14 mm or 16-35 II

FM Forum Rules
Canon SLRs, primes, and zooms lenses reviews

FM Forums \| Canon-mount SLRs \| Join Upload & Sell	Search Used
1 2 end

Archive 2008 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

clausjepsen
Offline
Upload & Sell: Off

p.1 #1 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

I have the 16-35 II and am considering the 14 mm as an Mr. Bean christmas gift (from me to me). I would like to hear from someone who owns both. Is it an good idea? Can I then sell my 16-35?. Which one do you use most and why?

Nov 21, 2008 at 04:26 AM

rprouty
Offline
Dedicated FM
Upload & Sell: On

p.1 #2 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

I have a 17-40 and had a 14mm II and sold it. It was much to specialized for me.

Nov 21, 2008 at 04:46 AM

pcho
Offline
Upload & Sell: Off

p.1 #3 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

clausjepsen wrote:
I have the 16-35 II and am considering the 14 mm as an Mr. Bean christmas gift (from me to me). I would like to hear from someone who owns both. Is it an good idea? Can I then sell my 16-35?. Which one do you use most and why?

Hi clausjespen,

I have both but I love the 14mm on the 1dsmkIII. I seldom use the 16-35MKII but I love the 14mm as you can be so creative with this lens.

Here are some sample shots taken with the 14mm mkII

Perry

This image is copyrighted by the owner

Nov 21, 2008 at 05:05 AM

clausjepsen
Offline
Upload & Sell: Off

p.1 #4 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

Thanks Pcho. The pics looks very impressive. Is it because the extra 2 mm or the quality, that you choose the 14 mm?

Nov 21, 2008 at 08:21 AM

nazdravanul
Offline
Upload & Sell: Off

p.1 #5 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

Please keep them coming. I'm in the same boat (:. Mr Bean is definitely in the house, also in Romania (:.

Nov 21, 2008 at 09:06 AM

mohamed alfari
Offline
Upload & Sell: Off

p.1 #6 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

nazdravanul wrote:
Please keep them coming. I'm in the same boat (:. Mr Bean is definitely in the house, also in Romania (:.
+1

Nov 21, 2008 at 09:30 AM

drawswithlight
Offline
Upload & Sell: Off

p.1 #7 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

I have both as well, and I find the 16-35 II on the 1Ds Mark III is more flexible for what I shoot. I have the 14mm but rarely use it. 16mm is more than wide enough. Having said that, the photos above are very impressive.

Nov 21, 2008 at 10:30 AM

Emmet Otter
Offline
Upload & Sell: Off

p.1 #8 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

16-35 you can use filters and 14 you cant

Nov 21, 2008 at 10:57 AM

timnosenzo
Offline
Upload & Sell: On

p.1 #9 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

I had the 16-35 II for a while and liked it, but after getting the 14L II, I put it up for sale and never looked back. If you like UWA lenses, the 14L is amazing. I absolutely love using that lens!

Nov 21, 2008 at 12:20 PM

timnosenzo
Offline
Upload & Sell: On

p.1 #10 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

I guess I should mention a couple things I like so much about the 14L.

I think first and foremost is the low distortion, but it's also very sharp, and it's pretty compact (especially compared to the 16-35 w/ hood). But it is a very expensive, specialized lens. I found that when I was using my 16-35, I mostly used it at 16mm anyway, but YMMV of course.

Nov 21, 2008 at 12:25 PM

clausjepsen
Offline
Upload & Sell: Off

p.1 #11 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

Thaks. My problem with 16-35 is the distorsion. If you accidently place a person close to the edge, then their head get enormous. I have heard that the 14 mm should be better.

Nov 21, 2008 at 12:33 PM

Breitling65
Offline
Dedicated FM
Upload & Sell: On

p.1 #12 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

I am thinking of getting prime as well and as addition to my 16-35L mk II even I am extremely happy with it.

Don't forget:

14L mk II: Angle of View 114°
16-35L mk II: Angle of View 108°

That is some difference to me

Nov 21, 2008 at 12:55 PM

john_edwards
Offline
Upload & Sell: On

p.1 #13 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

I did have the 16-35 I, not the two but I bought the 14L II because of the overlap at the 24+ range, 16-35, 24TS, 24-70. I tried the 15 fish and its a neat lens, but I like the 14 better because its rectilinear. I expect I'll sell the 24TS when the new 24 II comes out, or look at the ZE21. I know its a tough decision otherwise you would not be asking us, but it boils down to you in the end.

