I am a professional photographer and for several years have been working with a Canon 1DS Mark3, a camera to me is very important, but where I work even with L-lenses from Canon, so I am used to a high standard and a very high quality. All the more exciting in this case was once a look to use that does not come from Canon and Walimex Pro I found almost by accident. I am already working with Canon tilt-shift lenses and am of the extremely high image quality delighted, but my comparable 24mm lens was just too expensive, because the architecture photography is not one of my booked themes. I work in the field of portrait and wedding photography, but like in the context simply the tilt-shift look at newlyweds photos.
So once you have the first skepticism filed and decided to buy this lens you will not be disappointed as the price ratio is right here clearly with a 24mm optics in this workmanship.
Nevertheless, one should not be surprised when the lens is supplied in a nondescript box and you look at it from a cheap plastic cup. The packaging goes directly into the garbage, but the appearance brings with excellent feel and knows how to convince. Surprise number 2 is the "no digital display" of the panel that must thus be adjusted using the aperture ring and this can not carry on the dial of the camera, but does not matter, as well as analog photography was my job :)
The optics has to bring, despite the weak light intensity not too many problems, the sharpness to the desired item, only the determination is initially a bit strange, so to me when shifting the lens has slipped again and again what a little disturbing. From the hand, as with my Canon tilt-shift is therefore not so easy and you should at least work with a monopod.
Even the bayonet is made a little getting used to, so I initially always taken me some time to write it down, so speed is not decency, but with time it went too fast. Meanwhile I use the lens for almost a month and have been used in some couple shootings and some after-wedding shoot, if heading out times for other images I invite times one or the other result high.
But now to the rating in detail:
Once you get used to the lens affects the processing quite solid and strong, only with the bayonet you need the first time some time. But it gives the impression that it is suitable for professional use, which could get a little fall and must not break. So that nothing falls, you can tuck the optics in the provided quiver housed in the camera bag.
The light intensity with a 3,5er aperture can complete 99% of all light situations just Outdoor Architecture and Hochzeitsreportagen, this has already proved the lens and has since a permanent place in my camera bag. Especially the angle of 24 ° makes the optics eerily interesting and the tilt-shift effect is clean and can be precisely adjusted. This is worth the Live View and a tripod there cleanest and can specify exactly.
The good wide-angle effect is amazing with brilliant blue skies with this objective and are the recordings the perfect look.
The aperture setting by adjusting the lens is exciting and brings back just in the early days with this lens fun again, also changes the lens aperture is not by chance if you come to the adjustment of the camera as it ever can happen digitally afloat.
The focus is almost equivalent in direct comparison to our Canon L lenses, and I the Walimex zuschiebe little pluses, due to the very low for this quality price, and of course it must be said that the Walimex can not always withstand the comparison, but the sharpness is clean so far is focused exactly. Especially at first, but you need a little practice. I for nearly 2 years working only with tilt-shift lenses and needed even at Canon Time. Be sure you have but when on tilt and shifting to the finding, as already written the objective is to me in the early days slipped every now.
Value for votes here than any other lens of my camera bag, because for this price at Walimex obtained a solid professional lens with a few limitations that you have but quickly overcome when you get used to the look.
For nearly 1,000 euros I think a 3,5er tilt-shift with 24mm for an absolute bargain if you look at the picture quality !!
My Recommendation !!!