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The Nikon PC-E 24mm f/3.5 D lens is an ideal lens for architectural and nature photography, providing an ultra-wide field of view and Perspective Control (PC) with tilt, shift and rotation capability.
The three Extra-low Dispersion (ED) glass elements minimize chromatic aberration, resulting in superior sharpness and color-correction.
Features:
- Wide shifting range, plus or minus 11.5mm, with a tilting range of plus or minus 8.5 degrees.
- Revolving capability of plus or minus 90 degrees for versatile tilt/shift shooting effects.
- Nikon's Nano Crystal Coat virtually eliminates internal reflections across a wide range of wavelengths for even greater image clarity.
- High-performance Nikon Super Integrated Coating (SIC) offers superior color performance and substantially reduced ghosting and flare.
- Rounded 9-blade diaphragm for more natural appearance of out-of-focus image elements.
Items included:
- Nikon PC-E 24mm f/3.5D ED lens
- HB-41 Bayonet Hood
- CL-1120 Flexible Lens Pouch
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• Lens construction: 13 elements in 10 groups (with three ED glass elements, three aspherical lenses,
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 3.2 inches | | Product Width:
| 3.2 inches | | Product Height:
| 4.3 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.61 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.13 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.91 inches | | Package Height:
| 5.51 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.51 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
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32 of 33 found the following review helpful:
 Not perfect, but I'm impressed.Dec 25, 2008
By Coronet Blue
I previously reviewed this lens. I now have second one and it appears the first was either defective or they vary wildly. Lens #1 came from eBay, due to Nikon's "we're backordered, but don't buy gray" policy. Naturally I wanted a lens with US warranty but Nikon US had none. As usual, they were all over Hong Kong but not one in the USA. So I bought a USA one used/mint condition to get a lens that Nikon would service if necessary. Cosmetically, the lens was flawless but something was amiss so please disregard my previous review.
Lens #2 is quite good or great, depending on what you want it for. The photo I see most often is a field of flowers with the lens tilted. I don't have much interest in tilting a 24mm lens but from what I see, its great for this and image quality should be super.
For architecture, the shifting is a bit of a different story. In theory, its possible to shift this lens 11.5 mm when the camera is oriented vertically. In practice, you can do this if the top of your subject occupies only the top center of the frame. If you are a critical user and your subject fills the entire top of the frame you'll probably find the top corners disappointing. (As with the previous lens, f/13 seemed to be best when shifted although f/11 was very close).
The good news is that if you restrict your shift to about 8-8.5mm the corners clean up, the illumination falloff disappears and things are sharp everywhere. If this sounds bad, it really isn't because previous Nikon PC lenses have a similar limitation where you can physically shift them further than advisable. (When the camera is horizontal you can shift as much as you want).
Mechanically, the lens is sound. Its a little front heavy and movements have to be locked which irks me because this is all due to the tilting business which adds size, weight, cost and complexity. But Canon started this and its tit for tat.
If you have a use for one of these and take the time to test it out I think you'll be pleased. Its hands down better than the Canon 24 TS (version 1) and ridiculously better than the Nikon 28PC. I still have to see if it can beat the Olympus 24 shift but haven't gotten around to it yet.
By the way, with regard to the comments that this is a "very technical" lens that takes practice or tutorials to master, nothing could be further from the truth. You point it at the subject, tilt or shift as neeed, focus, lock the movements down, lock the mirror up and trip the shutter. If you want to make things complicated you can read about Scheimpflug but since you get both visual confirmation and auto exposure, its hard to see how you could make a mistake.
15 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Best 24mm tilt/shift lens yetJul 11, 2008
By Lloyd L. Chambers
"http://diglloyd.com"
Shift lenses are headed in the right direction, getting better and better. The Hartblei/Zeiss offerings out out of the reach of many (price) but Nikon's current offerings include the 24 f/3.5, a 45mm f/2.8 and an 85mm f/2.8. Canon has a similar line. Discontinued are Nikon's 28/4, 28/3.5 and 35/2.8 PC-Nikkors (no tilt). Schneider's 28mm PC-Super-Angulon remains available for Nikon or Canon users. All of the latter lenses are "covered" in28mm Shift Lenses on DX frame.
The Nikon 24 T/S is a very nice handling lens and built to similar standards as the several-year old 85 f/2.8D PC-Micro-Nikkor. However, it now offers electonic aperture control, a boon for usability, but a disappointment for those of us who like to shoot Nikon lenses also on Canon via an adapter.
