Dear Nasim, interesting lens you just tested. Reminds me of the times I used the Fujis more regularly. Saw rumors of the lens, maybe 3 years ago? And of course of the Sigma 12-24/4 Art for FF which is at least in Switzerland roughly 350.– cheaper than the Fujinon. And weighs roughly 300 grams more. I don’t buy it, I went for the 14-24/2.8 instead as I often use it indoors It’s good that everybody needing a ultra wide angle in the Fuji system has now a premium option more to choose from. However, looking at your sample pictures I saw many one could also take be using a longer FL and stitching it as panorama. Sure, there are shots… Read more »
Joachim, thanks for dropping by as usual, your comments and feedback are always appreciated! In regards to stitching an UW panorama with a wide-angle lens, while it is possible, it is quite a difficult task to do in post, as it requires lots of distortion correction using different tools in Photoshop. In some cases, moving a wide-angle lens can significantly alter the perspective if you are not careful, making it impossible to stitch a panorama. It requires precision, a nodal slider and one has to know precisely where the lens needs to be on the slider for each focal length in order to avoid parallax issues. Obviously, a tripod is a requirement, as well as steady lighting conditions. My point… Read more »
I didn’t reply because I thought others would also like to have their saying. Apparently not. I agree on what you said, stitching is not the answer to every challenge one needs an UW zoom. APS-C has it’s place in the photographic world. I just think, it is not possible to miniaturize camera sizes beyond a certain limit if someone has to manufacture them (in much tighter tolerances, the equivalence also goes the other way round). And someone else will have to operate it. So, the 8-16/2.8 may be a hell of a complication to manufacture, at the end of the day the result might be less convincing than an FF with a 12-24/4. I think the more wide I… Read more »
Dear Nasim, interesting lens you just tested. Reminds me of the times I used the Fujis more regularly. Saw rumors of the lens, maybe 3 years ago? And of course of the Sigma 12-24/4 Art for FF which is at least in Switzerland roughly 350.– cheaper than the Fujinon. And weighs roughly 300 grams more. I don’t buy it, I went for the 14-24/2.8 instead as I often use it indoors It’s good that everybody needing a ultra wide angle in the Fuji system has now a premium option more to choose from. However, looking at your sample pictures I saw many one could also take be using a longer FL and stitching it as panorama. Sure, there are shots… Read more »
Joachim, thanks for dropping by as usual, your comments and feedback are always appreciated! In regards to stitching an UW panorama with a wide-angle lens, while it is possible, it is quite a difficult task to do in post, as it requires lots of distortion correction using different tools in Photoshop. In some cases, moving a wide-angle lens can significantly alter the perspective if you are not careful, making it impossible to stitch a panorama. It requires precision, a nodal slider and one has to know precisely where the lens needs to be on the slider for each focal length in order to avoid parallax issues. Obviously, a tripod is a requirement, as well as steady lighting conditions. My point… Read more »
I didn’t reply because I thought others would also like to have their saying. Apparently not. I agree on what you said, stitching is not the answer to every challenge one needs an UW zoom. APS-C has it’s place in the photographic world. I just think, it is not possible to miniaturize camera sizes beyond a certain limit if someone has to manufacture them (in much tighter tolerances, the equivalence also goes the other way round). And someone else will have to operate it. So, the 8-16/2.8 may be a hell of a complication to manufacture, at the end of the day the result might be less convincing than an FF with a 12-24/4. I think the more wide I… Read more »