CANON Inc. announced the new Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM lens as an addition to the Company’s existing 85mm focal-range lens lineup and three new Tilt-Shift macro lenses: the TS-E 50mm f/2.8L Macro lens, TS-E 90mm f/2.8L Macro lens, and TS-E 135mm f/4L Macro lens.
Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM Lens
- One glass molded aspherical element to reduce distortions and spherical aberrations and improve sharpness and clarity
- Air Sphere Coating to reduce flaring and ghosting
- Ring-Type Ultrasonic Motor AF System
- Image stabilization rated to four stops
- Dust and water resistant
- Nine-blade rounded diaphragm
- Full-time manual focus override
- Minimum focus distance: 2.79 ft. (85 cm)
- Front filter: 77 mm
- Weight: 2.09 lbs. (950 g)
Here are some official sample photos captured with this new lens:
New Tilt-Shift Lenses
The other three new lenses are all tilt-shift models. The TS-E 50mm f/2.8L Macro and TS-E 90mm f/2.8L Macro replace the TS-E 45mm f/2.8 and TS-E 90mm f/2.8 respectively, while the TS-E 135mm f/4L Macro extends the focal length range Canon’s tilt-shift line-up.
The TS-E 50mm, TS-E 90mm and TS-E 135mm’s shift function enables the lens to be shifted up, down, left or right to minimize perspective distortion.
The TS-E 50mm is designed for both landscape and architectural photographers, while the TS-E 90mm and TS-E 135mm are more suited to portrait and macro work. All three optics can produce half-life-size images with a maximum magnification of 0.5x.
Canon TS-E 50mm f/2.8L Macro Tilt-Shift Lens
- Maximum tilt: +/- 8.5°
- Maximum shift: +/- 12mm
- Two ultra-low dispersion elements to reduce color fringing and chromatic aberration
- Coating to reduce ghosting, flare, and internal reflections
- Tilt lock mechanism and extra large knobs
- Minimum focusing distance: 10.6 in.
- Reproduction ratio: 1:2
- Front filter: 77 mm
- Weight: 2.08 lbs. (944 g)
Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8L Macro Tilt-Shift Lens
- Maximum tilt: +/-10°
- Maximum shift: +/- 12mm
- One ultra-low dispersion element to reduce color fringing and chromatic aberration
- Coating to reduce ghosting, flare, and internal reflections
- Tilt lock mechanism and extra large knobs
- Minimum focusing distance: 1.3 ft.
- Reproduction ratio: 1:2
- Front filter: 77 mm
- Weight: 2.01 lbs. (916 g)
Canon TS-E 135mm f/4L Macro Tilt-Shift Lens
- Maximum tilt: +/-10°
- Maximum shift: +/- 12mm
- Two ultra-low dispersion elements to reduce color fringing and chromatic aberration
- Coating to reduce ghosting, flare, and internal reflections
- Tilt lock mechanism and extra large knobs
- Minimum focusing distance: 1.6 ft.
- Reproduction ratio: Not provided, but appears to be at or near 1:1
- Front filter: 82 mm
- Weight: 2.43 lbs. (1.1 kg)
Here’s a sample movie and behind-the-scenes video shot with/about these three new macro tilt-shift lenses:
I’m not the greatest photographer in the world but those are some basic 2000ish wedding pictures with the 85is L (waiting for the order to kick in now…)