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Canon TS-E 17mm f/4 'L' Tilt Shift Review

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The Canon TS-E 17mm f/4 'L' Tilt Shift lens is a versatile and high-quality lens that comes at a high price. The lens is well-built and offers impressive image quality. However, it has some limitations in terms of image quality, especially when fully tilted or shifted.

The Canon TS-E 17mm f/4 'L' Tilt Shift lens is versatile and high-quality, making it valuable for architecture and landscape photography. However, its high price and image quality limitations when fully tilted or shifted may make it more suitable for renting than purchasing for most users.

Pros
  • Well-built and durable construction
  • Versatile shift and tilt functions for perspective correction
  • Good image quality in the middle of the frame
Cons
  • High price
  • Image quality limitations when fully tilted or shifted
  • No image stabilization

The lens is built like a tank with a very metallic and tough construction. Its controls are well-designed and easy to use, and the lens mount has a weather ceiling gasket.

The Canon TS-E 17mm f/4 'L' Tilt Shift lens is a versatile and high-quality lens that comes at a high price. The lens is built like a tank with a very metallic and tough construction. Its controls are well-designed and easy to use, and the lens mount has a weather ceiling gasket. The shift and tilt functions of the lens make it valuable for architecture and landscape photography, allowing for perspective correction and adjustment of the plane of focus. However, the lens has some limitations, such as the fact that it does not have image stabilization and its image quality limitations when fully tilted or shifted. It also has a high price, making it more suitable for renting than purchasing for most users.

The shift and tilt functions of the lens make it valuable for architecture and landscape photography, allowing for perspective correction and adjustment of the plane of focus.

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Christopher Frost

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