I'm looking for a wide angle lens to take photos of house interiors. Will this lens give me good quality photos minus the black ring or blur?
744402
You will have the ring around the picture, but the wide angle is perfect for house interiors, and I think the ring makes it look more professional. I am in real estate, and I have had many complements from other agents on house nice the pictures show the whole house. Great product for the price!
2054692
My son and I purchased the filter for use on a wide angle lens. We had no real problems with the filter such as tinting the corners or limiting the amount of lens view. My son and I were using the Tamron 10-24 wide angle. He was using a Sony and I was using a D60 Canon. We to were expecting the corners to be shaded and limiting us on the range, but did not. Now of course this will depend on how critical you are, lighting (natural or artificial) Range of the lens being used, etc. etc. It also depends if you do a lot of cropping. This was the first time we tried this brand and type of filter and in this case we thought we got the better end of the "You get what you paid for!" We shot mostly in bright sun and tried some night shots and were happy with the results. We were in Italy so there were a lot of ocean shots as well. We bought the 77mm and some adapter rings for the smaller lens to use this same filter. Some suggestions we read were to carry adapters for it cheaper then a pocket full of filters and to try using a filter slightly larger the the lens. I hope this helps, but might not be the answer your looking for.
2118677
this is a very versatile lens however if you are shooting weddings I would recommend a constant aperture through the zoom range. This lens loses light through your zoom range. I would not recommend this lens as a primary for wedding photography. That being said, it is a great lens to have in your arsenal when you learn it's best applications...my advice rent a lens before you buy to make sure...it will cost a but more but in the long run it's better to know a lens will fit your needs than to buy one and be disappointed
1304752
I have both of these lenses and the 16-50mm f/2.8 is wide enough to take indoor real estate photography. I had the 11-18 first but I have not used it since I bought the 16-50mm and there is not much difference on the wide angle shots. I used the 16-50mm about 95 % time and my 11-18 and 70-300 telephoto about 5% of the time on my A77 Sony Camera. I am thinking of selling my 11-18mm because it is just sitting in my camera bag.
725094
This is a fairly sharp macro lens. Working with a Canon 40D the closeup pictures are spectacular. A word of caution - have enough light to expand your depth of field to keep large objects in focus. Either sunlight or flood lights will insure bright, colorful, infocus pictures. Use of a lightbox is recommended for watches or jewelry which i do with some regularity
2137908
No, it's not a wide angle lens, it's a close-up lens. It's an excellent prime lens that I use routinely but it has the bonus capability of getting in very very close. There have been situations that I have had the thing I was shooting under the lens hood, it gets that close. It's my favorite utility lens and use it on my D7000 as well as my D600.
441442
No, you would have to look else for wide lens. This one is perfect but more for portrait, details and lifestyle.
2219984
Be careful in what you expect. With the wide angle on a regular lens you will get a lot of distortion around the edges. I was trying to get by cheap with shooting rooms for real estate and it never did work out so I ended up buying a Tamara wide angle len that cost about as much as the Nikon 5100 body that I had bought. Your not investing a whole lot in buying these two lens but don't expect the results of having a good wide angle or telephoto regular lens.
1709380
It's a solid lens with good range. If you plan on using it outside, then the lighting should be ample to take the type of shots you're seeking. I have found that indoor shooting is not its strength. But the shots I've gotten are clear and I've been pleased with it. The additional range has come in handy.
814961
I had a Canon PowerShot SD800, which also has a wide angle lens. In my opinoin, WIDE ANGLE is WAY MORE VALUABLE than higher zoom. I find that I often "can't back up far enough" to get the shot I want ... for many situations, wide angle is super useful. Zoom doesn't help nearly as much.. you're likely to get blur, etc. I'm now searching for a reaplacement and I will ONLY buy one with wide angle. I'd recommend the same for you. thx
784514
Yes, this lens is top of the line. Beautiful results. Keep in mind its 85mm its not a long lens but its not short, a 50mm is perfect indoors. I use my 85 for tight portraits. here's my image taken with my 85mm 1.2 http://500px.com/photo/27766557.
91300
I have not had trouble with blur. You want to set it on "single spot" and make sure that you see that it is clear. There are so many settings on it that you will find the perfect one for "sport" I love this lens even though it is heavy. I does have the extra tripod piece which I actually always use as my other hand brace. I have completely switched my lens use around to the 1.8 wide angle no zoom and this 2.8 all the way through lens. I love love love it. I do honestly say though that I have not filmed gymnastics with it and that could be quite different.
196652
This is one of the best lens I ever used in every aspect. There is some distortion especially at 14 mm but nothing that couldn't be automatically corrected during the import phase using the exif data. So I wouldn't worry to much. The main problem you could get for architecture photography is that the keystone effect is more visible with a wide angle lens, but this is a general problem, nothing to do with the lens itself, and could be an effect that you are looking for.
2225612
I cannot compare it to the previous generation since I did not have the previous one to try it.I am happy with the photos I have taken with this lens. It is my choice lens for wide angle photographySo here are photos I have taken with lens - you see if this is the quality you seek in a lens:https://www.flickr.com/photos/shedraway/10490508155/https://www.flickr.com/photos/shedraway/9739746183/https://www.flickr.com/photos/shedraway/13051859825/Hope this helps!
360250
you can get some exceptional candid close up shots with this lens the blur out the back well! I say try it. Not for the whole wedding though, you might want another lens.
358312
I love it with my canon...image quality is great, wide focus ring is very easy to use for manual focus which I love to do. Short distance focus is fun to use along with the wide angle. Low light is very good...loved using it at dusk in Africa. Husband is a Nikon person and is jealous of the pictures. Take care.
219911
My only issue is that it has everything I want in a lens... except image stabilization. As I mentioned elsewhere, shallow DOF is the provenience of medium telephotos and up, so you get a bright wide-angle lens for tricky low-light situations where image stabilization can come in handy.