Nov 21, 2008 at 05:08 PM

clausjepsen
Offline
Upload & Sell: Off

p.1 #14 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

Yep I know. David Zizer have a talk about sigma 12-24, maybe that would be a nice compagnion to the 16-35. And instead of paying 2000$ for the 14, Sigmas is arround 600 $

Nov 21, 2008 at 05:16 PM

clausjepsen
Offline
Upload & Sell: Off

p.1 #15 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

Yep I know. David Zizer have a talk about sigma 12-24, maybe that would be a nice compagnion to the 16-35. And instead of paying 2000$ for the 14, Sigmas is arround 600 $

Nov 21, 2008 at 05:16 PM

CPWarner
Offline
Upload & Sell: On

p.1 #16 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

I had the Sigma 12-24, and the lens I had was dramatically inferior to either the 14mm L or 16-35. I rented the 14mm L and will have to buy it some day. It is a really cool lens. The extra 2 mm is huge in the wide angle so I could see owning both the 14 and 16-35. I use a zeiss 18 so I borrow my wife's 16-35 if I need it.

Nov 21, 2008 at 09:11 PM

pcho
Offline
Upload & Sell: Off

p.1 #17 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

clausjepsen wrote:
Thanks Pcho. The pics looks very impressive. Is it because the extra 2 mm or the quality, that you choose the 14 mm?

Hi clausjepsen,

I am really no expert but I find the extra 2mm is a big difference especially when you get down to the wide end. More importantly you get less distortion at the edges as compared to the 16-35MKII.

Look at the second last shot for instance, my lens was almost touching the stone and the building at the back is 150 feet away or more and it is still reasonably sharp at F2.8.

What I like about this lens is you can be very creative with it. I don't think there is anything wrong with the 16-35 but the 2mm is the difference. If you want fexibility get the 16-35 but if you want creativity, less distortion get the 14mm and you wont regret it

Perry

Nov 21, 2008 at 11:37 PM

Shuko
Offline
Upload & Sell: Off

p.1 #18 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

Had 16-35II, sold it. Still have 14II, its better every way, apart from the obvious front element/filter thing.

Nov 22, 2008 at 01:14 AM

Lord Fluff
Offline
Upload & Sell: Off

p.1 #19 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

Have 16-35 II and use it plenty. Would be interested to use a 14mm but since it is so expensive the 15mm fish does good service at a much lower cost.

Nov 22, 2008 at 01:27 AM

PetKal
Offline
Dedicated FM
Upload & Sell: On

p.1 #20 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

clausjepsen wrote:
I have the 16-35 II and am considering the 14 mm as an Mr. Bean christmas gift (from me to me). I would like to hear from someone who owns both. Is it an good idea? Can I then sell my 16-35?. Which one do you use most and why?

I've had a similar dilemma ever since the 14L II was announced.
Two mm FL gain over the 16-35L II is easy to grasp. The gain in IQ is a more difficult one to appreciate without actually using the lens. However, some people say the 14L II ain't much better IQ wise.

I might some day get one just because I am running out of interesting Canon's lenses which I could add to my modest collection.

Nov 22, 2008 at 01:39 AM

DIS Ottawa
Offline
Upload & Sell: Off

p.1 #21 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

clausjepsen wrote:
Yep I know. David Zizer have a talk about sigma 12-24, maybe that would be a nice compagnion to the 16-35. And instead of paying 2000$ for the 14, Sigmas is arround 600 $

I have the 17-40 mm Canon and bought a Sigma 12-24 mm on Wednesday. I haven't had much chance to use it yet but here are a couple I took in the building where I work. You certainly get some distortion at the edges but I rather like the effect you can get with this lens. It's very different in the way it renders a scene compared to the 17-40. By the way, these shots are HDR.

2012 © DIS Ottawa

Nov 22, 2008 at 03:22 AM

clausjepsen
Offline
Upload & Sell: Off

p.1 #22 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

Beautifull HDR pics. I can see, that the distortion is really heavy, but in pictures like this it is fine.

Nov 22, 2008 at 04:11 AM

nazdravanul
Offline
Upload & Sell: Off

p.1 #23 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

So, has Santa come to some conclusions here ? (:

Nov 23, 2008 at 09:21 PM

clausjepsen
Offline
Upload & Sell: Off

p.1 #24 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

Yes, I will go to my dealer and test the 14 and the 12-24 against my 16-35, then I will be back with my personal conclusion.

Nov 24, 2008 at 03:49 AM

nazdravanul
Offline
Upload & Sell: Off

p.1 #25 · 14 mm or 16-35 II

I just fooled around my camera shop today with the 14-24 from ... the dark side (: . One of the few temptations of "the other brand" (: , but a really powerful one (:. Superb lens, but the simple FL difference from 14 to 16 was not worth 2000 USD for me (at the moment). The only strong point that the 14L still has for me is superior correction and resolution against my 16-35 mk2 but ... I don't think that would make such a tremendous difference in my photography , at the moment. Channeling those funds towards a 200 2 IS might .... (:.

Nov 24, 2008 at 09:58 PM


FM Forums \| Canon-mount SLRs \| Join Upload & Sell 1 2 end