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berni123
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Location: Croatia
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Review Date: Jan 16, 2010
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $2,050.00
| Rating: 10
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Very sharp, wide and excellent for architecture and landscape. Tilt and shift similar to what was only possible with Sinar / Cambo etc. EXCELLENT !!
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Price, but worth every cent, no filter or hood. You must be carefull with lens
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Because of TS-E 24mm, TS-E 17mm and EF 14mm, I bought the Canon (before was a Nikon fan) and start shooting architecture in "leica" format. Before I was using Cambo and Hasselblad. If you shot architecture or landscape that's for you and you would not regret!! My Hass. is waiting for "normal" priced ful format digital Back. Hope it will come in 2-4 years.
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 Jan 16, 2010
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dimitris77
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Review Date: Jan 5, 2010
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $2,000.00
| Rating: 10
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Excellent sharpness, no CA, great focal distance.
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None. Maybe a bit bulky but thats what you get for the increased angle of coverage
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I have used the old version and this one is much improved. There is no CA at any tilt or shift variation which is amazing. Coupled with the lens sharpness you have a killer wide angle from Canon. I have considered getting the 17mm but this one is much easier to use since you can mount filters on it. Build quality is superb as you would expect from such an expensive lens.
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Jan 5, 2010
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Bikeshooter
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Location: Netherlands
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Review Date: Dec 15, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Sharpness, tilt and shift, lack of CA
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82 mm filter
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I've had the old one and was never realy happy with it. It was soft with loads of CA. The new one however is a league of it's own. Sharp even in the corners, only with extreme shift you notice some softness in the corners. CA is practically absent. Must have lens for architecture!
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Dec 15, 2009
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John Mills
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Location: Australia
Posts: 168
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Review Date: Oct 24, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Build Quality, Sharpness, Rectilinear
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Cost
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I have the TSE 17mm and now the 24mm Series II, I prefer the 17mm, but the 24 sure comes a close second. Sharpness is fantastic, so is the contrast. Thanks again Canon for a gem.
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Oct 24, 2009
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Stephen Byard
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Location: United Kingdom
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Review Date: Oct 13, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Sharp, good conrast and colour, no flare, independant shift and tilt, less vignette when using filters than Mk I version. tilt lock at zero
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Price, knobs still small and fiddly (Winter will be fun). No shift lock at zero
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I used the Mk I version for my landscapes for 18 months, producing sharp results with good IQ.
The new Mk II version moves the standard on, with good control of flare and excellent IQ and sharpness all round.
Everything is just that little bit better, although I have minor gripes about the small knobs, which will be worse in Winter!
Could not find one in the UK for love nor money, and ended up getting one from Hong Kong.
82mm filter thread not an issue as I use Lee filters, so it just meant getting the correct ring. I use a 2-filter holder and Lee 105mm polariser. Vignette start at higher levels of shift, but quite acceptable. As with a plate camera, larger tilt will cause under-exposure on the side opposite where the lens is further away from the sensor - so you just grad for this if required.
The metering can be out by up to three stops, so best to use Live-View when metering. For non live-view cmaeras, set expsoure prior to tilt/shift
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Oct 13, 2009
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Roy Pertchik
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Sep 27, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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This review will sound like a stupid review because there is nothing bad to say. Sharp from corner to corner wide open, shifted, tilted (when appropriate), CA negligible if at all.
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Needlessly bulky lens cap. Will need a home brew to fit 5.65x5.65 sheet glass filters for circ pol and ND.
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Couldn't be happier with this lens. It's stupidly sharp all over, wide open, and shifted it's still pretty sharp in the most extreme corners, too. Stopped down, it's fantastic every where. It no CA to speak of. Astounding. Shifted, it's equivalent to an 11mm lens on a FF. Surreal.
Buying this lens allowed me to sell off my 16-35 II, which was no where near as sharp in the corners or even in the center. Also selling off 24T&S. I now carry the 17mm T&S, a 24L 1.4, a 50L 1.2, a 70-200 2.8IS, a 1.4TC, and with two bodies (ff and cropper), I have everything I could possibly need.
This is not only the best wide Canon has made in many years or possibly ever, it is also a great, great optic that I am certain will become a legend.
