Lenses?
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- jevad
What's a good, affordable wide angle lens for a canon?
- jevad0
Actually speaking of lenses - what is a good selection to have?
- Econo0
I can't speak for Canon, because I have a Nikon, but I have a 28-70 and a 70-200. The 70-200 is f2.8 through all focal lengths and has image stabilization which means I never use a tripod, take it out at night on the streets, etc. I use the 70-200 way more than the 28-70.
- jevad0
Nice cheers
- BrigadeDesigns0
Sigma makes a decent 20mm 1.8.
It runs about $600 CDN, so less in American dollars.the EL 20-35 is a decent wide zoom, and it's about $700 USD, if I'm not mistaken.
As far as lenses, Jevad, I've always figured a good standard is a 50mm, a wide-angle (20mm or 24mm), and a telephoto (100-300mm zoom should do the trick).
Or you can always supplement any of the above with a good zooms.
- pavlovs_dog0
i pretyy sure that sigma 1.8 is on the soft side, esp wide open. ....guess if i had if i had to have a single prime, this would be it.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/…
...very sharp at f2.8
- pavlovs_dog0
this is nice too...
- kbags0
Canon digital or film? And what do you mean by affordable?
I shoot a Nikon D70 with this:
http://www.ritzcamera.com/webapp…Its unbelievable and extremely flexible. Pros call it a "weekender lens" but i think it's a great workaround to the enormous problem of dust getting inside digital SLRs. one lens serves all, rarely have to change lenses, and I've done professional shoots with it. I am in love.
- Tinner0
For the canon 20D (digital slr)
- Tinner0
17-85mm
vs
18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 EF (USM) lens
?
- shaft0
Sigma 18-50/2.8, but it's a bit soft at f2.8
There's no escape from 17-40/4 for you, I predict.
I will be getting a very similar in range and quality 16-45/4 for pentax.
- Econo0
get a fast lens
- Tinner0
fast would be...?
- shaft0
http://www.fredmiranda.com/revie…
It doesn't get faster than that.
- Tinner0
fucking expensive!
- shaft0
http://www.fredmiranda.com/revie…
Jevad, the description says it's affordable..
- Econo0
unfortunately, good lenses are expensive
- alex_0
That 17-40 is my favorite lens. It's a great ultra wide zoom on a FF or 35mm camera. On a cropped sensor DSLR it's pretty much a standard zoom, but the nice thing is it only use the center of the lens.
- Tinner0
Why is it good that it only uses the center of the lens?
- alex_0
Most lenses (even L lenses) tend to be softer at the corners. I still use film so when I use that lens at 17mm and at like f/4 I'm using every bit of the glass.
When you use a cropped frame sensor, it only uses the sharpest center portion of the lens, but obviously it isn't an ultra wide angle zoom anymore.