CV 15mm vs CV 21mm

[nihraguk]

Thanks Doug... the link to Alan's gallery was very helpful. I suspect I'll be getting the 21 after all...

Both lenses are very very wide... the wider you get the more challenging it is to use, and the more specialized the application. There's nothing quite like the 15 when you really need it, but OTOH it's far from a "normal" view of the world. The next more extreme step can only be the fish-eye lens.

I have the 15 and 25mm lenses. The 25 gets a whole lot more use, while the 15 sits in its case awaiting those special events. I think the 21mm might be about the widest "walking around" lens, and it's deservedly popular. See Alan Soon's 21mm shots in Istanbul:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=322503

Of course, you could go the proper RF Forum route and get both! 🙂 Here's a 15mm shot:

 

[peter_n]

Thanks for the link also Doug. Great pictures there, I'm off to Madrid in April and I'm definitely taking my 21mm after seeing these shots!

 

[Doug]

I'm envious, Peter! I'd love to spend some more time with a camera in Madrid. We were there a couple years ago, in May. I used the 25mm a lot there, about equally with the 40, and more than the 15. I think this Madrid shot looks more 40-ish... Way behind in my scanning.

 

[peter_n]

Nice Doug! I'm looking forward to it - I have a kid attending university there for a year so I'm taking advantage of that. We're probably going to rent an apartment in the old part of the city. 🙂