Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L

[ronderick]

I guess I'll jump on the band wagon...

This is my first TS-E lens, and it took a while to get used to it. While I still have some ways to go before nailing down the details, two things I found vital for this lens - LIVE VIEW and TRIPOD. Great lens, but not something you can use w/o prep time.

PS: By the way, these pictures were taken with APS-H body, so expect a wider view when you use it with FF bodies.

Pic 1 - Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Pic 2 - Taipei 101, Pic 3 - View from Liberty State Park in NJ

 

[dolina]

Pew pew pew by alabang, on Flickr

 

[tron]

Very nice photos. So with an APS-H body the lens is equivalent to 1.3 * 17 = 22.1 mm so close to a TS-E 24mm on a FF.
You can now get a FF camera and have the best of both lenses. No immediate need to get TS-E24mmL II too

Very helpful your comment about the tripod. I'll have that in mind before (and if) I get this lens. I have the TS-E24mm II on a FF for now and although I can do without a tripod (I use the shift function for now) I understand that this will not be the case with the TS-E17mm since a slight movement of hands will cause great changes.

 

[dolina]

Thanks!


Valero Street, Makati City by alabang, on Flickr

 

[dolina]

Festival Supermall by alabang, on Flickr

 

[dolina]

Ayala Alabang Village Barangay Social Hall by alabang, on Flickr

 

[John MacLean Photography]

@ f11, 4x5 crop, processed in NIK Silver Efex Pro 2

 

[TexPhoto]

Love this lens.


Untitled by TexPhoto, on Flickr


IMG_0564_5_6_tonemapped by TexPhoto, on Flickr

 

[AprilForever]

I really like the church picture, especially how the tilt keeps the building looking right!

 

[dolina]

Untitled by alabang, on Flickr

 

[dolina]

Petron Alabang by alabang, on Flickr

 

[dwischnewski]

Here a few TS-E 17mm pics from my stream.


Carrousel du Louvre‎ by Daniel Wischnewski, on Flickr


Police Men and Travellers by Daniel Wischnewski, on Flickr


Cathedral in Cologne by Daniel Wischnewski, on Flickr

 

[Epphoto]

here is a few more

 

[keithinmelbourne]

Well I finally got this lens. It is difficult and a lot of fun. While I try and master it, here is one of my first shots, handheld.

 

[Portrait_Moments_Photogra]

Canon 5D2 with TS-E 17

 

[ncsa]

Arts Centre by ncsabkk, on Flickr


Yarra by ncsabkk, on Flickr

 

[Peter Hill]

Why do you believe that live view is "vital" for this lens?

 

[ncsa]

Live view for the TS-E lenses helps on the focusing side but more importantly in the exposure because as soon as any of these lenses are shifted or tilt is used, then the camera auto-exposure will get it wrong.

There is also camranger tool which allows you to tether an iPhone/iPad for live view on a bigger screen

http://www.camranger.com

Why do you believe that live view is "vital" for this lens?

 

[ncsa]

2x landscape shifted images

The Shrine by ncsabkk, on Flickr

3x portrait shifted images (handheld)

The Dome by ncsabkk, on Flickr

 

[Eldar]

Canon TS-E 17mm f4L

This is an amazing lens, which clearly deserves a thread of its own. I just got the lens and I must admit I struggle a bit. To kick it off, here is one shot just outside my bedroom window, no shift, no tilt, just awesome-everything-else