How to Choose Outdoor Ultra-wide-angle Lens? What are the Recommendations?

For every cameraman, ultra-wide-angle lens is essential when taking photos of scenery or starry sky. Each photographer will prepare a suitable ultra-wide-angle lens. At present, there are many ultra-wide-angle zoom lenses on the market. So, for outdoor photographers, how to choose the ultra-wide angle zoom lens to shoot beautiful scenery?

In ultra-wide-angle lenses, the viewing angle of some zoom lenses is wider than that of fixed focus lenses. In addition to the viewing angle, there are 2 points that zoom lenses cannot surpass fixed focus lenses. They have large shooting aperture and portability respectively.

Large aperture

In the lens described below, the smallest aperture is still f/2. 8. The largest aperture is as high as f/1. 4R. A larger aperture can cope with a darker shooting environment.

Portability

Especially for outdoor travel, the weight of luggage will directly affect the quality of the trip. The lens described below is suitable for long-term carrying.

1. Canon EF 24 mm f/2. 8 IS USM

This mini lens has all the useful things. It not only has aperture blades (7 pieces), but also has ultrasonic motor and focusing distance window configuration. It is also equipped with IS optical anti-shake system, which makes up for the defect of small aperture. In the test, the anti-shake system can reduce the safety shutter by about 4 gears. The effect is very obvious.

2. Nikon AF-S 20 mm f/1. 8G ED

This beautiful lens is a follow-up to Nikon's 20 mm f/2. 8 many years ago. This lens has eliminated the aperture ring and replaced it with an annular ultrasonic motor. The aperture has also reached f/1. 8, which can take excellent photos.

3. Canon EF20 mm f/2. 8

It was released in 1992. Although it took a long time, the lens is still practical. It is equipped with a ring ultrasonic motor and SSC super spectral coating. The optical structure is 9 groups and 11 pieces. The 5-diaphragm blades are really a little few, but after shrinking the diaphragm, the unique 11 asterisms can be photographed.

4. Fuji XF16 mm f/1. 4 R WR

The appearance and feel of this product are very similar to Fuji 14 mm described above. Although the focal length is only 24 mm, the maximum aperture is f/1. 4. And the focal distance is also reduced from 0.18 m to 0.15 m. This lens can be used normally in different climates.

5. Sanyo 24 mm f/1. 4 ED AS UMC

Like the Sanyo 14 mm lens, this lens also has many bayonet versions. The difference is that its lens has a longer focal length and a larger aperture. This has raised the requirement for manual focusing by several grades. It is not friendly enough for users who have just come into contact with manual lenses. It is not very good to fully open the aperture in terms of image quality. As long as the aperture is reduced by one gear, the image quality improvement is very obvious.

The above five lenses are very suitable for outdoor photographing. It has a very large wide angle. It is light. It is easy to carry when going out, and the photos taken are more beautiful.