> Now, something that you haven't mentioned that I find as a more > usable combination is the F 17-35 fisheye and one of the 20's. > The fisheye zoom is unique in that it zooms from almost 180 > degrees to almost the same focal length of the 20mm rectilinear.
> At the 35mm end, it is about the same focal length as a 20mm > keeping it ultrawide and you still have the fisheye on the 17 end. I am assuming that you really meant "almost the same angle of view" and "about the same angle of view". > I have also found that the drama of a minor fisheye can be > stronger than a really wide rectilinear. Remember that both > distort in some fashion. The rectilinear distorts by making > object near the edge of the frame fatter. The lines stay straight > but it still alters the look of objects. It makes objects looked > smashed (shorter and wider). The fisheye does the opposite - > objects retain relative proportions, but lines curve. That's a very good description of the comparative pluses and minuses of a rectilinear w/a versus a fisheye. Fred - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
