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Orio
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 29545 Location: West Emilia
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:13 am Post subject: The 24/25 mm lens |
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Orio wrote:
I think it's quite an overlooked focal lenght. I'm speaking of primes of course (it's often part of zoom ranges). Perhaps because there are not so many lenses offered. There are surely more 28mm lenses available and probably also more 20mm lenses.
Yet I think it's a very useful focal lenght. It covers more angle than the 28mm, which often becomes too narrow when the distance is short. Yet, it does not distort faces, bodies, and lines, like most 20mm lenses do. The rendition of the 24/25mm lens remains realistic.
Also, many times when 28mm is too narrow for a common task, a 20mm lens is an overkill - unless you are photographing big churches or large beaches.
In this photo:
http://www.oriofoto.net/temp/BRIXELLUM_2008_5_THEATRE/BRIX08_E_01.jpg
the Distagon 25 has served me well in presenting the space of the action. Due to the close distance, a 28mm lens would have been too narrow, while a 20mm lens would have taken the subject too distant, shown too much of uninsteresting foreground (forcing to crop), and would have introduced remarkable distortion in close up body shapes, and also, quite likely, falling lines in the outer edges buildings.
I think that for most urban spaces, a 24/25mm lens is an important "weapon" in the photographer's arsenal.
It would be nice I think to post in this thread the pictures that you have made using 24/25 mm lenses, and see how do we use them. _________________ Orio, Administrator
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LucisPictor
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 17633 Location: Oberhessen, Germany / Maidstone ('95-'96)
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:23 am Post subject: |
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LucisPictor wrote:
I could not agree more, Orio! I just love my 24mm lens(es).
On an FF cam, you get the probably essential bit of angle more without having to deal with the (sometimes wanted, sometimes disturbing) extreme wide angle effect.
And on a crop cam (like mine), a 24mm almost offers you the typical "reportage" lens, withtout setting you back too much (financially).
The Nikkor-N.C 2.8/24 (that you have sold me!) is one of my all time favourite lenses. If I only were to keep three lenses, I guess this Nikkor would be one of them... _________________ Personal forum activity on pause every now and again (due to job obligations)!
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Richard_D
Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2378 Location: Faversham Kent UK
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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Richard_D wrote:
I use my Nikkor 24mm 2.8 AIS a fair bit on my d200 - the 36mm equivalent is very handy. There's perhaps a tad more fringinging at high-contrast points than my 28mm, but very very little and distortion is remarkably well controlled. _________________ Richard
The interesting bit:
Nikkors: 20mm f2.8 AIS, 24mm f2.8 AIS, 28mm f2.8 AIS, 35mm f2 AIS, 50mm f1.4 AI, 50mm f1.48AI, 50m f2 AI,
55mm f3.5 AI'd, 105mm f4 AI, 135mm f2.8 AI'd, 135mm f3.5 AI'd, 200mm f4 AI'd .
Nikon E Series: 100mm f2.8 .
Soviet Nikon Mount: Zenitar 16mm f2.8, Arsat/arax/photex 85mm T&S f2.8 .
Other: Asahi Super Takumar 55 mm f2 (M42) ,Tamron 300mm f5.6 SP, Tamron 500mm f8 SP.
DSLR: Nikon D700. 35mm SLRsNikon FE, Pentax S1a.
TLR: Rolliecord II.
Sub-Minature: Pentax Auto 110, 18mm f2.8, 24mm f2.8, 50mm f2.8.
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Richard_D
Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2378 Location: Faversham Kent UK
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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Richard_D wrote:
Sample!
_________________ Richard
The interesting bit:
Nikkors: 20mm f2.8 AIS, 24mm f2.8 AIS, 28mm f2.8 AIS, 35mm f2 AIS, 50mm f1.4 AI, 50mm f1.48AI, 50m f2 AI,
55mm f3.5 AI'd, 105mm f4 AI, 135mm f2.8 AI'd, 135mm f3.5 AI'd, 200mm f4 AI'd .
Nikon E Series: 100mm f2.8 .
Soviet Nikon Mount: Zenitar 16mm f2.8, Arsat/arax/photex 85mm T&S f2.8 .
Other: Asahi Super Takumar 55 mm f2 (M42) ,Tamron 300mm f5.6 SP, Tamron 500mm f8 SP.
DSLR: Nikon D700. 35mm SLRsNikon FE, Pentax S1a.
TLR: Rolliecord II.
Sub-Minature: Pentax Auto 110, 18mm f2.8, 24mm f2.8, 50mm f2.8.
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j.lukow
Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 856 Location: Lindsay Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:28 am Post subject: |
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j.lukow wrote:
Thanks for the info Orio.
Think I might keep an eye out for one of this focal length.
Jim _________________ EMPLOYMENT: That which funded photography and my new woodworking business.j.lukow
Jim's Kit:
Minolta Kit: Minolta X570 & Autowinder G, Minolta SRT200
LENSES:Minolta - 45mm & 50mm F1:2, PF 58mm F1:1.4, Tamron 28mm f1:2.5, Tamron SP 35-80mm f1:2.8/3.8 & CF TeleMacro zoom 80-210 f1:3.8, Vivitar f3.0~4.5 35-200mm macro focusing zoom, f 2.8 28mm CF Wide angle, 2x macro focus teleconverter,Sigma F4 25-250, f 2.8~4 35-70mm zoom master,Tokina SD f4-5.6 70-210 zoom, f4.5 80-200 "Ultra" Zoom,AutoImage 135mm F1:2.8, Spiratone 400mm f1:6.3, Magicon f3.5-4.8 35-70mm macro zoom,Quantary f8-500 Mirror/macro lens, Accura MD mount Macro bellows
M42 Kit:Praktica PLC2,Yashica TL Electro X
LENSES:Meyer Goerlitz Oreston 50mm f1:1.8 , Auto Yashinon DX 1:1.7 50mm,Steinheil Munchen Culminar 135mm f4.5, Adaptall-2 M42 adapter
Zeiss . . . Zeiss Contaflex 126 system, Zeiss Contaflex Super
Medium Format: Pentacon sixTL
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