Description
This is the world's first 35mm-format telephoto lens with tilt and shift movements. Gaussian optics give high-quality delineation and true background blur. The lens is suited for a variety of subjects, from products to portraits.
Features
• Focal Length: 90mm
• Maximum Aperture: 1:2.8
• Lens construction is made up of 6 elements in 5 groups
• Gaussian optics give high-quality background blur
Lens Includes
• TS-E 90mm f/2.8 Lens
• Lens Case LP1016
• Lens Hood ES-65III
• Instruction Book
• One Year Limited Warranty Card
Reviews
Great creative tool, May 22, 2009
By Eric Slay "www.paperwhitephotography.com" (Orange County, CA)
Before I start the review, let me state that I am a professional wedding photographer and my review will be from that perspective.
Having the TS-E 90 is, in my opinion, the equivalent to having a fish-eye lens. Once you get to a certain point in your career (or expensive hobby), you start to look for ways to trigger more creativity and give you that feeling you got when you bought your first L lens. Like a fisheye, this lens allows you to create images that stand out from the crowd. Of course the effects are different, but the reasoning behind the purchase/owning the lenses is the same: to give you more creative control.
This being said, the tilt-shift lens allows you to do several things that really make your images POP:
1. You can tilt/shift the lens to make a tiny slice of DOF which really makes your subject stand out. This is not tiny like an 85 1.2, but tiny more like a Lensbaby (but better). I use it to make the bride's eyes really pop out while giving a super-soft dreamy look to her dress and the background.
2. You can tilt/shift an image to make the subject(s) look like they're miniature. (If you haven't seen this before, Google tilt-shift photography) Although initially this seems gimmicky, and it is if over used, you can really utilize this feature to make some stand-out images. Whenever I employ this technique, such as a shot of a ceremony from a high vantage point, the bride and groom inevitably compliment the image and are amazed at how unique the shot it.
3. Finally, you can also tilt/shift an image of architecture (for me, churches) to stop the vertical lines from converging at the top. This makes buildings look like they should. Although this seems like a small benefit, the difference a tilt-shifted building makes is that much more professional than one that is not. It's another quality that makes clients compliment the image without really knowing why it's so good.
To conclude, while this is an expensive lens and is certainly not for everybody, I feel that if you can justify the price, it will most definitely be a great addition to your bag.
A sharp, well saturated lens, December 7, 2008
By Charles L. Griffin Jr. "Advaitin" (Daytona Beach, Fla)
I do a lot of flowers and scenery. The tilt and shift lenses are often thought of as primarily for architectural photography, but the 90mm Canon f2.8 TS EOS lens has gained a good reputation for its close focusing and portrait applications, areas that are of interest to me.
So far, I'm pleased. I'll upload a favorite flower shot as an example.
What surprised me more than the versatility of the manually focusing lens is the color saturation--far greater than some L primes and as good as Leitz lenses. That says a great deal about the quality of the glass.
