From: "Peter A. Klein" <pklein@xxxxxxxxxx>
So all you folks that think 28mm is already a medium telephoto, why do you
like your super-wides so much?
LOL! That's priceless, Peter.
Since I'm not yet priveleged to actually own a true WA wider than my 28mm
medium teles, I can only say I've encountered enough situations where I
needed a bit more (or is it less?).
For example, I picked up one of those fisheye adaptors (generally sold as
video gadgets) for 8 bucks at a pawn shop in January, just in time for my
youngest grandson's first birthday. While it gives a nearly-true fisheye
effect when fastened to the front of a 28mm lens, it works as an 'ordinary'
21mm lens when used on a 50mm. Resolution ain't great, but ain't bad, and
where else can you get a 21mm f/1.8 (or thereabouts, assuming a little bit
of light loss) for 8 bucks?
It was terrific for getting a roomful of people into the shots. And, as it
turns out, fortuitous in a way because my son-in-law's maternal grandmother
was present and died a few months later - so my photos were the last taken
with her in them. Had I not been using this rig I might not have caught her
in any of the photos, because I was concentrating on the kids.
And, as at least one other listite has mentioned recently, with a really WA
lens it's easier to catch shy folk candidly, looking more natural and at
ease, because it isn't necessary to aim directly at them.
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Lex
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