The good news is that optical performance is very high. Having used the Canon 24/3.5L T/S and the Olympus 24/3.5 shift (but not owning either at the moment) I can only hazard the following experience-based opinion: the Nikon offering appears to be the best yet available in the 24mm tilt/shift realm. Congratulations Nikon! A future in-depth report will have to speak to the details of this fine lens, but stitched images certainly are one good use of this lens, like this 19 megapixel example below.
The bottom line for me is that when the budget cooperates, the Nikon 24 T/S is a lens I want to own. I expect that the 45mm and 85mm offerings will afford even better performance.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
If you need one, this is the one to getJul 20, 2011
By Busy Executive
This is my second tilt/shift lens from the current Nikon crop. I use the 85mm for macro and product photography, and it's been a terrific addition to my collection. When I wanted something more for nature and architecture, I decided to head to the other end of the scale and go with the 24mm, and I've been completely happy with it so far.
In terms of construction quality, the lens doesn't disappoint - it's smooth in operation and seems as rugged as anything in Nikon's pro line. Feels like it's built for the long haul, and I don't doubt that with proper care, most of these lenses will outlive their owners.
Ergonomically, it's also okay for a tilt/shift lens. I tend to leave it on the camera with the tilts locked at 0, and it makes a credible manual focus 24mm lens. Because of the great depth of field on short focal length lenses, the lack of autofocus is no big deal...if you put your camera on aperture-priority and set the lens to f/8 or so, you can just dial in the hyperfocal distance and do very little focusing indeed...at this combination, you get about 4 feet to infinity in acceptable sharpness. Of course, when you want to use the tilts, all that changes, and you find yourself making a purposeful set of adjustments to get just the shot you want.
On both DX and FX, the 24mm is sharp, contrasty and capable of great images. I'd say you loose a bit of the value on DX cameras though - to me, it's much more valuable on FX bodies, but to each his own.
I suppose I'd also agree with the other reviewer who suggested that you don't really need lots of special instruction on using this sort of lens - just get out and use it, and pretty quickly you'll find you get the knack. For example, I spent an hour with a local real-estate person, and she quickly saw the value in the shots she does for her listings. It's really more a question of how far you want to go to get a certain look...if you're willing to spend a bit of time mastering tilt/shift lenses, you can get some wonderful results pretty quickly.
Definitely recommended to those who have the need for perspective control in architecture or nature photography.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Essential for landscape photographersApr 23, 2012
By M. Billon
The first thing that came in my mind when I first tried this wide angle tilt and shift after buying it: "why didn't I buy this lens before???"
I always thought that these lenses were more appropriate in architectural photography, but they can do much more than that.
For landscape, it is the perfect lens.
First, its performances without using the tilt and shift are staggering. The sharpness and contrast are very impressive.
Then after quite a lot of trial and error, the shifting can produce near-perfect depth of field at apertures such as f/8. I use this lens on a Nikon D800, and the ability to shoot landscape at f/8 with perfect depth of field is more than welcomed on a high MP sensor that does not forgive a lens weakness at smaller apertures. If you buy a high resolution DSLR, what is the point of degrading its resolution from lens diffraction when shooting at small apertures?
Of course, it is also great to be able to correct converging lines with the vertical shifting straight from the camera without loosing pixels.
I also use the horizontal shifting for perfect panoramas. However one must not go to the max shift, as serious falloff appears in corners which is too hard to fix in post-processing.
The selective focus ability also gives us more creativity in detail photography or even portraits. But it is hard not to abuse the shifting ability!
I also use this lens when shooting videos from the D800, and the amazing focus ring makes the job so easier and precise.
All in all, it is a great professional-grade lens, and its applications are very diverse.
Its main fault which does not bother me yet personally, hence the 5 stars, is its inability to rotate the shift function and the tilt function independently. So with the default factory settings, you cannot both tilt and shift horizontally at the same time. One has to be vertical and the other horizontal. That can be modified, but it requires either a Nikon technician to preserve the warranty or your good hands with a screwdriver. Therefore it's not possible alternate the tilt and shift planes independently in the field to meet your immediate requirements. For such an expensive lens, it's all but natural to remind us that Canon, on the other hand, offers the independent rotations of the tilt and the shift!
9 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Absolutely incredibleMay 02, 2008
By Judson Abts
Finally Nikon is doing it, making top quality TS lenses. I have the 85mm PC and now 24mm PC-e and my other lenses are just boring by comparison. Granted, you have to focus manually--not a huge problem at 24mm.
I can't say enough good things about this lens. at 3.5 its tack sharp. obviously it only gets better from there.
the dials on the side are a little smaller than the 85mm pc--that would be my only complaint on an otherwise fantastic lens!
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