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Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8
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If you aren’t sure what this is, you don’t want it.
The TS-E 45mm f/2.8, Canon’s mid-range tilt-shift lens, allows correction of distortion for architectural work and product shots, modifications to depth of field (in focus from near field to infinity or artistic blurring), and a very accurate way to shoot multiple shots for a panorama. The 45mm TS-E is considered probably the sharpest of the original (Mk I) TS-E lenses.
Roger's Take
Roger Cicala
President of LensRentals.com
If you haven’t used one before, please note that this lens has a learning curve, is manually focused, and takes practice to use effectively. I can’t tell you exactly how much practice, just that it’s more practice than I’ve had. However, even I can get some pretty nice images, control my depth of field nicely, make a panorama easily, etc. To do architectural work, a bit of chimping with trial-and-error or a reasonable amount of photographic knowledge is necessary. Even without being an expert with tilt-shift, though, its a lens I find myself using more and more. The more I use it, the better it gets. The better it gets, the more I use it.
March, 2013
- Filter Size
- 72mm (nonrotating)
- Aperture
- f2.8-22
- Length
- 3.6”
- Diameter
- 3.2”
- Weight
- 1.4 lb
- Hood
- EW-79BII
- Minimum Focusing Distance
- 1.3 feet
- Maximum Magnification
- .16x
- Angle of view: (full frame)
- 51 degrees
- Maximum Tilt
- +/- 8 degrees
- Maximum Shift
- +/- 11 degrees
- Zoom method
- NA
- Image Stabilization
- None
- Focusing System
- Internal focusing, nonrotating, manual only
- Aperture Blades
- 8 curved, octagonal
- Groups/Elements
- 9/10
- Low Dispersion Elements
- 0
- Fluorite Elements
- 0
- Aspherical Elements
- 0
- Weather Resistant
- No
- Flare resistance
- mild to moderate ghosting, mild contrast loss
- System
- Canon EF
- Compatibility
- Crop, Full frame
- Specialty
- Tilt-Shift
- Autofocus
- No
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| Rental Period | Waiver Price | Rental Price | Total Price | Approximate Day Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 days | $7.00 | $48.00 | $55.00 | $18.33 |
| 4 days | $8.00 | $52.00 | $60.00 | $15.00 |
| 7 days | $10.00 | $69.00 | $79.00 | $11.29 |
| 10 days | $14.00 | $93.00 | $107.00 | $10.70 |
| 14 days | $18.00 | $121.00 | $139.00 | $9.93 |
| 21 days | $24.00 | $162.00 | $186.00 | $8.86 |
| 30 days | $30.00 | $204.00 | $234.00 | $7.80 |
| 45 days | $39.00 | $266.00 | $305.00 | $6.78 |
| 60 days | $45.00 | $311.00 | $356.00 | $5.93 |
| 90 days | $58.00 | $400.00 | $458.00 | $5.09 |
| Rental Period | Rental Price | Approximate Day Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3 days | $48.00 | $16.00 |
| 4 days | $52.00 | $13.00 |
| 7 days | $69.00 | $9.86 |
| 10 days | $93.00 | $9.30 |
| 14 days | $121.00 | $8.64 |
| 21 days | $162.00 | $7.71 |
| 30 days | $204.00 | $6.80 |
| 45 days | $266.00 | $5.91 |
| 60 days | $311.00 | $5.18 |
| 90 days | $400.00 | $4.44 |
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