So I got bored waiting for someone else to get around to doing this, so thought I'd investigate it myself.
Lens shade fully shaved off.
My main interest here was to see whether I could get a wider FoV with this lens on the IQ250 compared to the Canon 17 TS-E.
IIRC, 14mm on an IQ250 should be very close to the FoV that 17mm on the IQ180 provides. Unfortunately, even if you're considering using this lens for a use-case where you're going to be cropping down to a 16:9 frame, it can't do it***.
All images without any lens correction applied.
On the IQ250 and Alpa FPS
14mm:
15mm:
16mm:
17mm:
18mm:
As you can see, the answer is no - the Nikon is still vignetting all the way up to 17mm, at which point (IMO) the Canon is by far the better choice since it has a much larger image circle.
Kinda tough to come up with a reason for using this lens!
Kind regards,
Gerald.
/edit
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I should clarify - you can't get a full sensor width 16:9 frame out of this at 14mm. You can just get one at 15mm though, so possibly there is an extreme niche use-case scenario there!
Lens shade fully shaved off.
My main interest here was to see whether I could get a wider FoV with this lens on the IQ250 compared to the Canon 17 TS-E.
IIRC, 14mm on an IQ250 should be very close to the FoV that 17mm on the IQ180 provides. Unfortunately, even if you're considering using this lens for a use-case where you're going to be cropping down to a 16:9 frame, it can't do it***.
All images without any lens correction applied.
On the IQ250 and Alpa FPS
14mm:
![](http://08.ae/imgs/GetDPI/Nikon14_24/IQ250/14.jpg)
15mm:
![](http://08.ae/imgs/GetDPI/Nikon14_24/IQ250/15.jpg)
16mm:
![](http://08.ae/imgs/GetDPI/Nikon14_24/IQ250/16.jpg)
17mm:
![](http://08.ae/imgs/GetDPI/Nikon14_24/IQ250/17.jpg)
18mm:
![](http://08.ae/imgs/GetDPI/Nikon14_24/IQ250/18.jpg)
As you can see, the answer is no - the Nikon is still vignetting all the way up to 17mm, at which point (IMO) the Canon is by far the better choice since it has a much larger image circle.
Kinda tough to come up with a reason for using this lens!
Kind regards,
Gerald.
/edit
***
I should clarify - you can't get a full sensor width 16:9 frame out of this at 14mm. You can just get one at 15mm though, so possibly there is an extreme niche use-case scenario there!