04-21-2011, 11:31 PM
[quote name='wojtt' timestamp='1303428369' post='7835']
The Voigtlander 20mm is indeed compact, but IQ-wise it doesn't look so good in the tests, when compared to it's peers, and as for the Samyang, reading the forums it seems there is a lot of sample variance. And a huge distortion as well, which can be trated in PP but I understand that this takes it's toll in terms of resolution..?
So for me the choice would be 21mm Zeiss or the Nikkor 14-24 assuming I have the funds and given that, my choice is the latter. Should I be making a more price-driven decision, I'd opt for the 16-35 f4 (or a well tested Sigma 12-24).
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The 14-24mm f2.8 has rather heavy barrel distortion itself too..... And will lose resolution when correcting. The 16-35mm f4 has unusually high barrel distortion for its type of lens too.
The Voigtlander 20mm is indeed compact, but IQ-wise it doesn't look so good in the tests, when compared to it's peers, and as for the Samyang, reading the forums it seems there is a lot of sample variance. And a huge distortion as well, which can be trated in PP but I understand that this takes it's toll in terms of resolution..?
So for me the choice would be 21mm Zeiss or the Nikkor 14-24 assuming I have the funds and given that, my choice is the latter. Should I be making a more price-driven decision, I'd opt for the 16-35 f4 (or a well tested Sigma 12-24).
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The 14-24mm f2.8 has rather heavy barrel distortion itself too..... And will lose resolution when correcting. The 16-35mm f4 has unusually high barrel distortion for its type of lens too.