David J. Littleboy
Senior Member
Mine does, too. I don't know if it's a problem or not. I'm too busy being knocked out by the corner sharpness and lack of CA.
The old 24TSE is much smoother.
Ditto.
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David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan
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TS-E 24mm's - they're heeere (in the UK)
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David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan
Gordon S Walker
Senior Member
That lens looks a lot of fun, you lucky son-of-a-guns.
I may have to sell a kidney to get one of those but from what you've said (and the review on here) it seems Canon have a gem on their hands.
I look forward to seeing a lot of interesting shots.
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I may have to sell a kidney to get one of those but from what you've said (and the review on here) it seems Canon have a gem on their hands.
I look forward to seeing a lot of interesting shots.
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exposures
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Just received my 24 TS-E II over here in the USA.
Nice and smooth...At least as good as my old 24 TS-E!
Now to go shoot something with this beauty and see how much better it is than the old version.
Oh...the larger shift knob is great...as is the tilt-lock!
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Gary Michael.
Focus and the world becomes more clear.
Nice and smooth...At least as good as my old 24 TS-E!
Now to go shoot something with this beauty and see how much better it is than the old version.
Oh...the larger shift knob is great...as is the tilt-lock!
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Gary Michael.
Focus and the world becomes more clear.
doctor digi
Senior Member
Yes, my 17 is "rough" too. It feels like it has grit in it. It always has, but it doesn't seem to be detrimental to operation.
I also notice that the 17 is off-axis to a considerable extent (set it to the shift centre point and rotate it - there is image shift).
I must check properly, but anecdotal use in the field on architecture also suggests it is not in line. If standing in the centre line of a building and pointing at the centre of the end wall and shifting upwards any roof tie-beams are not shown as parallel to the top of the frame. Rotating the camera to make them parallel moves the centre point slightly to one side of the centre of the end wall.
As I'm using a 1Ds III I know that the view is close to 100%, so it's not like part of the frame is cut off and moving the apparent centre point of the frame.
I also notice that the 17 is off-axis to a considerable extent (set it to the shift centre point and rotate it - there is image shift).
I must check properly, but anecdotal use in the field on architecture also suggests it is not in line. If standing in the centre line of a building and pointing at the centre of the end wall and shifting upwards any roof tie-beams are not shown as parallel to the top of the frame. Rotating the camera to make them parallel moves the centre point slightly to one side of the centre of the end wall.
As I'm using a 1Ds III I know that the view is close to 100%, so it's not like part of the frame is cut off and moving the apparent centre point of the frame.
Keith Cooper
Senior Member
Hi
I took some sample shots to compare the old 24 with the new 24 yesterday, and would post them here, but for the fact that the hosts for the Northlight Images site have had DNS problems on and off since late Friday night (GMT), so I can't upload anything to the site... (or receive email)
So, my first comment would be that the new lens at f/8 shows virtually no CA, and even in the corners at full horizontal shift, it is barely noticeable. Contrast and vignetting seems improved slightly too. The CA on the old lens is very easy to fix in ACR or the likes, but even after this, there is a noticeable improvement in the new lens. Once shifted it's noticeably sharper all over the field.
I've seen the excellent DPR tests, but you just don't use this lens at that distance, so whilst they are useful, I'd be curious to see some tests at more realistic distances. No doubt once they start shipping a bit more, we'll see some of the real lens anoraks get to work
Given I've used the old lens without much problem for several years at modest amounts of shift, the new one makes it easier to use the full range of movements without so much concern as to whether I'm going to have bits of the image too soft.
In some ways it's a bit like moving from my 1Ds to 1Ds Mk3 - doesn't necessarily make my photos any better (to the average client), but extends the range of shots I can get without needing to worry about techy image quality issues
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bye for now
Keith Cooper
PS Just to remind me about our dependence on technology, the office telephone system also died yesterday, so no ringing down to the kitchen for a cup of tea :-(
I took some sample shots to compare the old 24 with the new 24 yesterday, and would post them here, but for the fact that the hosts for the Northlight Images site have had DNS problems on and off since late Friday night (GMT), so I can't upload anything to the site... (or receive email)
So, my first comment would be that the new lens at f/8 shows virtually no CA, and even in the corners at full horizontal shift, it is barely noticeable. Contrast and vignetting seems improved slightly too. The CA on the old lens is very easy to fix in ACR or the likes, but even after this, there is a noticeable improvement in the new lens. Once shifted it's noticeably sharper all over the field.
I've seen the excellent DPR tests, but you just don't use this lens at that distance, so whilst they are useful, I'd be curious to see some tests at more realistic distances. No doubt once they start shipping a bit more, we'll see some of the real lens anoraks get to work
Given I've used the old lens without much problem for several years at modest amounts of shift, the new one makes it easier to use the full range of movements without so much concern as to whether I'm going to have bits of the image too soft.
In some ways it's a bit like moving from my 1Ds to 1Ds Mk3 - doesn't necessarily make my photos any better (to the average client), but extends the range of shots I can get without needing to worry about techy image quality issues
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bye for now
Keith Cooper
PS Just to remind me about our dependence on technology, the office telephone system also died yesterday, so no ringing down to the kitchen for a cup of tea :-(
It's really bad when your host's own website is down. Seems like more than DNS to me. You should look into alternatives to webspacehosting.
Keith Cooper
Senior Member
Yup, it's taken out my other half's bridal jewellery site and another friend's site too
Worst outage I've had for some time - I'll be having words tomorrow ;-)
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bye for now
Keith Cooper
Worst outage I've had for some time - I'll be having words tomorrow ;-)
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bye for now
Keith Cooper
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