Full frame wide angle lens
Jun 5, 2019 19:18:32 #
Hi looking for a wide lens for landscapes like a 10 to 20 or 15 to 35 . But do not want to spend 1,000. On it if at all possible up to about 700.00 or less if possible. Also need to use on a full Frame. Even if there is something coming out that someone has heard of.
Jun 5, 2019 19:28:00 #
Rayjenks wrote:
Hi looking for a wide lens for landscapes like a 10 to 20 or 15 to 35 . But do not want to spend 1,000. On it if at all possible up to about 700.00 or less if possible. Also need to use on a full Frame. Even if there is something coming out that someone has heard of.
Rokinon/Samyang/Bower 14mm F2.8 outstanding sharpness even wide open, almost free of any CA, and has absolutely awful complex distortion. This profile http://www.wimvanheugten.com/samyang-rokinon-14mm-lens-profile/ totally helps with the distortion thing.
Best part is it only costs between $250 and $300 depending on whether you get the lens with a focus confirmation chip or not.
However, ultra wide lenses and their application for landscape is quite limited. After a while, the images with huge foregrounds and tiny, distant backgrounds get old and cliché. I have a 14-24 which gets used about 2x a year, and not at all for sweeping landscapes. I much prefer the results I get with my 45mm F2.8 which I use to create stitched panoramas. The resulting images have a more natural looking perspective, a lot more megapixels, and they are really sharp and crisp. If I need a wider field of view, I just take a few more overlapping frames. If I need more height, I take a second or third row.
This is a three row, five column stitched pano.
Jun 5, 2019 19:33:28 #
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Jun 6, 2019 05:45:43 #
DaveO wrote:
Thanks Gene! Had to show this one around the house!
Thanks!
Jun 6, 2019 06:10:07 #
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Jun 6, 2019 07:00:59 #
Gene51 wrote:
Rokinon/Samyang/Bower 14mm F2.8 outstanding sharpn... (show quote)
Beautiful pic Gene!
Smile,
Jimmy T Sends
Bravo Zulu
Jun 6, 2019 07:04:32 #
Gene that is an outstanding image. I dare to say one of the best shots I have seen in the forum. I can see excellent sharpness.
Now to the OP, there are many wide angles in the market that you can use depending on the camera you have. OEM lenses are expensive but very well corrected and they last. They retain good market value when selling.
Independent lenses are making some very nice wide angles at attractive prices and there is always the second hand market when on a budget.
Now to the OP, there are many wide angles in the market that you can use depending on the camera you have. OEM lenses are expensive but very well corrected and they last. They retain good market value when selling.
Independent lenses are making some very nice wide angles at attractive prices and there is always the second hand market when on a budget.
Jun 6, 2019 09:09:51 #
Gene51 wrote:
This is a three row, five column stitched pano.
This is a three row, five column stitched pano.
That is an outstanding image, but I'm curious ... what did you use to stitch it together. I've only been able to get Lightroom to stitch 1 row together, not 2.
Jun 6, 2019 09:22:31 #
fbeaston wrote:
That is an outstanding image, but I'm curious ... what did you use to stitch it together. I've only been able to get Lightroom to stitch 1 row together, not 2.
Gene, at the cost of stealing this thread, many would benefit from how it was done—three row, five column.
Jun 6, 2019 09:27:18 #
Rayjenks wrote:
Hi looking for a wide lens for landscapes like a 10 to 20 or 15 to 35 . But do not want to spend 1,000. On it if at all possible up to about 700.00 or less if possible. Also need to use on a full Frame. Even if there is something coming out that someone has heard of.
The buzz-word these days is "pano". I am too lazy for that, even though some of the resultant images on UHH have been outstanding. I have a 16-35mm Nikkor that does a great "one-shot" job on "extreme-wide" shots. I also have a 14mm Sigma AF that cost me much, much less on EBAY but has given me some very fine images. Consider, when you get down into focal lengths this low, there seem to be more fisheye lenses than rectilinear ones out there. Be careful what you buy.
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