Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II

[aldvan]

What do you mean? Straighten the photo in post?

Then please show me a fullsize, non-cropped image with the same effect and same corner quality. and also, adjust DOF like you can with tiltshift, for example full DOF on a landscape image at f8. Also with rotated plane of focus. It's only possible with tiltshift.

Do you mean something like the two following examples? And in regard of cropping, it is exactly for that reason that I like the big megapixel range of my 1Ds and 5D. I like to be free to recompose my images by cropping them regardless of just falling lines...

 

[Cannon Man]

The post edit T/S effects really look like they were don in post.
Look how beautiful the blur is and how sharp and colorful the lens is!
I have 0 sharpening added and zero saturation added!
This was shot at f/3.5

 

[Cannon Man]

One more at f/8. same thing here, no adjustments zero sharpness added in camera or post. straight out the camera with neutral picture style. beautiful sharpness. i believe i shifted up a little.

 

[aldvan]

But you need to know ahead of time that you're going to need that, and frame loosely to allow for the cropping space needed for the corrections. Plus, you'll have soft corners, not as bad as a de-fish, but definitely soft.

I'm not sure about soft corners... My main field is architecture and I made large use of perspective correction without suffering of soft corners. In the full resolution version of Steven Holl building I can't see any soft corner. Obviously we are comparing a prime lens (24 T&S) with a zoom lens (16-35) and this is not a fair competition!
By the way, the only way for not needing any correction, particularly with a lens quite complex to operate mechanically, is to put it on a tripod. Your Chinese temple, for instance, and the bell tower too, beautiful pictures nevertheless, are not perfectly orthogonal and they need all some adjustment...

 

[neuroanatomist]

True. The temple was handheld, however, the Custom House Tower was on a tripod (0.5 s exposure, I think). However, in both cases I was too close, and really needed a 17mm TS-E for those shots - even with max shift, I had to point the camera up a bit to get the full height of the structure in both cases, and that resulted in the perspective distortion.

 

[aldvan]

The post edit T/S effects really look like they were don in post.

Obviously, since what I did in this PP what is impossible with a T&S: selecting an arbitrary, poligonal area, just to demonstrate what is possible in PP. Actually I don't like this effect and I never use in my compositions, as, usually, I don't like to aim the attention on a subject other than playing with plain and simple DoF...

 

[aldvan]

and that resulted in the perspective distortion.

Actually this is not a 'distortion', but just 'geometrical perspective'... It appears a 'distortion' in 2D since our eyes+visual cortex do in 3D vision something similar to a PP, and we don't notice the perspective effects in direct perception...

 

[OlAf]

shift


IMG_2293_1200 by -OlAf-, on Flickr

 

[briansquibb]

Canon TS-E24 f/3.5 II

I find this lens really versatile - and the IQ is wonderfull

 

[Janco]

Re: Canon TS-E24 f/3.5 USM II

What USM? Ultrasonic manual? Depends on how fast you are

 

[briansquibb]

Re: Canon TS-E24 f/3.5 USM II

What USM? Ultrasonic manual? Depends on how fast you are

;D ;D ;D Oops - typing error from an old man

Now changed

 

[joos]

Re: Canon TS-E24 f/3.5 II

I wish I could have photoshopped that building being built out of the photo.... but l can't unless someone knows how to in light room.

 

[untitled10]

Re: Canon TS-E24 f/3.5 II

I wish I could have photoshopped that building being built out of the photo.... but l can't unless someone knows how to in light room.

Send me a clean jpg and ill do it for you ^_^

 

[Ivan Muller]

Canon 24mm f3.5 TS mk2, the ultimate wide angle lens?

I have had mine for a month or two now and I am more than pleased...Its a great interior and architecture lens and now I have taken my first tentative steps to use it in my personal photography...more thoughts and photos here at...http://www.ivanmuller.co.za/blog-item/greylingstad-mpumalanga

 

[Axilrod]

Re: Canon 24mm f3.5 TS mk2, the ultimate wide angle lens?

It's razor sharp, that's for sure. Your pics are pretty good but (for example), the one you posted is a little confusing. Is the subject the car or the building? If it's the car I think coming in a bit closer and getting a bit lower would help in terms of composition. Then again I'm no expert, just my take on it.

Also there is already a thread for the 24TSEII, it's just a few pages back.

 

[Ivan Muller]

Thanks Axil, didint have the energy to search for previous T/S threads...but thanks for slotting it in nevertheless..Regarding the image its not about the car or the cars or the building..its just a documentary style image of a little town that happened to have nice light as I drove through it...

 

[ncsa]

A couple each with 3x stitched images


River by ncsabkk, on Flickr


Trestle Bridge by ncsabkk, on Flickr

 

[HarryWintergreen]

really nice thread and really nice pictures!
The TSE24 is extremely versatile a lens. It requires time and frequently it is better to use a tripod and live view. You need time to think about lines, exposure, amount of compensation for shifting-related softness in the corners (i.e. need to stop down), and what you can do to prevent camera blur. 24mm is not enough when it comes to real high-rise buildings. But to me, the TSE24 pulls it off to make these pictures look nicer. And it is nearly distortion-free, a big asset in architectural photography. And yes, it's a pleasure using it on a 5 DII.

Mainz Cathedral ISO 640, f5, 3.2s, window sill
Potsdamer Platz ISO 200, f/16, 1/250s
Deutsche Bank ISO 200, f/10, 1/250s, hand-held
Lumen at the blue hours ISO 1600, f/10, 0,5 s, bean bag

Cheers, H.

 

[ncsa]

West Gate by ncsabkk, on Flickr

 

[neuroanatomist]

Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA


EOS 1D X, TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II, 13 s, f/8, ISO 100