Which TS-E Lens? 45 or 90?

Hello guys, I need a little help choosing a lens for my work.

My work for the company is normally taking photos of the new products, to be used for brochures, catalogue & website.
On my workplace, we sell a lot of things from pneumatic guns, compressor & fittings, kitchen hardwares & we even built refuge chambers.

What I normally use now are:
1. 17-40mm for large refuge chambers & it's interiors.
2. 24-105mm for general product & outdoor photography like kitchen bins, handles, showrooms, expos, etc. I also use this for refuge chambers as well.
3. 100mm Macro for smaller object like pipe fittings, nails, etc.

However, sometimes there's a situation where I wish I had a Tilt-Shift lens to correct the perspective and also depth of field.
Perspective correction is very useful especially when taking photos of a large refuge chamber that is around 5m x 8m x 3m.
Depth of field correction also is useful when I'm trying to take product photos with very large depth of field like couple of drawer handles with different lengths.

What I'm craving now is possibly TS-E 45mm or TS-E 90mm to cover both situation.

But I don't know which lens is more suitable for my work.

At first thought, I believe that 45mm is the better choice for my work now. It's wide enough for me to take photo like pneumatic guns, to a large refuge chamber that my company built at minimum distortion.

But I also think 90mm is more useful for taking photos of very small objects like piping fittings, valves, etc.

My company budget only allows me to choose one lens. It's either TS-E 45mm or TS-E 90mm.

Any suggestion or input guys? Your opinions are greatly appreciated.

I have never used a tilt shift lens but I would choose the 45 for it's wider perspective on the large objects. For the smaller items a 45mm with extension tube(s) should be perfect.

The 90 is very much sharper and goes down to something like 1/3 life size by itself.

Fred Meebley wrote in post #11917213
I have never used a tilt shift lens but I would choose the 45 for it's wider perspective on the large objects. For the smaller items a 45mm with extension tube(s) should be perfect.

Thanks for the input.
So is +1 for TS-E 45mm now.

gasrocks wrote in post #11917516
The 90 is very much sharper and goes down to something like 1/3 life size by itself.

Well, thanks for your input. But I'm not asking for which lens is sharper.
I'm asking for opinion about which lens is more suitable for my work.

I'd do the 45...if you really needed 90 you could do ok with extenders or use extension tubes to get the MFD closer

with the 90, you'd be stuck at 90

but both are pretty damned sharp, although I suspect a refresh soon to bring them up to par with the 17 & 24....

I got the 45 for more flexibility. I use it with a 1.4X or 2X TC if I need it longer. Works fine with TC's.

Of the 4 TS-E lenses, the 45 is going to be last in IQ. I've got the 24 mkII and the 90. The 24 is stunning, the 90 is very nice.

90 and stitch if needed.

+1 on the 90 is is awesome and so easy to stitch.

windpig wrote in post #11927021
Of the 4 TS-E lenses, the 45 is going to be last in IQ. I've to the 24 mkII and the 90. The 24 is stunning, the 90 is very nice.

Really? The 45mm is the worst among other TS-E in IQ? In terms of sharpness or what?

I've no experience with the 45, only anecdotal information. But I would venture to say that CA becomes some what of an issue when tilted or shifted compare to the newer 17 and 24 and even the 90. I'm sure IF Canon updates the 45 it will be priced quit a bit more. An extender on the 24mm gets a FOV of 39mm.

2 years ago I wish I would have bought the mk11 version of the 24mm F1.4, much less of a CA issue than the 24 mkI that I got instead. I love the 24 f1.4 mkI a lot anyway, just saying.

Returned the 90 that I hired this week and mentioned to them that if they ever wanted to sell it to let me know. Cut a long story short it is now in my signature. Seems like the didn't rent it very often and were happy to let it go to me.

What's more important to you.....correcting perspective distortion on large objects or being able to manipulate the focal plane on smaller objects? If you can answer that, your choice should be clear

edit...I guess there's also the factor of how much working distance you have. If you have enough distance to back up and use the 90 on the larger objects (although I'm guessing you don't since you mentioned that you crave the width of the 45 for larger objects), I would certainly go that route.

Brochures, web, etc. No large print sizes involved. Get the 45 and crop if need be.
That's my take on it, for what it's worth.

You have to determine the perspective you want, then choose the the FL that works on your body to get it. If you're to close to the subjects, then the foreground subjects will be to large. Cropping a shot using a 45mm lens does not get you a frame equal to a shot using a 90mm. If you are indeed limited in how far you can be from your subjects, then it is what it is.