Were I to take this shot tomorrow I would use the 17mm TS-E and stitch two shots to get the field of view, might not work all the time but here it would. I have worked this file a bit, CA, exposure, sharpening etc but NO distortion correction. Same camera, the 1Ds MkIII, so FF, 1/160 sec f9.0. Here is a better comparison to the earlier shots. But it is so expensive, if it performs much better than my 15 I might take a look, but it would have to be much better! You are right about the new 8-15 zoom, it will work very well for people with mixed sensor sized kits, but for me the circular fisheye never really appealed, I do like your Times Square images though. Wouldn't travel without it now, it can get you out of so many tight spots especially as correction programs are so good. I got one out of interest one time when I had some money burning a hole in my pocket and it was the only lens in the shop that held any interest. Philip - The 15mm really is an amazing little lens. Obviously I am in a small boat so a tripod would not have helped :-) The tilt was to maximise the DOF and the rise to get the horizon below the center line without the masts falling towards each other. Here is a hand held image with the 17mm, it has 1.5º approx forward tilt and a fair bit of rise. Though as Rick DB says, when using movements you have to be in manual exposure mode too. The manual focus on it works very well, is smooth with a long throw and focus confirmation gives confidence when the subject is not apparent, it is also deadly accurate. Having said that, it can be used hand held, and gives superb results, but again if you are going for movement use when hand held it needs preconceived ideas. it is best used methodically and live view is the body feature that truly enhances its amazing abilities. The 17mm excels at deliberate scenic shooting, architecture, landscapes etc etc. The 14mm really is an ultrawide walk around lens, very good in close quarters if you pay close attention to the intrinsic distortion, also set piece action works very well with it, snowboarding, skateboarding and remote concert shooting etc, all these are framed subject style images and suit the 14mm very well, they also take advantage of the very good AF. The more I think about it the more I realise the striking differences between the two lenses. Indeed I have achieved results I am happy with by handholding the Camera with a Mirex TS adaptor and juggling between live view and the viewfinder (not ideal but workable).įor these reasons I went with the 17 F4 after only a brief test - but I plan to keep my 16-35 F2.8 II and select the lens most appropriate to the circumstances. My experience of using Mamiya 635 lenses and a Mirex tilt shift adaptor on the 5DII lead me to believe that by using a tripod and live view the 17 F4 will be easy to use tilted or shifted. Set against that is the fact that you get a great prime lens and the ability to have significant lens movement. The downsides of the 17 F4 are the exposed front element, it's size and weight, difficulties (impossibility?) of using filters (also shared by the 14mm lens) and the fact that it is manual focus only. In addition the tests suggest that the 17F4 is almost as sharp as the 14mm F2.8 II ( ) That said the digital picture reviews and tests did not show the Mk II Canon 14mm to be that much better than the 16-35 f2.8 II at the 16mm end.īy shooting multiple shifted frames from a tripod and joining them you can achieve the effect of a lens of about 12mm. I later added the 16-35 F2.8 II which is a good lens but not a great one. When it came to EOS bodies I bought a cheap Sigma 14mm F3.5 many years ago as I found I could not justify the price of the Canon 14mm (and the MkI version was not that great). I have used the old 14mm FD lens and was never a great fan of it so I never bought it - staying with the much cheaper 17mm F4 (not a TSE lens). I am not sure that I would want the TSE lens as my only wide angle lens but your Tokina will fill the second lens role. I just ordered the 17mm F4 (it is in transit right now).
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