Overview

A superb refinement to a true Canon classic, the new TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II offers enhanced functionality and image quality in its most popular tilt-shift focal length. Designed with UD glass to minimize and compensate for chromatic aberrations and a specially coated aspherical element for the highest possible glare-free image quality, this tilt-shift lens features an angle of view of 84° on a full-frame camera.

• New TS rotation lets users freely combine tilting and shifting within the range of +/- 90° in the direction of movement. The Tilt function has an enhanced range of movement of up to +/- 8.5°, a revolving construction for both portrait and landscape shooting modes, locking, ergonomically-designed and easily operated tilt and shift knobs, uses a circular aperture for beautiful out-of-focus areas, and is constructed using only lead-free glass and has an SWC lens coating that controls ghosting and flare to a far greater degree than earlier coating technologies.

Features:

• Aspherical and UD lens elements result in outstanding image delineation
• SWC (Subwavelength Structure Coating) dramatically reduces ghosting and flare caused by light entering at an acute angle
• The lens can be tilted up to +/-8.5° and shifted up to +/-12mm
• The tilt and shift functions can be used singly or in combination. The tilt and shift can switch from right angle to parallel using the TS rotation feature
• The lens can be rotated to change the tilt or shift direction
• A truly round aperture hole results in a nicer background blur

Panel Features:

Canon's TS-E lenses are tilt-shift lenses designed for EOS cameras. The tilt-shift mechanism enables photographers to control the depth of field and the area photographed and to correct image distortion,making it possible t take sophisticated pictures that cannot be shot using a conventional lens

MTF Charts

Modulation Transfer Function or "MTF" is a measurement of the optical performance potential of a lens.

On EOS cameras with a built-in flash , some partial restrictions may apply to the shift and rotation functions

Sample Image

About the Shift Knob Cap

• Shifting will be easier if the supplied shift knob cap is mounted. However , for EOS cameras with built-in flash, the cap will come in contact with the camera during the lens mounting/detaching or during shift/rotation operation. The shift knob cap is recommended for use with EOS-1, EOS-1D,EOS1Ds  and EOS 5D series.

• Remove the shift knob screw
• Mount the cap by squeezing it into the shift knob and then fix it using the supplied screw. To remove the cap, remove the screw and pull out the cap

Mounting /Removing the Lens Cap

• Removing - To remove the cap, hold down the button on the side and turn the cap in the direction of the arrow until the position mark on the cap aligns with the red dot.
• Attaching - To attach the cap, align the cap's attachment position mark with the red dot on the front of the lens, then turn the cap as shown by the arrow until the lens' red dot is aligned with the cap's stop position mark

Tilt Function

• Tilting inclines the lens relative to the  image plane. When the tilt scale is set to the "0" position, the focusing and imaging planes are parallel. However,tilting puts the focusing plane at an angle to the imaging plane

• To shoot so that all of an extensive subject is in focus, you must normally use a small aperture to obtain a large depth of field. But tilting allows you to keep all of the subject in focus even when there is insufficient depth of field
• By Tilting in the opposite direction , you can focus on a specific part of the subject

Using Tilt 

• To keep the tilt scale locked in the "0" position ,slide the tilt lock button in the direction of "LOCK", then turn the tilt lock knob in the direction of the arrow

1. Slide the tilt-lock button in the direction of arrow A . Loosen the tilt lock knob by turning it in the direction of arrow B
2. Turn the tilt knob to adjust the amount of tilt. Focus the shot by turning the focusing ring
3. Turn the tilt lock knob in the direction of the arrow to lock the amount of tilt for the shot

Shift Function

• Shifting moves the optical axis of the lens in parallel off the center of the imaging plane. Shift can be used to good effect in the situations below.

• If you photograph a subject such as building with a normal lens, the top of the building tapers way. But by placing the camera parallel to the building and shifting the lens, you can correct this tapering effect.
• When you are shooting a reflective subject, you can move the camera to a position where the camera does not appear in the shot and then use shift to take the picture. This lets you keep the camera out of the shot without having to change the shot composition.

Using Shift

1. Loosen the shift lock knob by turning it in the direction of the arrow
2. Turn the shift knob to adjust the amount of shift. Focus the shot by turning the focusing ring
3. Turn the shift lock knob in the direction of the arrow to lock the amount of shift for the shot

Depth-of-Field Scale / Infrared Index

• The depth-of-field is the distance in front of and behind the plane of focus on the subject that appears sharp. The depth of field is indicated by the area between the depth-of-field scale lines the distance scale
• The Infrared index corrects the focus setting when using monochrome infrared film. Focus on the subject in MF, then adjust the distance setting by moving the focusing ring to the corresponding infrared index mark

What's in the Box?

• Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Lens
• E-82 II 82mm Lens Cap
• Lens Dust Cap E (Rear)
• EW-88B Lens Hood for Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Lens
• Lens Case LP1319

Specifications:

• Focal Length & Maximum Aperture................24mm 1:3.5
• Minimum Aperture...................... f/22
• Lens Construction......................16 elements in 11 groups
• Diagonal Angle of View ................84° (without tilt or shift)
• Image circle diameter................ 67.2mm
• Focus Adjustment .........................Manual focus, rear focusing system (no floating system)
• Closest Focusing Distance ...............0.69 ft./0.21m (maximum close-up magnification: 0.34x)
• Aperture Control  ................................. EMD with 8 blade iris diaphragm, circular aperture
• Filter Size  ...............................................82mm
• Max. Diameter x Length, Weight .............3.5 x 4.2 in./88.5 x 106.9mm, 27.5 oz./780g
• Lens Cap, Lens Hood and Pouch ...................Provided