Canon TS-E24mm f/3.5L [Archive] - Page 2 - Canon Digital Photography Forums

Joshua

19th of March 2009 (Thu), 17:46

sheawyatt is killin' it with this lens. Exactly the type of shot I'd look to get out of it. Great stuff, dude!

Is it bad that I haven't wanted to take my 17-40L out of the bag ever since I bought this lens? I'm normally aching for more FOV on the 1.3X 1DII, but I've forced myself to only use the 24mm TS for anything landscape related for the last month, and I'm starting to become uncomfortably comfortable with such a 'tight' FOV.

Last week:

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/snwyatt/2009-01-02_12-06-55_MountWashington.jpg

A note for potential buyers: I picked up the Angle Finder C to try and help focus when tilting, and it is a big improvement.

palaima

22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 04:17

this lens is my wishlist number one! Amazing shots here!

oliverarch

23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 21:57

I just got this lens from PONT member DrPablo and i'm loving it. Thanks again Paul.

The second image is the Parthenon, in Nashville, TN.

Jman13

25th of March 2009 (Wed), 19:16

Just got mine yesterday. Been wanting one a long time, but really only made sense when I went full frame. I haven't had a chance to shoot with it much, but I'm very excited. Tilt is pretty darn cool....still learning all the ins and outs of that. I'll use the shift most often, since I shoot a ton of architecture (which is why I wanted it.)

I'll post some shots when I have a chance to go downtown with it...maybe Friday. :) Very excited!

Jman13

26th of March 2009 (Thu), 20:39

So here are from today...my first real outing with the lens. Very impressed with tilt (though sometimes hard to get just right). Shift is great until you start reaching the limits...then I'm finding it quite soft, even at f/8 (near maximum shift). Still...very cool lens.

This was at maximum tilt:
http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/tse_leveque.jpg
Here's one at around 8mm shift (I think)
http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/tse_shift.jpg

And, here's a third, with positive shift of around 6mm:
http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/railroad_bridge.jpg

atracksler

5th of April 2009 (Sun), 11:06

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvK4h6JxozQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2OdESiJFaI

(I know these are Nikon lenses, but...they do illustrate the movements well...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zesNbj6fq7c&feature=related

this one is the MkII

--ad

Could someone with 5Dmk2 and this lens please make a video which would show how perspective is changed when lens is shifting/tilting - I'm seriously thinking of getting this lens and can't seem to find any video that shows it.

Thank you!

Jman13

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 05:27

Two from yesterday. Too bad the weather sucked. I'm going to have to go back here in the fall on a nice day.

http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/sidney_courthouse1.jpg

http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/sidney_courthouse_flags.jpg

Jman13

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 21:00

Two from today:

http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/111.jpg

http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/tse_apartment.jpg

Jman13

26th of April 2009 (Sun), 18:35

Two more. The first one, I think almost looks like a rendering, but I didn't even do anything to it...straight from RAW with just a resize:

http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/lhealth1.jpg

http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/lhealth2.jpg

smashing.poot

6th of May 2009 (Wed), 22:45

I am considering buying this lens. Though canon has released the newer version, I cannot afford it. What do you guys think about the use of circular polarizer and ND grads with this combo? Anyone has something to share? Thanks.

cosworth

6th of May 2009 (Wed), 22:53

I use polarizers and ND grads all the time with this lens. Work just great.

smashing.poot

7th of May 2009 (Thu), 15:58

Thanks cosworth! Good to know. Sometimes it is pretty hard to find some samples taken with this lens :)

sheawyatt

1st of June 2009 (Mon), 00:28

A couple shots from this evening. Both shifted up ~4mm @ f/11, no tilt.

This lens performs better on my new 1DsII than my 1DII when unshifted (amazingly sharp, I'll post some 100% crops soon), but the corners suffer more when shifted than on my 1DII. I'll have to do some rigorous tests to see where the quality becomes unusable. These two were at ~4mm and are still plenty good, but the decreased corner sharpness is definitely noticeable at 100% (not so much in 8.5x11 prints that I quickly made though).

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/snwyatt/2009-05-31_19-04-43_PNWR_Goldstream.jpg

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/snwyatt/2009-05-31_18-26-54_PNWR_Goldstream.jpg

Jman13

24th of June 2009 (Wed), 20:12

A few little piddling around shots:

About 10mm shift down, with 3 degree tilt down (I have realigned my lens so tilt and shift are parallel):
http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/tse_columbus_wall.jpg

9 or 10mm shift up:
http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/union_station_arch_pc.jpg

And experimenting with upward tilt (with upward shift for PC):
http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/tse_bench.jpg

eth3rton

26th of June 2009 (Fri), 07:30

Some great shots guys! Looking forward to getting mine soon!

sheawyatt

6th of July 2009 (Mon), 00:40

Some recent shots. Only the first has any sort of tilt/shift going on, but it is still a fantastic regular 24mm prime.

All on the 1DsII.

Playing with reverse tilt.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/snwyatt/2009-07-03_08-35-24_StrathconaPark.jpg

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/snwyatt/2009-07-03_09-23-44_StrathconaPark.jpg

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/snwyatt/2009-07-03_11-39-13_StrathconaPark.jpg

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/snwyatt/2009-07-03_11-42-58_StrathconaPark.jpg

roli_bark

11th of July 2009 (Sat), 08:11

Some recent shots. Only the first has any sort of tilt/shift going on, but it is still a fantastic regular 24mm prime.

