Hi Mark,
Personally, I think you'd be better off w/ the 21/3.5. It's a bit more
expensive than the 24/2.8 but it gives you more range. I find that the
21 is nice to have in the woods. As (I think) BB said, the ultra-wides
give nice near far effects, which while still possible w/ a 24 are much
less dramatic.
In terms of performance, both the 24/2.8 & 21/3.5 are good lenses; the
21, however, seems to get a few more rave reviews. I use both and have
been happy with each--never felt the need to do side-by-side
comparisons.
When I'm hiking, I carry the compact 21/3.5, 35/2, 50/1.2 (incredibly
useful for hand-helds in the rainforest and/or for shallow dof), and
85/2; sometimes I drop the 50 and 85 and take a Tamron 90/2.5 macro
instead. When I'm going to events or travelling and don't want to lug
much gear, I most often take just the 21, a 50, and the 85. Believe it
or not, I like the 21 for portraiture--good environment, good
distortion.
While I have a couple of 28s (2.8 & 2), I never seem to use them.
Likewise my 24 doesn't get much use.
Hope this helps.
Mark Marr-Lyon wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> With the recent talk about the 21/2, I was wondering what
> people think of it's slower little brother the 21/3.5. I'm
> considering getting an ultra-wide sometime soon, and was
> trying to decide which one. I have a 28/2.8 (and a 3.5, but
> its a little fungusy, if that's a word), so I was thinking
> that the 24 would be a little too close to that. That leaves
> the 21 or the 18.
>
> The two uses I can think of right now for this lens are:
> I'm going on a week-long backpacking trip in the North Cascades
> in August, and was thinking an ultra wide would be nice for
> landscapes and the like. I also could use one for some shots
> in some cramped quarters (like the inside of a plane).
>
> Is the extra 8 degrees of coverage and the little bit of extra
> weight worth spending a few hundred dollars more? Which of these
> lenses, if you have both, is your favorite?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark Marr-Lyon.
>
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