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Pro/Cons for Sigma 12-24 II & Canon 16-35 II

Started Nov 28, 2012 | Discussions thread
billythek Veteran Member • Posts: 5,260
Re: How about the Samyang 14/2.8?

Although this thread is a couple weeks old, a few points regarding the Samyang 14mm:

- Yes the 14mm has complex moustache distortion, but if you use the lens profile in LR/ACR, one click and poof, it's gone.

- The distance scale can be easily corrected if it's off.  Google to find out how.

Unless you are truly printing billboard size prints, why bother with a zoom?  Just get the 14mm and crop, if you have to.  If you are shooting at 20MP+, you've got lots of pixels to spare before anything becomes noticeable at normal picture sizes.

The only other WA landscape lens I'm tempted to get is the 17TS-E.  Of course, I have the 24-70II to fall back on for shots in that range..

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- Bill

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