What are your thoughts about wide angle lens
Nov 11, 2021 07:03:25 #
Nov 11, 2021 07:16:39 #
I always felt stifled by a 28, and, although I have a 20 2.8 D lens, I seldom use it. Even from film days, 24mm has always been my wide-angle sweet spot.
Nov 11, 2021 07:22:05 #
I have a 20mm lens. I use it rarely. I would never use it for family gathering around table as I don't want any of my family members hates me.
Nov 11, 2021 07:24:07 #
Jeffcs
Loc: Myrtle Beach South Carolina
I’m a big fan in wide 20 is my favorite I also shoot a 14 rectilinear
Nov 11, 2021 07:30:15 #
I enjoy my 10-20mm (DX, so 15-30 full frame equivalent for architectural shots, boats, cars, airplanes...For people, though, no way. An ideal focal length for portraiture is maybe 85mm (full frame equivalent). Dinner table shots with a group of people would be heavily distorted with an ultra wide.
Nov 11, 2021 07:36:05 #
The 24 - 70, f2.8, is only replaced by my 17 - 35, f2.8, when I am pointing the camera at the night sky/Aurora.
Nov 11, 2021 07:38:08 #
I've always preferred wide to tele. Try a fish eye lens. You can make all sorts of interesting images with them.
Nov 11, 2021 07:52:34 #
Sidwalkastronomy
Loc: New Jersey Shore
I have the Tamron 10-24 and like it with my crop sensor Canon 77D
Nov 11, 2021 08:02:54 #
Delta49 wrote:
I have been trying to decide if anything wider than 24mm is useful. I'm thinking about family gathering around the table, landscape, inside rooms, and street photography. I have been looking at the Tamron 15-30 mm G2, do any hoggers have this lens and what do you think about it and what do you use it for? Thank you for your comments and help.
I have a Sigma 10-20 f/3.5 EX for my D7500 that I really like and use quite often. I use it for landscapes, sunsets, car shows, close quarter shooting, street.
Nov 11, 2021 08:05:20 #
I have 14-24-70-200-500 lenses. My most used lenses are 24-70 and 200-500.
I consider the 14-24 an excellent lens, but it's bulky and doesn't fit in my bag so it frequently gets left at home. When I don't have it and need something wider than 24, I do panoramas.
One limitation of panoramas is that they are difficult to do when the subject is not static. It is not impossible to do a panorama of a crowd of people, but it takes more work. I generally take at least 3 panorama sequences in such cases and try to fit them in post. Using Photoshop, I have generally been able to align the images and then try to edit the individual masks to eliminate ghosts and mitigate motion of individuals in the crowd. Sometimes I can't, which is the reason I try 3 or more sequences. The 14-24 could do the whole thing in a single shot.
One limitation of the 14-24 as an ultrawide lens is that although the lens presents minimal distortion in the field, it is subject to perspective distortion if it is used when the camera is not level, but pointed slightly up or down. Perspective distortion will make trees and vertical edges lean outward or inward. Again, things like that are correctable in post, but it takes more work. Of course, all lenses do that to some extent, but the ultrawide lenses seem to do it to a much greater extent.
I consider the 14-24 an excellent lens, but it's bulky and doesn't fit in my bag so it frequently gets left at home. When I don't have it and need something wider than 24, I do panoramas.
One limitation of panoramas is that they are difficult to do when the subject is not static. It is not impossible to do a panorama of a crowd of people, but it takes more work. I generally take at least 3 panorama sequences in such cases and try to fit them in post. Using Photoshop, I have generally been able to align the images and then try to edit the individual masks to eliminate ghosts and mitigate motion of individuals in the crowd. Sometimes I can't, which is the reason I try 3 or more sequences. The 14-24 could do the whole thing in a single shot.
One limitation of the 14-24 as an ultrawide lens is that although the lens presents minimal distortion in the field, it is subject to perspective distortion if it is used when the camera is not level, but pointed slightly up or down. Perspective distortion will make trees and vertical edges lean outward or inward. Again, things like that are correctable in post, but it takes more work. Of course, all lenses do that to some extent, but the ultrawide lenses seem to do it to a much greater extent.
Nov 11, 2021 08:15:15 #
Delta49
Loc: Central Indiana
I want to thank you all for your comments and suggestions, it is nice to hear so many feed backs from experience in the real world. I am taking into consideration all your inputs and advice.
Nov 11, 2021 08:19:02 #
Sidwalkastronomy
Loc: New Jersey Shore
My 10-24 really covers a lot of ground with the 1.6 crop factor sensor
Nov 11, 2021 08:19:55 #
When I am going out to shoot waterfalls I carry a Tamron 17-35mm and a Canon 11-24mm. I also use them both for night sky photography as well, but prefer the Tamron since it is an f2.8 whereas the Canon is an f4 lens. I really like these lenses for many reasons, but the two mentioned are the main reasons why I bought them.
Nov 11, 2021 08:55:44 #
Delta49 wrote:
I have been trying to decide if anything wider than 24mm is useful. I'm thinking about family gathering around the table, landscape, inside rooms, and street photography. I have been looking at the Tamron 15-30 mm G2, do any hoggers have this lens and what do you think about it and what do you use it for? Thank you for your comments and help.
I have a Rokinon 12mm F2.0 (crop lens = 18mm FF equivalent). The combination of wide angle and large aperture makes it great for night sky / Milky Way shots.
Interesting article here that discusses using ultra wide lenses to get more immersed or 'into' the scene rather than just trying to 'squeeze it all in' .
https://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/how-to-use-ultra-wide-lenses.htm
Nov 11, 2021 09:13:03 #
I guess my answer is ‘it depends’. My walkabout lens is 24-85, and I rarely shoot at the low end, especially since I went FF. As I said the other day, I rarely use my 70-300.
But…if you have the cash, can recall shots you missed, or imagine shots you want, give it a try.
You might try renting for a week to find if there’s anything you’re missing.
But…if you have the cash, can recall shots you missed, or imagine shots you want, give it a try.
You might try renting for a week to find if there’s anything you’re missing.
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