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

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

The Canon TS-E 17mm f/4 L is an ultra-wide-angle tilt-shift prime lens from Canon’s prestigious L-series. It combines exceptional optical quality with advanced perspective control capabilities, giving you creative control over composition, focus, and distortion that simply isn’t possible with standard lenses. This makes it a favorite choice for architecture, interior, landscape, and commercial photography where precision and perspective correction are critical.

Optical & Mechanical Design

 Ultra-Wide Field of View
• 17mm focal length delivers an ultra-wide 104° diagonal angle of view, ideal for expansive scenes and interiors.

 Precision Optics
• Constructed with 18 elements in 12 groups, including four Ultra-Low Dispersion (UD) elements and one aspherical element that minimize chromatic aberrations and distortion.
• Subwavelength Structure Coating (SWC) helps control ghosting and flare for clearer, higher-contrast images.

 Circular Diaphragm
• 8-blade circular aperture produces smooth, pleasing out-of-focus highlights when you need selective focus or artistic depth-of-field effects.

Tilt & Shift Capabilities (Perspective & Focus Control)

What truly sets this lens apart from regular wide-angle lenses are its tilt and shift mechanisms, allowing precise adjustments that help control perspective and focus in ways that standard lenses can’t:

 Tilt Movement
• Up to ±6.5° of tilt lets you rotate the plane of focus using the Scheimpflug principle, which gives creative control over depth-of-field and selective focus — useful for controlling focus in complex scenes.

↔ Shift Movement
• Up to ±12 mm of shift lets you correct perspective distortion (for example, keeping tall buildings from leaning in architectural shots) without tilting the camera.

 Independent Rotation
• The tilt and shift mechanisms can be rotated ±90°, allowing them to work independently or in combination at different orientations for even more creative control.

 Locking Mechanisms & Controls
• Improved tilt and shift control knobs with locking mechanisms make operation precise, repeatable, and stable for professional workflows.

Technical Specifications (At a Glance)