Some amazing shots. Thanks for sharing.

Scuff

23rd of July 2009 (Thu), 16:29

Using a couple degrees of tilt.......

http://www.gtmedia.com/photos/sunset3.jpg

sheawyatt

24th of July 2009 (Fri), 00:55

Beauty.

vikingw2k

18th of August 2009 (Tue), 09:58

Just got mine today, can't wait to explore!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2425/3833127963_7c11d1e0eb_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2523/3833940492_15d8178ebc_o.jpg

niall_eidw

21st of August 2009 (Fri), 12:54

Wow... these TS-E lenses seem to come into their own from an elevated view. These shots make the scenes look as though they are models. You don't seem to get the same visual illusion on any of landscape shots.

GMCPhotographics

21st of August 2009 (Fri), 13:48

Just got mine today, can't wait to explore!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2425/3833127963_7c11d1e0eb_o.jpg

Oh yes...baby...now that hit's the spot. I'm a big fan of abused TS-e lenses and I'm also a big fan of Jags....I drive an XJ6 myself and once the Cat gets you...
The Toy Town aspect of this picture is just hitting my little boy toy car sensibilities too :-D

zariio

23rd of September 2009 (Wed), 16:03

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1252138861_lvev5945_IMG_4437copy.JPG

woof

23rd of September 2009 (Wed), 22:14

Here is a little example of tilt/shift adjustments in photoshop. I have the 24LII f/1.4 and often with architecture shots I run them thru photoshop CS3 with the lens correction filter. The following image was taken at Universal Orlando last weekend.

Original image slightly cropped:
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2231/img8851a.jpg (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/img8851a.jpg/)

Adjusted image:
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/7623/img8851copy2a.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/i/img8851copy2a.jpg/)

Original close up at edge:
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/7470/img8851b.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/i/img8851b.jpg/)

Adjusted close up at edge:
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/1807/img8851copy2b.jpg (http://img24.imageshack.us/i/img8851copy2b.jpg/)

TJH132

17th of October 2009 (Sat), 01:06

Just found a good deal on a used TS-E 24mm in the 'Marketplace' section. Took it out tonight to give it a whirl and it seems to be working great! I tried a tilt (swing) along the storefront getting the globes in focus. This is going to be so much fun!

TJH132

17th of October 2009 (Sat), 01:12

Some very minor Shifting (Rise). Too much traffic kept me out of the middle of the road to avoid the pedestrian signal on the left of the image.

khanley

2nd of November 2009 (Mon), 15:06

I just ordered the updated 24mm TS-E lens, is there ant issues with normal height filters or should I get the slim type UV filter?

Thanks,

Kevin

souporman

4th of November 2009 (Wed), 08:37

I just ordered the updated 24mm TS-E lens, is there ant issues with normal height filters or should I get the slim type UV filter?

Thanks,

Kevin

I have a 1.3 crop and can use normal filters without any problem, but I can't speak for full frame.

Here are a few I took the other week in Hyde Park.

1.
http://www.evilkitchen.ca/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=3387

2.
http://www.evilkitchen.ca/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=3396

3.
http://www.evilkitchen.ca/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=3398

4. (HDR)
http://www.evilkitchen.ca/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=3394

timnosenzo

4th of November 2009 (Wed), 08:42

I just ordered the updated 24mm TS-E lens, is there ant issues with normal height filters or should I get the slim type UV filter?

It depends. I have the B+W XS-Pro UV filter on mine and for most shooting it doesn't vignette. However, in some tilt-shift settings, the lens without a filter will vignette, so obviously adding the filter makes it marginally worse. You could always take it off if it bothers you in those situations.

rdenney

8th of November 2009 (Sun), 04:24

http://www.rickdenney.com/images/IMG_5981_deepcreek_lores.jpg
Near Oakland, MD, 2009.

http://www.rickdenney.com/images/IMG_5991_I40_bridges_lores.jpg
Three Generations, 2009.

http://www.rickdenney.com/images/IMG_6007_casselmanriver_lores.jpg
Casselman River, 2009

Rick "in western Maryland a couple of weeks ago" Denney

Mark Vuleta

15th of November 2009 (Sun), 03:12

http://www.pbase.com/mark_vuleta/image/119385499/original.jpg

Stitched 7 shot pano from 4mm shift (portrait orientation)

EdBray

25th of November 2009 (Wed), 17:07

Three shot stitch just using the shift function -11, 0, +11.

Hopefully my last use of this lens as I've just ordered the MkII version.

Tamar bridges

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m338/EdBray/tamarstitch.jpg

CaptainTonus

18th of December 2009 (Fri), 09:45

I rented one of these bad boys just to learn how they work. Pretty fun to play around with. Here's a sample shot, just playing around. Lots more to come...

http://home.tiora.net/tony/24%20TS-E/IMG_3040small.jpg

zincozinco

27th of December 2009 (Sun), 12:34

just got one of these UW date code 770 dollars so the wait begins....

Psychic1

27th of December 2009 (Sun), 17:18

I see no reason to upgrade this lens.

