Do you NEED an ULTRA WIDE angle LENS?

Nigel, there is a beautiful sense of calmness in your personality. That reflects in your photography as well. I watch your videos both to feel at ease and to enjoy your beautiful photos. Keep up your good work,

Thanks Nigel, awesome video as always! You've mentioned that you would prefer 9mm on APSC rather than 14mm on full frame. Could you share any more info or examples about that aspect, with equivalent FLs on APSC and FF?

10-20mm for concert photography? shooting my friends band soon so wondering what len/s to use, As I'm wanting to capture all them playing in some shots (not all)

Very good Video

for food videgraphy which 4k full frame lense is good ?

amazing video quality for a studio talking head shot, could you show us how do you setup for a simple studio vlog like this? what lens and lighting combo, and what camera setting do you shoot a to get a high quality video like this? thank you

Depth of field is not just a function of focal length, but also format. A 90mm on and 8X10 camera is going to give similar DOF as a super wide angle on a full frame DSLR.

The 't' in 'often' is silent.

This was a really helpful video. Not so much concentrating on the gear but much more on how to position stuff in your image. Thanks very much.

Canon 16-35mm f4 is highly recommended.

Great video, once again, Nigel.
To be honest, the more of these review videos I watch, the more confused I get on what lens I should get.
My current lens starts at 25mm, and Lightroom shows the bulk of my raws being shot between 25-120mm-ish, with the bulk of that range being shot down at 25mm. This tells me that, for the type of photos I shoot, that it would be nice if I could've gone wider than 25mm. That's why I'm looking at the Sony 16-35mm. I figure that if I need anything wider than 16mm that I could try shooting a pano. Maybe I'll try to rent out the 12-24mm for a bit to see what I think..

I think you have both, the Nikon z 14-24/2.8 and also the z 14-30/f4. Which one do you prefer and use more often?

Great discussion. Very helpful!

Great video man, that lens looked like a Nikon Z lens. Does that filter system work with your other Z series lenses?

Hi Nigel I love your work I’ve got a question hopefully that you can answer for me I discovered the Nikon 20 mm 1.8 about two years ago and I just absolutely love this lens for sharpness where do you feel 20 mm sits in terms of being ultrawide probably isn’t ultrawide but isn’t wide enough for most landscape photography

So beautifully explained 💞

While looking at these examples, I'm wondering is there really a need for ultra wide zoom (such as 14-30) or ultra wide prime (like mentioned 14mm 2.8) would get the same (or better) results with lower size/weight? Naturally I'm assuming in both cases you would have something like 24-120 to complement with.

I'm a newbie photographer. Just bought a used Canon T5i to shoot real estate interiors and exteriors. Do you know which wide angle lens I should purchase that doesn't "diffuse" the edges or give a fisheye effect?

Some really great tips here. Thank you.

Why Ultra Wide Angle Camera Doesn't Come Well in Mobile 🧐

Fantastic video, thank you.

Do you recommend Nikon 16-35 F4 ED VR? I heard there is strong distortion at 16 mm and the corner sharpness is very bad.

Beautiful work and great advice. Like your SF/ Giants hat

excellent info thank you. I just got the z 14-30 f4 and will use the info here. thank you

Thank you Nigel, You do beautiful work and have a natural way to make complex issues with focal length and the physics of different lenses understandable. I really like your honest approach and conversations about lens and composition considerations.

You are the best!

Thank you. I got lotsa aha's too.

i thought that wide lens is bad lens now i know is beautiful gear

The images are good. But, i can't help but think it's a look that was new maybe in the 90s or so, the ultrawide + velvia look and that it feels a bit dated today. Photo forums were flooded with it, and posters you'd buy at ikea etc frequently had that wide look. I rarely see it in photo exhibitions, posh wall art stores or even on photo forums anymore.

Nigel would you recommend the 14-30 or the 14-24 2.8?

Very useful, many thanks !

Great video but please get rid of the glare in the top LH corner of your tablet when explaining your pics.....

Hello Brother Nigel, according to your experience which ultra wide angle lens is better in general between 15 mm and 16 mm ? thanks 🙏

Thanks Nigel, very helpful.

Ok I'm now on a Sony A7R4 and have the 16-35 GM. Strangely I wouldn't class this as ultra wide more a wide angle. I'd class ultra wide as a 12-20. Keen to hear your thoughts on this.. ;)

A great video with lot's of information. It helped with my decision to buy a wide angle lens for producing prints on my print store.

I know exactly what lenses I need: 14mm F1.8 prime and 20mm F1.8 prime.

I do not buy or use zooms unless its a cine lens...
That's what I have legs, feet and good hiking shoes for...
I don't even have any tele lenses, I don't shoot birds or animals. My longest lens is 50mm

Love your Videos and Photos Nigel. You made me spit my tea towards the end... I Thought you said "It's a really Powerful lens in you'r Arsehole" you actually said *Arsenal.. Lol.
It only made it worst the fact that we're talking about Ultra Wide Lenses.

Failed shots were super helpful, thanks for the vid!

I have just two lenses, Nikon's 14-24 mm f2, and the 24-120 mm f4. Those cover about 95% of what I need. I could use a 200-600 sometimes, but not enough to justify the cost. Crop sensors are no good for huge prints, and there's less dynamic range with smaller sensors. I would really like a med. format, but I'll have to keep my full frame Nikon for now. There's always focus stacking.

Your photography is phenomenal

very nice tuto, tips and tricks. Do you mean we can't use a 82mm VND polarpro or 82mm polarizer with Z 14-30mm we use with Z 35mm F/1.8, Z 24-70 F/2.8 and z 20mm F/1.8 ? do we really need to buy new 95mm filters and adapter ?

Thanks for sharing!

Great photos
Were they taken with a f2.8 or a f4? I’m worried I already know the answer tho …

Great video. I have two questions. Firstly, how do you compare the Samyang 14mm vs the Nikon 14-30? Secondly, why have you selected the 95mm filter instead of the 82mm?

What if I lens correct it in post process. Ultra wides are kinda cool, it just make you look like a fish lol!

Ultra wide angle landscape shots almost always look bad to me. The stretched edges and weird distortions just don't look good at all. I think it's just a fad that will pass just like those extreme HDR images a few years back.

Mr Nigel, hi I'm from Nigeria and am new to photography. What are the 12 best landscape lenses?