Which Lens would you choose for a Europe trip?!

[Yoh]

Oh tilt shift lens? Should be interesting. I just bring along a 50mm f1.8 for street shots. And one UWA

TSE is pretty useful for landscape and architecture shoots though. There's no AF for TSE btw.

 

[Jazzmint90]

TSE is pretty useful for landscape and architecture shoots though. There's no AF for TSE btw.

Oh i see! Btw just a silly question! Do people take landscape only in MF? Or sometime is AF?

Cause I know MF is a must for macro shots.

 

[Kenneth67C]

Oh i see! Btw just a silly question! Do people take landscape only in MF? Or sometime is AF?

Cause I know MF is a must for macro shots.

You can use manual or auto focus for both landscape and macro, there is no restriction saying you must use MF/AF. The only limit is your lens and how much you trust the AF on it.

With the TSE, it is not a PnS type of lens - you really need to have patience and experiment with the angles and T/S. Both are for different purposes, but it would really come into its own when shooting buildings and such. It is also excellent for panoramas.

 

[Yoh]

Oh i see! Btw just a silly question! Do people take landscape only in MF? Or sometime is AF?

Cause I know MF is a must for macro shots.

It can be in AF or MF since the flexibility is yours to choose.

 

[Jazzmint90]

You can use manual or auto focus for both landscape and macro, there is no restriction saying you must use MF/AF. The only limit is your lens and how much you trust the AF on it.

With the TSE, it is not a PnS type of lens - you really need to have patience and experiment with the angles and T/S. Both are for different purposes, but it would really come into its own when shooting buildings and such. It is also excellent for panoramas.

It can be in AF or MF since the flexibility is yours to choose.

i see. thanks people!

 

[RedPastor]

UWA Sigma 10-20 must have
Zoom Lens
Macro (Optional for me)

Thats all.

 

[Jazzmint90]

UWA Sigma 10-20 must have
Zoom Lens
Macro (Optional for me)

Thats all.

Sigma 10-20mm is for crop bodies or FF? Prefer to bring over my 5D

 

[Yoh]

Sigma 10-20mm is for crop bodies or FF? Prefer to bring over my 5D

Crop.

 

[Jazzmint90]

Crop.

Are you using sigma lens too? Some recommend the 12-24mm sigma lens for UWA.

 

[Yoh]

Are you using sigma lens too? Some recommend the 12-24mm sigma lens for UWA.

Yes, I've been using Sigma lenses for a long time. 12-24mm is the widest non-fisheye lens you can get for FF.

 

[Jazzmint90]

Yes, I've been using Sigma lenses for a long time. 12-24mm is the widest non-fisheye lens you can get for FF.

able to compare with canon UWA in terms of IQ and distortion? So far I received good comments about this lens.

We are discussing what is consider a good copy of sigma lens in Another thread (does L lens outperform non-L lens)

 

[Yoh]

able to compare with canon UWA in terms of IQ and distortion? So far I received good comments about this lens.

We are discussing what is consider a good copy of sigma lens in Another thread (does L lens outperform non-L lens)

There are positive reviews on it.

 

[Jazzmint90]

There are positive reviews on it.

Considering to upgrade to mark II, the price quite steep.

 

[Kenneth67C]

able to compare with canon UWA in terms of IQ and distortion? So far I received good comments about this lens.

We are discussing what is consider a good copy of sigma lens in Another thread (does L lens outperform non-L lens)

Before you commit, you should read reviews on:

Sigma 12-24
and
Sigma 10-20

For crop, I'd recommend the 10-20 as I believe its PQ is better. I've used it before and was quite happy with it, but its not suitable for FF.

This guy liked the 12-24 a lot but later switched to the Sigma 8-16 on crop.

If this is your first time using an UWA, I'd suggest you try one out first as the perspective is very different from normal lenses. If you use it like a normal zoom, everything will appear small and far away. Getting close up will give very dramatic (and distorted) results. Not for everyone, but it does open a new perspective to otherwise mundane objects.

 

[Jazzmint90]

Before you commit, you should read reviews on:

Sigma 12-24
and
Sigma 10-20

For crop, I'd recommend the 10-20 as I believe its PQ is better. I've used it before and was quite happy with it, but its not suitable for FF.

This guy liked the 12-24 a lot but later switched to the Sigma 8-16 on crop.

If this is your first time using an UWA, I'd suggest you try one out first as the perspective is very different from normal lenses. If you use it like a normal zoom, everything will appear small and far away. Getting close up will give very dramatic (and distorted) results. Not for everyone, but it does open a new perspective to otherwise mundane objects.

Thanks read it. Seems like the distortion for 12-24 is less than 0.5.

I prefer to go FF for landscape, so might not be getting a UWA for my crop body