What do you use your wide angle lens for?

I like to get really close up detail while at the same capturing far expansive views in my landscapes. I use the 16-35mm f/2.8 L II (which actually isn't all that sharp in the corners, and I usually stop it down pretty far for landscapes, so the 16-35 f/4 L should really be better):

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Jules

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Hi,
Hope not too much off topic as mine is 10-22 on APS-C, but still UWA :)
Of course i use mine for landscapes, but also i love it for architecture (and not having FF yet, i unfortunately can't get the lovely TS ones ...), but i love it for inside buildings ... as well as startrails :)
Here couple of shots ("quick and dirty" SOOC JPG i dig from my pool, too lazy for getting the RAW sources ...), i would suggest you have a look at the forum topics on 10-22 (APC UWA) and 16-35, which can show you a lot of amazing pictures ...
 

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DominoDude

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Don Haines said:
I use mine for bird photography....

The red arrows point to Great Egrets, the blue arrow points to a Great Blue Heron, the green arrow points to a cormorant, and the purple arrows point to some mallard ducks. :)

Haha So that's how to prolong the life of the shutter. Press once, and still get 8 birds.

Actually, WA can be used for birding. Look at what Brutus Östling has done here with a UWA -> http://polarfokus.no/?page_id=1056 (Just scroll down a little bit to see an Albatross that is rather close.)
 
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Sport shots.
I also shoot a lot of landscape with my 35 1.4L in portrait and stitch with my 1D4.
Wide also for say night star pics or dramatic cloud formations perhaps.
Most of these taken with the 14 F2.8LII, I also have a 17-40 F4
I usually use the 14mm on my 1D4 in the housing, or for skate shots, as you sometimes need the 10fps, other wise I use the 17-40 on my 5DII
 

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Jesse said:
I was serious about cats. I'm buying the 24mm 1.4 L II next month basically just for cat photos. Great background blur and distorted perspective makes them look cuter.

<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jesseherzog/11111152564" title="Come Closer by Jesse Herzog, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3708/11111152564_e1afe6efe9_c.jpg" width="800" height="534" alt="Come Closer"></a>

You are right. The best cat pictures I have seen were taken with the 24ii. I have been pondering that lens. Your shots might just push me into ordering one. I really like the 24mm fl lot.
 
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Hjalmarg1

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Ripley said:
Thank you for the replies! I suspect that going wider than 24mm might not be that beneficial for me... :(

I have both the 16-35 f/4L IS and 24-70 f/2.8L(I) and I find myself using a lot the 16-35 rather than the 24-70 because 24mm distortion is higher on 24-70 than on 16-35 and 16-35 is sharper. I avoid shooting group of people in the 16-20mm range though.
 
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NWPhil

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mackguyver said:
Don't buy one "to get it all in" the frame as they saying goes. Wide angles are tricky to use (esp. below 20mm), but once you get them, they result in really dramatic shots. A quick Google search pulled up a lot of links - I took a look through them and here are the better ones that you might find helpful:

http://www.naturephotographers.net/articles0403/dw0403-1.html

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/wide-angle-lenses.htm

Great sources MG - they should be set is a 'sticky' for everyone

http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/wide-angle-lenses

http://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/mastering-wide-angle-photography--photo-9243

http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/3892/5-uses-for-a-wide-angle-lens/

http://www.trilliumphotoclub.org/Tutorials/Wide%20Angle%20Lens.html
 
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I own the duo 700D and EF-S 10-22mm.
If find that it is quite a good lens and I use it for a lot of different situations:
-Architecture (of course)
-Landscape (of course), usually with a pol filter
-Street photography. It induces quite an interesting tension/distortion in my pictures, especially at 10mm. I love the dynamic it produces.
-Portrait with environment around subject. But 22mm is quite a "must".
-Inside museum. For example I've visited the Pergamon in Berlin. I found really funny all the people with narrower angles trying to photograph the temples inside the building. It was barely possible at 10mm but I did it ;D

Regards
 
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