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]