CaptainTonus

30th of December 2009 (Wed), 16:17

I've had a lot of fun leaning how this thing works! I still don't really have an clue what I'm doing, but it's neat nonetheless.

1.)
http://home.tiora.net/tony/LA%20Arboretum/IMG_3646small.jpg

2.)
http://home.tiora.net/tony/Mirage/IMG_3265small.jpg

3.)
http://home.tiora.net/tony/24%20TS-E/IMG_3094small.jpg

4.)
http://home.tiora.net/tony/24%20TS-E/IMG_3098small.jpg

5.)
http://home.tiora.net/tony/24%20TS-E/IMG_3240small.jpg

ken2000ac

30th of December 2009 (Wed), 17:15

J-B

31st of December 2009 (Thu), 02:15

Would anyone be willing to elaborate on why Canon chose to upgrade this particular model? Is the new version that much sharper? Does it have that much better coatings?

I'd like to hear from the crowd who owns this original version.

Yes and yes :)
I have the new version and tried the original. The mkII is incredibly sharp, controls CA a lot better and the coatings handle flare very well. It's also better build.
Another big improvement of the new version is that you can now rotate tilt and shift independently. The original can't do this.

I'm impressed by it.

JReady

31st of December 2009 (Thu), 02:28

CaptainTonus - Great shots. I love being able to recognize all of the locations of the shots too!

ken2000ac

31st of December 2009 (Thu), 07:31

Yes and yes :)
I have the new version and tried the original. The mkII is incredibly sharp, controls CA a lot better and the coatings handle flare very well. It's also better build.
Another big improvement of the new version is that you can now rotate tilt and shift independently. The original can't do this.

I'm impressed by it.

Thank you - then it seems like I would be disappointed if I went with the original model, knowing that the newer model was that much better. Thanks again - now to decide whether or not I want to save up for this beast or not. :)

J-B

31st of December 2009 (Thu), 07:40

Thank you - then it seems like I would be disappointed if I went with the original model, knowing that the newer model was that much better. Thanks again - now to decide whether or not I want to save up for this beast or not. :)

No problem :)
It certainly is a lot better.
I've sold my 17-40 to finance it a littlebit.

zincozinco

11th of January 2010 (Mon), 10:51

doe anyone know where the original canon manual for this lens is downloadable in .pdf??

zincozinco

14th of January 2010 (Thu), 06:56

oh my god, is no one using this lens anymore

sheawyatt

14th of January 2010 (Thu), 19:57

Dunno Mike. I never had a manual with mine, and never felt the need to have it.

I found this with a quick google search: http://www.eosdoc.com/manuals/?q=TSE24L

Seems a lot of people have been looking for a pdf copy, and being unable to find one, someone just made their own :)

Psychic1

23rd of January 2010 (Sat), 09:27

Straight from the 1DsIII at F14 with a crop, auto-level and USM 100,1,0 in CS.

windpig

23rd of January 2010 (Sat), 09:40

Straight from the 1DsIII at F14 with a crop, auto-level and USM 100,1,0 in CS.
Very nice. This lenses are so friggin' sharp.

zincozinco

28th of January 2010 (Thu), 15:53

how many here has done the trick to get the tilt and shift on the same plane??

zincozinco

28th of January 2010 (Thu), 15:59

shea thanks for that , i had found it as well... great shot psychic!!

windpig

28th of January 2010 (Thu), 17:07

how many here has done the trick to get the tilt and shift on the same plane??
I have.

zincozinco

30th of January 2010 (Sat), 05:32

is it worth it or do you find that the other way was better? I guess what application you use the lens. but lets say in landscaping, do you prefer it this way?

windpig

30th of January 2010 (Sat), 07:55

is it worth it or do you find that the other way was better? I guess what application you use the lens. but lets say in landscaping, do you prefer it this way?
I'm not shooting landscape pano's, that is where having the tilt and shift oriented 90 degrees to each other comes into play, sharp low foreground while shifting from one side to the other. Shooting a tall object using vertical shift where you want the lower foreground in focus is where having the tilt and shift oriented the same works.

zincozinco

30th of January 2010 (Sat), 14:58

i might just get another and pimp it... :) - its doing my head in - all the choices that is...
thanks!!!

no im not getting one more...

Psychic1

1st of February 2010 (Mon), 13:46

The above shot was chosen as Calumet Photo of the Week.
http://www.calumetphoto.com/
http://www.calumetphoto.com/ctl?ac.ui.pn=photoshow&ac.ui.pt=PU&id=676&w=700&h=600
Must have been a very slow week.

zariio

17th of February 2010 (Wed), 03:26

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1266398824_dtus2201_IMG_6177copy.jpg

Psychic1

17th of February 2010 (Wed), 08:32

Just 2 more of NYC,

advaitin

21st of February 2010 (Sun), 09:14

Traded a 300mm L F4 IS even for a 24 L TSE. It seems sharp enough, especially compared to one I used as a rental. The first shot was a swing with A 5dm2 to put breakfast in focus, top to bottom. The second was a three segment shift With 1DM3 for the pano effect, no tripod--just fooling around.

windpig

21st of February 2010 (Sun), 09:23

Nice breakfast, my arteries are clogging just looking at it. Nice job on the pano without a tripod. How do you like tilt on your APS-H body?

