Canon EF LENS TS-E90MM F/2.8L, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...TS E50mm f 2 8L MACRO TS E90mm f 2 8L MACRO TS E135mm f 4L MACRO Instructions ENG ...

Page 2: ...t version or not and for details on updating the firmware please check the Canon website Conventions used in this instruction Warning to prevent lens or camera malfunction or damage Supplementary notes on using the lens and taking pictures Depending on the camera model the orientation or movement required for operation differs somewhat For nomenclature and tilt operation see the corresponding page...

Page 3: ...rusions on the tilt mechanism and shift mechanism Not doing so may cause injury Caution Details pertaining to risks that may result in damage to property O O Do not leave the lens in excessive heat such as in a car in direct sunlight High temperatures can cause the lens to malfunction O O Do not turn knobs forcefully This may cause malfunction O O When mounting or detaching the lens or turning the...

Page 4: ...against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio ...

Page 5: ...ual Shooting Precautions O O To ensure that you use the lens functions effectively it is recommended that you shoot in the following conditions Use an EOS camera with about 100 viewfinder visibility Use Live View with onscreen grid Use an external monitor Use a tripod Use a matte with grid focusing screen Use a stand alone exposure meter O O Since only a hood is not very effective in cutting off t...

Page 6: ... detailed information reference page numbers are provided in parentheses Distance index Distance scale 14 28 Depth of Field scale 28 Tilt knob 15 Shift knob 19 30 Shift scale 19 Shift index 19 Contacts Lens mount index 14 Tilt index 15 Tilt scale 15 ...

Page 7: ...ided in parentheses Rotation lock release button 21 TS rotation lock release button 23 Tilt index 15 Tilt lock knob 15 Tilt lock button 15 Shift index 19 Shift scale 19 Shift lock knob 19 Filter mounting thread 31 Lens Hood mount Focusing ring 14 Tilt scale 15 Illustration shows lens viewed from below ...

Page 8: ...ers are provided in parentheses Distance index Distance scale 14 28 Depth of Field scale 28 Tilt knob 17 Shift knob 19 30 Shift scale 19 Shift index 19 Contacts Lens mount index 14 Tilt index 17 Tilt scale 17 The illustration shows TS E90mm f 2 8L MACRO with nomenclature being the same for TS E135mm f 4L MACRO ...

Page 9: ... button 21 TS rotation lock release button 23 Tilt index 17 Tilt lock knob 17 Tilt lock button 17 Shift index 19 Shift scale 19 Shift lock knob 19 Filter mounting thread 31 Lens Hood mount Focusing ring 14 Tilt scale 17 Illustration shows lens viewed from below The illustration shows TS E90mm f 2 8L MACRO with nomenclature being the same for TS E135mm f 4L MACRO ...

Page 10: ... of shift is 12 mm O O Macro shooting at up to 0 5 times magnification when tilted or shifted is possible O O Rotation allows the direction of the entire lens to be changed O O TS rotation allows the tilt operation angle to be changed in regard to shift These features can be combined to allow a diverse range of expressive possibilities Illustration shows TS E50mm f 2 8L MACRO Focus mechanism TS ro...

Page 11: ...or how to lock the lens in a non tilted and non shifted position see p 16 p 18 and p 20 O O If using Digital Photo Professional to perform lens correction lens aberration correction Digital Lens Optimizer etc correction may not be performed adequately depending on the amount of tilt or shift and on the rotation or TS rotation setting Supported cameras EOS 6D Mark II As of August 2017 ...

Page 12: ...ng the focusing plane to be tilted O O By shifting the lens the lens optical axis is moved in parallel with regard to the image plane allowing the focusing plane to be moved in parallel Focusing plane after shifting Optical axis Optical axis Shift Tilt Imaging plane Imaging plane Imaging plane Focusing plane after tilting Focusing plane ...

Page 13: ...the depth of field This allows the entire field from immediately in front to far in the background to be in focus O O Example 1 O O Example 2 O O Tilting as shown has the effect of narrowing the depth of field Only flowers immediately in front are in focus with the rest of the subject being blurred ...

Page 14: ...ut by placing the camera parallel to the building and shifting the lens you can correct this tapering effect O O When you are shooting a reflective subject you can move the camera to a position where the camera does not appear in the shot and then use shift to take the picture This lets you keep the camera out of the shot without having to change the shot composition ...

