At 11:43 AM 9/29/99 -0400, "joey" wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I have been happily snapping away with my 50mm/1.4 zuiko for a few
>months now and I think I'd like to pick up a wide angle lense to
>play around with. I'm thinking of either 24mm or 28mm f/2.8 zuikos.
>
>I've heard that below about 28mm, significant distortion tends to occur
>around image edges. Is this something that is really a problem? I'd
>like to get as wide as possible, but I don't want to end up limiting
>myself because everything looks funny through the 24mm lens... It doesn't
>seem to me that it would be that much of an issue, but I'd appreciate
>any comments anyone has.
Well, I own a 28/2.0 Zuiko, and I've found that it's rapidly turning into one
of my all-time favorite lenses, and the single most-likely lens to be mounted
on my camera. If the 2.8 version has the same noticeable lack of distortion as
the 2.0, I'd say go with the 28mm. You only get 9 degrees more viewing angle
with the 24mm (84 for the 24mm versus 75 for the 28mm), but there are some
issues with rectilinear distortion that I found kind of nasty. By comparison,
they're almost unnoticeable on the 28mm, and it's a particularly good lens
indoors in relatively tight spaces.
Garth
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