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07/03/2006 09:00:05 PM · #1 |
I started off this morning at B&H. As I was trying out a 12-24mm WA Nikon I was honored to have a bunch of the Lens Specialists stop what they were doing to pass around some of my Prints, taken mostly with a 70-200mm purchased a few weeks ago. The guy in the center is the dude I always go to and he asked me for a few prints for his collection. Now, that's the sh!t that makes your day.
They didn't have the 12-24 in stock (inconcievable!) so I went down the J&R(also out of stock) and then to Alkit where they had one. I had a beer and played with the lens a bit and then walked uptown. Starting at around 17th st I walked back up to 47th.
     
Any advice on how to best use this or any wide angle lens would be cool. Feel free to comment.
Message edited by author 2006-07-03 21:10:31. |
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07/03/2006 09:02:52 PM · #2 |
I have the Sigma 10-20. I like to just set the camera close to, or on the ground and fire, without even looking through the viewfinder. That's fun.
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07/03/2006 09:11:02 PM · #3 |
I love that lens Heres one of my son He wanted me to turn him into a bobble head.
I also like to fire from the ground with this lens as well Weird |
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07/03/2006 09:38:42 PM · #4 |
Have fun and experiment. Get low, try different angles, or get close to your subjects. You can use it to heavily accent a foreground subject while still having plenty of room for the background. My 12-24 has become one of my favorite lenses and I use it all the time for my personal work and for newspaper sutff. You'll love it.
edit: Oh yeah, be carefull doing portraits with it. Unless you want it like Kronus above, you'll get some distortion that makes body parts abnormally large or small and can certainly look weird at times.
Message edited by author 2006-07-03 21:39:52. |
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07/04/2006 07:30:10 AM · #5 |
I'm curious how this image
stayed sharp all through set at f 3.5?
I've been seeing strange results of WA's on the web where I can't figure out the sweet spot. My results were inconsistant still keeping in mind that I was shooting handheld. |
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07/04/2006 07:46:11 AM · #6 |
i have a 15mm that i love to play with, but i've found that the shots i like best are those taken from any angle EXCEPT normal standing height. as was said, i shoot from the ground quite a bit, and enjoy the bulbous nature of some very close-up shots.
great work. enjoy! |
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07/04/2006 08:16:57 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by pawdrix:
I'm curious how this image
stayed sharp all through set at f 3.5?
I've been seeing strange results of WA's on the web where I can't figure out the sweet spot. My results were inconsistant still keeping in mind that I was shooting handheld. |
Good question. Is it not true that 'infinity' starts closer to home on wider angled lenses? |
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07/04/2006 10:49:33 AM · #8 |
if you're looking for shallow DOF - a wide angle is not going to cooperate.
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