What is the Canon 14mm good for?
The Canon 14mm is the widest non-fisheye lens available for full-frame, film, and 1.3x professional Canon cameras. For 1.6x cameras like the 40D and Rebels, the Canon 10-18mm EF-S is a better choice for one-third the price.
What does a wide angle lens do?
Wide angle lenses allow photographers to get as close to the subject as possible without excluding crucial elements in the background scene, giving viewers the feeling of being—as though they’re viewing the scene with their own eyes rather than through a photograph.
When would you use a 14 mm lens?
With a 114 to 115.7-degree view (depending on the brand) when mounted on a full-frame camera, this lens works as well capturing vast landscape and nightscape images in a single shot as it does capturing environmental portraits in even the tightest of spaces (from as close as 11 inches between the lens and the subject).
What focal length is wide-angle?
A wide-angle lens has a focal length of 35mm or shorter, which gives you a wide field of view. The wider your field of view, the more of the scene you’ll be able to see in the frame.
What is 500mm lens used for?
This lens is generally used for sports and wildlife photography. But as you can see, it does a great job for portraits as well. The level of background separation is unreal and the subject really pops in the images.
Is the canon 14mm F / 2.8L II a good lens?
The Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM Lens features a rear focusing system driven by Canon’s excellent USM (Ultrasonic Motor). It delivers fast and quiet autofocusing. At this focal length, I don’t find focus speed to be a real important factor but fast is always better than slow as long as it is accurate.
Which is wider canon 14mm or canon 8-15mm?
The only Canon EF Lenses wider than the Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM Lens are the Canon 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens and Canon 8-15mm f/f/4 L USM Fisheye Lens . The above examples are from a 1.3x FOVCF lens. Here is a full frame ( Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III) focal length comparison.
What is the focal length of a canon 14mm lens?
Lens construction is 14 elements in 11 groups Focal length is 14mm, maximum aperture is 1:2.8 and has gel filter holder at rear of lens Closest focusing distance is 7.9 inches Diagonal angle of view is 114° (on full-frame cameras) Compatible with all EOS Digital SLR cameras
Which is the best canon wide angle lens?
For many years, my preferred full-frame-capable ultra-wide angle lens was the Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM Lens and then its replacement, the even better (at the wide end at least) Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens . While this lens remains more versatile, the Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM Lens delivers even better image quality.