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Hi All
Please try and help me with a bit of a dilemma.
I want a TS-E lens ,either a 24mm or a 45mm,not sure which.
I have a 70/200 f4LIS which does not get a lot of use but when I do use it I love it.
So I have choice either buy a used 24mm Mk1( about £600) or a new 45mm ( about £850) from Panamoz and keep the 70/200 or sell the 70/200( about £650) and buy a new 24mm Mk2(about £1250) from Panamoz.
BTW I do not earn my living with my camera ,if I did the 24mm Mk2 would be a no brainer.
Thanks for your input

Chris
 
It's a little hard to offer advice, Chris, without knowing what you want to use the lens for.

Bob
 
Canon Bob said:
It's a little hard to offer advice, Chris, without knowing what you want to use the lens for.

Bob
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That's the problem a bit of everything really, mainly landscapes and architecture and a bit of product.
If I was still working taking photos for an estate agent then the 24mm Mk2 would be a no brainer, but its difficult to justify that outlay now.
I want to get one that offers me the most flexibility at reasonable cost,so you can see the dilemma and when you throw a FF and a crop body into the mix it gets even more complex.
 
Not sure where your going with this Chris. First thing you want is surely a full-frame camera too, but even then I can't see how a 45mm will be that useful for landscapes and architecture, and 24mm is far too wide for products.

Why do you want a T&S? If budget is tight, then you can do a lot of what a T&S lens does in post processing.
 
I guess that a 24mm can get you around 45mm with a 2x Extender but a 45mm can't go backwards. I personally don't think the 24MkI is good enough for an Extender (it's already the softest of the three original TS-E's). A 24MkII does take an extender quite well although over enthusiastic tilting does induce a little vignetting opposite the tilt (on FF).....and you're 2 2/3 stops down on the 45mm. The 24MkII route does give you a bees knees landscape lens....I think I'd go with this.

Bob
 
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You can use the old Nikon 28mm and 35mm PC lenses on Canon with a £8 adapter ring the lenses only give shift movements and can be brought for £200-300. They are a good introduction into the various problems of shift photography without a big outlay and produce good results.
 
HoppyUK said:
Not sure where your going with this Chris. First thing you want is surely a full-frame camera too, but even then I can't see how a 45mm will be that useful for landscapes and architecture, and 24mm is far too wide for products.

Why do you want a T&S? If budget is tight, then you can do a lot of what a T&S lens does in post processing.
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I strongly agree here. Lightroom can do miracles levelling up not only wonky horizons but also converging verticals and can even distortion correct Samyang 14mm (the famous moustache edges)

TSE-s make the most sense on FF, unless you are more into product shots and want tilting close up lens to maximise DOF.

TSE lenses are fully manual and require very careful and usually tedious set up (and almost certainly a tripod).
 
Thanks for everyones input.
I think I am going to bite the bullet and get a 24mm Mk2,the samyang looks interesting but the initial prices I have seen are around £1000, the 24mm Canon is £1260 from Panamoz so after Xmas -wko knows.
Thanks again

Chris
 
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