Recommendations for a Canon wide angle lens

[Shadow]

thinking of getting Canon wide angle lens, any recomendation? Short listed couples of lense based on photozone review.

1) Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM (too ex )
2) Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4 AT-X Pro DX
3) Sigma AF 10-20mm f/4-5.6 HSM EX DC
4) Sigma AF 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 HSM EX DG

[luenny]

Wah another one bites the dust. Seems like the poison is spreading fast.

[trident]

Robert,
Heard that the Tokina 12-24mm is very sharp.

[Shadow]

Wah another one bites the dust. Seems like the poison is spreading fast.

call it virus then, airborn virus, spread faster

Actually thinking of buying after my Japan trip, felt that 18mm on my kitlense is not wide enough.

Tokina he....

[hwchoy]

actually 18mm is not shabby already. do remember barrel distortion gets A LOT worse as you goes towards 10mm.

[valice]

If it is only for a couple of times of usage, borrow. If you want to try out the Canon 10-22 lens, I can loan you mine since it is sitting happily in my dry cab.
Cheaper option.
Else, the Tokina is touted to be a good lens.

[Shadow]

Thanks Vincent for the offer, will let you know when the time come

[StanChung]

Dear Robert,

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM=~SGD900
Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4 AT-X 124AF Pro DX=~SGD700
Sigma 10-20mm F/4-5.6 EX DC HSM.=~SGD650
Sigma 12-24mm F/4.5-5.6 EX DG ASPHERICAL HSM =~SGD820


Friends at AQ-priceless.

[StanChung]

Wah another one bites the dust. Seems like the poison is spreading fast.

We need more Neekoners...more flash units to go round...

[luenny]

Agree with you we need more Neekoners. Jeffrey (wasabi888 currently have a D3 in his hands but seems like people are trying to ask him to switch to Canon. Well, maybe I get to buy his old Neekon stuff when he switch.

[benetay]

Those WA lens you listed serve the best for landscape photography. Careful on the wider end when shooting people, they will look badly distorted.

When i was choosing my WA lens for landscape purpose. I didn't regret the f/4 series.

I didn't regret the 17-40mm f/4 which i don't have to worry about distortion on people when i shoot.

If i was given a choice from the list.

I'll go for the Canon 10-22mm it's almost the best on 1.6x crop camera.

[Shadow]

Yes for landscape purpose, I'm happen to falling in love with nature scenery after my trip. The mountain range are so beautiful but when I took a photo look totally different because I can only photo part of it, and when I try to do stitching, it even worst . Can move back because it a solid rock wall.

[Simon]

Tamron 17-50mm, go check the review

[benetay]

Yes the tamron 17-50mm is another lens to consider for sharpness. At almost half the price.

If budget is the main concept, pick the tamron.

[Simon]

can't go wrong with the tamron 17-50, selling like hotcakes now

[Shadow]

is 1mm make any different? mine is 18-55mm does 17mm make different?

[Simon]

1mm wouldn't mean much, but it is a much better glass and faster than the kit lens

[luenny]

Yup Tammy 17-50 is a good one and cheaper alternative too.

[benny]

1 mm will make a lot of different on the wide end. Also, I think robert is look at around 16 to 18 mm after applying the crop factor. You guys are just suggesting that he swap to another lens that will basically give him the same focal length range, albeit 1 mm wider. A waste of resource it it's limited.

If it's landscape and you need the widest you can get, the obvious choice will be the Canon EF-S 10-22 mm. Next in line will actually be the Sigma 10-20 mm (you lose 2 mm on the wide end but you have your other lens to make up or just crop down). However, the Sigma version is rumoured not to be really 16 mm when you apply the crop factor. It's more. So that means that it is not as wide as the Canon option. Do take note.

Oh. Chromatic abberation at the edge when you shoot a bright scene is a common issue with these type of lenses.

Cheers,

[zenscape]

10-20mm will be good if it is for landscape only. If you use the lens for other purposes, such as portrait, make sure you focus the subject in the middle, otherwise, it will be distorted at the edge.

I also support Tammy 17-50mm f2.8. In fact it was my first lens. 17mm to me is wide enough for general purposes, especially fish tank