24mm lens question

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yia

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hi, guys
I am looking for lenses for my adapter and here is my question
what is the big different in 24mm lens and 24mm wide angle?

should I get normal 24mm lens or 24 wide angle.
 
I've never heard of a "24mm wide angle" before. Is that some kind of adapter? 24mm is automatically considered a wide angle lense.
 
I'm not sure.......that's why i asked

here is one example........Nikon Nikkor MF 24mm 2.8 AI Wide Angle Lens
 
as far as I know yia, the human eye sees around what a 50mm lens sees. So 35mm and below are considered wide angle lenses. and 85mm and up are considered telephoto.

anything below 18mm I think they call fisheye.

what you are experiencing is probably someone calling the lens a 24mm lens, and someone else calling it a 24mm wide angle lens. but its probably the exact same lens. (the first person is just assuming that you know its a wide angle)

(anyone, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong)
 
youre exactly right ...24mm is one and the same...It is just some marketing ploy to get the sale. PS if you are to use 24 mm with a slower lense.. you better light up your scene with a lot of light. I tried it with the letus..no go..grainy..at best. I now have a better adapter but still you have to light it hard to get your lens turned down for focusing.
 
the difference between 24 and 28 should be pretty noticeable. the lower the numbers the more the difference between them. On the other hand the difference between a 180 and 200 is very minimal.
But I'm not aware of anything that would say a wide angle lens should have a bright spot when fully open in the center. (it might be your lens.)
 
Also make sure you get a good piece of glass when you're going that wide. I've got a 28 and a 24 that I don't use anymore because they simply blow. I spent a decent chunk on a 20mm (about $400 used at KEH) and it's awesome. Super minimal field curvature and a nice f2.8 speed.
 
There many places to look..I found my 24mm from an ad in craigslist..paid $60USD hard cash. because the lady was just getting rid of it ASAP and didn't care to go thru auctions.
 
Just a heads up, I've bought all my lenses at Keh like Jason fox said...

So far i've bought a 24mm f/2.8, 35mm f/1.4, 50mm f/1.4, 55mm Micro f/2.8, 85mm f/1.8, 105mm f/2.8, 105mm Micro f/2.8, 80-200mm f/4.

All lenses were wonderful! They follow the rating scale with no disappointments. I love KEH.... just thought I'd throw that out
 
how much dof can you get from a 24mm lens when shooting in a normal room, like 10x10........
 
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