Ultrawide 3rd party prime lense for "APS" DSLR

[since63]

Are there any third party ultrawide prime lense thats worth considering? Ideally the range should be around 16 to 20mm (10 to 12mm range on "APS") and it has to be distortion free. It'll be great if anyone can share/recommend or even put in a sample pix. Thank You.

 

[yyD70S]

Although this relates to Nikon, you may still find it useful:

http://www.nikonians.org/html/resources/nikon_articles/nikkor/af/wide_angles_shootout/index.html

 

[since63]

Although this relates to Nikon, you may still find it useful:

http://www.nikonians.org/html/resources/nikon_articles/nikkor/af/wide_angles_shootout/index.html

Thanks for the link. Any suggestion for pirime lenses?

 

[JediForce4ever]

Thanks for the link. Any suggestion for pirime lenses?

14mmf2.8 ED
10.5mm is a fisheye.

 

[icarus]

Are there any third party ultrawide prime lense thats worth considering? Ideally the range should be around 16 to 20mm (10 to 12mm range on "APS") and it has to be distortion free. It'll be great if anyone can share/recommend or even put in a sample pix. Thank You.

There are no such thing as ultrawide prime for APS ... unless you go for Full Frame DSLR, then you will have more options.

 

[Snoweagle]

And also there's no such thing as distortion free for a super wide lens.

 

[since63]

Hi Guys,
Thanks for yur contributions. Understand that there will be perspective distortion on these lenses, where the subject, especially buildings are slanted. But have come across a pix, where the buildings have a slight curvature.

Seems like the widest prime for APS lense is 14mm (about 21-22.5mm).

Thanks again. Cheers.

 

[Snoweagle]

Hi Guys,
Thanks for yur contributions. Understand that there will be perspective distortion on these lenses, where the subject, especially buildings are slanted. But have come across a pix, where the buildings have a slight curvature.

Seems like the widest prime for APS lense is 14mm (about 21-22.5mm).

Thanks again. Cheers.

Nope, Sigma have a 8mm one.

http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses_all_details.asp?id=3255&navigator=4

 

[JediForce4ever]

Hi Guys,
Thanks for yur contributions. Understand that there will be perspective distortion on these lenses, where the subject, especially buildings are slanted. But have come across a pix, where the buildings have a slight curvature.

Seems like the widest prime for APS lense is 14mm (about 21-22.5mm).

Thanks again. Cheers.

Do note that the 14mmf2.8ED is not a AP-S specific lens.
It is a 'D' Nikkor.

 

[Snoweagle]

Or maybe he means APS-C sized CMOS sensor?

 

[JediForce4ever]

Or maybe he means APS-C sized CMOS sensor?

Pls also note that the Sigma 14mmf2.8 and the Canon EF14mmf2.8L are also not APS-C specific designed lenses.

 

[Snoweagle]

Pls also note that the Sigma 14mmf2.8 and the Canon EF14mmf2.8L are also not APS-C specific designed lenses.

Ok, noted on that part. But still, can be used at an increased focal length.

 

[since63]

Or maybe he means APS-C sized CMOS sensor?

That's right.

If the sigma 8mm fisheye is used on either the 20D or D70 (which will become a 12-13mm lense), will it cause the building to be "curved"?

 

[Snoweagle]

That's right.

If the sigma 8mm fisheye is used on either the 20D or D70 (which will become a 12-13mm lense), will it cause the building to be "curved"?

Definitely. Even when i use my 28-300mm on my film SLR, at 28mm the buildings are a bit distorted already.

I haven't tried this 8mm one from Sigma but it's surely very wide! :bigeyes:

 

[since63]

Definitely. Even when i use my 28-300mm on my film SLR, at 28mm the buildings are a bit distorted already.

I haven't tried this 8mm one from Sigma but it's surely very wide! :bigeyes:

Have seen a pix taken with the a 14 or 16mm fisheyes on the S2 Pro and the building was rather distorted!

There are some lenses that proclaimed to be distortion free, does that means that above would not happens? But of course they are very ex too!

 

[mpenza]

Have seen a pix taken with the a 14 or 16mm fisheyes on the S2 Pro and the building was rather distorted!

There are some lenses that proclaimed to be distortion free, does that means that above would not happens? But of course they are very ex too!

of course, u'll get distortion on a fisheye when u used it on a S2 Pro. u'll get even more distortion if u were to use it on a film camera.

 

[Snoweagle]

Have seen a pix taken with the a 14 or 16mm fisheyes on the S2 Pro and the building was rather distorted!

There are some lenses that proclaimed to be distortion free, does that means that above would not happens? But of course they are very ex too!

As long as it's a wide angle lens, there will definitely be some distortion, especially those super wide ones as they need to 'squeeze' in more into the frame, thus giving more distortion.

UNLESS you are using the TS-E lenses which are specifically designed to eliminate this distortion problem when taking buildings.

 

[Snoweagle]

Here's a pic i took using the Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye lens on my film cam. So here u can see how much distortion it gets.