Unique lens

Dan_168 wrote:

Felipe Rodríguez wrote:

Pros: Uniqueness, sharpness, overall image quality, build quality, lack of CA, lack of distortion, wideness.
Cons: Expensive, wideness (sometimes...), unprotected frontal element, no filters.

This is a truly unique lens: I'm glad Canon did it! With it, Canon shooters can achieve certain imagery that no other people using SRLs can...

The image quality is simply stunning. After using it, all my other TS-E lenses (the 24 Mk I and even the 45) seem lemons.

Of course, corner sharpness, if shifted/tilted, is not the same, but anyway the images are amazing.

It's very hard to hand hold the lens, even with an appropriate focus screen, but, well, any serious architectural work can hardly be done without a tripod...

I agree, it's a pretty unique lens, I use it for both landscape and interior, mostly used on the A7R II these days, it works perfectly with the Metabones adapters. it doesn't really have a direct competitor until recently Nik0n came out with the PC 19 Tilt and shift, which I think it's even better, I will probably get one as well since I shoot with multiple systems.

I also have a TSE 24 II, in my opinion optically it's better than the 17, I use both a lot.

Shooting T/S lenses handheld can be a little challenging with DSLR, it's much easier wtth the Mirrorless, but I still prefer to shoot on tripod no matter what platform I use, just because I am landscape guys and wants to maximize the quality output.

When shooting interiors with ceiling downlights this lens is succeptible to flares. I always try to cover with hand the front element protecting it from any ceiling light shining directly at it.