I don't think anyone is in need of a chill pill.Stefan & Gerald, take a chill pill. I am just yanking your chain. I am an architectural shooter, so you are preaching to the converted re ultra-wides. If there was a proven, viable lens wider than the 23, I would have it in a flash. Go ahead and experiment, I'm all for it. I'll even help where I can. I'm taking the p_ss primarily because the 14-24, with all the inherant compromizes of a short zoom, is probably the last place I would start. Stefans and others work with the 17 Canon has my attention for sure, but the 14-24???? I'm not looking for a cheap solution that kinda works. I want something that will rival the 23Rodie for quality, but wider FOV and covering the 80MP sensor.
I think you're in for a very long wait for anything approaching the 23HR quality but with the FoV of the Canon 17 TS-E, and I would imagine the cost would be astronomical.
Having said that, I'm having a processed version of this blown up to 2 meters wide, so I'll let you know how it comes out. It should be fine to look at from a natural viewing distance.
Sure, it's not remotely Rodie quality, but I'd rather have this quality, than no quality at all (below is basically unprocessed and was only a VERY quick dump purely for copyright registration purposes).
Another one, that shows why I wanted it this wide...
I'll be taking a Max and a 23HR to the same location sometime in February. No fireworks then of course, but I'll do a comparison between the HR, 17 and 24 TS-E's. We all know what the result will be though