Canon TS-E 24mm lens

The Canon TS-E 24 mm f/3.5L II is a tilt-shift, wide-angle prime lens that provides the equivalent of the corresponding view camera front movements on Canon EOS camera bodies. Though it uses Canon's EF lens mount, it does not provide autofocus.

Overview

The TS-E 24 mm f/3.5L II lens provides four

degrees of freedom, allowing ±8.5° tilt with respect to the film or sensor plane and ±12 mm shift with respect to the center of the image area;^[1]

each movement can be rotated ±90° about the lens axis.

Shifting allows adjusting the position of the subject in the image area without changing the camera angle; it is often used to avoid convergence of parallel lines, such as when photographing a tall building. Tilting the lens relies on the Scheimpflug principle to rotate the plane of focus away from parallel to the image plane; this can be used either to have all parts of an inclined subject sharply rendered, or to restrict sharpness to a small part of a scene. Tilting the lens results in a wedge-shaped depth of field that may be a better fit to some scenes than the depth of field between two parallel planes that results without tilt.

Unlike most view cameras, the shift mechanism allows shifts along only one axis, and the tilt mechanism allows tilts about only one axis; however, the rotation of the mechanisms allows the orientations of the axes to be changed, providing, in effect, combined tilt and swing, and combined rise/fall and lateral shift. In addition to optical improvements, the TS-E 24 mm f/3.5L II also introduces a new barrel design, allowing the tilt and the shift to be rotated independently of each other without removing screws on the lens body, as was required on the original version.

Canon announced the second version of this lens on the 18 February 2009.^[2] The lens has been in production since June 2009;^[3] it replaces the TS-E 24mm f/3.5L that was introduced in 1991.^[4]

Specifications

Attribute	TS-E24mm f/3.5L	TS-E24mm f/3.5L II
Image
Key features
feat-special	Perspective control, Scheimpflug principle
application	landscape, architecture^[5]
Autofocus capable	No
Full-frame compatible	Yes
Image stabilizer	No
Ultrasonic Motor	No
Stepping Motor	No
L-series	Yes
Macro	No
Technical data
Focal length	24 mm
type	Tilt-shift lens
Aperture (max/min)	f/3.5 / f/22
Construction	11 elements / 9 groups	16 elements / 11 groups
# of diaphragm blades	8
Closest focusing distance	0.3 m (0.98 ft)	0.21 m (0.69 ft)
Max. magnification	0.14 ×	0.34 ×
Horizontal viewing angle	74° (without any tilt or shift)
Vertical viewing angle	53° (without any tilt or shift)
Diagonal viewing angle	84° (without any tilt or shift)
Physical data
Weight	570 g (20 oz)	780 g (27.5 oz)
Maximum diameter	78 mm (3.1 in)	88,5 mm (3.5 in)
Length	86.8 mm (3.42 in)	106,9 mm (4.2 in)
Filter diameter	72 mm	82 mm
Accessories
Lens case	LP1216	LP1319
Lens hood	EW-75BII	EW-88B
Lens cap	E-72	E-82 / E-82II
Retail information
Release date	April 1991	June 2009
Currently in production?	No	Yes
MSRP	173,000 yen (w/case and hood)	250,000 yen / US$2,199 (w/case and hood)^[6]

References

^ "Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II". Canon UK. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
^ "Canon strengthens tilt & shift range with two new additions" (Press release). Canon, USA. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
^ "TS-E24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Lens". Canon Camera Museum. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
^ "TS-E24mm f/3.5L Tilt-Shift Lens". Canon Camera Museum. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
^ "Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5 L II Tilt-Shift Lens Review". The-Digital-Picture. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
^ "TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II". Canon USA. Archived from the original on 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2011-12-07.

External links

"Review - Canon TS-E 24 f/3.5L II". Canon Rumors.

[1] "Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II". Canon UK. Retrieved 2010-04-05.

[2] "Canon strengthens tilt & shift range with two new additions" (Press release). Canon, USA. Retrieved 2009-02-18.

[3] "TS-E24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Lens". Canon Camera Museum. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2010-04-04.

[4] "TS-E24mm f/3.5L Tilt-Shift Lens". Canon Camera Museum. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2010-04-04.

[5] "Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5 L II Tilt-Shift Lens Review". The-Digital-Picture. Retrieved 2011-12-07.

[6] "TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II". Canon USA. Archived from the original on 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2011-12-07.

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v t e Canon EF/EF-S/EF-M lenses
EF-S zoom	EF-S 10–18mm EF-S 10–22mm EF-S 15–85mm EF-S 17–55mm EF-S 17–85mm EF-S 18–55mm EF-S 18–135mm EF-S 18–200mm EF-S 55–250mm
Ultra-wide zoom	EF 11–24mm EF 16–35mm EF 17–40mm
Standard zoom	EF 24–70mm EF 24–105mm EF 28–135mm EF 28–300mm
Telephoto zoom	EF 70–200mm EF 70–300mm EF 75–300mm EF 100–400mm EF 200–400mm
Wide-angle prime	EF 14mm EF 20mm EF 24mm EF-S 24mm EF 28mm EF 35mm
Standard prime	EF 50mm
Telephoto prime	EF 85mm EF 100mm EF 135mm EF 200mm
Super telephoto prime	EF 300mm EF 400mm EF 500mm EF 600mm EF 800mm
Distorting lens	EF 8–15mm Fisheye
Tilt-shift	TS-E 17mm TS-E 24mm TS-E 45mm TS-E 50mm TS-E 90mm TS-E 135mm
Macro	EF-M 28mm Macro EF-S 35mm Macro EF 50mm Compact Macro TS-E 50mm MACRO EF-S 60mm Macro MP-E 65mm 1–5x Macro TS-E 90mm Macro EF 100mm Macro TS-E 135mm Macro EF 180mm Macro
EF-M zoom	EF-M 11–22mm EF-M 15–45mm EF-M 18–55mm EF-M 18–150mm EF-M 55–200mm
EF-M prime	EF-M 22mm EF-M 28mm Macro EF-M 32mm
Lens accessories	Extender EF
Discontinued zoom	EF 17–35mm EF 20–35mm EF 22–55mm EF 24–85mm EF 28–70mm EF 28–80mm EF 28–90mm EF 28–105mm EF 28–200mm EF 35–70mm EF 35–80mm EF 35–105mm EF 35–135mm EF 35–350mm EF 38–76mm EF 50–200mm EF 55–200mm EF 70–210mm EF 80–200mm EF 90–300mm EF 100–200mm EF 100–300mm
Discontinued prime	EF 15mm Fisheye EF 40mm EF 135mm with Softfocus EF 1200mm TS-E 45mm

Overview

Specifications

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References

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