Canon TS-E 45mm lens
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| Canon TS-E 45mm on 5D MK II and 7D 29/08/2010 I bought this lens to take advantage of the ability to alter the depth of field for landscape with tilt and create seamless panoramas. I was skeptical this lens would have enough resolution to keep up with both my 5D MK II and 7D but those concerns were quickly put to rest. This lens is -sharp- on both cameras with just a very small touch of chromatic aberation in really glarey conditions on the 7D. So, on the 5D MK II I have a 45mm lens while on the 7D I have the equivalent of a 72mm lens. I guess that means I bought 2 $650 lenses ;) On my eye level tripod if I just level the camera and dial in a little under 2 degrees of tilt the focal plane runs parallel to the ground which makes getting the depth of field one wants for landscape a snap. Just keep in mind the DoF runs in a vertical wedge with the narrow end at your feet to watch for DoF in the vertical direction. Live View with depth of field preview and 100% zoom is your friend for checking critical sharpness. Only caveat is I would NOT recommend this lens if your camera doesn't have live view. Live view really is essential for working with this lens in my opinion. Also, there is an excellent tutorial on: [...] By Bill Thomson | |||||
| Steep learning curve, but useful for right projects 06/05/2010 I've been a photographer since the film era, and I also have previous experience with view cameras, so I'm familiar with the lens movement. Yet, TS-E has a couple of peculiar points that have its own learning curve. Image quality is also very good, but not perfect. I use this lens mostly for tabletop product photography, food photography and creative and corrective portraiture. I think product photography is probably the most common application for TS-E45mm, although not many people talk about it online... and even less so for corrective portraiture. Anyway, if you can pay for the lens and willing to take the steep learning curve, this lens is almost essential for these things. I found TS-E45mm tends to give inaccurate focus even when the focus is dead on on the viewfinder screen. This happens most often when tilted and shifted simultaneously, and the focus is taken near the periphery of the view. This happens on both 5D and 7D. I don't know if there's a good way to overcome this problem other than live view or tethered. Although officially unsupported, we often see people say that TS-E45mm works fine with 1.4x and 2x teleconverters online. I think what they mean is merely that the teleconverter fits without a mechanical problem. However, this needs a caveat. If the lens is shifted while on a teleconverter, the lateral chromatic aberration worsens dramatically. Other aberration probably worsens, because focus is also not very sharp. Tilt is not as bad in this regard. Simultaneous tilt and shift is also very bad. So, if you use this lens with a teleconverter, you should limit the lens movement to a small tilt only. Since the movement is limited by the image quality, the limitation is not absolute, but certainly limits the usability of this lens with a teleconverter. Also, with a 1.4x teleconverter, I see a noticeable drop in image contrast. So, if you buy TS-E45mm with the hope of using it with a teleconverter, I think you'll eventually be buying TS-E90mm as well (and as I did), to avoid these problems. By Ryuji Suzuki Cambridge, MA USA | |||||
| Awesome...if you can nail focus 25/03/2010 I've had this lens for a few months now and it is rad! Nailing the focus when tilting is a challenge, but once you get used to it, you're able to get more creative with it. I use it for wedding and portrait photography By C. Parreira San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||
| Canon TS-E 45mm Tilt Shift 21/01/2009 Excellent build quality. The photographs it produces are really nice. Certainley does not replace a camera with more movement, but a good addition to my 35mm kit. By Jackson Smith Charlottesville, VA United States | |||||
| One of my favorite lenses 30/10/2008 Amazing lens. The learning curve is a little steep, but if you stay with it then you will be really happy with the results. By Jacob W. Morrow | |||||
