| Wide angle lenses are a huge part of landscape | | | | vignetting if you have a thick filter holder on it. |
| and seascape photography and are used | | | | You should always try and get a really thin filter |
| extensively within the field. They are extremely | | | | holder so as to avoid the vignetting. |
| popular and quite often produce amazing results if | | | | The last real disadvantage of a wide angle lens in |
| used correctly. Just like any lens that is used in | | | | landscape and seascape photography is that it has |
| landscape and seascape photography it also has | | | | a very limited zoom. They are fantastic for taking |
| some disadvantages and limitations that you need | | | | close up photos of objects but are almost useless |
| to know about. | | | | when trying to capture objects that are a fair |
| One of the big disadvantages of wide angle lenses | | | | distance away. |
| is that when you are up close to an object, they | | | | The advantages of a wide angle lens far outweigh |
| tend to distort and stretch the subject out of | | | | their disadvantages but as with anything that you |
| proportion which is not a desirable effect. Unless | | | | buy, you just need to be aware that there are |
| of course you are actually trying to achieve that | | | | some downsides to them. As with anything as |
| effect but most of us as landscape and seascape | | | | long as you are aware of their limitations you |
| photographers aren't after that effect. It's easy | | | | should have absolutely no issues with them. They |
| to avoid this effect if you know about it, but if | | | | play an important part in landscape and seascape |
| you aren't aware of it, it can catch you out by | | | | photography for good reason, they are such an |
| surprise. | | | | effective lens and can capture so much |
| Another disadvantage of wide angle lenses is that | | | | information. |
| they are prone to vignetting and can often | | | | If you are looking to buy a wide angle lens, you |
| produce photos with soft edges. The entire photo | | | | shouldn't stress out too much about the |
| may be sharp except for the edges, again this is | | | | disadvantages as the advantages far outweigh |
| an undesirable effect but it's easy to avoid. Your | | | | them. Go for it! |
| wide angle lens will be particularly prone to | | | | |