Wide-angle lenses are the ones with focal length shorter than longest edge of imaging surface (36mm on 35mm full frame, about 24mm on APS-C).
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Why is the Nikon 35mm f/2D AF considered a Wide-Angle lens?
What makes the Nikon 35mm f/2D AF Wide-Angle Lens lens be considered wide-angle as compared to the Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX Lens which isn't advertised as wide-angle?
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Do I really need a wide-angle zoom lens?
I have a crop frame canon DSLR and currently have the 18-55 kit lens and the 50mm f1.8 II.
I love to travel and mostly take only landscape photos. Up until I became a stackexchange reader, I believed ...
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How to use wide-angle lenses on cloudy days?
For this question, I am mainly interested in architecture photography, but it may concern other subjects.
When I go for a day or two to a city, I try to limit my weight and for this purpose I usually ...
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As a Canon DSLR user hoping to move to full frame do I have any wide angle lens options other than the Sigma EF 12-24?
I'm a 550D user looking for a wide angle lens but eventually hoping to move to a full frame camera, in doing this I'm trying to avoid buying EF-S mount lenses due to the prohibitive cost of replacing ...
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How do they shoot wide television-show cast photos?
For large ensemble TV show casts, the typical promo photo tend to be a wide shot with everyone standing, with minimal body overlap. It seems like you would need a wide angle to get the whole scene if ...
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What makes a strong wide-angle composition?
A simple, effective way to improve most compositions is to crop (or zoom) more tightly. Cut out the "distractions", and boom, powerful composition. I usually shoot with a slightly-long lens in the ...
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What is an ultra-wide lens?
What is the point at which a lens is considered "ultra-wide angle" vs just wide angle?
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Which P&S camera has a wide lens, and time-lapse shooting?
I'm looking for a camera that has:
Wide lens (28mm or wider)
Time-Lapse (built-it or by using CHDK)
External power socket
and which can be found cheaply,perhaps in the second-hand market.
The ...
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What would be a good wide angle lens to rent for Nikon?
I have a Nikon D5000, and am looking to rent a wide angle lens for a day. Any suggestions as what should be a good lens to try out?
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How wide can a lens be before it begins to produce distortion?
Some lenses will produce distortion near a photo's edges (lines that should be straight begin to curve). Fisheye lenses definitely do this, and some ultra-wide lenses will do this too. I like wide ...
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Why don't more people use fisheye lenses as a cheap wide angle lens?
From my understanding, a fisheye lens usually has a coverage of 180 degrees or close to it. Given the extreme coverage and the availability of software that can turn fisheye images back to a ...
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Which lenses to buy next?
I have a Canon 550D DSLR that I've been using for the past 6 months to learn photogragphy. It has the 18-135mm lens and I also got the 50mm/1.8 lens. As I learn more I now think it's time for me to ...
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What lens should i buy for my vacation?
I am going on a cruise to Greece and Italy this summer, I really wanted to buy a new Canon lens for my t2i but i am confused whether to buy the 17-40 f/4.0 or the 15mm 2.8 fisheye. Any help?
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Which P&S camera has wide lens, power adapter socket, and PC control via USB?
I'm looking for a camera that has all of the following traits :
Wide Lens (28mm)
Socket for external power
Controlled with software via the USB
Cheap (older model ?)
I want to do a time-lapse ...
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Seeking Mac Software Solution for Correcting Barrel Distortion
I have a Nikon D7000 and a 14-24 wide angle lens which I love, but it does result, often, in a great deal of barrel distortion.
I'm seeking a software solution; ideally an Aperture plug-in, to ...
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Filters for a Wide-Angle Lens
I just got a Nikon 10-24mm lens that I'll be using on my D90 (DX) lens. I expect to be using it a lot outdoors for landscape shots.
In general, I know what kinds of filters would help landscape ...
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Sigma 10-20mm f5.6 alternatives?
I've been wanting to add a wide angle lens to my collection for a while now. Sigma 10-20mm f5.6 looks good. I was looking at it about 2 years ago. I was wondering if there have been newer wide angle ...
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Is it worth buying cheap lens attachments for my camera?
I'm considering buying a fisheye/wide-angle modifier. The brand-name modifier costs around £150 for a single wide-angle modifier which also requires an adapter ring. I've also seen, on ebay, kits ...
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What do I need to take pics of building roofs?
I'd need a suggestion about camera to take pics of building roofs, my father's company installs domestic solar power plants and would like to take some pics of them to put in his website.
He tried ...
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Is it wise to use polarizing filters with wide-angle lenses?
I've been looking into whether to use a regular UV or polarizing filter for a 16mm wide-angle lens and have found that a large number of people believe that you should never use a polarizer with a ...
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If a lens supports 18mm focal length, is that a wide angle lens?
If not, what's the difference? A photographic comparison as an example would be great (assuming they are different).
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Wider angle lens for indoor photography?
I'm an amateur photographer and only just picked up my first DSLR (went for a 50D with a basic 18-55mm Canon IS lens) and was considering purchasing a wider angle lens such as the Sigma 28mm f/1.8-22 ...
