q-w-z wrote:
For architectural you need 15-17mm Shift, 20-24mm Shift, 35mm+ Shift lens combo. 20-24 is usually bread and butter lens (I have 15 Laowa, 24 Canon TS-E, 35 Shift rokkor, on 4x5" I had 65/90/127mm). Something like 12-24 is very useful for ceilings and general interiors but sharpness is not everything you need, sometimes flare resistance is the crucial thing (you usually shot stopped down and on the tripod).
Agree 100% Back in the 4x5 days, my basic kit was 65mm, 75mm, 90mm, 105mm, 135mm (a mix of schneider and fuji optics) Today, That said, for architecture today I have a 10mm, 12mm, 15mm, 21mm, 28mm, 35mm (Voigtlander) and 21mm, 25mm (Loxia). After leaving 4x5, I haven't reinvested in TS lenses as I'm doing far less professional work and more personal. I do rely on a tripod for leveling and for multiple exposures for lighting and sometimes color calibration.
I agree with your observation about sharpness. I find flatness of field and lack of distortion just as important.
Kevner wrote:
I agree with your observation about sharpness. I find flatness of field and lack of distortion just as important.
That is crucial too. And for nightscapes I'd prefer to have consistent sunstars (but didn't have - Laowa 15 shift has nice 10-point, but 20mm I sometimes thinking of - only 14, Canon has 8, Sony Zeiss 24mm Distagon has nice 18 or something... older lens like Rokkor or Sigma 12-24 DG which I had too has boring 6-point...). Colour consitency is a good thing to (but I haven't it - one need to trade everything for one brand).
The sharpest wide angle zoom that could accept filters was the Canon EF L 16-35 2.8 III lens. I used it with an adapter on my Sony cameras. Unfortunately it had issues with flare.
I now have the Sony 16-35 2.8 II GM, which is not as sharp as the canon but handles flare well.
I think the 12-24 2.8 GM is probably the best overall ultra wide zoom that I have and is my preferred lens for landscapes.
