Wide Angle Lens?

Dave Lyons said:

Many thanks for the responses so far.

It seems like this isn't exactly a "must have" lens, but it's a tool that has its place. I will watch some YouTubes and get a little more knowledgeable.

One note: I'm planning a trip to Zion NP, Grand Canyon, and Sedona in the fall. I'm thinking a wide angle lens might be something I'll want on that trip.

Maybe this: Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM

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When my main camera was a 60D, the Canon 10-18 was my most often used lens. Best bang for the buck I ever spent on a lens.











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Krusty79 said:

Dave Lyons said:

Many thanks for the responses so far.

It seems like this isn't exactly a "must have" lens, but it's a tool that has its place. I will watch some YouTubes and get a little more knowledgeable.

One note: I'm planning a trip to Zion NP, Grand Canyon, and Sedona in the fall. I'm thinking a wide angle lens might be something I'll want on that trip.

Maybe this: Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM

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When my main camera was a 60D, the Canon 10-18 was my most often used lens. Best bang for the buck I ever spent on a lens.

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Wow. Stunning!

Marie

DavidWright2010 said:

Don is correct that WA lenses make the mountains small, but I like the challenge. These are at 8 mm:


Palm trees all the way down


Dawn in the Buttermilks


Asilomar beach

David

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A good photographer can get good images from almost any lens.

Don

DavidWright2010 said:

Don is correct that WA lenses make the mountains small, but I like the challenge. These are at 8 mm:


Palm trees all the way down


Dawn in the Buttermilks


Asilomar beach

David

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I do not see a lot of distortion strangely in the borders. I guess special post processing ?

chrisfisheye said:

DavidWright2010 said:

Don is correct that WA lenses make the mountains small, but I like the challenge. These are at 8 mm:


Palm trees all the way down


Dawn in the Buttermilks


Asilomar beach

David

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I do not see a lot of distortion strangely in the borders. I guess special post processing ?

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No, nothing special.

Natural scenes, like that beach shot, are right out of camera. Pix of man-made objects do require correction for perspective distortion, like this church in Napa (Shot with a Canon M100 and the Laowa 9mm lens. (I was careful to get the top of he spire in the picture.)


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And look at the cars on the right.

David

Like many said, it's challenging to take good shots with a very wide angle. My main travel lens on full frame used to be a 16-35mm zoom. This is about 10-20mm on APSC.

I often used to widest focal length but not so much with landscapes but more in buildings or other tight spaces. It's really nice to be able to get everything into the frame when you have no space to take a few steps back.

I would definitely recommend getting a wide zoom but use the widest setting for the appropriate situations.

Actually, landscape with a tele zoom is very easy to get great shots. Those combined with some wide shots make a great set of your journey.

DavidWright2010 said:

chrisfisheye said:

DavidWright2010 said:

Don is correct that WA lenses make the mountains small, but I like the challenge. These are at 8 mm:


Palm trees all the way down


Dawn in the Buttermilks


Asilomar beach

David

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I do not see a lot of distortion strangely in the borders. I guess special post processing ?

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No, nothing special.

Natural scenes, like that beach shot, are right out of camera. Pix of man-made objects do require correction for perspective distortion, like this church in Napa

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Yes, but I would expect it to be also visible with your first pictures, not only with your Napa image. It is definitely present but it does not impact so much the image.
Thank you for your answer.