I have done. You can get some really beautiful wide shots and capture the whole scene but the distortion is such a difficult thing to tackle and needs brain control – too much brain control, which I don’t want to use [when I’m in the middle of a concert].
So I have moved away from this approach. I’ve tried all the lenses and always come back to my 24-70mm, and maybe there’s a reason I always come back to it – it’s clean, the borders are always perfect and all you have to do is learn how to frame up properly.
What I always say when teaching people is this: if a scene doesn’t look right in your frame, then allow yourself to move forwards or backwards – you’re not glued to the floor. I often see that some people are struggling… just take a few steps and move away so you get the perfect frame.