Two new Canon TS lenses announced

[Manfr3d]

17mm f4 TS-E L: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=156&modelid=18174
24mm/3.5 TS-E L II: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=156&modelid=18175

:clap

[Awais Yaqub]

Loooking good !

Now there should be one sub 1000$ full frame camera with plastic body and 10MP. I can live with 1.5 frames per second :wink

[Nikolai]

YESSSSSS! :barb
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0902/09021806canon17mm24mmTSElenses.asp

[Scott_Quier]

Pre-PMA 2009: Canon has today announced a pair of new tilt and shift lenses, in the shape of the TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II and the ultra-wide TS-E 17mm f/4L. These two optics share a brand new barrel design that allows the directions of the tilt and shift to be rotated independently of each other, offering a high degree of control over the positioning of the focal plane. They also feature Canon's latest sub-wavelength structure coating (SWC) for the minimization of flare and ghosting, high-precision aspherical front elements to keep distortion to a minimum and multiple UD elements to reduce chromatic aberration. When used on the 35mm full-frame format, the TS-E 17mm f/4L offers the widest angle of view of any similar lens currently available.
The high-lighted part (my emphasis) of the quote above is what really interests me. If I read it correctly, Canon has been listening/reading info on the net and has realized that photogs are modifying the "Mark I" versions to re-align/rotate the relationship between the shift and tilt properties of the lens. Hmmmmm - that 24 really has my interest!

Any bets on whether Andy acquires serial number 000001?:lol

[keithinmelbourne]

17mm f4 TS-E L: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=156&modelid=18174
24mm/3.5 TS-E L II: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=156&modelid=18175

:clap

When I heard that Canon had deleted the 24mm Mk1 version I guessed that either the lens would be deleted altogether or its replacement would be far more expensive. It was the latter. So, I have ordered an old version anyway. I'm hoping it will be good enough. The forecast price of the new lens looks like being double. If I can earn some money off the old version, I might treat myself to a 90mm TS-E. That looks like real fun.

[ziggy53]

When I heard that Canon had deleted the 24mm Mk1 version I guessed that either the lens would be deleted altogether or its replacement would be far more expensive. It was the latter. So, I have ordered an old version anyway. I'm hoping it will be good enough. The forecast price of the new lens looks like being double. If I can earn some money off the old version, I might treat myself to a 90mm TS-E. That looks like real fun.

Keithinmelbourne, welcome to the Digital Grin. :clap

Good luck with the TS 24mm MK I. It is a wonderful lens. :thumb

[Nikolai]

The high-lighted part (my emphasis) of the quote above is what really interests me. If I read it correctly, Canon has been listening/reading info on the net and has realized that photogs are modifying the "Mark I" versions to re-align/rotate the relationship between the shift and tilt properties of the lens. Hmmmmm - that 24 really has my interest!I agree, that's the key difference. And I now wonder how that 17 would feel on my FF body:-) :wink

Any bets on whether Andy acquires serial number 000001?:lolYou mean he doesn't have it yet? :huh

[Pindy]

Has anyone confirmed the MTF charts posted to that beacon of truth, dpreview forum?

[keithinmelbourne]

I have not had a great deal of time to come to grips with the new lens, but my first attempts at doing panos, and the miniaturizing effect yesterday went very well. Stitching the panos using photomerge in CS4 was a breeze. I things about this lens I like the most are: it's manual (slows you down and makes you think more) and creative versatility (there seems to be a lot to explore). I think I will really enjoy working with this lens.:clap

[Manfr3d]

For what it's worth. Reports on a german forum say both lenses are sharp from corner to corner even with maximum shift.

[Manfr3d]

Some more info on TS Lenses from canon: http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2826