28mm f2.8 FA for Available Light Shots?

2002-10-15 Thread Brian Kauffmann
Hello All, I just purchased a 28mm f2.8 FA lens, thinking it would be good for low light photos. However, it seems to have a lot of light loss in the corners at f2.8 and f4. It would seem to defeat my purpose of available light photography if I have to set it to f5.6 or so. Is this

Re: 28mm f2.8 FA for Available Light Shots?

2002-10-15 Thread Anthony Farr
Brian, That's a common attribute of wide lenses, your lens is typical. Most available light situations should mask the problem, the more picture elements there are the smaller the problem will be. Just beware of shooting landscapes with clear blue skies at wide apertures. Of course copy-work