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Canon strengthens tilt-and-shift lens range
18 February 2009
• Canon launches ultra-wide angle 17mm tilt and shift lens – the world’s widest in 35mm format photography
• New 24mm tilt and shift lens offers largest range of movement available
Canon has launched two new tilt-and-shift lenses, the ultra-wide angle TS-E 17mm f4L and the TS-E 24mm f3.5L II, an upgrade to the TS-E 24mm f/3.5L.
At 17mm, the TS-E 17mm f4L has the widest view angle of any tilt-and-shift lens currently available and offers outstanding image quality across the whole frame. It is an ideal choice for architectural or landscape photography.
Building on the success of its predecessor, the TS-E 24mm f3.5L II, like the TS-E 17mm f4L, now includes Canon’s sub-wavelength structure coating (SWC). Canon’s patented lens coating is specifically designed to minimise ghosting and flare caused by internal reflections to help deliver crisp, clear images.
Canon was the first company to offer 35mm camera users a combined tilt-and-shift lens. With 36 years experience in this field, Canon has now added a unique functionality to the TS-E 17mm f4L and TS-E 24mm f3.5L II, allowing users to rotate the direction of the tilt and shift independently of each other. This affords greater control over the focal plane, replicating the movements of a large-format view camera.
The new lenses, influenced by feedback from professional photographers, have been created to produce the best image quality with high resolution, high contrast and low distortion. The use of high-precision aspherical front elements keeps distortion, common in wide angle lenses, to a minimum, even at the edges of the frame.
The TS-E 17mm f4L and TS-E 24mm f3.5L II also feature multiple ultra-low dispersion (UD) elements to reduce chromatic aberration.
Key features of the TS-E 17mm f/4L and TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II include:
• Compatible with all EOS digital and film cameras
• Ultra-wide 17mm and wide 24mm focal lengths, ideal for architecture and landscape photography
• High-precision lens elements for low distortion and high resolution to the edge of the image
• ± 6.5° tilt and ±12mm shift (TS-E 17mm f/4L); ± 8.5° tilt and ±12mm shift (TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II)
• Tilt-and-shift mechanism rotates +/-90° allowing shift in any direction
• Tilt mechanism rotates +/-90° allowing tilt in any direction relative to the shift
• Aspherical and UD lens elements minimise chromatic aberration
• Sub-wavelength structure and super-spectra coatings minimise ghosting and flare • Circular aperture for creative, blurred highlights
• TS-E 17mm f/4L has a floating internal focus mechanism which delivers high image quality throughout focus range.
Pricing and Availability
The TS-E 17mm f/4L will be available from May 2009 priced at £2749.99 / €3049.99 RRP inc. VAT.
The TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II will be available from May 2009 priced at £2399.99 / €2659.99 RRP inc. VAT.
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