04-19-2011, 11:57 AM
The 14-24mm f2.8 is sharp, but it has its very own drawbacks too. You mentioned the "no filters" yourself, which of course only is a problem if one actually wants to use any filter on a wide angle.
But it is expensive and heavy, and it has more than average barrel distortion. "correcting" the distortion will decrease resolution. And then there is its problem that it loves to catch lights (like the sun) what are out of its filed of view and produce flares.
Avoiding that will then mean you see the shadow of the photographer in the frame.
The 16-35mm f4 VR has very high barrel distortion for its type too, but for the rest it seems to be an ok wide angle. Very heavy for an f4 lens. The 17-35mm f2.8 has a bit less barrel distortion.
Worthwhile 3rd party considerations:
Tokina 16-28mm f2.8, but only when you can test the lens sample at the store (to check if it is put together correctly). Much more affordable, and 16mm is already crazy wide.
Tokina 19-35mm. Out of production, but should still be findable. Crazy affordable (under 150 euros), and sharp when stopped down. 19mm = comparable to 12.7mm on APS-C.
You keep on buying equipment, but I would like to see some of your results too.. <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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But it is expensive and heavy, and it has more than average barrel distortion. "correcting" the distortion will decrease resolution. And then there is its problem that it loves to catch lights (like the sun) what are out of its filed of view and produce flares.
Avoiding that will then mean you see the shadow of the photographer in the frame.
The 16-35mm f4 VR has very high barrel distortion for its type too, but for the rest it seems to be an ok wide angle. Very heavy for an f4 lens. The 17-35mm f2.8 has a bit less barrel distortion.
Worthwhile 3rd party considerations:
Tokina 16-28mm f2.8, but only when you can test the lens sample at the store (to check if it is put together correctly). Much more affordable, and 16mm is already crazy wide.
Tokina 19-35mm. Out of production, but should still be findable. Crazy affordable (under 150 euros), and sharp when stopped down. 19mm = comparable to 12.7mm on APS-C.
You keep on buying equipment, but I would like to see some of your results too.. <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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