Unique lens

Felipe Rodríguez wrote:

Pros: Uniqueness, sharpness, overall image quality, build quality, lack of CA, lack of distortion, wideness.

i agree with all points noted here, it is a bit too wide for landscape!

Cons: Expensive, wideness (sometimes...), unprotected frontal element, no filters.

points i'd like to add are: seems too wide for landscape (i have noted above), steep learning curve, but luckily there are plenty teaching material can be found online! you really need to go out and try this lens on the field for days, especially huge buildings. Lee makes filter holder that is pretty wide and all other filter fit nice and tight. i have it but haven't used it yet. other manufacturers may have started to build filters as well, i am not sure though.

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...

but...like i noted, one needs to take this lens out and practice a lot!!!!!!!!!

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.

TS-E 24mm II is absolutely stunning for landscape and even portrait! the color it renders and micro contrast this lens produces are out of this world!!!!!

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

agreed!

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...