Wide Angle lens....

[beatjunkie]

Guys, ive had my 450d for a year now and want to get a new lens, was thinking 10-24mm like..

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/75471/show.html

Any suggestions?

 

[Schweppy]

Been playing with Canon 10-22 lately and its awesome although my mate didnt appreciate the distortion.... haha

Sigma 10-20 is a good one to consider too.

 

[dunganick]

10-20 is a proven lens and you will find used ones a bit cheaper than that. Although the Canon 10-22 is probably the best performing Super Wide Angle lens about, naturally the price reflects this.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Sigma's 10-20 is epic for the money. Canon's is better but not worth twice the price (last time i checked) IMO.

www.camerapricebuster.co.uk is your friend ;-)

 

[Schweppy]

OneStopDigital is actually cheapest at the moment, better than CPB.

http://www.onestop-digital.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=33641

 

[beatjunkie]

Are there any others i should be looking at?

 

[dunganick]

Tokina 11-16 2.8 might be worth a look if low light is a requirement. It gets pretty decent reviews. Somewhere between the Sigma and Canon in price.

 

[MikeoftheQuays]

Tokina and Sigma seem to be the choices for UWA from what I have read. I certainly rated my Siggy 10-20.

If you're buying used just make sure of the version you're buying. I know there's 2 Sigma 10-20's - the old f4-5.6 and the newer f3.5 - plus a 12-24 (all of em are pretty good tbh). And Tokina have done a few UWA's (the aforementioned 11-16 being the most highly regarded). The Tamron wide angles never seem to get the rave reviews that their mid-range zooms do. Only ever had their 28-75 though so can't comment personally.

The Canon 10-22 is generally regarded as being at least as good as anything out there but it aint cheap.

 

[SamP]

Ive got the 10 - 22 and I love it. Few plugs...

 

[RenaultSport]

Mate of mine has one for his 450D. Loves it! Gets some good pics with it!

 

[Andy.]

I used to have a Tokina 12-24 f4 on my 40D. It was an awesome lens, built like a tank and sharp pics through the range. I was sad to let it go but I could only use it from 18mm onwards on my 5DII.

 

[capturedbyjames]

Heard good things about the 10-20 from Sigma. For the amount you'll actually end up using it, I don't think the canon/nikon ones are justifiable.

Just got a dead cheap sigma 17-35mm f2.8-4 delivered. It's for full frame though, so true 17mm, about the same as the 10mm on little frame. Wont be worth it on small frame though... would be 25mm+

 

[RyanD]

10-20 is a proven lens and you will find used ones a bit cheaper than that. Although the Canon 10-22 is probably the best performing Super Wide Angle lens about, naturally the price reflects this.

16-35 blows it well out of the water Although its only 16mm on the ff like the 10mm is on 1.6.


on topic.
Personally I felt the siggy 10-20 was much better value than the canon i had plenty of published pics with it and would still have it to this day if it wasnt a dc lens.

 

[dunganick]

16-35 blows it well out of the water Although its only 16mm on the ff like the 10mm is on 1.6.

The 16-35 isn't a super wide angle is it

Certainly not on a 1.6

Also its about 4/5 Sigma 10-20's lol

 

[Tonys]

Ive got the Sigma 10-20mm for my Nikon.
I like it just need to use it a little more i think.

 

[RyanD]

The 16-35 isn't a super wide angle is it

Certainly not on a 1.6

Also its about 4/5 Sigma 10-20's lol

like i say only on FF. But it is canons UWA in EF mount. Exactly the same as the 10mm on 1.6 crop.

17-40L is a much better deal for anyone not needing 2.8 glass mind. You need one of them

In the OP a used siggy 10-20 for between 250-280 would be perfectamondo

 

[Danny133]

Just replaced my 18-55 IS with a 17-85 IS thats awesome

 

[gaz_5103]

What lens would be best for taking photos indoors of house rooms? Finding my current lens does not fit the whole room in.

 

[dunganick]

What lens do you currently use and on what camera?

You need the widest lens possible or a fish eye.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

I wouldnt use fisheye for indoor photography - you'll get horrific distortion.

 

[dunganick]

I wouldnt use fisheye for indoor photography - you'll get horrific distortion.

Its a way of fitting more of the room in, if thats more important than the distortion in the image then it might suit his needs.

 

[gaz_5103]

What lens do you currently use and on what camera?

You need the widest lens possible or a fish eye.

Camera is nikon d40 with standard nikon 18-55 lens.

 

[gaz_5103]

Its a way of fitting more of the room in, if thats more important than the distortion in the image then it might suit his needs.

Quality needs to be good. I'm an estate agent so need to be good quality for web and printing. Would fisheye suit this?

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

LOL! No a fisheye would look awful! You would need probably a 10 or 12mm lens, and then correct the distortion in photoshop after.

DO NOT GET A FISHEYE!

 

[gaz_5103]

LOL! No a fisheye would look awful! You would need probably a 10 or 12mm lens, and then correct the distortion in photoshop after.

DO NOT GET A FISHEYE!

Can you recommend a lens in particular?

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Thats an example of fisheye. Yes you fit a lot in the frame, but it doesnt look professional at all. You can correct it to a certain extent, but you would end up cropping the image, so you're better off with a normal wide angle anyway.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Can you recommend a lens in particular?

On a DX chip, I used a Nikon 12-24mm with excellent results. I also hear very good things about the Sigma 10-20 which has been mentioned.

 

[gaz_5103]

On a DX chip, I used a Nikon 12-24mm with excellent results. I also hear very good things about the Sigma 10-20 which has been mentioned.

Thanks mate appreciate the help. Have you any examples of indoor stuff you have taken with that lens? Agree about the fisheye would look very unprofessional.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Im afraid I dont. I've never really done any of that type of photography

 

[SamP]

I wouldnt use fisheye for indoor photography - you'll get horrific distortion.

Not always a bad thing, can get some great shots with them though. But saying that, they're definitely not for everyone, and I'd say my fisheye's only on 5-10% of the time at most.


Wow - just saw the estate agent bit. Nah, fisheye = run for the hills!

 

[dunganick]

Just get a sigma 10-20 that will suit you well (if it works on the D40?, i think that only takes AF-S)

Fish eye not such a great idea for an estate agent. Unless your customers are stoned.