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Value wide angle prime: Rokinon 12mm - Any alternatives?

Started Jul 3, 2017 | Discussions thread
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Re: Value wide angle prime: Rokinon 12mm - Any alternatives?

Rod McD wrote:

Quite apart from price, may I suggest being very careful about choosing your FL. There is a significant difference between each of the 12, 14, 16 & 18mm FOVs. I wouldn't buy the 12mm on the grounds of price unless you know you like that FOV. It's extremely wide. I actually sold my 14mm and bought the 16mm because of exactly that problem. (NB The 23/2 is wider than the 23/1.4 - all the side by side posts indicate that it has a wider FOV - may be more like a 21mm lens... which might explain its closeness to your 18mm.)

Ha! Very interesting note on the 23mm's capture angle. I would've never considered it.

As for the focal length, a very valid point indeed. The wider, the more critical will be to nail the horizon and vertical lines etc. I do wonder if a used 14mm would be an alternative.

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