advaitin

21st of February 2010 (Sun), 11:08

Nice breakfast, my arteries are clogging just looking at it. Nice job on the pano without a tripod. How do you like tilt on your APS-H body?

actually, that's the only playing around I did with that camera. I had the 7d with me when I tested it at the trade-meet and it did OK, but I really haven't gone out to especially work with it yet on the FF or APS-H yet. I did like the close-focus ability--see the hand!

zincozinco

21st of February 2010 (Sun), 12:12

im quite excited as I have gotten a 7d so the 24ts will also be like 38mm and i assume its better when stitching landscape , cant wait for it to stop raining and try it out!!

windpig

21st of February 2010 (Sun), 20:13

im quite excited as I have gotten a 7d so the 24ts will also be like 38mm and i assume its better when stitching landscape , cant wait for it to stop raining and try it out!!

When tilting (or swinging) the hinge line will still be what it is for the 24mm.

windpig

21st of February 2010 (Sun), 20:15

actually, that's the only playing around I did with that camera. I had the 7d with me when I tested it at the trade-meet and it did OK, but I really haven't gone out to especially work with it yet on the FF or APS-H yet. I did like the close-focus ability--see the hand!

Let's see, life line says you'll live longer using tilt lenses because it will make you slow down and figure out what you're doing.

advaitin

21st of February 2010 (Sun), 22:43

Let's see, life line says you'll live longer using tilt lenses because it will make you slow down and figure out what you're doing.

As with us all, my days are numbered. Fortunately I haven't a clue what that number is--I'm at a stage, however, where I can play with pretty toys and never do anything resembling work or learning--unless my wife says to do it!

I will break out a tripod and look for scenes or buildings where I can wring the juice out of this lens. Later, unless that number comes up.

windpig

22nd of February 2010 (Mon), 08:27

Fortunately I haven't a clue what that number is--I'm at a stage, however, where I can play with pretty toys and never do anything resembling work or learning--unless my wife says to do it!

this page shows the best depiction of the hinge line. The picture should be animated. the 24mm hinge line at 8 degrees down tilt should be about 9 inches below the axis of the lens. Let me know and I can post a URL for the tables.
http://www.trenholm.org/hmmerk/HMbook18.html

advaitin

22nd of February 2010 (Mon), 14:15

this page shows the best depiction of the hinge line. The picture should be animated. the 24mm hinge line at 8 degrees down tilt should be about 9 inches below the axis of the lens. Let me know and I can post a URL for the tables.
http://www.trenholm.org/hmmerk/HMbook18.html

I was going to get more humorous here and make fun of your seriousness, but I will let the urge pass. Great bit of information, but I read about it some time ago--at least 30 years back. I'm not working for a living, I'm not doing technical photography. I'm certainly not going to be measuring and calculating the Hinge Rule and the Scheimpflug Rule.

I'll be perfectly happy to just muddle along, looking through the viewfinder and swinging or tilting in a shifty manner until I see something I like and --snap-- it's done. I care no more for the why and wherefores of the technique than I do how the layers of silicone create light sensors. Sorry about that.

On the other hand, what you have referred to is useful information, especially for anyone interested in large format photography and who must produce a precise commercial image in the studio.

advaitin

22nd of February 2010 (Mon), 14:24

Damn, I sound like an ass.

You do good work, windpig. I loved the crop of the sunset done with your 90mm TSE. Please ignore my banalities.

windpig

22nd of February 2010 (Mon), 15:38

On the other hand, what you have referred to is useful information, especially for anyone interested in large format photography and who must produce a precise commercial image in the studio.

The tables are pretty easy to deal with, I should know 'cause I need things to be easy. They allow one to ball park the sharp focus plane, then adjust focus to move it. If I can cut down on how much dweebing I'm doing the better.

windpig

22nd of February 2010 (Mon), 15:39

Damn, I sound like an ass.

You do good work, windpig. I loved the crop of the sunset done with your 90mm TSE. Please ignore my banalities.
Banalities, they're what make the world go around.

Thanks
Ralph

zariio

18th of April 2010 (Sun), 11:46

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1271609031_majm3865_IMG_7072copycopy.jpg

Borderfox

27th of April 2010 (Tue), 15:46

Just picked up a brand new version of this lens, looking good so far. Build quality is excellent.

mxracer535

11th of May 2010 (Tue), 01:24

Just got this bad boy in the mail today, decided to try it out with a quick selfy... I can already tell that Im going to have some fun with this lens!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3257/4598015558_4effc44768_o.jpg

Spacemunkie

11th of May 2010 (Tue), 05:28

First proper play with my new toy today:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1071/4597723277_938c469944_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4597722975_4f4023baed_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3390/4598339680_15f19d4303_o.jpg

Liking it so far :)

lmitch6

23rd of May 2010 (Sun), 21:26

Taken this morning of the MCAS Tustin Blimp Hangars......the TS-E get's it done!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4632630161_ea46034387_o.jpg

peterbj7

27th of May 2010 (Thu), 13:51

Not having either, how can I choose between this and the 17mm version? As the 17mm came out later does it have improvements over this one, as well as the obvious difference in focal length?

