@khanh970 wrote:
Ebiggs - nice shot. I always love that kind of wide angle shot. Just don’t ever do them often.
I will probably rent a wide angle to shoot some landscapes that I have been meaning to shoot.
Not a fish eye kind of guy personally. I have the Tamron equivalent 150-600 lens and haven’t really gotten out to practice on that one.
Still learning and reading up about landscape shots and timing of those shots. I am trying to break away from my familiarity and shoot more landscapes and other scenes.
Lots of people say that wide-angle lenses are ideal for landscapes, so I tried that approach a few times. What I found was that I usually preferred a standard walkaround lens (24-105 mm on FF) instead.
But a WA lens can be a necessity for photographing buildings, particularly in a congested downtown area where the usual workaround (moving back a bit) isn't feasible. My moment of truth came the first time I was asked to photograph our City Hall at work. I'm standing on the roof of the building across the street (the only feasible vantage point), and I simply can't get it all in the picture! I had to climb down, confess my failure, and try to improve my equipment inventory. To complicate matters, the lens I wanted was out of stock at the usual New York stores. I finally found it locally (after a couple of months) and went back up to finish the job. It was an embarrassing experience, but it taught me the value of a WA lens! 
"Lots of people say that wide-angle lenses are ideal for landscapes,..."
OK how about using a 70mm for UWA shots?
@RobertTheFat wrote:
@khanh970 wrote:
Ebiggs - nice shot. I always love that kind of wide angle shot. Just don’t ever do them often.
I will probably rent a wide angle to shoot some landscapes that I have been meaning to shoot.
Not a fish eye kind of guy personally. I have the Tamron equivalent 150-600 lens and haven’t really gotten out to practice on that one.
Still learning and reading up about landscape shots and timing of those shots. I am trying to break away from my familiarity and shoot more landscapes and other scenes.Lots of people say that wide-angle lenses are ideal for landscapes, so I tried that approach a few times. What I found was that I usually preferred a standard walkaround lens (24-105 mm on FF) instead.
But a WA lens can be a necessity for photographing buildings, particularly in a congested downtown area where the usual workaround (moving back a bit) isn't feasible. My moment of truth came the first time I was asked to photograph our City Hall at work. I'm standing on the roof of the building across the street (the only feasible vantage point), and I simply can't get it all in the picture! I had to climb down, confess my failure, and try to improve my equipment inventory. To complicate matters, the lens I wanted was out of stock at the usual New York stores. I finally found it locally (after a couple of months) and went back up to finish the job. It was an embarrassing experience, but it taught me the value of a WA lens!
"It was an embarrassing experience, but it taught me the value of a WA lens!
Luckily for me right now its more of a hobby than a career. I did read a lot of great review of the Tonika lens. I will admit I am a Canon branded fan but I will always take suggestions especially then they are the 3rd of the price of the Canon 16-35mm. I usually don't mind to spend the money on a Canon L series lens. The value they hold over time is nothing short of amazing.
My next most used lens is my Sigma 120-300mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM which is also a constant f2.8 aperture.
KISS ya know! 
