How wide is wide enough - and why?

jmc7104 · 12-05-2009, 06:52 AM

Same answer to this as is to how long a lense I want.... what ever I can afford. jim

Itai · 12-08-2009, 02:39 PM

You are right, I meant the Sigma 10-20. Yes, the image quality is quite poor and your image of the tree shows it too. The first thing I notice is the vignetting which I cannot stand, it makes things look like a tunnel and it is hard to notice the rest of the image.

I now also undestand why you do not mind it, since you added the vignetting yourself in the next image

I cannot tell if it is your resizing or not but the image is lacks fine contrast and details are muddled on the grass.

- Itai

rhodopsin · 12-19-2009, 02:13 PM

M42 S-M-C Takumar 15/3.5 (the aspherical version)

Damn Brit · 02-05-2010, 09:13 PM

Originally posted by Itai

You are right, I meant the Sigma 10-20. Yes, the image quality is quite poor and your image of the tree shows it too. The first thing I notice is the vignetting which I cannot stand, it makes things look like a tunnel and it is hard to notice the rest of the image.

I now also undestand why you do not mind it, since you added the vignetting yourself in the next image

I cannot tell if it is your resizing or not but the image is lacks fine contrast and details are muddled on the grass.

- Itai

I'm sure there are quite a lot of people who would disagree with you. - https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-slr-lens-discussion/84539-sigma-10-20mm-club.html

ajuett · 02-06-2010, 12:39 PM

I throughly enjoy my DA 14mm f/2.8, not sure if Id want much wider. OK, that is not true but for the price nothing else really comes close.

fearview · 02-07-2010, 01:34 AM

when i went out for landscapes, i always thought that my 16-45 isn't wide enough. i always thought..what if i have that 12-24 in my collection..will it satisfyme.. ? i havent had answer for that question.

since i knew what it feel like shooting at 16.. so my answer is 12-24 (for APS-C)

and maybe 20-35 for FF.

.

bilybianca · 02-07-2010, 02:56 AM

I think ultrawide is very usable for special areas, not for everyday shooting. For landscape I prefer my 85mm, and even 200mm at times. For street/candids 35mm is just perfect.
I do a lot of travelling in work and have this idea to always take a picture of my hotel room and the view from the window. For this the 16-45 is seldom wide enough. I'd like a rectilinear prime around 10-12mm. I think that would be very useful for architecture too, like churches from both outside and inside. Can we dream about a tilt/shift 16mm?

Kjell

View Poll Results: What focal length is wide enough for you?
I want a lens as wide as reasonably achievable	44	20.47%
Not longer than 10mm	39	18.14%
Not longer than 12mm	49	22.79%
Not longer than 15mm	46	21.40%
Not longer than 18mm	18	8.37%
20mm or more is fine by me	19	8.84%
Voters: 215. You may not vote on this poll

02-07-2010, 01:34 AM	#81
fearview Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Jakarta Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,067	when i went out for landscapes, i always thought that my 16-45 isn't wide enough. i always thought..what if i have that 12-24 in my collection..will it satisfyme.. ? i havent had answer for that question. since i knew what it feel like shooting at 16.. so my answer is 12-24 (for APS-C) and maybe 20-35 for FF. . Last edited by fearview; 02-07-2010 at 03:42 AM.

02-07-2010, 02:56 AM	#82
bilybianca Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hassleholm, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 334	Very wide, not for every day use I think ultrawide is very usable for special areas, not for everyday shooting. For landscape I prefer my 85mm, and even 200mm at times. For street/candids 35mm is just perfect. I do a lot of travelling in work and have this idea to always take a picture of my hotel room and the view from the window. For this the 16-45 is seldom wide enough. I'd like a rectilinear prime around 10-12mm. I think that would be very useful for architecture too, like churches from both outside and inside. Can we dream about a tilt/shift 16mm? Kjell

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12-05-2009, 06:52 AM	#76
jmc7104 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rock Island, Illinois 61201 Photos: Gallery Posts: 436	Same answer to this as is to how long a lense I want.... what ever I can afford. jim

12-08-2009, 02:39 PM	#77
Itai Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Montreal Photos: Gallery Posts: 209	You are right, I meant the Sigma 10-20. Yes, the image quality is quite poor and your image of the tree shows it too. The first thing I notice is the vignetting which I cannot stand, it makes things look like a tunnel and it is hard to notice the rest of the image. I now also undestand why you do not mind it, since you added the vignetting yourself in the next image I cannot tell if it is your resizing or not but the image is lacks fine contrast and details are muddled on the grass. - Itai

12-19-2009, 02:13 PM	#78
rhodopsin Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Deep Forest Posts: 643	M42 S-M-C Takumar 15/3.5 (the aspherical version)

02-05-2010, 09:13 PM	#79
Damn Brit Guest	Originally posted by Itai You are right, I meant the Sigma 10-20. Yes, the image quality is quite poor and your image of the tree shows it too. The first thing I notice is the vignetting which I cannot stand, it makes things look like a tunnel and it is hard to notice the rest of the image. I now also undestand why you do not mind it, since you added the vignetting yourself in the next image I cannot tell if it is your resizing or not but the image is lacks fine contrast and details are muddled on the grass. - Itai I'm sure there are quite a lot of people who would disagree with you. - https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-slr-lens-discussion/84539-sigma-10-20mm-club.html

02-06-2010, 12:39 PM	#80
ajuett Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,100	I throughly enjoy my DA 14mm f/2.8, not sure if Id want much wider. OK, that is not true but for the price nothing else really comes close.

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