I like the 24mm better because it leads your eye into the entire scene and gives a sense of the vastness of the space and the great extent of the range of mountains. My eye goes from the snow and the brush in the foreground to the black peaks of distant mountains far away. The 40mm makes the cabin the subject, which I find much less interesting to see.
There is no additional eye-catcher with the 24. Therefore it's the 40 here. But I would try to add more sky and less white foreground with a slight tilt (which is corrected in post).
Fred Miranda wrote:
It's not an easy focal length to use for sure, especially when shooting environment portraits. People's faces or body parts can't be too close to the edges and small camera tilts can make the human body look distorted. Gotta pay a lot of attention to the camera level as well.
However, with enough practice, it works quite well whenever the background is interesting. (Great for travel photography)
For landscapes, I find it to be a classic focal length. Wide enough, without too much perspective distortion.
Here is 24mm vs 40mm for the same subject. Which do you like the most?
I find 24 & 40 to have almost identical angle of view span (gap) compared to the 21 & 35 that I love with Loxia offerings. I certainly see the allure to carrying a set with that sort of gap.
I'm conflicted slightly, with 24 as one of my favorite focal lengths, and the new Sony is appealing even after buying the Sigma Art that I enjoy so much. I have to be strong and r-e-s-i-s-t.
Its flat out obsessive to have more than one lens at same focal length. UNLESS its a giant lens for pro work (35/1.4) and a teeny one for personsl stuff (CV35)
Gunzorro wrote:
I find 24 & 40 to have almost identical angle of view span (gap) compared to the 21 & 35 that I love with Loxia offerings. I certainly see the allure to carrying a set with that sort of gap.
I'm conflicted slightly, with 24 as one of my favorite focal lengths, and the new Sony is appealing even after buying the Sigma Art that I enjoy so much. I have to be strong and r-e-s-i-s-t.
KarmaKramer wrote:
Its flat out obsessive to have more than one lens at same focal length. UNLESS its a giant lens for pro work (35/1.4) and a teeny one for personsl stuff (CV35)
So we are judging folks buying habits now. Some folks have 5 50mm lenses. I think you forget what a hobby is. Folks like to play
I’m just saying that it sounds like your judging people. I don’t have any duplicates but that’s my choice
My love affair with this lens continues. Not really sure what it is but there's something about the perspective combined with the clarity of the lens that I'm really enjoying. It's really fun to use. I guess it's good that it's on backorder so once I return the rental I'll have some time to see if absence makes the heart grow fonder.
I got my 24mm f/1.4 GM lens a while back, but this lens has truly turned me into a wide angle shooter! Since switching to Sony a year ago I find myself shooting mostly with primes, and I needed something wide.
Some great images in here!
Gunzorro wrote:
I find 24 & 40 to have almost identical angle of view span (gap) compared to the 21 & 35 that I love with Loxia offerings. I certainly see the allure to carrying a set with that sort of gap.
I'm conflicted slightly, with 24 as one of my favorite focal lengths, and the new Sony is appealing even after buying the Sigma Art that I enjoy so much. I have to be strong and r-e-s-i-s-t.
I found it easy to resist. Well, ok, nobody had one in stock...
Times Square rain and reflections at night. Posted a couple of these in the big FE Images thread along with others from my Sony 16-35 GM and CV 40 Nokton.
Love using this 24mm GM in the city and at night. Such a pleasure to handle and use in low light situations.
