Originally posted by rparmar That's the way I read it too.
And likewise that is my hope. No wavy distortion will make me happy, because yes, I do take shots of brick walls and suchlike. :-)
Nice, hehe. I have my hunches that for the $$$, distortion control will pobably fall in favour of the T*18. Somethings gotta give.
I have a general question, maybe someone knows. Is the super wide angle stretching 'look' inherent with capturing a vista at such focal lengths? (ie are we limited by science here?) Or can one actually buy a lens that produces a correct perspective at 'ultra' width? Maybe its just a result of a larger frame, but I've seen Leica 15mm shots that seem to capture a lot without appearing 'extreme'. The 31 seems like the last bastion in this regard to my eyes. The 25 maybe, haven't got it right now to refresh my memory.
I guess what I'm saying is, if the T*18 was similar in producing a flat, believable field like the 31, but was just wider, I'd hit it. My experience with the Sigma 10-20 was fun like a rollercoaster, but then I really wanted to get off after a couple minutes. I took a pic of a truck at a slight angle and it looked like the front fender was built onto it at a 45 degree angle... I mean, the lines were pretty straight, but not correct, ya know?