What Do You Use Your 16-35 f2.8L For?

[Mills]

I have really only used this lens for landscape and architecture in the past, thus I use it infrequently. While messing around on some people stuff I was surprised to see how great it looked. I'm curious to hear from you. I guess when I think of it most media photographer's seem to use one body with this lens and another with the 70-200 f2.8L IS. I even think that the ability to be very close to a model can have its advantages when trying to get the most out of the situation and shoot.

[calicokat]

I have used mine for large group shots

[richardho11]

landscape mainly and sometimes large group shots.

[MrWills]

landscapes, car shots to distort some and big groups dancing at weddings.

[nicksan]

For those "sweeping" landscape shots and perhaps to use the geometric distortion as an "artistic tool" on other subjects.

I agree with you though...I don't use it too often.

But I really LOVE the color and contrast of that lens!

[Tapeman]

Museums, shows, landscopes, parties, and trains comes to mind. I use it a lot.

[busterboy]

Its a fantastic lens for getting those shots that tighter lenses can't..;)

From this............

http://www.timprocter.co.uk/photography/Waddington/harrier-low.jpg

To this............

http://www.timprocter.co.uk/photography/Waddington/army-truck.jpg

[Myles7]

Just received my Mk II today:)

So far, I've shot the usual suspects - my other two L-series lenses for instance...:lol::rolleyes:

[Mills]

Thanks Everyone!

[DaveG]

I have really only used this lens for landscape and architecture in the past, thus I use it infrequently. While messing around on some people stuff I was surprised to see how great it looked. I'm curious to hear from you. I guess when I think of it most media photographer's seem to use one body with this lens and another with the 70-200 f2.8L IS. I even think that the ability to be very close to a model can have its advantages when trying to get the most out of the situation and shoot.

I use mine for portraiture, sports, photojournalism, weddings, groups (when someone puts a gun to my head), pictorial and so forth. I also use my 70-200 for all of those too, except for groups I use it without the gun to my head.

A super wide angle's effectiveness is when I put something in the foreground and how it changes the relationship with something farther away. It is not about getting 100 people into a group shot, although sometimes you have too.

In any case almost any type of composition can be effectively shot with this or any other lens. It's just about seeing something and then using the tool to capture what's in your head. Don't feel that a focal length is FOR anything specific, but is a tool for EVERYTHING.

Yesterday I had to shoot groups for a high school musical with my 5D. My first shot had about about 65 people, and I had to use my 16-35, as my 50mm lens was just a little long. Then I did about another 20 different group poses with the number of subjects ranging from 15 people or so down to two. For EVERY other group shot I used the 70-200. I removed foreground and ceiling and I got a nicer over-all perspective as my shooting distance remained ten meters away from the subjects. Now if I could only have knocked down the wall in the back of the theatre for that big shot ...