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Which lens should I get? Canon 24mm 2.8 IS USM vs Canon 28mm 2.8 IS USM

Started May 19, 2016 | Questions thread
Dave
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Re: Which lens should I get? Canon 24mm 2.8 IS USM vs Canon 28mm 2.8 IS USM

rlr001 wrote:

tepatroni wrote:

Hi!

I've been trying to make a decision for sometime now and it feels like the more I read the more undecided I get.

I have a 6D body and usually use the 50mm 1.4, although I've been struggling indoors and with some landscapes. I don't have much budget to spend on a new lens (don't want to spend over 500€) so I thought the 28mm or the 24mm would do the trick.

Is the 24mm too wide? Is the 28mm more of a "go-to" lens? Or, since I want a wider lens, I should go to the widest possible?

Would love to hear your thoughts on it.

24mm can distort a face a little if you get up close. 28mm is better all around lens for people photos and general landscape, indoors wide angle, and street photography, etc. Its a great all around lens with a good focal length for most wide angle shots. However, if you mainly do landscape, go with the 24mm.

DPP does a pretty good job correcting the 24mm's distortion.

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Canon EOS 80D Canon EF 135mm F2L USM Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Canon EF 100mm F2.8L Macro IS USM Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM +10 more
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