Have anyone used this at house parties or events with small rooms? Is the look close to a 16-35mm 2.8 lens?
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At parties and events, the lens is so wide that it distorts people at the edges.
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It gives you a larger view than the 16-35mm lens. It is a good lens and very sharp.
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I have had no experience indoors. I use it for real estate pictures, outside. Its a great little lens for my work.
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No, this lens is fixed at a focal length of 30mm. If you're in a small room on a crop camera, you're going to want something wider, and if you want to be able to zoom, you're looking at the sigma 10-20, the sigma 18-35, the canon 18-55, or the canon 15-85. Look into those lenses.
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I use mine mostly outdoors at Motocross races and sporting events, I love it for the price. If doing large groups then you will definitely need a back up lens for that. I have had mine for about a year now and its still working great!
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This lens is great for overall use, however a standard 50mm in your camera mount are much cheaper and sharp enough for weddings. Most brides don't want every blemish to show.
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I have the EF 85mm f/1.8 USM. It's my go to lens especially for taking shots of my fast moving son. I don't mind standing away from him that way I can take more candid shots, more day-to-day happenings & on-the-spot mischievous events. I have not tried the 28 though so... this more on the 85. I do use this inside of the house. It takes some getting used to initially but once I got used to the 85, it's my main lens now... ^_^ I hope this helps!
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I agree it not a super/ ultra wide. I'm not sure that is it's best use anyways. It is as wide as I could find at f/1.8 at 18mm (27mm relative) at this price point with near perfect clarity. I use mine for indoor group shots and can tell you it is wide enough for that and the pictures are amazing with this glass. If you really want wide angle then I would consider prime lens.
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I have used it for indoor volleyball and it's just OK. The long focus throw makes it a tad slow on cont focus. On single point focus, it was better and sharp at 2.8. Speaking of 2.8, that is bare minimum to work. The Sigma 1.4 85 mm is better choice. Shooting at 2.2 seems to work best in most gyms. DOF is short, so you have to nail the focus. I have also used the FA 77 1.8 for indoor volleyball. That also works really well.
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It is an 85 mm lens in 35 format. For light gathering it is a true 1.2 but for depth of field it is like a 2.4.
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I'm not familiar with the lens you are using but the 16-35 is pretty fast. I prefer the 24 mm 1.4 for low light though
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Definitely! It's perfect for any party or event. A good place with a good illumination is perfect with this len.
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If you have a f/1.8 lens and decent lighting, yes, this thing is a beast indoors. Failing that, high ISO performance is good but not great, I wouldn't recommend going above 1000 if you can avoid it. I love this camera and for the price you can't do much better.
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Hi Sandy,I used it at a wedding reception in a pretty dark restaurant and even at 3/4 brightness it was more than enough light on subjects that were within 10' or so. I was using a pretty fast lens with a Canon T2i (which isn't a full frame sensor) and it was fine. Hope that helps.
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The 50mm f/1.8 will be able to gather more light than the 35mm f/2.4 and will provide a "nicer" bokeh so it is better suited for portrait photography (indoor or outdoor). It's main drawback compared with the 35mm with be the field of view (50mm becomes a 75mm whereas 35mm becomes approximately a 52mm on pentax DSLR). What it means is that in a close and restricted environment you won't be able to put everyone in the frame. Outside, the 50mm is better, inside, it depends. For kids sporting events you might want to use longer focal length (at least 100mm or higher) and fast lenses if the event is indoor (at least f/2 or lower). I wouldn't recommend any of the ones you talked for this. I have both a 50mm and a 35mm. I love both, and use them both during family gatherings or things like this. I also use my 35mm for landscape photography. Honestly it's a matter of taste.
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I have limited experience shooting weddings, but it's usually best/ideal to carry two bodies, one with a wide angle and one with a zoom. So yes, if I were shooting a wedding, I would want this lens. But I would use a 70-200 more. The only real drawback is that if you're shooting inside with ambient light, the f4 maximum aperture won't perform as well as a more expensive 1.8 or 2.8. That means high ISOs, long shutter speeds, etc. Outdoors it's golden.
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I have both of these lenses and the 16-50mm f/2.8 is wide enough to take indoor real estate photography. I had the 11-18 first but I have not used it since I bought the 16-50mm and there is not much difference on the wide angle shots. I used the 16-50mm about 95 % time and my 11-18 and 70-300 telephoto about 5% of the time on my A77 Sony Camera. I am thinking of selling my 11-18mm because it is just sitting in my camera bag.
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I've got the sigma, it's a great lens and a good focal length. (48mm on crop cams) If you are going to be indoors, the f1.4 is handy. I've got the 50mm f1.8 and the extra 2/3's makes a difference when you're already at slow shutter speeds.
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I love this lens..you would get some interesting perspectives and blur at low speeds, its very sharp at higher speeds and iso's..This is a very wide lens at its max!! I never though of using it at a dance but will try it out...must have lens anyhow