We Have Received Our EF 11-24mm f/4L
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Re: We Have Received Our EF 11-24mm f/4L [CR3]
by the way, as excellent as the 11-24 is - the brandnew tokina 11-20/2.8 might be a lighter and much cheaper choice for all cropped shooters. and the tamron 15-30/2.8 VC might be a good universal wide angle choice for all canon and nikon full frame shooters from now on, especially when stabilized video and more light than f4 is required. other than that, the 16-35/4 IS seems to be the overall winner regarding price/quality ratio!
digital picture has the 11-24 in its comparison matrix already:
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx
by the way, as excellent as the 11-24 is - the brandnew tokina 11-20/2.8 might be a lighter and much cheaper choice for all cropped shooters. and the tamron 15-30/2.8 VC might be a good universal wide angle choice for all canon and nikon full frame shooters from now on, especially when stabilized video and more light than f4 is required. other than that, the 16-35/4 IS seems to be the overall winner regarding price/quality ratio!
digital picture has the 11-24 in its comparison matrix already:
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx
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Nice shots. Looking forward to see more images. This lens is really wide....
Nice shots. Looking forward to see more images. This lens is really wide....
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I went for the ND 3.0 - but haven't had time to cut it or try it out yet... Will be shooting a lot this weekend, however, so I hope to give it a try.douglaurent said:canonrumors is right, this 11-24 lens is so damn big that it even won't fit the mount of a 1D
at least the kodak wratten gel filters i bought from b&h do work great when cut to the right size.
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Hope the weather holds out for you in Skye - its tends to rain a lot - spent a lot of time there myself when my friends and a Bed and Breakfast in Uig where you will get the boat to Lewis.
Hope the weather holds out for you in Skye - its tends to rain a lot - spent a lot of time there myself when my friends and a Bed and Breakfast in Uig where you will get the boat to Lewis.
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Having shot thousands and thousands of shots this wide and wider, I'll be interested to see if someone comes up with some rational framing for a lens this wide in rectilinear projection. My experience is that rectilinear projection is just too weird and too stretched in the corners wider than about 14mm equivalent or so.
My advice to owners is to watch your rotataion carefully and to keep the center focus point on the horizon even if the horizon is not visible in the shot.
Having shot thousands and thousands of shots this wide and wider, I'll be interested to see if someone comes up with some rational framing for a lens this wide in rectilinear projection. My experience is that rectilinear projection is just too weird and too stretched in the corners wider than about 14mm equivalent or so.
My advice to owners is to watch your rotataion carefully and to keep the center focus point on the horizon even if the horizon is not visible in the shot.
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It is interesting, I have used two different 14mm MkII's and hated both of them, they were utter garbage in the corners and I actually got better results by defishing the 15mm.
I was very disappointed to here early reviews say things like 'it is as good as my 14mm in the corners' which for me was not good enough to bother with. But now we have tests like this http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=280&Camera=9&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=2&LensComp=977&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=0 I am much more interested again!
It is interesting, I have used two different 14mm MkII's and hated both of them, they were utter garbage in the corners and I actually got better results by defishing the 15mm.
I was very disappointed to here early reviews say things like 'it is as good as my 14mm in the corners' which for me was not good enough to bother with. But now we have tests like this http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=280&Camera=9&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=2&LensComp=977&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=0 I am much more interested again!
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Someone mentioned crop sensors. Obviously, someone who shoots crop only isn't going to buy this lens. The perfectly serviceable Sigma 8-16mm f/variable is the focal length equivalent (more or less), there's plenty of distortion and image quality is ok, not Art level, but for small prints, it will do just fine. Flare prone, due to all that bulging glass.
Someone mentioned crop sensors. Obviously, someone who shoots crop only isn't going to buy this lens. The perfectly serviceable Sigma 8-16mm f/variable is the focal length equivalent (more or less), there's plenty of distortion and image quality is ok, not Art level, but for small prints, it will do just fine. Flare prone, due to all that bulging glass.
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1) 11mm rectilinear is new for FF users. Once people get over the silly fun of shooting a city block from a street corner (brace for it, those shots are a certainty), folks will likely figure out how to best use such a madly wide FL in a strong composition.
2) This was timed with the 50 MP bodies, so folks are hoping for a Nikon 14-24 killer resolution-wise. There is a holy grail angle to this thing as a result. (No idea if the MTF charts back that up.)
3) To a lesser degree than #1 and #2, people who like looking at their hardware are losing their minds over this lens. It's impressive looking. I realize how petty that is, but I still think there is a gear lust angle to this product.
I'm sure it will be a great lens, but great for landscapes comes with a big asterisk, I think. If you have lovely even exposure, it could be a stellar landscape lens. But if you need a CPL to turn down water reflections or (much more likely) an ND grad to manage a bright sky, this lens will punish your patience (if you handhold the filter) or your wallet (once Lee or Wonderpana retrofits their oversize outriggers for this lens).
I'll keep my 16-35 F/4L IS and the massive upside of front filterability and keep snapping away. I will sleep like a baby at leaving the 11-15mm FF focal length on the table in that decision. But I know that a lot of folks are pumped about this monster, and they should be excited if it covers one of their needs.
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wtlloyd said:
1) 11mm rectilinear is new for FF users. Once people get over the silly fun of shooting a city block from a street corner (brace for it, those shots are a certainty), folks will likely figure out how to best use such a madly wide FL in a strong composition.
2) This was timed with the 50 MP bodies, so folks are hoping for a Nikon 14-24 killer resolution-wise. There is a holy grail angle to this thing as a result. (No idea if the MTF charts back that up.)
3) To a lesser degree than #1 and #2, people who like looking at their hardware are losing their minds over this lens. It's impressive looking. I realize how petty that is, but I still think there is a gear lust angle to this product.
I'm sure it will be a great lens, but great for landscapes comes with a big asterisk, I think. If you have lovely even exposure, it could be a stellar landscape lens. But if you need a CPL to turn down water reflections or (much more likely) an ND grad to manage a bright sky, this lens will punish your patience (if you handhold the filter) or your wallet (once Lee or Wonderpana retrofits their oversize outriggers for this lens).
I'll keep my 16-35 F/4L IS and the massive upside of front filterability and keep snapping away. I will sleep like a baby at leaving the 11-15mm FF focal length on the table in that decision. But I know that a lot of folks are pumped about this monster, and they should be excited if it covers one of their needs.
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