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Very, very impressed by the Canon 8-15

Started May 16, 2015 | Discussions thread
Jay Brookstone Regular Member • Posts: 487
Excellent lens when played to its strengths

Performs well with no surprises, great optical and mechanical quality, and make points like no other.

It's basically an effects lens, not a rectilinear wide-angle substitute.

I've used this lens for sailing regattas to capture the boat crew at work close up with fish-eye distortion adding a sense of intimacy.  Have done the same for corporate clients highlighting close-clustered at-work shots of teams in the heat of the moment brainstorming from both low and high angles.

Peter Read Miller, retired head photographer at Sports Illustrated shot "The Flip", a well known photo of the coin flip by a referee just before a pro football game with this lens and a 1Ds Mark III.  A spectacular full fish-eye circular shot looking up from the ground at the referee and both teams surrounding the coin flip with the stadium skylight in the center.

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