On 4 Jan 01 at 9:41, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi List,
> I'm thinking about getting a 14mm lens. Since Canon is way too much money, I
> was thinking about either Sigma EX or Tamron SP versions of this lens. Plus I
> read some place that Canon 14mm is not very sharp lens - I think it was
> Photo.net I read that on.
> Anyway - does anyone here have any experience with any of the above lenses?
> Your advise is always appreciated.
Anyone considering a wider view than 20mm on a 24x36mm format should
also seriously look at other formats & optics (including fisheyes
and panorama cameras), since image details get lost pretty fast with the
smaller magnification ratio's of super wide angles....for example,
don't expect much face details in a large group of people....what
works in strong architectural compositions (diverging lines) doesn't
always work with other types of photography.
Note that panorama cameras almost by definition use much longer
focal lengths for still a much larger (horizontal) angle of view.
That, plus the fact that a panorama camera like a Horizon 202 is much
cheaper than a Canon 14mm, and on par with Sigma/Tokina/Tamron (and
you basically get a 'spare body' for free....:)).
No system is without limits, even EOS....expand your horizon!....;))
A few more considerations about super-wide optics and their typical
aspects & distortions can be found on:
http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/wide_ang.htm
Samples of panoramic images (in a sublimation of winter/snow &
infrared):
http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/thumnail.htm
--
Bye,
Willem-Jan Markerink
The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand
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