I have the 24/2, the 18/3.5, and had a 28/3.5 until recently. The 18mm is
a spectacularly wide lens but must be used carefully due to exagerrated
perspectives that can result with it. Depends on what you are planning on
doing and what your "vision" or "mind's eye" is for the photogaphs you are
trying to achieve. The 21/2 may have a little more utility for some types
of photographs. Bought the 18mm after getting the 24mm. My thought was
similar to yours with the focal lengths. Couldn't justify keeping the 28mm
around if I had a 35mm and 24mm. The 21mm is also close to the 24mm so why
just go 6mm shorter to the super-wide 18mm even though it's 1-1/2 stops
slower. My objective was to space out what I had but still may seek a 21/2
at a later date.
-- John
At 04:57 5/9/00 , you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>With the recent talk about the 21/2, I was wondering what
>people think of it's slower little brother the 21/3.5. I'm
>considering getting an ultra-wide sometime soon, and was
>trying to decide which one. I have a 28/2.8 (and a 3.5, but
>its a little fungusy, if that's a word), so I was thinking
>that the 24 would be a little too close to that. That leaves
>the 21 or the 18.
>
>The two uses I can think of right now for this lens are:
>I'm going on a week-long backpacking trip in the North Cascades
>in August, and was thinking an ultra wide would be nice for
>landscapes and the like. I also could use one for some shots
>in some cramped quarters (like the inside of a plane).
>
>Is the extra 8 degrees of coverage and the little bit of extra
>weight worth spending a few hundred dollars more? Which of these
>lenses, if you have both, is your favorite?
>
>Thanks,
>Mark Marr-Lyon.
>
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