TS-E 17 f/4L & TS-E 24 f/3.5L II [CR4]
February 17th, 2009 Posted in Canon Lenses
UPDATE
Introducing TWO new Canon Tilt-Shift Lenses?
Images from Germany:
http://www.achatzi.de/shop/product_info.php?pName=tse24mm-f35l-ii
http://www.achatzi.de/shop/product_info.php?pName=tse-17mm-f4l
We reported the possibility of 2 tilt-shift lenses for PMA, one of our new sources has come through if this is true.
A pair of Tilt Shift lenses?
As we reported a few days ago, there’s a chance there will be two tilt-shift lenses launched for PMA.
Apparently a German forum has picked up on that.
http://www.dslr-forum.de/showthread.php?t=451595
TS-E 17mm €2499
TS-E 24mm €2299
We’ll find out soon.
cr
February 17th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
interesting… but what about telephotos… 100-400 or 200-500 PLEASE!!! =D
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February 17th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Here are Pics from the german shop:
http://www.achatzi.de/shop/product_info.php?pName=tse24mm-f35l-ii
http://www.achatzi.de/shop/product_info.php?pName=tse-17mm-f4l
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axio Reply:
February 17th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
I think the rating can upgrade to RC5 now
Thanks
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February 17th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
OMG TS-E 17mm!! Is there still a reason to tilt??
and what kind of speed would cost €2k+ per piece??
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February 17th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
You can make that a CR4 (at least). The guy that posted the message is owner of an official Canon store, and a quite renowned one.
I hope that’s not it for new lenses at PMA. TS-Es, while certainly great fun, are not exactly on my shortlist, in particular at that price point. ;-)
I guess I am not alone with that opinion. EF 50 1.4 II or EF 100-400 II, or better yet, an EF-S 30someting, or just about anything a bit more mainstream, please? Canon? Helloohoo?
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axio Reply:
February 17th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
+1 to the 50/1.4 II
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February 17th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
I second that this is _at least_ a CR4. Martin Achatzi is one of the most wellknown Canon-Dealers in Germany’s dslr-scene. If Martin says there will be a 17mm f4, in April, there is most certainly going to be one.
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February 17th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Very interesting.
I must say, even though my top lens would be a 24-70 replacement (IS, better optics, please :)) a 17mm TS-E lens is pretty cool sounding. As someone with only an 1.6x crop camera (40D) a wide(ish) tilt-shift is something I could use.
I think the real questions are:
Did they add AF (even if it is only when non-shifted/tilted)?
Did they weather seal? (if that’s even possible!)
What is the max aperture? f/2.8? f/4? Who knows?
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Stefan Reply:
February 17th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
Look at the images, it’s f/4.
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Peter B. Reply:
February 17th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
No images at the time of my post. :)
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RS Reply:
February 17th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
AF and weather sealing are pretty much irrelevant for a TS-E lens, especially now when you can use live view to very accurately manually focus such a lens
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February 17th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Whilst neither of these would be on my shopping list, I think from Canon’s point of view it’s a pretty good move.
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February 17th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
MUCH impressive.
Now the only thing I request to Canon is:
- 3D DSLR or 5D MK II if no 3D possible with FULL MANUAL CONTROL in Movie Mode…
- updated 24-70 f/2.8L (with IS?) with macro capability
- Some other lens people may buy in mass
That will make LOT of sales…. specially considering Nikon is (much) more expensive (on lenses too), has less range of lenses and still doesn’t have a Full Frame with Movie/Video mode (thus, not taking advantage of the low noise FF sensor for Move).
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Justin Reply:
February 17th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
+1 on 24-70IS but I’m pretty sure I’m the only one ;)
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February 17th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
That 17 would do amazing things for architectural photogs.
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February 17th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Also look at that crazy 24 f3.5 II lens hood!
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February 17th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Hohoho….the 17mm…here I come…
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February 17th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
They look fake to me, why would the 17 and 25mm lenses have the same serial number??
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Ed Reply:
February 17th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Maybe I mistook that white number on the lens for a serial number – 0405071.
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Max Reply:
February 17th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
That’s the focusing distance in meters…
Going from 0.25, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.7, 1, 3, and then infinity. (The green text is it in feet)
The photos look too complicated to be faked. If they are fakes, thats some amazing work.
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Ron Reply:
February 17th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Where did you see the serial number? O_O
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February 17th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Everyone is going to have a different opinion regarding which lenses Canon should upgrade, but if you’ve had any experience with the TS-E 24mm you will know it is not the strongest performer. In fact, of all the current L lenses, it’s the weakest of the bunch IMO. It’s not particularly sharp and it has significant CA issues that are difficult to fix when shifted. Apparently the Nikkor equivalent is excellent (and so it should be being nearly two decades newer), and given the recent Nikon FF offerings, especially the D3X, it’s a lens that absolutely must be redesigned by Canon in order to remain competitive. Given the new 24 f/1.4 and other recent lens revisions (14mm, 70-200 f/4 IS), it should be great.
But if this 17mm is true, and it appears to be… then Canon is upping the ante on Nikon and their recent t/s lenses. Rather than just pulling back to even and calling it a day, it’s a serious motivator to keep pros with Canon. Hopefully this lens will be a Zeiss rival in overall quality.. time will tell.
It would be nice to see the TS-E 45mm redesigned to address significant CA issues.
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maxs Reply:
February 17th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
id also like to see the 45 redesigned… as an L and as a macro… i think that would be a one lens killer on FF
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February 17th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Is this it?
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February 17th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
This is all true…
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February 17th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
17 is great, but when 17 coming will renew 24 tilt be good idea? it will be a marketing nightmare, these two lenses are too similar to one another.
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Big Ben Reply:
February 19th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
How can 17mm and 24mm be to similar? Maby if I ask my mother…
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February 17th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
On the German forum, Martin Achatzi added:
“Randscharf auch total verschwenkt bei offenster Blende, kein roter Bereich mehr.”
Translation: Sharp to the frame edges even with full shift at maximum aperture. There’s no longer a red zone on the tilt/shift scales.
It’s interesting to see in the photos of the two lenses that there doesn’t appear to be a tilt scale on the 24mm while there is on the 17…
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February 17th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Boring…
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February 17th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
[...] CanonRumors are reporting (via Achatzi, an Authorized Canon of Germany reseller) that a TS-E 17mm F/4L is due to be announced at PMA next week. They even have pictures to “prove” this… [...]
February 17th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
*yawn*
Vincent Laforet killed it with the T/S, anything else from this point on will just be an imitation of his work.
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Sure Reply:
February 17th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
Yeah, because everyone buys a t/s lens to reproduce a gimmicky look.
Nevermind people who want to shoot architecture with correct perspective or any sort of work where increasing the apparent depth of field is desired.
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February 17th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
It’s official!!!
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Andrés Reply:
February 17th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Good job Canon Rumors!
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February 18th, 2009 at 1:08 am
i’m extremely excited by these two lenses, and being an architectural photographer want both of them, just need to get a lot of work to pay for them
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Big Ben Reply:
February 19th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
The prices look higher on other sites.
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