Originally posted by 6BQ5 One last "strike" against the 08 lens is its limited use cases. Unless you are a real estate agent taking lots of tight indoor shots the 08 lens may not see a lot of time being mounted on the body.
Really?
My staple holiday is European cities - Museums, stately homes, inside of a windmill at Brugges (very tight space!), inside a chocolate shop in Brussels etc. The 08 is never off the camera for shots like this - Nearly everywhere is a tight fit.
At home, I mountain bike and fell walk - Landscapes. Ultra wides are known for those also.
I'd guess I'm 80% 08, 19% 02, 1% 06
I have an 06, the last keeper off that was a picture of Lake Bled church in Slovenia on a misty October in 2014.
Even a day out at a local steam fair can work nicely with an 08.
I'm obviously unusual in my use of it;-)
I like it overlaps the 02 range also, as it means I swap lenses less often, and if I can use the 08, it's a tad sharper.
No denying the cost of the 08 polarizes views on it and puts people off, even makes some hostile. But if you want to run with a Q then there is no alternative for this wider perspective if you can avoid baulking at the cost.
J
---------- Post added 27-05-15 at 03:11 PM ----------
Originally posted by CWRailman preferring a normal focal length appropriate for the sensor size in the camera to either of the extremes.
As a total aside to this thread, I don't understand this point. What makes a standard kit lens suit a small sensor more than any other sensor?
A bit lost, sorry.
J