08-08-2010, 11:03 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-08-2010, 11:08 AM by Brightcolours.)
[quote name='wim' timestamp='1281209700' post='1571']
I've done some work with the TS-E 24L (Mark I) for macro and semi-macro, on APS-C, and it actually works very well indeed.
With a 12 mm extension tube and some tilt, you can actually get the start of the DoF plane to lie almost within the lens, and image quality is actually still very good. I've also used ti successfully for flower shots, close-up, where I also made use of tilt to get the focus plane very near to th ecamera. I liek th eplan eto run at approximately 45 degrees in that case.
One of th every strong and quite often overlooked points of the TS-Es, is that they have incredibly good bokeh at all f-stops. Anythign not in focus, always faeds away very nicely, whether the items or subjects in the OOF areas are angular or not. And that is true both for background and foreground, which si another remarkable achievement. Of course, shooting semi-macro these characteristics will become most clear with the TS-E 24 <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />.
Kind regards, Wim
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The problem with the Canon TS-E 24mm f3.5 L II is that it is so much longer than the mark I.
Where the mark I has a length to about 87mm, the MK II' s length has increased to about 107mm. That increase makes it virtually impossible to use it with a 12mm extension ring. In that light, the MK I version has an advantage for close up work past 1:3...
In comparison: The EF-S Canon 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 USM has a length of about 89mm, and the Tokina 12-24mm f4 I have used about the same size.
I've done some work with the TS-E 24L (Mark I) for macro and semi-macro, on APS-C, and it actually works very well indeed.
With a 12 mm extension tube and some tilt, you can actually get the start of the DoF plane to lie almost within the lens, and image quality is actually still very good. I've also used ti successfully for flower shots, close-up, where I also made use of tilt to get the focus plane very near to th ecamera. I liek th eplan eto run at approximately 45 degrees in that case.
One of th every strong and quite often overlooked points of the TS-Es, is that they have incredibly good bokeh at all f-stops. Anythign not in focus, always faeds away very nicely, whether the items or subjects in the OOF areas are angular or not. And that is true both for background and foreground, which si another remarkable achievement. Of course, shooting semi-macro these characteristics will become most clear with the TS-E 24 <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />.
Kind regards, Wim
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The problem with the Canon TS-E 24mm f3.5 L II is that it is so much longer than the mark I.
Where the mark I has a length to about 87mm, the MK II' s length has increased to about 107mm. That increase makes it virtually impossible to use it with a 12mm extension ring. In that light, the MK I version has an advantage for close up work past 1:3...
In comparison: The EF-S Canon 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 USM has a length of about 89mm, and the Tokina 12-24mm f4 I have used about the same size.