Canon TS-E 50mm f/2.8L Macro Lens, Bundle with Hoya 77mm UV and CPL Filters

2020-06-30T10:22:46

Having worked with 4x5 film camera which was stunning and has movements, wanted to max out quality and depth of field / sharp focus, without the time commitment of film developing, scanning, etc. 35mm is also portable and widely supported which is a plus. Don’t have the budget for a phase one. Shooting with 5DsR, tripod, wireless release, ISO 100. Largely nature still life, some landscape, or fine art type work. Lens is a pleasure, tough to find any deals used or gray market. Sharp. Haven’t compared with Sigma 50mm ART.

CHARLES W.

2020-06-30T10:21:22

Having worked with 4x5 film camera which was stunning and has movements, wanted to max out quality and depth of field / sharp focus, without the time commitment of film developing, scanning, etc. 35mm is also portable and widely supported which is a plus. Don’t have the budget for a phase one. Shooting with 5DsR, tripod, wireless release, ISO 100. Largely nature still life, some landscape, or fine art type work. Lens is a pleasure, tough to find any deals used or gray market. Sharp. Haven’t compared with Sigma 50mm ART. Tripod is pretty big, solidly built. Good value-add.

CHARLES W.

2017-12-15T08:08:02

I bought the 50mm to complete a set of Canon TS-E lenses including 17mm F/4L, 24mm F/3.5L II, 50mm F/2.8L Macro, 90mm F/2.8L Macro, and 135mm F/4L Macro. These are lenses for meticulously composed shots. The 50mm is perhaps the most versatile lens, not only just because of the focal length, but also because of its full set of features. 1. At F/2.8, it is at least on par with the EF L zooms. 2. It's far sharper than any 50mm lens, or any wide-to-medium lenses. It also has less color fringing. 3. The tilting function allows simulating certain shallow DOF effect by larger F number 50mm lenses. 4.Shifting correction may not be as dramatic as the 17mm and 24mm, but can be usefil, especially when used with 5. Macro shots. The macro is 0.5x max. Unless small insects are the intended subjects, it's good enough for flowers, toy models, etc. 6. Using tilting in macro mode is interesting and useful. Therefore, it will be the 50mm I would choose, if only one is allowed, as it can do basically all other 50mm can, except for auto focusing. Talking about issues, there aren't many really. I noticed that when the lens is tilted, the focus shifts. This is different from the wide TS-E lenses. So, I have to focus after tilting. I would usually need the live view for focusing. However, surprisingly, the viewfinder auto focusing indicator also works after tilting. And it works for all focusing points (1D X tested). Another problem is auto exposure and auto white balance may be incorrect after tilting. This is after updating to the latest firmware, which was supposed to fix this issue. So, to use this lens, lock in exposure and white balance first, tilt/shift, and then focus. A sturdy tripod and a tripod head are therefore needed. These issues are consistent for all the new TS-E macro lenses by the way.

YONG W.