Tnkrbelle565
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I'm renting (I know...I know...the horror!) this lens for my trip next month. Any tips for dummies?
I'm renting (I know...I know...the horror!) this lens for my trip next month. Any tips for dummies?
I wouldn't say there are any "rules" to photography myself. However, in general, avoid putting objects that are "geometrically important"(as in their shape) near the sides of the frame. Also try not to shoot upwards or downwards. There are some weird effects you get by doing this and its best experienced by "playing" with the lens a bit beforehand.
Sorry...should have clarified. Since it's a rental it won't be arriving in enough time for me to really play with it beforehand. Thanks for the tips. They are fabulous!
Well, I rented a 11-16 for my trip on Friday. It should get here on Wednesday. I got it for 2 weeks just to give me some buffer time.
I've rented the Tokina 2x's. I am in heaven with this lens. Renting it again in October for our trip to TX, LA and GA. Crossing fingers DH realizes how much I love this lens and buys it for me for Christmas.
Here's a few I had uploaded to my Smugmug page. All are handheld. BTW, I prefer the bend with the lens, as you'll see .
10mm.
10mm.
17mm.
17mm.
13mm.
17mm.
10mm.
17mm.
Lets clarify that you are referring to the fisheye lens rather than the rectilinear UWA most people have thus far been discussing. Just don't want anyone getting confused of why there is fisheye distortion in yours but not everyone elses.
Right, sorry. Just stumbled on this thread this morning. At the beginning the Tokina was the lens that was referred to.
Zoomed to its highest potential it just becomes a UWA.
This thread has only had rectilinear ultra-wide so far, but I say as long as it's <16mm it's welcome here Tokina makes the rectilinear 11-16mm f/2.8, which is what Tom's original post is about, as well as the fisheye 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 that you adore.
Hmm, not really. There is still field curvature at 17mm, just not quite as dramatic
Drat, thought I was going to have something good to write about here. For once I thought I understood what you guys were talking about. Guess not . Back to the other side of the pool again.
The "fisheye" 10-17mm Tokina has a distortion that is very "barrel-distortion" like. It is there on purpose for its look. It is the typical characteristic of a wide angle lens as taking a image that is nearly 180 degrees in viewing angle and putting it on a flat piece of paper is not possible without distortion of some kinda. The 11-16mm is a rectilinear ultra-wide angle. These lenses "correct" the fisheye distortion such that horizontal lines are horizontal and vertical are....you guessed it....vertical. However, they have distortion in depth that can be apparent in some shots.
Two different types of lenses for different types of people/shots. Everyone has their preference. By all means post your shots here, we're not trying to say not to. I just didn't want people to get confused between the two different styles of UWA lenses.