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I'm really hoping that Sigma comes out with a new version of the 12-24. That would be a perfect lens for my uses. I almost got one, but that one really seems to be luck of the draw.
The Tokina 16-28 was tempting too - but the weight and spotty repair record gave me pause. I was feeling cheap when I got the 6D, and had been using the Sigma 10-20 for years on my crops.
Since I shoot interiors (a lot) I had to have something if I wanted to use my shiny new camera! I decided what the heck, and got the 17-40. I know this lens finds little to no love but I'm really impressed. Maybe I got a golden copy? But I think it's better than my 24-105 in terms of sharpness and distortion on the short end (but I think that's obvious for both of those things! ). Very little correction is necessary when I process. Good old lens profiles solves the problem 100%.
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I think if you're shooting landscapes, 24 is plenty wide enough. I'd love a TS-E, but have survived a long time without one. And, for 90% of my work, I don't have time to use a TS. I'm surviving with my 24-70 f2.8 II right now - but it's cherry blossom and apple peach blossoms time. Good weather tomorrow I hope!
[edit] Anyway, I think I strayed from my original intended goal of stating that distortion is so very unimportant. Worst case is you shoot JPEG and you fix the distortion in camera. Better yet, you use your free program DPP to fix distortion from RAW. And bestest of all, you've got Bridge/Photoshop or Lightroom and again, push a button. It's magic! Depending on the lens, a lot of them have less vertical distortion than horizontal, which is what shows up in a lot of the architectural stuff. I could shoot with my Sigma 10-20 and not correct at all.
Or, if it's like others have pointed out - and I'm way off base - and you're talking about the forced perspective and effects present in ultra wide angle lenses - a lot of that is placement. Moving a few inches one way or another can alleviate this issue entirely. With a 24 though, you've already taken care of a lot of the problem as this effect is far lessened.
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