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Wide Angle Lens - opinions please

Started Mar 14, 2019 | Discussions thread
ViMa
ViMa Senior Member • Posts: 2,150
Re: Wide Angle Lens - opinions please
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Oh. And let's not forget about prices. In theory, you could get a new 12mm f2 + a mint 14mm f2.8 or a new 16mm f2.8 and spend less money than for a new 16mm f1.4.

I had the 16mm f1.4. I ended up selling it. Not because it is a bad lens. It'd be insanity to say it is. It's a great lens. But it really is a big one too. Compared to other Fujifilm primes, it's a behemoth. That f1.4 is great but in the end, for astrophotography you'd still want to go either wider or much more narrow.

The close focussing is mostly a gimmick. You'll be shooting these pseudo-macro shots in the beginning like crazy, being amazed by how close you can get with getting the background included. But in the end, these are most times not creative shots nor are the results so amazing. And, in the end, the 16mm f2.8 has similar close focussing capabilities too, only at a much smaller package and for much less money.

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Vittorio
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