Spacemunkie

5th of June 2010 (Sat), 06:27

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4670951357_3bd08d5ce8_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1273/4671576360_dbb118da65_b.jpg

crucco

20th of June 2010 (Sun), 05:42

Hi all

old lense, but always usefull.

Handhold, fully shifted up. Duomo di Milano (Italy)

Thanks,
Riccardo

crucco

20th of June 2010 (Sun), 06:50

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1273/4671576360_dbb118da65_b.jpg

Great perspective control!

herzi

30th of June 2010 (Wed), 14:33

Some testing with my recently purchased copy.

http://herranen.kuvat.fi/kuvat/P%C3%B6n%C3%B6t/fiat.jpg/_small.jpg

Rsyx

15th of July 2010 (Thu), 05:12

I tried resurrecting an older thread, but unfortunately didn't get a reply there.

I have gotten an offer to purchase a 24mm TS-E Mark I lens for roughly 550 euros. The new price of the lens here is around 1100, so it's a really tempting offer. I've really been wanting to get into TS-E lenses, but don't know if this lens is what I need. I will use the lens for landscapes, cityscapes and architecture, but am quite a pixel peeper.

Do you think this is good value for money, and is this lens as "bad" as it is sometimes reviewed?

EDIT: I don't have the funds to purchase the Mark II version unfortunately.

souporman

15th of July 2010 (Thu), 05:45

zincozinco

15th of July 2010 (Thu), 05:48

wow thats a great price. Crucco nice going there!

heres a few older ones from my blog.
http://golfcoursephoto.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/mg_7090.jpg
http://golfcoursephoto.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/mg_7267.jpg

souporman

15th of July 2010 (Thu), 05:52

wow thats a great price. Crucco nice going there!

heres a few older ones from my blog.
http://golfcoursephoto.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/mg_7267.jpg

Love this one!

Rsyx

15th of July 2010 (Thu), 05:57

I would certainly buy mine again at that price. How are they reviewed badly out of curiousity? Is that just in comparison to the mark II version?

I hate comparing charts, but have done it for this lens. The 24mm TS-E Mk 1 seems to have quite some CA, and seems to be less sharp than the Mk2, but also than the 45mm and 90mm TS-E's. Comparing it to zooms, even there the corner sharpness seems to be less.

On the other hand, the samples that I've seen here are great. I don't see that much CA and overall the lens seems to be sharp.

The sale ends tonight, so I am somewhat under pressure. As I would feel the need to change my lens line-up if I purchase the TS-E, it's a very difficult decision. The price just seems great, and apparently the lens has hardly been used.

zincozinco

15th of July 2010 (Thu), 06:02

ita all depends on how you use it, sure the others are sharper, but thats not what makes or breaks a photo. Its great fun to use, and if you dont want it im sure you can sell it for 700 the day after!

zincozinco

15th of July 2010 (Thu), 06:03

Love this one!

cheers!!

zincozinco

15th of July 2010 (Thu), 06:05

and you can stitch a panorama: ( focus on the cross on the table - Live View can be godsend)

http://golfcoursephoto.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/panorama2.jpg

souporman

15th of July 2010 (Thu), 06:32

I hate comparing charts, but have done it for this lens. The 24mm TS-E Mk 1 seems to have quite some CA, and seems to be less sharp than the Mk2, but also than the 45mm and 90mm TS-E's. Comparing it to zooms, even there the corner sharpness seems to be less.

On the other hand, the samples that I've seen here are great. I don't see that much CA and overall the lens seems to be sharp.

The sale ends tonight, so I am somewhat under pressure. As I would feel the need to change my lens line-up if I purchase the TS-E, it's a very difficult decision. The price just seems great, and apparently the lens has hardly been used.

I agree, this is not the sharpest lens I own nor does it handle CA as well as others. What it does do however, no other lens in my kit bag can do (mainly talking about converging verticals while shifting here). It's also a lot of fun to use the crazy selective focus using the tilt feature.

I may not keep it if I were forced to only have 1 lens, but it would certainly be in the last few to go :)

souporman

15th of July 2010 (Thu), 06:33

and you can stitch a panorama: ( focus on the cross on the table - Live View can be godsend)

http://golfcoursephoto.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/panorama2.jpg

Another nice one! And yea, I don't know that I would get as much use from this lens without live view. I'm rubbish at manual focusing :)

zincozinco

15th of July 2010 (Thu), 06:36

especially whilst trying to tilt and shift.... :)

Borderfox

15th of July 2010 (Thu), 11:12

Love this lens, picked it up brand new for €1000

Three shot panorama on a 1dmk3
http://photos5.pix.ie/FD/65/FD65C4B1BAF44948A29EFF484F8DD979-800.jpg (http://pix.ie/keithjack/1781555)

zincozinco

15th of July 2010 (Thu), 14:38

Love this lens, picked it up brand new for €1000

Three shot panorama on a 1dmk3

very nice!! great feel, first i thought it was from a cowboy - then i saw you are from ireland. - still got that jack daniel feel too it

Rsyx

16th of July 2010 (Fri), 13:54

Tomorrow morning is the day. I'm going to visit the seller of the 24mm TS-E and purchase the lens if all is in good order. Thanks for the advice everyone!

