Thanks to everyone who responded.
An OMZ 18mm would be nice, of course (I'm in denial, right?). Jim's
words, of course, summed up the situation: "If you can afford it, I
would find a Zuiko. As a bonus the Zuiko is a MUCH smaller lens than the
other two, so you are more likely to carry it." Spoken like a true
Zuikoholic,as one would expect here.
However, given the 18mm price these days, I don't see the stars aligning
at the moment. If I do go the SW route, then the Tamron 17mm seems the
most likely choice. Don't think that I'm ready for anything more extreme.
We have a trip planned in late May that will provide lots of photo opps,
though I will have to travel fairly light. So I still have a little time
to make up my mind.
Martin
Andrew Fildes wrote:
> Being addicted to wide I've got my Canon 17-40mm (on a full frame
> 5D), the Tamron 17mm to use wherever I want, the Voigtlander 15mm and
> 12mm and a Sigma 8mm as well. Even a couple of old Spiratone 12mm
> fisheyes. They are just fun but tough to use.
> Tight interiors, yes, but not with people! The 12mm is the one that
> demonstrates the problem best - any person in the shot had better be
> in the mid frame or their head is distorted into an ugly shape. The
> landscapes though, especially urban ones where you can get a bit
> abstract or use the distortion - that's great.
> No one mentioned vignetting I think - it can be a problem - I like to
> think of the edges of the frame as being stretched out to form a
> rectilinear image and so there's distortion and the light gets
> 'thinner'.
> There are some programs which will correct for distortion as i
> remember - they were discussed on Luminous Landscape - but they have
> algorithms for each lens so there may not be a 'repair' available for
> heritage lenses. They seem to do a great job on straightening
> something like a Canon 16mm fisheye from what I've seen.
>
> Andrew Fildes
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