Review 3 of 4
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from Sydney Australia Summary: This has the longest focal length of Canon's three tilt shift lenses and in some ways is the best.
Without tilt or shift it is a very sharp, contrasty general purpose lens.
With tilt and shift it is perfect for landscape and exterior architecture.
Compared with the 24 and 45 mm TS-E lenses, the 90 has a fraction less resolution in the centre of the image circle, but is better at the edges.
Full shift can be used at f5.6 with excellent definition in the corners.
Resistance to flare is excellent.
I am unable to detect any distortion at all even on very careful testing.
Have your Canon service centre make the tilt and shift axes made parallel so you can use both at once. This is particularly useful for landscape at close quarters allowing down shift and down tilt to be used together. Strengths: Smallest and lightest of the three Canon TS-E lenses.
Excellent optical performance right across the whole image circle.
Smooth focussing action.
Bright viewfinder image.
Versatile lens useful for portraiture as well as landscape and architecture. Weaknesses: None detected, but like the other TSE lenses this one is bigger, heavier and more expensive that a normal lens of equivalent focal length.
The tilt movement on this lens operates in reverse compared with that on the 24 and 45. You get accustomed to this. Canon does not say why they are different.
The control knobs are a bit small but they work just fine. Similar Products Used: Canon EF100/2,TSE 24,45. Customer Service: Very good from Canon Australia
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