Rsyx

17th of July 2010 (Sat), 06:47

windpig

17th of July 2010 (Sat), 09:26

A short follow-up: I picked up the lens for 525 euro, seems to be a good price. The lens is in perfect condition and is able to both tilt and shift at the same time - I heard that a small procedure makes this possible.

Once again thanks for the advice everyone, I will surely add some samples soon!

These lenses are real cool. I've got the 90mm and the 24mmII.

The procedure you are mentioned will rotate the tilt portion of the lens 90 degrees so that it is on the same axis as the shift.

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/article_pages/modify_canon_tilt-shift.html

BTW, this guy has done a great job of going over the lenses and how to use them.

herzi

17th of July 2010 (Sat), 17:46

Got access to an abandoned factory for one hour last week. I already posted these in the 1Ds mk II -thread, but since the whole series is shoot with TS-E 24L, I'll post also in here.

The whole 10 photo series is found here: http://herranen.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Tehdas/

All photos are available in HIGH res, so you can create your opinion concerning the IQ of this lens. The ultra-high res photos are stitched by shifting the lens.

Something to grow your appetite, check out the gallery for full series.

http://herranen.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Tehdas/sammal.jpg/_small.jpg . http://herranen.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Tehdas/polku.jpg/_small.jpg

http://herranen.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Tehdas/putket.jpg/_small.jpg

CaptainTonus

17th of July 2010 (Sat), 18:25

^^Great series. You should post them in this thread too, which is dedicated to abandoned places.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=442895

JonK

9th of August 2010 (Mon), 21:47

I have basically decided on this lens. Would anyone here say they wish they went 17 TS-E? I think 24 is perfect, minimal distortion, fast, clean.

CaptainTonus

9th of August 2010 (Mon), 23:08

I have basically decided on this lens. Would anyone here say they wish they went 17 TS-E? I think 24 is perfect, minimal distortion, fast, clean.

For a 5D, 24mm is perfect. For a crop body, you would find yourself wanting something wider IMHO.

Borderfox

3rd of September 2010 (Fri), 20:37

3 shot pano from Castle Leslie in monaghan, Ireland

http://photos5.media.pix.ie/3C/8F/3C8F2712C11C4E0E88F85704E44DC296-0000314346-0001894340-00800L-DFEDC8A0725D483E97725C533F547EA9.jpg (http://pix.ie/keithjack/1894340)

http://photos5.media.pix.ie/76/F3/76F3A66DBC374CDB9642C0C80C378A0C-0000314346-0001894336-00800L-17A3EA2E63B643BDB8A82DC89A982919.jpg (http://pix.ie/keithjack/1894336)

windpig

3rd of September 2010 (Fri), 20:57

zincozinco

20th of October 2010 (Wed), 10:00

Since my zeiss 21/2,8 has broken...!!!$$$ - yeah i know :( This gets a bit more use and I have to say I had almost forgotten how funny it is to work with.

http://golfcoursephoto.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/flam1.jpg

http://golfcoursephoto.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/flam2.jpg

http://golfcoursephoto.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/flam5.jpg

J-B

20th of October 2010 (Wed), 12:12

Since my zeiss 21/2,8 has broken...!!!$$$ - yeah i know :(

Ouch, what happened to it?

zincozinco

20th of October 2010 (Wed), 14:24

the whole front barrel - that looks like a mushroom is loos and the focus ring scratches against it....http://www.nosolobodas.es/Zeiss21mm.m4v

samurairx7

6th of December 2010 (Mon), 03:27

Got to play around with this lens today, and it's a pretty fun lens to play with.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5046/5236881204_b355e91046_z.jpg

herzi

6th of December 2010 (Mon), 17:59

Yep, it's definetely lots of fun.
Something new from me. Shot with 5D.

http://herranen.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Tapahtumat/MN%202010/IMG_0530.jpg/_medium.jpg

http://herranen.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Tapahtumat/MN%202010/IMG_0552.jpg/_medium.jpg

SE Smith Jr

11th of December 2010 (Sat), 16:54

I'd really like to know how and why this lens makes everything look like miniatures. Sorry if it's already been covered in this thread, I haven't read the entire thing.

elogical

2nd of January 2011 (Sun), 11:38

I'd really like to know how and why this lens makes everything look like miniatures. Sorry if it's already been covered in this thread, I haven't read the entire thing.

I've just been looking into that myself when researching tilt shift. It seems that it's basically just as a result of having such a limited area of focus in a large landscape or cityscape shot. It imitates what we'd see with a shot of a train model or something that's actually miniature. Normally just from how the lenses work, we'd be on infinity focus for a landscape shot and couldn't help but get everything mostly in focus. It also helps when you have an angle from up above and with some super pumped up contrast and saturation.

It really only makes everything look mini when you try to selectively focus, you can also use the tilt shift to get everything in focus and it doesn't have the same look as all.

Just ordered this lens and haven't played with it yet though, so this is based on reading, not on 1st hand experience.

coirchlid

4th of January 2011 (Tue), 20:16

I'm not 100% sure of this but I encourage any knowing individual to either confirm or correct this.

When you get up close to something (i.e. something miniature) depth of field decreases, and whether we know it or not we've been trained to see this in pictures of smaller things. When a TS lens is tilted the plane of focus (is that the right term?) remains parallel to the lens elements and is no longer on the same plane as the sensor (or film). The area in focus is the line at which the plane of focus and the sensor intercept.