Page 15: ...ed clean them with a soft cloth O O Attach the lens cap and dust cap when disconnecting the lens When attaching the dust cap align the lens mount index with the index of the dust cap and turn in a clockwise direction as shown in the illustration Follow the reverse procedure to detach it 2 Focusing Illustration shows TS E50mm f 2 8L MACRO Focus the lens by manually turning the focusing ring Shots c...

Page 16: ...e adjusted in a range of 8 5 with the thick line on the tilt scale as a reference Fig 2 A tilt scale is also located near the tilt lock knob Focus the shot by turning the focusing ring Fig 3 Turn the tilt lock knob clockwise and lock it before taking the shot Fig 1 O O Do not turn the tilt knob forcefully This may cause malfunction Tilt lock knob Tilt lock button Tilt index Tilt scale Tilt index T...

Page 17: ...ck knob clockwise to lock Slide the tilt lock button toward LOCK to lock tilt Fig 2 O O When tilt is locked with the tilt lock button do not turn the tilt knob This may cause malfunction Using Tilt TS E50mm f 2 8L MACRO 1 2 Tilt lock knob Tilt lock button Tilt index Thick line on tilt scale Tilt index Thick line on tilt scale Tilt knob Illustration shows TS E50mm f 2 8L MACRO Lock ...

Page 18: ...a reference Fig 2 A tilt scale is also located near the tilt lock knob Focus the shot by turning the focusing ring Fig 3 Turn the tilt lock knob clockwise and lock it before taking the shot Fig 1 O O Do not turn the tilt knob forcefully This may cause malfunction Tilt lock knob Tilt lock button Tilt scale Tilt index Tilt scale Tilt index Tilt knob 3 Illustration shows TS E90mm f 2 8L MACRO Locatio...

Page 19: ...ockwise to lock Slide the tilt lock button toward LOCK to lock tilt Fig 2 O O When tilt is locked with the tilt lock button do not turn the tilt knob This may cause malfunction Using Tilt TS E90mm f 2 8L MACRO TS E135mm f 4L MACRO 1 2 Tilt lock knob Tilt lock button Tilt index Thick line on tilt scale Thick line on tilt scale Tilt index Tilt knob Lock Illustration shows TS E90mm f 2 8L MACRO ...

Page 20: ...ck line on the shift scale as a reference Fig 2 A shift scale is also located near the shift lock knob Focus the shot by turning the focusing ring Fig 3 Turn the shift lock knob clockwise and lock it before taking the shot Fig 1 O O Do not turn the shift knob forcefully This may cause malfunction 4 Using Shift Shift lock knob Shift index Shift scale Shift index Shift scale Shift knob Lock Loosen I...

Page 21: ...ns may contact the camera while you operate the shift function O O With large amounts of shift the amounts of peripheral light at the top and bottom or left and right sides of the screen may differ so shooting with a small aperture is recommended O O The shift operation will be easier if the supplied cap is mounted on the shift knob p 30 1 2 Shift lock knob Shift index Shift scale Shift index Thic...

Page 22: ...tire lens while pushing the rotation lock release button toward the mount Rotation lock release button The rotation mechanism can be turned through 90 The lens clicks every 30 and locks in place in the 0 and 90 positions Shift directions when rotation is at 0 Shift directions when rotation is at 90 Illustration shows TS E50mm f 2 8L MACRO ...

Page 23: ...mera while you operate the rotation function O O In order to prevent shifts in position while shooting shooting with rotation locked or at a click position is recommended O O If using Digital Photo Professional to perform lens correction lens aberration correction Digital Lens Optimizer etc shooting with rotation locked or at a click position is recommended so as to reduce the amount of correction...

Page 24: ...the camera turn the tilt mechanism while pressing the TS rotation lock release button toward the mount TS rotation lock release button The lens clicks at the 45 position and locks in place in either the right angle or parallel position Tilt and shift directions in right angle TS rotation Tilt and shift directions in parallel TS rotation Illustration shows TS E50mm f 2 8L MACRO ...

Page 25: ...of tilt or shift is used vignetting by this lens will not occur O O When tilt and shift are used together in any operation directions other than right angled vignetting may occur in the range indicated in gray as shown in the figure below For example when the tilt and shift operation directions are parallel and tilt and shift are each at their maximum setting When using TS rotation in conditions w...

