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Photographic lens

TS-E 17 mm f/4L
Technical data

Maker	Canon
Type	Tilt-shift lens
Focal length	17 mm
Crop factor	1.0
Aperture (max/min)	f/4 – f/22
Close focus distance	0.28 m (11 in)
Max. magnification	0.14
Diaphragm blades	8
Construction	18 elements in 12 groups
Features
Short back focus	No
Ultrasonic motor	No
Lens-based stabilization	No
Macro capable	No
Unique features	Perspective control, Scheimpflug principle
Application	landscape, architecture, interior architecture
Physical
Max. length	106.7 mm (4.20 in)
Diameter	88.9 mm (3.50 in)
Weight	820 g (29 oz)
Filter diameter	none
Accessories
Lens hood	none
Angle of view
Horizontal	93°
Vertical	70° 30′
Diagonal	104° (126° with shift)
History
Introduction	June 2009
Retail info
MSRP	$2,499.99 USD

The Canon TS-E 17 mm f/4L is a tilt-shift, ultra-wide-angle prime lens that provides the equivalent of the corresponding view camera front movements on Canon EOS camera bodies. Unlike most other EF-mount lenses, it does not provide autofocus.

Overview

The TS-E 17 mm f/4L provides four degrees of freedom, allowing ±6.5° tilt with respect to the film or sensor plane and ±12 mm shift with respect to the center of the image area; each movement can be rotated ±90° about the lens axis.

Shifting allows adjusting the position of the subject in the image area without moving the camera back; it is often used to avoid convergence of parallel lines, such as when photographing a tall building. Tilting the lens relies on the Scheimpflug principle to rotate the plane of focus away from parallel to the image plane; this can be used either to have all parts of an inclined subject sharply rendered, or to restrict sharpness to a small part of a scene. Tilting the lens results in a wedge-shaped depth of field that may be a better fit to some scenes than the depth of field between two parallel planes that results without tilt.

Unlike most view cameras, the shift mechanism allows shifts along only one axis, and the tilt mechanism allows tilts about only one axis; however, the rotation of the mechanisms allows the orientations of the axes to be changed, providing, in effect, combined tilt and swing, and combined rise/fall and lateral shift. The TS-E 17 mm f/4L uses the same barrel design as the TS-E 24 mm f/3.5L II, which allows the tilt and the shift mechanisms to be rotated independently of each other.

References

"Canon TS-E 17mm f/4 L Tilt-Shift Lens Review". The Digital Picture. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
"TS-E17mm f/4L". Canon Camera Museum. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
"TS-E 17mm f/4L". Canon USA. Archived from the original on 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
"TS-E 17mm f/4L". Canon USA. Archived from the original on 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2011-12-07.

External links

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Ultra-wide zoom	EF 11–24mm EF 16–35mm EF 17–40mm
Standard zoom	EF 24–70mm EF 24–105mm EF 28–135mm EF 28–300mm
Telephoto zoom	EF 70–200mm EF 70–300mm EF 75–300mm EF 100–400mm EF 200–400mm
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Standard prime	EF 50mm
Telephoto prime	EF 85mm EF 100mm EF 135mm EF 200mm
Super telephoto prime	EF 300mm EF 400mm EF 500mm EF 600mm EF 800mm
Distorting lens	EF 8–15mm Fisheye
Tilt-shift	TS-E 17mm TS-E 24mm TS-E 45mm TS-E 50mm TS-E 90mm TS-E 135mm
Macro	EF-M 28mm Macro EF-S 35mm Macro EF 50mm Compact Macro TS-E 50mm MACRO EF-S 60mm Macro MP-E 65mm 1–5x Macro TS-E 90mm Macro EF 100mm Macro TS-E 135mm Macro EF 180mm Macro
EF-M zoom	EF-M 11–22mm EF-M 15–45mm EF-M 18–55mm EF-M 18–150mm EF-M 55–200mm
EF-M prime	EF-M 22mm EF-M 28mm Macro EF-M 32mm
Lens accessories	Extender EF
Discontinued zoom	EF 17–35mm EF 20–35mm EF 22–55mm EF 24–85mm EF 28–70mm EF 28–80mm EF 28–90mm EF 28–105mm EF 28–200mm EF 35–70mm EF 35–80mm EF 35–105mm EF 35–135mm EF 35–350mm EF 38–76mm EF 50–200mm EF 55–200mm EF 70–210mm EF 80–200mm EF 90–300mm EF 100–200mm EF 100–300mm
Discontinued prime	EF 15mm Fisheye EF 40mm EF 135mm with Softfocus EF 1200mm TS-E 45mm

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