Borderfox

6th of January 2011 (Thu), 14:43

Still loving this lens, three shot panoramic using the shift
http://photos2.media.pix.ie/CD/7B/CD7B3A2135D14256B895CF411E634438-0000314346-0002109196-00800L-F726ED1B997243CB88E6F618167483B9.jpg (http://pix.ie/keithjack/2109196)

GMCPhotographics

12th of January 2011 (Wed), 05:43

I'd really like to know how and why this lens makes everything look like miniatures. Sorry if it's already been covered in this thread, I haven't read the entire thing.
You have answered your own question. Can I suggest that you go and due the dilligence part before expecting further clarification?

Nightdiver13

20th of January 2011 (Thu), 01:53

Borderfox, LOVE your images. So full of texture and atmosphere.

quadrap

21st of February 2011 (Mon), 15:30

http://kendraalexis.com/IMG_3159.jpg

imposterjeff

17th of April 2011 (Sun), 22:07

i used on of these this weekend and i am going to be looking for one very soon

ChrisC_75DS95

29th of October 2011 (Sat), 14:48

California Redwoods - 3 Shot Shift Panorama

souporman

29th of October 2011 (Sat), 17:29

Forgot about this thread!

Did this one last month:

http://www.evilkitchen.ca/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=13594

windpig

29th of October 2011 (Sat), 23:15

Real nice you guys!

I didn't realize the posting on this thread had gone dormant.

sonnyc

29th of November 2011 (Tue), 13:01

Just traded my 90 TSE for this lens and been playing around with it...hope it's good enough to keep... :) I went from the 45 tse to 90 tse and now this...LOL

big_g

13th of January 2012 (Fri), 11:39

Messing about on the beach last weekend

Sometimes I really like this and other times I look and think its a bit weird.I think overall I like it because it is a bit weird

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6690532105_ac4c24db62_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56355379@N03/6690532105/)
Sand (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56355379@N03/6690532105/) by Big_g2 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56355379@N03/), on Flickr

kawi_200

12th of March 2012 (Mon), 20:12

Just picked up my first TS lens last Sunday. Traded my 300mm f/4L IS for the TS-E 24mm f/3.5L.

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh239/kawi_200/_MG_0183.jpg

kawi_200

20th of March 2012 (Tue), 22:29

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh239/kawi_200/Cities%20and%20Skylines/_MG_0395.jpg

Borderfox

22nd of March 2012 (Thu), 06:33

Thanks Nightdiver

Shot with a Canon 550d (lighter than the rest of the gear)
Glendalough shot from the Spinc, three shot panorama

http://photos2.pix.ie/6E/9C/6E9CBE8D93594BA7A32846A707799B47-0000314346-0002787579-00800L-813A1DA10B8E470CB514EA2019C2B403.jpg (http://pix.ie/keithjack/2787579)

kawi_200

25th of March 2012 (Sun), 03:02

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh239/kawi_200/Cities%20and%20Skylines/_MG_0453.jpg

kawi_200

27th of March 2012 (Tue), 01:53

I'm loving this 24mm TS-E lens! I want to get the 17mm TS-E next :D

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh239/kawi_200/Cities%20and%20Skylines/_MG_0561.jpg

tomcat7886

27th of March 2012 (Tue), 06:28

kawi_200

30th of April 2012 (Mon), 01:24

Found a cave today.

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh239/kawi_200/Cities%20and%20Skylines/_MG_1277.jpg

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh239/kawi_200/Cities%20and%20Skylines/_MG_1280.jpg

kawi_200

7th of May 2012 (Mon), 00:59

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh239/kawi_200/Cities%20and%20Skylines/_MG_1335-edit.jpg

kawi_200

13th of May 2012 (Sun), 01:33

Absolutely amazing hike today. Easy trail, not too steep, but 5.5 miles to the end point. Looked like a gigantic quarter mile water slide. Next time I go, I bringing my wetsuit and goggles. Lake was at least 40ft deep. GoPro would love it in there.

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh239/kawi_200/Cities%20and%20Skylines/_MG_1382.jpg

kawi_200

20th of May 2012 (Sun), 21:03

Super foggy when I got up to the lake today. Still 95% frozen over with snow on top. Some places had over 10ft of snow still.

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh239/kawi_200/Cities%20and%20Skylines/_MG_1402.jpg

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh239/kawi_200/Cities%20and%20Skylines/_MG_1397-1.jpg

jcomer82

26th of May 2012 (Sat), 14:22

http://www.jaycophoto.com/img/s11/v32/p547632384-4.jpg

big_g

2nd of July 2012 (Mon), 17:00

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8009/7479450262_4425351708_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56355379@N03/7479450262/)
A18 Field (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56355379@N03/7479450262/) by Big_g2 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56355379@N03/), on Flickr

5D2, TSE24 Mk2, Lee 0.9 hard grad

Mark Vuleta

3rd of July 2012 (Tue), 02:52

Beautiful shot, ideal for hard grad.

