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FourWinds May 9, 2006 05:49:38
Replying to Hob

Yeah :-) and this was taken standing about 1.5m from the thing http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/45969

And that's with the digital that has the x1.5 factor, so it's 'only' a 15mm there. On the film camera it's mad - you can photograph the back of your head ;-)

e.g. This is with the digi http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/45964 , the same shot with the film camera has the whole henge in it! I'm rather taken with it to be honest.

C CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam May 9, 2006 08:21:11
Replying to FourWinds

Once you go wide, you'll never go back! My 11-18mm is practically glued to my camera these days but it is tricky to use effectively. With a super wide angle you really need something interesting and eye catching in the foreground for wide view landscapes or else you end up with an ocean of grass, the mountains and lakes look like puddles and ant hills. The same happens with stone circles, the stones in the foreground look great but the ones at the back lok miniscule and the circle is now oval...

Did you get the Sigma or the Canon? I've heard good things about the Sigma. My own is a Tamron though it is also being sold by Konica Minolta with their own name on it as their official super-wide.
Its a sharp lens but the D200 exposes every weakness in my less expensive lenses with vicious clarity!