Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L Manual

[DigiCamPix]

Hello,

I just purchased this lens used and it came with everything but the manual. Does anybody have a soft copy in .pdf format they could send me. I Googled for it and checked the Canon website without any luck.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Derek

[Dennis_Vied]

I haven't been able to locate a soft copy of the manual, either. For what it's worth, I have the 90 and 24 TS, and the manual is the same, so if you get a manual for either the 90, 24, or 45, it will be the same.

Have you checked to see if Canon will send you one?

[Martin_Kristiansen]

Dennis is correct. The manuels are the same. I habve the 24 45 and 90 Ts lenses. Not much to the manual realy, movements are movements. Just be aware that if you stray into the area marked in red when using the shift facility you will get vignetting on the 24mm. The other 2 lenses dont do this.

[Dennis_Vied]

Yes, Martin is correct. You can probably exist just fine without the manual.

One thing that some people are doing is to return the lenses to Canon and have the axes rotated so that they are parallel instead of perpendicular. Canon did mine at no charge, but I bought them new, so I don't know if they would do that for a used lens. It makes the vignetting worse, of course, but gives a more flexible extension of range. I haven't made up my mind whether I like it that way or not. This is the first time I have used T-S lenses.

I find I can meter before the axis is extended, and that setting stays reasonably accurate after extension. I find that manual is the most useful mode, as metering after extension is not accurate.

I think the hardest part for me is getting used to manual focusing again. I welcomed AF because of my old eyes, and, sure enough, they haven't improved!

But I love the lenses. They are sharp and very versatile.

[Martin_Kristiansen]

I forgot to add you must meter with the tilt shifts in neutral position

[DigiCamPix]

Thanks guys for the replies and information. Here is a link I was referred to that has some additional information.

EOS Documentation Project - TS-E 24 mm f/3.5 L

EOS Documentation Project - TS-E 45 mm f/2.8

EOS Documentation Project - TS-E 90 mm f/2.8

[Dennis_Vied]

Ha! With those links, you don't need the manual! They look to be at least as complete as the manual, but I think they're better. I'll read them more closely when I get the time.