However, this is thread is for the Mk1 version, there is another for the Mk2
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=701862

sircanon

3rd of July 2012 (Tue), 10:49

purchased this lens off craigslist for $650 recently.. I have to say im pretty impressed with the IQ.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7117/7495029536_ecc9d4a6fd_c.jpg

big_g

3rd of July 2012 (Tue), 18:08

Beautiful shot, ideal for hard grad.

However, this is thread is for the Mk1 version, there is another for the Mk2
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=701862

Sorry guys, I just went to the master list and there was only a TSE 24 link.

JimAndersson

4th of July 2012 (Wed), 06:31

Subscribed!

sonnyc

11th of July 2012 (Wed), 16:17

This probably one of the least active thread here :)

I had this lens, and traded for a 90 tse, then sold the 90 tse and now just bought a used copy of the 24 tse again... looking forward to post here and see more samples.

kawi_200

11th of July 2012 (Wed), 19:24

I feel like I was the only person posting for a while... But whatever, I have the lens and will keep the thread alive!!

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh239/kawi_200/Cities%20and%20Skylines/_MG_2633.jpg

tomcat7886

11th of July 2012 (Wed), 20:55

purchased this lens off craigslist for $650 recently.. I have to say im pretty impressed with the IQ.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7117/7495029536_ecc9d4a6fd_c.jpg

simple yet :cool: ;)

kawi_200

18th of September 2012 (Tue), 14:35

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh239/kawi_200/Cities%20and%20Skylines/_MG_4748.jpg

Raceshot

2nd of November 2012 (Fri), 15:33

I might have the opportunity to by one. Anyone have an idea what might be a reasonable price now ?

kawi_200

2nd of November 2012 (Fri), 23:05

B&H Photo has a used one for $1200 USD, but since they are a store and stores charge more I would expect to pay between $800-$1000. I bought a 300mm f/4L IS for $850 and traded it for mine. so I basically paid $850 for it...

Raceshot

3rd of November 2012 (Sat), 09:42

Thanks Kawi, the 900 euro the seller is asking is way too much then.
Just found a II for 1000 euro, might go for that one then.

kawi_200

3rd of November 2012 (Sat), 13:33

If you have the 1000 euro, definitly jump on it! From what I've heard the mkII is a much better lens. The mkI is really awesome though.

Raceshot

5th of November 2012 (Mon), 10:03

Made an offer, wait and see now :)

Edit ... picking it up tomorrow !

zariio

21st of December 2012 (Fri), 12:32

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c202/zariio/IMG_0580bcopy_zps6ced99c2.jpg

troutfisher

4th of January 2013 (Fri), 10:15

Well,after much debate and soul searching I finally got round to buying a used 24mm Mk1
There is much to learn but so far the results are encouraging

A shot of the front of Selby Abbey

http://merlinphotographics.zenfolio.com/img/s8/v84/p1360333626-4.jpg

I am reasonably happy with it for a first attempt, at least it is fairly straight but I have a long way to go,but live view is a boon

hienz

4th of January 2013 (Fri), 10:24

I got the lens used. Anyone else have a little rattle inside of the lens? Is it normal? Sounds like a little piece of metal, maybe a screw, jumping around inside.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8353/8343075735_03a3c273fa_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8352/8331838868_0dfbbaf865_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8478/8211740511_6ff1a64eeb_b.jpg

mrmarklin

9th of January 2013 (Wed), 17:00

_igi

31st of January 2013 (Thu), 17:56

Got this lens some time ago, it's my third copy and finnaly i understood what this lens is for and how to use it to get best results.

I'm very pleased with the lens - i knew it's not the best performer, but when it's stopped down it's really, really good and the bokeh that lens produces when it's tilted is kind of pleasing and nice.

Few shots from my last "trip" to Cracow, Poland made between photoshoot and dinner :-)

Few panoramas:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8084/8433056785_df5fbed763_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32501378@N04/8433056785/)
krk (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32501378@N04/8433056785/) by _igi (http://www.flickr.com/people/32501378@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8473/8433056415_903d3287d8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32501378@N04/8433056415/)
krk 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32501378@N04/8433056415/) by _igi (http://www.flickr.com/people/32501378@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8376/8434142524_c4f59f062b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32501378@N04/8434142524/)
krk 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32501378@N04/8434142524/) by _igi (http://www.flickr.com/people/32501378@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8054/8434142316_33ec5ed109_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32501378@N04/8434142316/)
krk 4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32501378@N04/8434142316/) by _igi (http://www.flickr.com/people/32501378@N04/), on Flickr

Test shot in my home:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8185/8382523375_f56ae2c52e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32501378@N04/8382523375/)
stairs (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32501378@N04/8382523375/) by _igi (http://www.flickr.com/people/32501378@N04/), on Flickr

_igi

3rd of February 2013 (Sun), 16:56

Nobody use this lens anymore? :-)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8508/8441840579_3c03fea0d6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32501378@N04/8441840579/)
PKiN (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32501378@N04/8441840579/) by _igi (http://www.flickr.com/people/32501378@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8352/8441839873_d5a82a1027_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32501378@N04/8441839873/)
PKiN (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32501378@N04/8441839873/) by _igi (http://www.flickr.com/people/32501378@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8497/8442930318_3701cbb9c2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32501378@N04/8442930318/)
PKiN (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32501378@N04/8442930318/) by _igi (http://www.flickr.com/people/32501378@N04/), on Flickr