suggestion for 50mm replacement...

[mdwsta4]

i have had the 50mm 1.8 pretty much since i bought my latest camera and i love it for what it is (a cheap, fast prime), but always hear people saying how this is their walk around lens. i find it's too close for what i look to shoot and stepping back a few feet isn't always an option. does anyone have either of the two lenses listed below? any reason why not to pick up one of these?

28 f1.8
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-28mm-Wide-Angle-Cameras/dp/B00009R6WU/sr=8-1/qid=1171045768/ref=pd_bbs_1/105-8463361-7768455?ie=UTF8&s=electronics

35 f2
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-35mm-Wide-Angle-Cameras/dp/B00009XVCU/sr=8-3/qid=1171045768/ref=pd_bbs_3/105-8463361-7768455?ie=UTF8&s=electronics

cheers

[googlit]

one thing to keep in mind is that once you get below 50 (I think), you start getting a fair amount of distortion (think fisheye). That distortion can lend itself to some spectacular shots, but isn't necessarily something you want in all of your pictures.

Though I don't own these lenses and don't know whether or not this is the case with them. Any owners out there who can testify?

[mdwsta4]

depending on the lens i'm pretty sure that usually happens a lot wider than 28mm. i have zero flaring/curvature like a fisheye lens with my 17-40 f4L lens.

[inkista]

Have you taken a look at the fredmiranda reviews? It can be a pain plowing through all of them, but by the time you're done, you get a relatively good feel for the strengths and weaknesses of a specific lens.

28mm f/1.8 (http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=22&sort=7&cat=2&page=2)
35mm f/2 (http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=25&sort=7&cat=2&page=2)