Jun 5, 2012

In 24mm

Many of you know I am married to my 50mm lens. If in an emergency and I could only grab one lens, that would surely be the one. Today I rented a 24mm TS-E for an interiors shoot and totally fell for it. I always wanted a tilt-shift for the "shift" aspect of it, and always thought the "tilt" was a bit of a gimmick that was getting overused by wedding photographers. Then I went to town with the tilt knob anyway. Oops. It was just so fun.

At $2100 and not exactly a walk-around all-purpose lens, it's not a lens I'll be adding to my portfolio any time soon (oh I would if I could), but I'd happily rent it again. Before returning it, I went to shoot my favorite NYC building. This lens allowed me to shoot in a way I never could before. Never mind the blurry sides; look, straight lines!!


This last photo was taken from the backseat of a cab. You can see another building I am quite fond of there blurred in the background.

39 comments :

  1. Absolutely gorgeous photos. I'd buy one. :)
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  2. Definite wow factor here. Stunning! Obviously that lens needs to be yours!

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  3. Wow! Now I might have to rent that lens, too.

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  4. Interesting shots. You must really love the lens... thought the rental was just today. Quick post. =)

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  5. This is amazing!!! Sometimes is good to look "wider" :D
    The light on the second picture is just breathtaking!!! ^_^

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  6. these shots are so neat!!! the city is beautiful.

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  7. these are some of your best ever. i think you need to invest in that lens ;)

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  8. That first shot ... I thought it was taken here in Antwerp, Belgium. We have something very similar but not so high. Now I need to go photograph that and see how it looks :-)

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  9. Great work! The Flatiron never looked so gorgeous.

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  10. I totally love the Flat Iron as well!!! thanks for capturing it in this beautiful way!

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  11. holy cow. these are stunning. makes me crave new york too. you create such beautiful imagery, alice!

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  12. These are amazing! Oh, for endless lens budgets :)

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  13. the first one is simply AMAZING!

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  14. wow interesting view!! I love the first one, the view is just incredible and works beautifully in Bw, well done

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  15. wow, that shot is really amazing! It is crazy to have all that space after using the 50mm, isn't it?

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  16. Gah, stunning work. I tried to rent a TS-E for my trip to Vancouver last year but they didn't get it returned in time for me to get any real use out of it.

    Its definitely on my lens envy list though

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  17. Wow...gorgeous photos!!!

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  18. So gorgeous! Those photos are amazing!

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  19. NICE! I've been wanting to try out a TS for a while now--imagine the possibilities on a food shoot. :) The flat iron b&w looks so amazing!

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  20. Just went through your previous posts. Sounds like you had quite an adventure in Paris. I'm glad to hear nothing uneventful happened. I've made a note of the restaurant. Will definitely try it when I have a bit more time in Paris. It's usually a quick 24 hr turnaround trip :( Amazing photos as always!

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  21. dude, stop making me want new toys. gorgeous :)

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  22. Lovely... Thiiiiis close to getting the 45mm!

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  23. Beautiful! It definetly payed off! :)

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  24. Holy crap.

    That 24mm is AMAZING.

    Love this shot! :)

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  25. ooooh... i have long been intrigued by the 24 TS lens.

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  26. I really love how you see New York. These are beautiful.

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  27. gorgeous, I love the first two coloured shots. sounds like a fun lens.

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  28. Pretty sure I spy the Chrysler building...

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  29. Oh, I want one! ;) Where exactly is this building? Would love to get some shots of it while visiting NYC! :)

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    1. You can't miss it! It's around 24th street and Broadway. :)

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  30. oh i love that lens! i had it on my camera the whole time i was in new york last christmas! of course, it wasn't mine, though now that i returned it, i kind of miss it! it's one amazing lens, and it creates awesome effects, i love the blurring of course, and match that with city lights and i'm there!

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