Mar 19, 2008, 07:32
I met a newspaper reporter who did a presentation at my club said that his 14mm prime was one of the best lenses he owned. On a 'full frame' camera its focal length is what I use my ultra-wide at for about 80-90% of its photos. All of my Toronto photos in the architecture assignment are at a 14mm equivalent, and it's probably my favourite single focal length.
The big advantage of a wide-angle zoom - I think I mentioned this elsewhere to Zig - is that changing the focal length doesn't just change the magnification. If you keep the same framing of your subject by zooming the lens while moving closer or farther away you will change the relationship between your subject and its background. With wide-angle lenses this effect can be very strong since they keep so much of the environment, and because the perspective distortion can have such a powerful effect on composition. I'm going to be off-line for three or four days, but I'll see if I can find some examples of this when I come back.
On the other hand, the 14mm f/2.8 is a really cool lens....
The big advantage of a wide-angle zoom - I think I mentioned this elsewhere to Zig - is that changing the focal length doesn't just change the magnification. If you keep the same framing of your subject by zooming the lens while moving closer or farther away you will change the relationship between your subject and its background. With wide-angle lenses this effect can be very strong since they keep so much of the environment, and because the perspective distortion can have such a powerful effect on composition. I'm going to be off-line for three or four days, but I'll see if I can find some examples of this when I come back.
On the other hand, the 14mm f/2.8 is a really cool lens....
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