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

Key Features

• Floating Optical System, Rear Focusing
• Four UD Elements, One Aspherical Element
• Aperture Range: f/4 to f/22
• EF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
• Rounded Eight-Blade Diaphragm
• Well-suited to architecture and interior photography
• Great Optical Design
• Tilt-locking mechanism ensures the lens stays in place while shooting

Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L Tilt-Shift Lens offers remarkable features. This L-series prime is distinguished by its optical design that features four of Ultra-Low Dispersion elements to significantly reduce colour fringing and chromatic aberrations as well as one aspherical element to minimise spherical aberrations and distortion. Individual elements also feature a Subwavelength Coating to suppress flare and ghosting for greater contrast and colour neutrality. In addition, a floating optical system and a rear focus design help to maintain consistent image quality throughout the focusing range, from 9.8" to infinity. Presenting an ultra-wide field of view with an advanced perspective and focus control, the TS-E 17mm f/4L is a Canon L-series tilt-shift lens well-suited to architecture and interior photography. Up to +/- 6.5° of tilt is possible, for focus control, and +/- 12mm of shift, to adjust perspective and composition. The tilt-shift mechanism can be rotated +/- 90° for applying movements in any direction, and a tilt-locking mechanism can be used while shooting for greater stability. This lens also sports a rounded eight-blade diaphragm that contributes to a pleasing out-of-focus quality that benefits the use of shallow depth of field techniques.

Our expert's opinion

Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L Tilt-Shift Lens offers exceptional value. As a member of the esteemed L-series, this lens is sealed against dust and moisture for working in inclement environmental conditions. A Sub Wavelength Coating has been applied to individual elements to control lens flare and ghosting for greater contrast and colour fidelity when working in strong lighting environments.