Canon TS-E 17mm f4L is a Fixed aperture Manual Focus (MF)
Ultra-Wideangle Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Canon EF mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Canon TS-E 17mm f4L lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Canon TS-E 17mm f4L is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Poor |
| Sports | Poor |
| Portrait | Fair |
| Travel | Average |
| Street | Average |
| Wedding | Fair |
| Walk Around | Average |
| Vlogging | Very Good |
| Landscape | Good |
| Macro | Poor |
Canon TS-E 17mm f4L is a member of Canon's EF L series of lenses. Below you can see the latest lenses in this series.
EF L Series Lenses in Canon EF Mount
Reasons to Buy Canon TS-E 17mm f4L Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Canon TS-E 17mm f4L lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Distance Scale |
| DoF(Depth of Field) Scale |
| Covers Full-Frame Sensor |
| 8 Diaphragm Blades |
| Extreme Wide-angle capability |
| Minimum focus distance of 0.25m / 9.8 inch |
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| No Weather Sealing |
| No Autofocus |
| Not so fast for a short Prime Lens |
| Pricey |
Lens Mount
Canon TS-E 17mm f4L is compatible with cameras that have Canon EF lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Canon EF lenses are Canon 1D X III, Canon 6D MII and Canon 5D MIV.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Canon TS-E 17mm f4L has a maximum diameter of 89mm and total length of 107mm. It weighs 820g / 28.9 oz.
Focal Range
Canon TS-E 17mm f4L has a fixed focal lenght of 17mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.6x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 27.2mm.
Optical Image Stabilization
Canon TS-E 17mm f4L doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Canon TS-E 17mm f4L has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.14x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.25m. 0.14x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.
Aperture
Canon TS-E 17mm f4L has a max aperture of F4.0 and a minimum aperture of F22.0.
Optical Formula
Canon TS-E 17mm f4L's optical formula consists of 18 elements in 12 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- Aspherical & UD elements
- Super Spectra coatings
Lens Hood
Body Colour
Canon TS-E 17mm f4L is available in Black color.
Popular Comparisons of Canon TS-E 17mm f4L
Here is the eight most popular comparisons of Canon TS-E 17mm f4L amongst Camera Decision readers.