Lens recommendation

SVN

Hi Everyone
I need some suggestions on my next lens purchase. I have a 40D with the 28-135mm IS which i got as the kit lens.Over time i have realized that i am missing the wide angle quite a bit .I am thinking of going with the 17-40mm or the 10-22mm.
I don't want to break the bank with the 16-35mm ....yet.
any suggestions ? Will the 17-40 render my 28-135 kinda useless ?Maybe i could explore the 70-200 later if i need to. Most of my photos are landscape so i figured the wide angle lenses are a priority for me than zoom.
any other recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

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ziggy53

For "vista" landscapes, pretty much any of the "super-wide"zooms will work nicely. For Canon crop cameras this includes:

Canon EF-S 10-22mm, f/3.5-4.5 USM
Sigma 10-20mm, f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM
Tokina 12-24mm, f/4 PRO DX
Tokina AT-X 11-16mm, f2.8 PRO DX
Tamron SP 11-18mm, f4.5-f5.6 Di-II LD Aspherical [IF]
Tamron SP 10-24mm, f3.5-f4.5 Di-II LD Aspherical [IF]

If you want to stay closer to a standard zoom:

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR DI-II LD Aspherical (IF)
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC Macro

The wide end on these standard zooms is quite a bit wider than your current zoom, and they cover a lot of other circumstances as well.

I do have and like the Canon EF 17-40mm, f4L USM, but I rarely use it on the crop cameras to be honest. Others find it very useful.

gryphonslair99

SVN wrote:

Hi Everyone
I need some suggestions on my next lens purchase. I have a 40D with the 28-135mm IS which i got as the kit lens.Over time i have realized that i am missing the wide angle quite a bit .I am thinking of going with the 17-40mm or the 10-22mm.
I don't want to break the bank with the 16-35mm ....yet.
any suggestions ? Will the 17-40 render my 28-135 kinda useless ?Maybe i could explore the 70-200 later if i need to. Most of my photos are landscape so i figured the wide angle lenses are a priority for me than zoom.
any other recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

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Thanks

Ziggy has provided several excellent options. One other consideration, since you did say "yet" to the 16-35 is a used 16-35 MKI instead of the newer MkII. A bit older, but an excellent piece of glass that can usually be had for a reasonable price, considering the lens.

SVN

ziggy53 wrote:

For "vista" landscapes, pretty much any of the "super-wide"zooms will work nicely. For Canon crop cameras this includes:

Canon EF-S 10-22mm, f/3.5-4.5 USM
Sigma 10-20mm, f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM
Tokina 12-24mm, f/4 PRO DX
Tokina AT-X 11-16mm, f2.8 PRO DX
Tamron SP 11-18mm, f4.5-f5.6 Di-II LD Aspherical [IF]
Tamron SP 10-24mm, f3.5-f4.5 Di-II LD Aspherical [IF]

If you want to stay closer to a standard zoom:

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR DI-II LD Aspherical (IF)
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC Macro

The wide end on these standard zooms is quite a bit wider than your current zoom, and they cover a lot of other circumstances as well.

I do have and like the Canon EF 17-40mm, f4L USM, but I rarely use it on the crop cameras to be honest. Others find it very useful.

Thanks for the exhaustive suggestions ! Let me research all these..
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Scott_Quier

- Welcome.....

Ziggy's list is about as good as it gets - for whatever my vote is worth:D

I have both the 10-22 and the 17-55. Both are stellar performers.

divamum

And I'll throw in big props for the Tamron 17-50 (which can be found used ~$300)