14mm Superwide USM L lens

[WestFalcon]

Can anyone give me some feedback on this lens(Superwide 14 mm USM L)? I shoot kitchens and other rooms with my 10D and am currently using the 17-40 USM but I really would like to be wider. This lens is expensive and so I'd like to hear of others who may have used it before making the plunge. Thanks Brian

[CyberDyneSystems]

If you need a lot wider, Sigma just released a 12mm that should hit the shelf in a month or so.

http://www.sigmaphoto.com/Html/12-24.htm

[WestFalcon]

CyberDyneSystems,

Thanks for the info on the new Sigma. Any idea of price?

[DonCoon]

WestFalcon wrote:
CyberDyneSystems,

Thanks for the info on the new Sigma. Any idea of price?



https://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=details&sid=1067786741167797&sku=SG1224EOS

$650 at Adorama for "preorder", but I read a post that said this was the MSRP. Doesn't say so on Adorama's site.

[oldlincoln]

Why don't you try one of the full frame fisheyes? With ImageAlign you can make a $150 Zenitar look like a $1700 rectilinear.

[WestFalcon]

oldlincoln wrote:
Why don't you try one of the full frame fisheyes? With ImageAlign you can make a $150 Zenitar look like a $1700 rectilinear.

What is image align? thanks Brian

[defordphoto]

WestFalcon wrote:
oldlincoln wrote:
Why don't you try one of the full frame fisheyes? With ImageAlign you can make a $150 Zenitar look like a $1700 rectilinear.

What is image align? thanks Brian

Looks interesting: http://www.imagealign.com/

[oldlincoln]

Thanks for posting the link Jim, I guess I thought this was more widely known. A very good review of the software and suitable lenses is available here:

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/imagealign.shtml

Pantools is also very good and free, but the learning curve is very steep and may be more trouble than it is worth, especially if time is money.

[defordphoto]

You're welcome.I had heard of it, but had not seen their site since I don't have immediate use for their software. Kinda pricey, but the interface and ease of use could make it well worth the price.

[WestFalcon]

RFMSports wrote:
WestFalcon wrote:
oldlincoln wrote:
Why don't you try one of the full frame fisheyes? With ImageAlign you can make a $150 Zenitar look like a $1700 rectilinear.

What is image align? thanks Brian

Looks interesting: http://www.imagealign.com/


RMFSports....thanks for the website...this forum always amazes me with the knowledge and friendliness of its participants.

[Belmondo]

WestFalcon wrote:
RMFSports....thanks for the website...this forum always amazes me with the knowledge and friendliness of its participants.

Boy, that's sure not what SOME people were saying just a couple days ago!

Tom

[WestFalcon]

Thanks for the information...Image Align sounds like a program useful for my type of photography.

[oldlincoln]

I mentioned the 16 MM f2.8 Zenitar full frame fisheye in a earlier post. I got curious about the actual angle of view with the 10D crop factor and after correction with ImageAlign. I have done some measurements, and I am getting a diagonal angle of view of about 120° ( the EF 14 MM is 114°) with mine. This means that you can frame an object 1.5 times as wide as your distance from it. For example, if you were at a distance of 10' you could get an object 15' wide in the frame.
Regards,
Eric

[WestFalcon]

oldlincoln wrote:
I mentioned the 16 MM f2.8 Zenitar full frame fisheye in a earlier post. I got curious about the actual angle of view with the 10D crop factor and after correction with ImageAlign. I have done some measurements, and I am getting a diagonal angle of view of about 120° ( the EF 14 MM is 114°) with mine. This means that you can frame an object 1.5 times as wide as your distance from it. For example, if you were at a distance of 10' you could get an object 15' wide in the frame.
Regards,
Eric
Thanks....Where did you get your Fisheye?

[oldlincoln]

Take a look at the Zenitar 16MM f2.8 here:
http://www.kievcamera.com/camera.php?ID=15

[rdenney]

oldlincoln wrote:
I mentioned the 16 MM f2.8 Zenitar full frame fisheye in a earlier post. I got curious about the actual angle of view with the 10D crop factor and after correction with ImageAlign. I have done some measurements, and I am getting a diagonal angle of view of about 120° ( the EF 14 MM is 114°) with mine. This means that you can frame an object 1.5 times as wide as your distance from it. For example, if you were at a distance of 10' you could get an object 15' wide in the frame.
Regards,
Eric

In practice, my Zenitar covers about the same field of view as my 14mm Sigma.

Rick "also interested in the new Sigma ultra-wide zoom" Denney