DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

I have a 14-28 for my FF camera. Don't use it much but it gives me fairly straight verticals if I hold it level. As soon as I aim it up or down the verticals start to bend.

Shoot raw, and if you get distortion you can mitigate it in post. I use PS which has a warp adjustment that's pretty good for that (but it takes some practice).

The 14-28 is big and bulky and doesn't fit well in my bag, so it's frequently not there. If I don't have it and need to do a wide landscape, I stitch. I have actually stitched some indoor shots taken at 14mm and it does fairly well, but at those angles it's hard to avoid distortion.

Morning Star Loc: West coast, North of the 49th N.

I would think that even in the city you could get some very nice shots! I'm thinking of "buildings in context" - I've often tilled a frame with a building, then when I looked at the photo later on, I've wondered at what was around that building. In your part of the country, there should be some fantastic viewpoints, made especially for this lens, along the Hudson River. Or along the ocean-side of NY.
My "city" (official standing, but a collection of townships spread over farmland) has some great viewpoints of the mountains. Next summer we hope to go to the Rockies again, but there is also Vancouver, especially the downtown area, where I can see getting some great shots - if and when I collect enough courage to go into the city: traffic is a nightmare and parking next to non-existent.

Morning Star Loc: West coast, North of the 49th N.

Goofy, there are several here on the Hog that also have the E-M5, so when you're finished playing, would you post your impressions and results as well?

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

Agree the 7-14 is wonderful for architecture.

stan0301 Loc: Colorado

I use the Sigma 8-16 (Nikon) love it--You will enjoy mounting it vertical and making panoramas
Stan

flip1948 Loc: Hamden, CT

If I remember correctly the Sigma 12-24mm zoom is a full frame lens so there is no "factoring" when using it on a full frame camera....it will be 12-24 effective AND actual.

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

Yes, that may be true, but today there are so many people who actually have little to no experience with full frame cameras, the whole reason that we factor for the crop frame is to give it a point of reference to the full frame camera, a couple of years back that was pretty important as people moved from their full frame SLR to the newer crop frame DSLR's. But today I would argue that a large percentage of amateurs only have experience with crop frame cameras, so their point of practical reference is that crop frame, for instance, I would imagine that some reading my post would think that their Canon 10-22 is wider than my Sigma 12-24 when infact the 10-22 doesn't come close to the Sigma when it is mounted on a full frame camera.... For those folks the a second point of reference may be helpful, one that compares the full frame with which they are not familiar, to the crop frame with which they are very familiar.

Morning Star Loc: West coast, North of the 49th N.

Until I got my first digital camera, my only experience was with "full frame" cameras (as in 35mm film) and some much larger than that, film with a paper backing.
I remember asking my Dad about these different sizes and he told me: doesn't matter, just look what you see through the viewfinder, and when you're happy with it, press the shutter button. I'm still doing that to this day. Wysiwyg. It sure prevents a lot of headaches!

So in the meantime the promised storm has arrived, there are already some 3000 homes without power (ours is still on) and according to the forecast, tomorrow it will still be blowing hard and rain coming down by the bucket. So, I'm afraid you all will have to wait a day or two for pictures.

tdekany Loc: Oregon

One of the best lenses to have for cities.

7MM

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14mm

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Morning Star Loc: West coast, North of the 49th N.

So, isn't there a saying that goes something like "The best-laid plan of mouse and man..." Suddenly too much going on to go out and take photos. Gonna try again tomorrow afternoon.
However, here's one for now. Taken from our sundeck. Really shows what the rain has done to our railing these last few weeks.
To give some perspective: In the very centre of the photo is a house with a grey roof. According to Google Earth measurement, it is 286 yards from our sundeck.
I have done nothing to this photo, it is straight out of the camera.

Early morning, facing east

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