Page 26: ...r macro shots Exposure setting by stand alone exposure meter Shoot using manual exposure using the exposure value obtained from a stand alone exposure meter as a guide Macro shooting requires an exposure compensation that is according to the magnification Shoot using the exposure value obtained from the stand alone exposure meter with an exposure factor in the table on the next page added O O With...

Page 27: ... 1 2 1 O O TS E90mm f 2 8L MACRO Magnification 1 5 1 3 1 2 Upper values 1 3 stops Lower values 1 2 stops Effective f No 3 4 3 8 4 3 Exposure Factor stops 1 3 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 O O TS E135mm f 4L MACRO Magnification 1 5 1 3 1 2 Upper values 1 3 stops Lower values 1 2 stops Effective f No 4 8 5 2 5 8 Exposure Factor stops 1 3 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 TS E MACRO Lens Exposure Setting ...

Page 28: ...commended that you try shooting while checking results after shooting an image The firmware in the below cameras already corrects this phenomenon EOS 6D Mark II Upgrading the firmware in the below cameras will correct this phenomenon EOS 5D Mark IV EOS 5D Mark III EOS 5DS EOS 5DS R EOS 1D X Mark II EOS 1D X EOS 6D For details on firmware see the Canon website TS E MACRO Lens Exposure Setting ...

Page 29: ...results from changes in temperature there is a margin at the infinity position The infinity position at normal temperature is the point at which the vertical line of the distance scale L mark is aligned with the distance index The depth of field is the distance in front of and behind the plane of focus on the subject that appears sharp The depth of field is indicated by the area between the depth ...

Page 30: ...d protects the front of the lens from rain snow and dust O O Attaching To attach the hood align the hood s red attachment position mark with the red dot on the front of the lens then turn the hood as shown by the arrow until it clicks Attachment position mark Red dot Red dot Stop position mark Attachment position mark Red dot Illustration shows TS E50mm f 2 8L MACRO O O Removing Keep your finger p...

Page 31: ... O O Do not turn the shift knob forcefully This may cause malfunction Shifting will be easier if the supplied shift knob cap is mounted p 19 However note that for EOS cameras with a built in flash the cap may come in contact with the camera when mounting detaching the lens shifting the lens or turning the lens for rotation Mount the cap by squeezing it onto the shift knob and then fix it in place ...

Page 32: ... Lens enables close up photography It provides a magnification of 0 18x to 0 69x Close Up Lens 250D does not have a compatible size O O TS E135mm f 4L MACRO Close Up Lenses 250D and 500D do not have compatible sizes You can attach filters to the filter mounting thread on the front of the lens O O Only one filter may be attached O O Use a Canon circular polarizing filter PL C B TS E50mm f 2 8L MACR...

Page 33: ...ation are shown below O O TS E50mm f 2 8L MACRO Focusing distance mm working distance Magnification Near Far Near Far EF12 II 242 57 371 216 0 74 0 23 EF25 II 224 44 256 101 1 00 0 48 O O TS E90mm f 2 8L MACRO Focusing distance mm working distance Magnification Near Far Near Far EF12 II 365 162 821 648 0 64 0 15 EF25 II 352 134 493 305 0 82 0 32 ...

Page 34: ...NG 33 Extension Tubes sold separately O O TS E135mm f 4L MACRO Focusing distance mm working distance Magnification Near Far Near Far EF12 II 459 263 1716 1521 0 62 0 09 EF25 II 443 232 943 733 0 77 0 20 ...

Page 35: ...tilt shift and rotation functions cannot be used when the camera is mounted directly on a tripod When this happens fit the optional TS E tripod adapter into the tripod mount socket on the camera before mounting the camera on the tripod Illustration shows TS E50mm f 2 8L MACRO ...

Page 36: ...1 ft 200 mm 7 87 in 0 486 m 1 595 ft 303 mm 11 93 in Max Magnification 0 5 times Field of View Approx 72 48 mm 2 83 1 89 in Tilt amount 8 5 10 Shift amount 12 mm Tilt scale display 1 increments Shift scale display 1 mm increments Rotation mechanism Locks at 90 0 and 90 positions Clicks each 30 TS Rotation mechanism Locks at right angle and parallel positions Clicks at 45 Filter Diameter 77mm 82mm ...

Page 37: ...re for the lens only except as indicated O O Extenders cannot be used with this lens O O Macro Ring Lite MR 14EX II and Macro Twin Lite MT 24EX cannot be used with this lens O O Aperture settings are specified on the camera O O All data listed is measured according to Canon standards O O Product specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice Specifications ...

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