lens is great. Its significantly larger than the previous version with an 82mm filter size. I use it primarily commercial photography consisting of architecture, product and food.

Comments about Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Manual Focus Lens for EOS Cameras:

I purchased this lens as an upgrade from the Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 lens, which is an old but very sharp lens in Canon's wide angle line-up.

Specifically, I was interested in the tilt/shift (Scheimpflug) movements and the improved resilience to flare as well as the reduced chromatic aberration.

This lens fully delivers.

After performing various lens chart tests as well as extensive use in the field, I can fully recommend it to anyone who is looking for an excellent Canon wide-angle lens.

The tilt movement is invaluable for landscapes where it ensures foreground and background are both in focus. I typically only need to stop down to f8 whilst tilting forward by 0.75 degrees. You can tilt up to 12 degrees, but that's only required if you were to photograph very close to the ground, assuming the camera is horizontal.

Also, the shift movement is not only useful to ensure the verticals of tall buildings remain vertically aligned in your photo, but can also be utilized to distort the relative shape and size of the foreground versus the background, e.g. if you'd like to emphasize the size of mountains in the background. Extensive shift movements do require stepping down to f16 or f22 for maximum image sharpness in the corners, but that's normal for a lens with a very wide image circle such as this one.

Finally, I can recommend using this lens on a Canon DSLR that supports live view, such as the Canon EOS 5D Mark II or the Canon EOS 7D. Since it is a manual focus lens with a very smooth focus ring, you'll want to ensure exact focus via the live view. Due to the amount of energy required for this, it's worthwhile getting a few extra batteries if used for landscape photography.

If you are looking for a very versatile wide angle lens that plays in Canon's top image quality league, look no further.

Comments about Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Manual Focus Lens for EOS Cameras:

As good as my Zeiss 21mm but with additional flexibility. Takes time to get use to if you have never used a tilt/shift lens before.

Comments about Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Manual Focus Lens for EOS Cameras:

Such a unique lens. I read many reviews about it, and while in NY decided to finally pick one up.
Takes a little bit of time to get used to it. Certainly not the type of lens you can pick up and master immediately.
Super sharp wide open, with amazing image quality.
Build quality is superb.
A little pricy, but you get what you pay for.
Perfect for the serious landscape or architectural photographer!
Very close minimum focal distance too.

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I bought this lens for two specific purposes: photographing architectural interiors, and shooting video with the characteristic T/S effect. I used it on the 5DII (note past-tense). I've owned two copies (the first copy had obvious issues).

It's an outstanding example of Canon glass, no question; the quality is right there with Nikon's offerings. On the other hand, against a Zeiss or a Schneider it's rather less impressive.

Nevertheless, when zeroed it really is a great - if slow - 24mm lens. It renders scenes very well: it's sharp from corner-to-corner; it has a wonderful color rendition that's saturated yet neutral and accurate (something I actually can't say for the Zeiss glass I tend to prefer, and definitely my favorite thing about it); bokeh is unique and interesting (but not stunning); and it has the great contrast Canon lenses usually lack. Additionally, flare is very well controlled and chromatic aberrations are virtually non-existent.

Mechanically the lens is vastly improved over its predecessor. The ability to rotate it to tilt / shift on any axis is a massive plus.

Unfortunately, once you start to use the movements - which is the whole point, after all - things start to fall apart. The mechanics of the movements do not inspire total confidence. Edge sharpness falls off dramatically as you increase shift, and overall sharpness is visibly impaired across too much of the frame at the extremes. Vignetting can also be very heavy. The bokeh produced by tilting is not really my favorite for still applications, and a far cry from the old view camera look. Tilt is better applied to putting things *in* focus.

These problems are reduced greatly when the lens is used for video. And here, the T/S DOF effects really sing. Without a doubt, shooting motion with it produces spectacular results. Stills, considerably less so.

Nevertheless, it's the best wide-angle T/S experience I've had since I ditched the view camera. Far from comparable to my old Sinar, but it would be unreasonable to expect that. If the problems above were the only ones it gave me, I would have kept it. They were not.

Using this lens to shoot interiors has been a bad experience for me for one reason above all: geometric distortion. I don't understand all the reviews claiming it has 'unmeasurable' distortion and the like; I've owned two copies and it simply isn't even remotely true. If you only use the lens on landscapes or fairly distant exterior scenes, and you don't look all too hard, perhaps it will go unnoticed. But the moment you apply it to an interior space, or another close scene, it becomes glaringly evident. There is *plenty* of geometric distortion here; worse yet, it's not perfectly symmetrical. That means you can't eliminate it with a simple filter application in Pshop. One of my reasons for buying this lens was to save me the time (and thus expense) of making these corrections in post; they remained necessary. Consider this too: if you have plans to use the shift to make super-resolution stitches of interiors, as I did, you are in for a very rough ride. The results will be entirely reliant on your skills - and patience - making a slew of corrections in post-- *before* you even get to the stitching. It's a real nightmare. In fairness to Canon, they don't advertise this use, but I know a lot of people get that idea so I'm offering a warning.

On the whole this lens disappointed me and I sold it. If I have to correct so many things in post, what's the point of it? I can do that with images shot with any lens, and indeed that's the approach I use now. By losing the T/S features I do forfeit the ability to do things like photographing a bathroom straight-on w/o appearing in the mirror; but honestly it's so rarely an issue, and there are other ways around it. I do love shooting video with it, but I do that infrequently enough that renting makes much more sense. I don't regret selling it in the least, and I feel lucky to have gotten back most of the purchase price.

Comments about Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Manual Focus Lens for EOS Cameras:

architecture, landscape, cityscape.

Comments about Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Manual Focus Lens for EOS Cameras:

This is the bees knees of TSE lenses.
Everything about it is perfect, CA control, edge sharpness etc
Highly recommended.

Comments about Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Manual Focus Lens for EOS Cameras:

The controls and movements are of a top quality. I had previously own TS lenses but this one has to be on the top of the list.

Comments about Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Manual Focus Lens for EOS Cameras:

previously owned the 24 TS-E I and just replaced it with the newer version. i was wary at first because of the huge price increase, however, the new version really is a significant improvement over the old.

improvements:
-larger image circle (much less vignetting)
-ability to shift and tilt in independent angles, eg. shifting horizontally while also tilting horizontally or vertically is now possible.
-extremely good image quality

cons:
-much bigger / bulkier than the old one, but the improvements make up for it.