Ed Richards
23-Nov-2009, 08:34
This is just an informational post. When I got my Ebony 45SU, it had the wide-angle fresnel installed. I though this would be great - I shoot a lot of wide angle images.
With no movements, it is great, but as soon as I started really shifting the front, it became very hard to see the image - I had to shift my head in the opposite direction from the lens because of the directionality of the fresnel. When I pulled it, I found that the normal Ebony fresnel is good for wide angles, and much easier to use when shifting.
I think the wide angle fresnel would be great for ultra wides where you really need help seeing and you do not have much room to shift.
With no movements, it is great, but as soon as I started really shifting the front, it became very hard to see the image - I had to shift my head in the opposite direction from the lens because of the directionality of the fresnel. When I pulled it, I found that the normal Ebony fresnel is good for wide angles, and much easier to use when shifting.
I think the wide angle fresnel would be great for ultra wides where you really need help seeing and you do not have much room to shift.