Wide angle lense for Canon
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- Ianbolton0
I bought a Sigma 10-20mm the other week. It's seems pretty good for what I need it for, and for £300 it was relatively cheap
- vaxorcist0
HijoDMaite, you can get a Canon 24mm F2.8 prime for about $250-300 the AF is buzzy, but the image qualtiy is great
The Canon 28 F1.8 isn't that wide angle, especially on an APS-C body, but it's quiet to focus... corners a bit blurry at full-frame till you hit F3.5
- HijoDMaite0
I only have the 50mm 1.8,
Should I consider a fast prime wide angle?
- jaylarson0
yr fine if you use flash, but with people and indoors, do you have a fast prime you can use in those situations and save the 17–40 for other stuff?
- HijoDMaite0
I am just worried about the speed at f/4.0 when shooting people and indoors. but the reality is i just cannot afford the extra G for the 16-35mm and I refuse to go off brand.
- jaylarson0
I know several landscape photogs that use it with great success. it's lighter than the 16 too.
- HijoDMaite0
BUMP!
Ok so I think I am dropping the cash on a brand new Canon 17-40mm f/4.0L
I don't have the extra thousand for the 16-35mm 2.8, plus I keep reading reviews about the 17-40 and it's superior picture quality.
I will be traveling to Europe in the Fall so this will be my wide lens. I am hoping my 5DM2 and it's excellent ISO performance will make up for any issues when trying to take wide shots in low light w/out a tripod.
For any nice landscapes I will have my tripod anyway.
any thoughts??
- i bought 17-40 refurb from canon for $650. it's my favorite lens. it came like brand new.lambsy
- imadesigner0
All the photos on this site are taken with the Canon 16-35 II f2.8 L. It's a lovely lens. http://feetfirstphotos.tumblr.co…
- morgster0
I'm selling a canon 14mm f2.8 on ebay at the moment, it's a superb lens but ain't cheap, I've just bought a sigma 14mm f2.8 which is fairly similar but a fraction of the price. Got the 16-35 and don't really rate it too much.
- CyBrainX0
So, I took the new lens (Big Willie) to the High Line Park today.
http://talesfromthehead.com/phot…Coincidentally, I went to the High Line (only section 1 at the time) exactly a year ago. http://talesfromthehead.com/phot…
- CyBrainX0
Thanks everyone.
I went with this.
http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/su…I considered this tilt shift
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/pr…
But it felt very strange and I thought I'd get more practical use from the 16-35mm and have f2.8 ans opposed to f4- Damn Mr. Rockefeller. Nice choice. Let's see some pics.co2
- raf0
- ok_not_ok0
Checkout the Voigtlander Color Skopar 20mm f/3.5 SL-II. It's specifically made for EOS cameras.
http://www.adorama.com/VT2035EOS…
Samples here:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/cv2…
- CyBrainX0
The only down side of the 17mm Tilt-Shift Lens is that you can't put any protective filter lens on there and that thing sticks out like a vulnerable boob waiting for damage.
I also looked into this 16-35mm f2.8 II USM which would have a range that might be more practical in a lot of cases. However, most reviews say the TS-E 17mm f/4L is a lot sharper.
http://goo.gl/KQXEo
- raf0
I have 17-40L on 5D. It is good and generally sharp and contrasty but corners are very noticeably soft in wide angle. Not sure if 16-35 would perform much better.
- jfletcher0
I have the same Tokina that carianoff is talking about... 11-16. Love it. Super sharp, and good quality. It's about 800-900....
- CyBrainX0
It's about as much as my 5D Mk II but look at this lens.
http://goo.gl/NqSU2I might go there tomorrow and get it. So much for going the cheap route. More detaiols here: http://goo.gl/kO8qD
- vaxorcist0
the 24 28 prime and 28 2.8 primes are not bad. The 35 F2 prime is okay optically, buzzy AF, but nice, especially after F2.8.
The old Nikon 28mm F2.8 AIS is great, and cheap with adapter if you can stand the manual focus...
colin_s is right.... I see all these people with 5D mark II's and cheap lenses and try not to say anything rude... I'd rather have an old nikon D200 and a good prime...
- colin_s0
wait, you bought a 5mk2 and you want to save money on the lens?
poor form, man. better to get a shitty body and an amazing lens. a mk2 with a crap lens is going to look about the same as a rebel with an L series.
do yourself and your photos a favor. invest in a real lens. they make the photos, not the camera (these days). i use the 17-40 on mine, the 16-35 is great but has corner distortion. the 24mm prime or a 35 prime would be great, too.
but you'll be spending $$$
- slappy0
- No need for autofocus when the DOF is that massive! Set to infinity and forget about focus..slappy
- so, stop tempting us, how much?adumbratesly