Re: Sigma 14mm f1.4 switching to made to order 6 months in advance
DWOfPaul wrote: nmerc_photos wrote:
For only one stop of light (f2 vs f2.8), the Rokinon 12mm f2.8 is excellent.
And I think Laowa makes a good 10mm f2.8 but it's only a 130 degree FOV.
The thing I really like with the Sigma 15mm f1.4 is with DXO, it's easy to convert between fisheye and non fisheye. So even if your horizon isn't level in the pic, you can achieve that rectilinear look but still have wider FOV.
3 pics.
15mm with default fisheye
15mm with "non-fisheye preset"
14mm
Not edited, no noise reduction. Just SOOC JPEG
Thanks so much for that example, that helps answer many of the questions I have about the 15mm, especially with how it compares in framing to the 14mm.
I didn't realize Rokinon made a 12mm f2.8 FF lens, going to read up on it.
I looked into the Laowa 10mm f2.8 AF lens, and I am not sure it would make a good astro lens unless you require 10mm above all else. It has a high level of Vignetting and a decent amount of coma wide open.
So far, it looks like the Sony 12-24mm f2.8 is probably the best 12mm astro lens, but it's expensive and I really don't need another wide angle zoom, as I already have the Sony 12-24mm f4 and Nikon 14-24mm f2.8 S.
No problem!
I wish I had taken more comparison shots, but this year in Iceland the aurora was fleeting and I was always in a rush.
The biggest difference is being able to tilt the lens more upward, to get that curved look but be able to capture the entire sky.
Again, not apples to apples framing but it gives you a bit of an idea:
Nov 19, 2025 at 05:01 PM
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