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[OM] Re: Olympus 11-22mm / f2.8-3.5 digital zoom

Subject: [OM] Re: Olympus 11-22mm / f2.8-3.5 digital zoom
From: John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 08:16:12 -0300
Taken outdoors with the 7-14
http://www.johnhudsonphoto.com/453.html

Taken indoors with the 7-14
http://www.johnhudsonphoto.com/486.html
http://www.johnhudsonphoto.com/487.html

Taken with the 14-45 zoom
http://www.johnhudsonphoto.com/504.html
Notice the barrel distortion. This is one reason I am looking for a better
option than the 14-45 zoom.
The 11-22 looks to be the better choice.

John Hudson


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, 22 September, 2006 07:05 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Olympus 11-22mm / f2.8-3.5 digital zoom


> Anybody want to post some outdoor shots taken at wider than 21mm
> equivalent FOV?  What makes a good one and what makes one not so good?
>
> My two widest lenses are 17 and 24.  The 24 gets used once in a while
> and the 17 almost never.  The recent interior shots of my house probably
> quadrupled all prior usage of the 17.  The reason the wides don't get
> used much is precisely because of what Jeff laments here.  I don't seem
> to know how to use them effectively outdoors or maybe indoors for that
> matter.
>
> On that same note of wide angle indoor usage, when buying the Tokina
> 28-80/2.8 recently I avoided the Canon and Sigma competitors because
> they start at 24mm.  When shooting groups of people indoors I didn't
> want to be able to accidentally slip into that range under 28mm where
> distortion can become so readily apparent.
>
> OK, post those good and not so good outdoor wide angle shots.  What's
> the difference?
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Jeff Keller wrote:
>
> > Sounds like you were watching some of the virtual tours I've seen. The
> > ultrawide effects can be very disorienting. I've seen some list members
post
> > very good outdoor shots with ultrawides but I don't think I've taken any
> > that I like outside that were wider than about 21mm eqivalent FOV.
>
>
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