why cant i get wide angle distortion like this?

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e r y k wrote in post #4098275
i dont think its a matter of focal length at 12mm vs 10mm since at that range you are only getting more coverage on the outside edges of the frame. i think the 12 vs 10 debate comes in when shooting something like landscapes.

Not entirely.

The areal coverage of 10 mm over 12 mm is 40% larger, the FoV IOW is 40% larger, which means it si distinctly different as long as you get close enough. Similar difference as, e.g., 85 mm vs 100 mm, but more exaggerated with UWA.

Kind regards, Wim

rodal126 wrote in post #4118617
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y hello tharr!

wimg - the coverage is 40% larger on the outsides of the frame. i dont see how its different near the middle

e r y k wrote in post #4118656
y hello tharr!

wimg - the coverage is 40% larger on the outsides of the frame. i dont see how its different near the middle

Hi Eryk,

It means that you can crawl so much closer and still have the whole thing filling the image, thus exaggerating the perspective even more. And with UWA, the effect is more pronounced than with standard and tele lenses, because the perspective far point is so near.

Kind regards, Wim