If you like tilt and shift, you will be very hapy with this as your wide end solution.
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Sep 27, 2009
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Elpamas
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Location: Indonesia
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Review Date: Sep 26, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $2,000.00
| Rating: 10
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Sharp all the way to the corners! Built like a tank, yet it focuses firmly and smoothly.
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A little bit on the heavy side... but feels great on my 5D!
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I got it just a few days before my trip to Japan last month. This baby was almost never detached from my 5D. It definitely put my 16-35mm L II to shame. This is the second high-quality L lens that I own after my 70-200 f4 L IS. Every shot that I took with it was quite a religious experience. The built quality of this lens is second to none. It is wonderfully sharp and gives very negligible distortions. The firmness of the focusing ring and the smoothness of the tilt/shift gears work like magic.
Words of caution: should you decide to adjust the tilt or/and shift, more than 6 degrees, make sure you set the aperture to f11-f16 to eliminate softness around the edges. Anything smaller than f16 won't have greater effects other than degrading the picture quality. Just read the manual that comes with the lens and you'll be fine.
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Sep 26, 2009
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tom guffey
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Review Date: Sep 25, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Solid, well built, excellent optics, better working range than the earlier
T/S lens.
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None
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This lens represents what we've come to expect from the quality leader in the industry......keep up the good work Canon.
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Sep 25, 2009
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SKumar25
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Location: Australia
Posts: 201
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Review Date: Sep 23, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $2,200.00
| Rating: 10
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Lack of CA, sharpness, colours, contrast, build quality, allows for filters.
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MF, little bulky.
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This is an exceptional lens. The edge to edge IQ on FF is astonishing. It is very sharp wide open, one can achieve critically sharp corners by stopping down a stop or two. The lens is sharp across the frame.
It renders landscapes very well, with a great balance of colour and contrast.
The focus confirm is very reliable and allows me to use this MF lens as a general purpose lens, taking photos of family, objects etc.
Very well done Canon!
Not sure how anyone could rate this a 8/10, yet write that it is an excellent lens!?!
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Sep 23, 2009
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felipin
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Location: Spain
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Review Date: Sep 21, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Sharpness, overall image quality, lack of CA, extended shifting capabilities, build quality, design (it's nice!), independent shift/tilt
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None. Well, it is not exactly cheap...
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After using the 24 TS-E I, which is still a good lens, the Mark II will amaze you. Kudos for Canon engineering!
As others have said, this may be, with ease, the best wide angle lens ever built by any brand for 35mm photography...
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Sep 21, 2009
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ben egbert
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Aug 15, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $2,199.00
| Rating: 10
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Image quality, lack of distortion and vignetting
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bit hard to get used to the controls, requires new filter., Need to learn to manual focus without focus confirm when in tilit or shift mode.
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Very sharp corner to corner. Great build quality. Compared to my 17-40, it is much sharper, especially in the corners and edges, and has no noticeable distortion or vignetting (above f5.6) or CA. These were my main reasons to get this lens. I use this on a 1DS-mk3.
Going to take some time to learn how to focus this when tilt or shift is required because focus confirmation is inaccurate when shifted or tilted. Also going to take some time to memorize all the movements. I rotated for side to side tilt and it took a while to get everything back for up down tilt and up down shift.
After taking a few ultra deep dof shots using tilt, I suspect I will not need it often on a 24 used mostly for landscapes. Stopping down to f8 or f11 provided very deep dof without tilt. But the shift function means no more pointing the camera up or down for composition, or getting on these old hands and knees to get the shot.
I strongly considered the 24 f1.4mk2 but I wanted to get some experience with a tilt shift lens with the thought of adding a 17 and 90 in the future.
Personal difficulties aside, this is fantastic lens, highly recommended.
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Aug 15, 2009
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JWilsonphoto
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Aug 13, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $2,399.00
| Rating: 10
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Build quality and features
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None, except the entry fee.
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I have shot thousands of images with my two series I 24 TS lenses. While the I is a great lens, the series II is in a league all it's own. The build quality and the thought that went into it's features are obvious the minute you take it out of the box.
Sharpness and contrast exceed the level I was expecting. This lens is worth every penny of it's considerable price.
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Aug 13, 2009
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