24mm TS-E, or 17mm TS-E for interior

Debated tho pros and cons for these two lens for shooting rooms in homes. Anybody with experience on both of these bad boys? Which one is sharper? Which one has less distortion? Color rendition? Any major quirks?

I owned the 24mm for a week before switching to the 17mm. 24mm is slightly sharper. 17mm is more prone to flare due to the protruding front element.

You can compare distortion here: http://www.the-digital-picture.com …7&Camera=453&Le​nsComp=486

i_am_hydrogen wrote in post #14418525
I owned the 24mm for a week before switching to the 17mm. 24mm is slightly sharper. 17mm is more prone to flare due to the protruding front element.

You can compare distortion here: http://www.the-digital-picture.com …7&Camera=453&Le​nsComp=486

Why the switch to the 17?
My main worry about the 24mm, is that maybe it's not quite wide enough to take in a room. I've read that the 17 gives a false sense of the size of a room, but is that a good thing as far as a realtor is concerned?

I switched because the 24mm wasn't wide enough for my uses. I'd go with the 17mm. With interior shots, it's better to err on the side of being too wide. You can always crop, if necessary.

24 for interiors only
17 for interiors and exteriors


In my experience, I'm yet to find a room that I couldn't shoot at 24mm. If you're showing three walls, you're too wide.

^Good advice, although you mostly shoot houses. When you're shooting larger interior spaces, the 17mm is more useful.

This morning I was (tilting) in favor of the 17mm just because of the wider angle, but now I'm totally (shifted) toward the 24mm. The (turning point)s were, a non-protruding front lens, filters, I can still shoot a room, cheaper, sharper. That front element on the 17 is a bit of a killer. Just thinking about putting the lens cap on gives me chills.

Dont let it be a killer, its really not a problem at all, i use mine day in and day out and i dont think i've ever unintentionally bumped it. Owned it for 1.5years on the dot and the front element still looks new

Not sure what brought about the current preoccupation with ultra wide angle lens coverage, but in the days of film cameras the widest shift lens for perspective control on 135 format was 24mm... the Oly 24mm PC and the Canon 24mm TS lenses.

The main concern - Is the 24 mm wide enough for shooting rooms in a house? My impression from y'all is that it is, and at least one of you shoot real estate for a living?

I've posted this image before on POTN to illustrate other points. Now I'll use it again to illustrate photographing a 14' x 20' interior area with a FF camera with 24mm PC lens...

Pi_314 wrote in post #14421358
The main concern - Is the 24 mm wide enough for shooting rooms in a house? My impression from y'all is that it is, and at least one of you shoot real estate for a living?

24mm is more than ample for 99% of rooms, even bathrooms. The only time I want the full 17mm of my 17 t/s is shooting exteriors, strangely enough.

mikekelley wrote in post #14421481
24mm is more than ample for 99% of rooms, even bathrooms. The only time I want the full 17mm of my 17 t/s is shooting exteriors, strangely enough.

I was standing at the counter waiting for service at the camera store, and reading replies on the phone.. I now have it in hand. Normally I go b+h for the purchase, but I had reasons, whatever that may be. Gonna see how this stacks up to the 24-70. Sure hope it blows it away. At least that is my expectation.

Pi,

A suggestion: take a look at Mike Kelley's posts. He does amazing stuff.

Phoenixkh wrote in post #14421955
Pi,

A suggestion: take a look at Mike Kelley's posts. He does amazing stuff.

Will do.
Question - Should the 24mm TS-E be the clear winner in terms of sharpness, compared to the 24-70 2.8? My initial test shows them to be neck and neck.