Canon ef 24mm ts-e L reviews

1/2000 f4 iso 200; Tilt +8, Rotation 0

The Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5 L Tilt-Shift Lens is (update: before 2009) Canon's only L Series Tilt-Shift lens. It is a great choice for architecture and wide landscape photography. I use this lens also for sports and reportage photography.
Tilt, Shift and Rotate are the adjustment that can be used individually or simultaneously to alter the relationship of the optical axis of the lens to the sensor plane.

I love the Tilt adjustment because it creates extraordinary effect.

Turning the small (too small) tilt adjustment knob angles the lens up to +/- 8 degrees relative to the sensor plane. The result is a plane of sharp focus that is not parallel to the sensor plane.
The plane of sharp focus follows the direction of the tilt of the lens.

1/2500 f4,5 iso 800; Tilt +8 Rotation -90°

Use this feature to selectively keep objects in or out of focus in the picture. It is surprising how much background blur a relatively slow (f/3.5) 24mm lens can produce when tilted significantly. Diffusely blur the non-subject portion of your picture to dramatically direct the viewer's eye to the subject.

1/500 f3,5 iso 2000; Tilt -8 Rotation 0

1/200 f5,6 iso100; Tilt +8, Rotation 0

A shift adjustment moves the lens sideways parallel to the sensor plane. The effect of shift is perspective distortion, The uses for this functionality are many. Shifting enables sides of tall buildings to be made parallel, instead of converging lines.
Are you unable to get the shot from the proper position because of an obstacle? Simply move to the side and shift the lens to give the perspective you wanted from the blocked position.

The Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5 L Tilt-Shift Lens can also rotate. A small release unlocks the up-to-180-degree rotational movement of the TS-E lenses.

All Canon TS-E lenses use good old fashion manual focus only. Manual focus at a wide aperture setting is easy to miss with the standard focusing screens shipping on Canon's current DSLRs.

Live Views helps tremendously to take the correct focus but in sport photography not always is possible to use it.
The Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5 L Tilt-Shift Lens inspires creativity. The results can be stunning. If you are looking for a simple point and shoot lens, a TS-E lens is probably not for you.

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