wide angle lenses

[Mumster]

Anyone know what to look for in wide angle :camera: lenses? Will any that fit the camera do, or are there things to look for or avoid?

[TenSeven]

I think that it depends on the effect that you want. I found that a 24mm was plenty wide angle. The lower the number the more the rounded, fish eye effect you'll get. It's been a while since I played with my SLR...went digital. I'm sure others here will have better advice. :disinfo:

[Bannick]

I go about as wide as 28mm. It gives me the best options without any distortion for interior shots I need to take. True fish eyes are fun to play with. I used to have a fish eye adaptor for my SLR which was cool cuz I could use it with my zoom too.

[Mumster]

It's for a digital camera. I'm curious about what effect they have on resolution, clarity, etc.

[Bannick]

well then I am stumped...haven't embraced the technology yet.

[DMC]

Mumster:
Anyone know what to look for in wide angle :camera: lenses? Will any that fit the camera do, or are there things to look for or avoid? You can always take a few PIX and then stitch them together using software....

[RR]

DMC is right about the stictch...no distortion.

The 20mm lense shows noticable distortion, 24mm will show some, but most eyes can't notice any at 28mm.

I believe the camera you got has a fairly wide lense already. However, Olympus offers two grades of WA lenses and filters. I'd go with the pro-grade to minimize effects on clarity and preserve motion freezing exposure times on those dramatic wide angle close-ups. The coatings are better and more durable, and the glass is usually a far better structure, although I can't actually say for sure on the Olympus. It certainly is true for Nikkor accessory optics for SLR lenses.

[Mumster]

Thanks, RR. :lips:
That's exactly what I needed to know.