kay, the first reports from the first few proper shoots (though of course limited due to the extreme nature of the lens):
1. It is sharp to edges stopped down some, which could never be said of my old Sigma 14mm f/2.8, the previous Da Ultrawide in my stable. That lens sucks serious rhino on FF!
2. It vignettes like heck.
3. In crop mode it's still wider than my go-to lens, the Canon 16-35mm f/4L IS, is in its default mode. It's crazy. But it's a useful 15mm equivalent.
4. The hood is super stiff to remove, AND at the same time doesn't "click" into the designated position, always making me worry that I have it ever so slightly misaligned.
5. A regular 77mm filter does not seem to give more vignetting by itself (I've had no spare money to buy a new slim filter for it, so I just unscrewed the old one from... the Canon 24/1.4 lens? w/e)
6. The keystoning and edge stretching is... something else entirely compared even to the 14mm lens. That needs some getting used to.
7. It's super fun to use!
A random frame from between shooting architecture in downtown St. Pete's yesterday.
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(Nikon Z9, 10mm full frame shot, f/8, ISO 200, exposure time 1/800. Should have gone to ISO 32 or 64 for this kind of shot, probably)
1. It is sharp to edges stopped down some, which could never be said of my old Sigma 14mm f/2.8, the previous Da Ultrawide in my stable. That lens sucks serious rhino on FF!
2. It vignettes like heck.
3. In crop mode it's still wider than my go-to lens, the Canon 16-35mm f/4L IS, is in its default mode. It's crazy. But it's a useful 15mm equivalent.
4. The hood is super stiff to remove, AND at the same time doesn't "click" into the designated position, always making me worry that I have it ever so slightly misaligned.
5. A regular 77mm filter does not seem to give more vignetting by itself (I've had no spare money to buy a new slim filter for it, so I just unscrewed the old one from... the Canon 24/1.4 lens? w/e)
6. The keystoning and edge stretching is... something else entirely compared even to the 14mm lens. That needs some getting used to.
7. It's super fun to use!
A random frame from between shooting architecture in downtown St. Pete's yesterday.
(Nikon Z9, 10mm full frame shot, f/8, ISO 200, exposure time 1/800. Should have gone to ISO 32 or 64 for this kind of shot, probably)