Canon TS-E 17mm lens

TS-E 17 mm f/4L
Key features

Maker	Canon
Ultrasonic motor	No
Short back focus	No
Image stabilization	No
Macro capable	No
Unique features	Perspective control, Scheimpflug principle
Application	landscape, architecture, interior architecture^[1]
Technical data
Type	Tilt-shift lens
Focal length	17 mm
Crop factor	1.0
Aperture (max/min)	f/4 – f/22
Construction	12 groups / 18 elements
# Diaphragm blades	8
Close focus distance	0.28 m
Max. magnification	0.14
Physical
Max. diameter	88.9 mm
Max. length	106.7 mm
Weight	820 g
Filter diameter	none
Accessories
Lens hood	none
Angle of view
Horizontal	93º
Vertical	70º 30'
Diagonal	104° (126° with shift)
History
Introduced	June 2009^[2]
Retail info
MSRP US$	$2,499.99^[3]

The Canon TS-E 17 mm f/4L is a tilt-shift, ultra-wide-angle prime lens that provides the equivalent of the corresponding view camera front movements on Canon EOS camera bodies. Unlike most other EF-mount lenses, it does not provide autofocus.

The TS-E 17 mm f/4L provides four degrees of freedom, allowing ±6.5° tilt with respect to the film or sensor plane and ±12 mm shift with respect to the center of the image area; each movement can be rotated ±90° about the lens axis.^[4]

Shifting allows adjusting the position of the subject in the image area without moving the camera back; it is often used to avoid convergence of parallel lines, such as when photographing a tall building. Tilting the lens relies on the Scheimpflug principle to rotate the plane of focus away from parallel to the image plane; this can be used either to have all parts of an inclined subject sharply rendered, or to restrict sharpness to a small part of a scene. Tilting the lens results in a wedge-shaped depth of field that may be a better fit to some scenes than the depth of field between two parallel planes that results without tilt.

Unlike most view cameras, the shift mechanism allows shifts along only one axis, and the tilt mechanism allows tilts about only one axis; however, the rotation of the mechanisms allows the orientations of the axes to be changed, providing, in effect, combined tilt and swing, and combined rise/fall and lateral shift. The TS-E 17 mm f/4L uses the same barrel design as the TS-E 24 mm f/3.5L II, which allows the tilt and the shift mechanisms to be rotated independently of each other.

References

↑ "Canon TS-E 17mm f/4 L Tilt-Shift Lens Review". The Digital Picture. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
↑ "TS-E17mm f/4L". Canon Camera Museum. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
↑ "TS-E 17mm f/4L". Canon USA. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
↑ "TS-E 17mm f/4L". Canon USA. Retrieved 2011-12-07.

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Discontinued prime	EF 15mm Fisheye EF 1200mm

Canon TS-E 17mm lens

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