Which lens??

[Sueann]

. However, for me it is a specialist lens and I only use it in some situations,

In what situations would you use the 14-24?

[I @ M]

The 14-24 ( along with other wide to ultra wide lenses ) are very versatile.
Use them where you want a truly massive field of view from a single image such as landscapes, capturing large numbers of people in a smallish room, building interiors and exteriors or where you want to use the naturally occurring distortion to put an artistic slant on ordinary subjects.

In FX terms, 12 or 14 mm is really in the ultrawide territory and the 24 mm end is at the wider end of the wide scale so it really depends on how much field of view you want / need.

[Lance B]

The 14-24 ( along with other wide to ultra wide lenses ) are very versatile.
Use them where you want a truly massive field of view from a single image such as landscapes, capturing large numbers of people in a smallish room, building interiors and exteriors or where you want to use the naturally occurring distortion to put an artistic slant on ordinary subjects.

In FX terms, 12 or 14 mm is really in the ultrawide territory and the 24 mm end is at the wider end of the wide scale so it really depends on how much field of view you want / need.

Another good write up. The other thing with these ultra wide angles is to give a sense of making the nearby subject matter appear big and dominating whilst the background fades into the distance and/or using leading lines to draw you into the photo. Not that these are 14mm, but 16mm, as I have only just purchased the 14-24 and haven't many good examples yet but still trying!

This is sort of the thing I mean, where the pool was the focus of attention and the building in the background is there just to show in what context the pool is there.



In this photo, I purposely included the bridge gardens as a frame and and the hook as a leading pointer to the Thun River in Thun, Switzerland. Whether it actually works for you is another thing! But I like it.



In this shot, I wanted the little fountains to have more impact than they ordinarily would have if I'd used a normal lens, so I used 16mm and got a little closer and still kept Sommerset House, off The Strand in London, big in the phot for context.



Here is a shot taken where VR played an important part, IS3200, 1/10sec, f13. I used f13 to get as much DOF as possible of the floor to lead you into the photo. Using f13, this required ISO3200 and 1/10sec.



Here is a crop of the corner to show that it has good corner sharpness due.