One 15/18mm lens or a 12mm and 21mm pair

[Al Brown]

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For UWA lens fans and users: could you work/live with just one UWA lens to rule them all (say, 15mm or 18mm) or would you rather have two extreme sides of UWA (like Laowa 9mm/Voigtlander 10/12mm and a 21mm)? Your thoughts are appreciated.

[rogxwhit]

The more lenses you have, the bigger is the issue of choice.  It would be very rare for me to leave the house with more than two, so I have already made a certain selection. 

In a way the fewer choices available, the easier life seems to become.  It can be instructive to walk around with just one lens - in that circumstance I tend to see possible images that have a scope that pertains to whatever lens I have with me, without being nagged by 'if only' regrets. 

Also, focal lengths are somewhat personal.  I had a long phase of preferring an 85mm for general work, including landscape.  Over time my preference has gradually grown wider ...

But you can have as many lenses as you like - as long as you use them! 

I doubt I'd use a 10mm much at all.  I like my 15mm & use it a lot, and have nothing between that & 28mm without feeling much of a lack. 

And what to have is something of a luxury first world problem, hey?  But apart from that, it's playtime! 

 

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[spydrxx]

In my case one is plenty...factoring in issues like distortion can be complex enough with only one uwa lens, two would make my head swim.

[robb]

I’d go with the 18 or 21 and leave the wider lenses.  Both are stellar.

robb