Canon TS-E 90mm f2.8 review

Overview

The fastest wide angle lens in its class with excellent definition. The first EF lens uses a ground and polished aspheriThis is the world's first 35mm-format 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.

Lens Specifications

Generic Lens Specifications

Lens Type: Prime
Lens Special Features: Tilt and Shift
IS / VR / OS: None
Min Focal length (mm): 90
Max Focal Length (mm): 90
Number of Elements: 6
Element Groups: 5
Max Aperture: 2.8
Minimum Aperture: 32
Diaphragm Blades: 8
Closest Focus Distance (m): 0.5
Maximum Magnification: 0.29
Filter Type: Screw In
Filter Diameter (mm): 58
Diameter at widest (mm): 74
Lens Length (mm): 88
Weight (g): 565
Release Date: Aplril 1991

Details

Depth-of-Field Data for TS-E90mm f/2.8

[unit:m]

D	F2.8		4		5.6		8		11		16		22
D	ND	FD	ND	FD	ND	FD	ND	FD	ND	FD	ND	FD	ND	FD
Inf.	78.43	Inf.	55.48	Inf.	39.25	Inf.	27.78	Inf.	19.68	Inf.	13.93	Inf.	9.88	Inf.
10	8.90	11.41	8.52	12.11	8.03	13.28	7.42	15.38	6.71	19.80	5.91	33.49	5.06	1837.03
5	4.72	5.32	4.61	5.46	4.47	5.68	4.28	6.01	4.04	6.57	3.75	7.55	3.40	9.61
3	2.90	3.11	2.86	3.15	2.81	3.22	2.74	3.32	2.64	3.47	2.52	3.72	2.36	4.13
2	1.96	2.04	1.94	2.06	1.92	2.09	1.89	2.13	1.84	2.19	1.79	2.27	1.71	2.41
1.5	1.48	1.52	1.47	1.53	1.46	1.55	1.44	1.57	1.42	1.59	1.38	1.64	1.34	1.70
1.2	1.19	1.21	1.18	1.22	1.17	1.23	1.16	1.24	1.15	1.26	1.13	1.28	1.10	1.32
1	0.99	1.01	0.99	1.01	0.98	1.02	0.98	1.02	0.97	1.04	0.95	1.05	0.94	1.07
0.9	0.89	0.91	0.89	0.91	0.89	0.91	0.88	0.92	0.87	0.93	0.86	0.94	0.85	0.96
0.8	0.80	0.80	0.79	0.81	0.79	0.81	0.79	0.81	0.78	0.82	0.77	0.83	0.76	0.84
0.7	0.70	0.70	0.70	0.70	0.69	0.71	0.69	0.71	0.69	0.71	0.68	0.72	0.67	0.73
0.6	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.59	0.61	0.59	0.61	0.59	0.61	0.58	0.62
0.55	0.55	0.55	0.55	0.55	0.55	0.55	0.55	0.55	0.54	0.56	0.54	0.56	0.54	0.56
0.5	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.49	0.51	0.49	0.51

* D = Focusing Distance ��ND = Near Distance ��FD = Far Distance ��Inf. = Infinity

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User Lens Reviews

Average user rating from: 2 user(s)


Overall rating (weighted)		4.4
Sharpness		4.0
Build Quality		4.5
AF Speed		4.5
Value for Money		4.5

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Wish it had zoom., Friday, 21 November 2008


Overall rating (weighted)		4.8
Sharpness		4.0
Build Quality		5.0
AF Speed		5.0
Value for Money		5.0

Ease of focusing depends on the camera and one's visual acuity;
not so easy for me and a Canon 20D with standard focusing screen.
However, images obtained with correct focus can be highly rewarding.
Extender, extension tubes and ring flash are worthwhile accessories.

If Canon made a zoom with tilt+shift, it could be my primary lens.

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Fantastic capabilities, Sunday, 07 September 2008


Overall rating (weighted)		4.0
Sharpness		4.0
Build Quality		4.0
AF Speed		4.0
Value for Money		4.0

This lens is a macro, a short telephoto, a portrait lens, and a landscape lens that offers new creative possibilities. Because Depth of field can be manipulated as in a view camera, this is proving to be my most versatile lens in my bag, in spite of the fact it is "just" a 90mm prime lens. For macro shooting, even with an extension tube, additional depth of field possibilities open up with the tilt. The lens is a fantastic straight-on prime lens for portraits. I find entirely new possibilities for landscape shooting. And hand-held shots are no problem at all, even with maximum tilt. Though it is strictly a manual focus lens (the AF does not work on this one) the image in the view finder is so bright I have no problem manually focusing. Because of the extreme depth of field capabilities, my wide angle lens gets used less now that I have this lens to play with. I love it!