wide angle advice

quark

Just wanted to get the opinion of the experts before I buy .....
I have saved some money for a new lens and a nice wide angle is next on the wish list. I do lots of hiking/outdoor pictures and it would be nice to get a wider look. I have a Rebel XT and I like the canon lenses but have also had good luck with Sigma.

Considering the canon 10-22 -- what do you all suggest?
Thanks in advance.

gluwater

What is your widest lens right now?
The 10-22 is a very nice lens.

quark

Current widest is canon 18-55.

Manfr3d

Also have a look at the Sigma 10-20mm/4-5.6 EX lens.
Its cheaper than the Canon 10-22 and opticaly on par
with it.

A lens review of the Canon 10-22mm can be found here: http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/canon_1022_3545/index.htm

A lens review of the Sigma 10-20mm can be foudn here: http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/sigma_1020_456/index.htm

If you want to spend a little less you should also checkout
the Sigma 15-30mm/3.5-4.5 its also nice on a crop sensor cam.

good luck decideing.

ESiggins

I think the widest lenses (without going fisheye) are the canon 10-22 ($675) and the sigma 10-20($500), which by all accounts is also a good lens. It won an award or something. I'm gonna buy it 'cuz the widest nikon makes is 12mm, and If I'm going wide, I may as well go wide. Tamron makes an 11-17mm($519 after rebate) and there's a Tokina 12-24mm($500), but I've heard that the difference between 12 and 10 is pretty big and seeing as they're not any cheaper I don't see the point.

There's also a Sigma 12-24 that I think will work on a full-frame sensor or a film camera if that's a concern for you, and a couple of 14mm F2.8 lenses that will also work on a full frame sensor or a film camera (and I bet they're sweet) but they're $900. They're more for interior shots in low light anyway so not necessary for outdoor stuff. Anyway, I reckon you can't go wrong with the Canon 10-22, and if you want to save a few bucks the Sigma 10-20 seems a good alternative.

I'm gonna shut up now and let people who've actually used them have a say.

Sysagent

Hi,

I have the Sigma 10mm-20mm wideangle zoom lens and it seems to do ok...

I have recently purchased a 2nd hand Tokina AF 17mm f/3.5 AT-X Pro prime lens off Ebay and I am very glad I did as this lens is fantastic value for the money, it also equals the same focal length as a 90mm wideangle lens that most full format landscapers use for their images.

I still use the 10mm on the Sigma for them shots where the 17mm of the Tokina can't just fit it all in or for really great expansive sky shots. But the workhorse now for Landscapes and the like is the Tokina, it's great and the contrast of images is superb.

See my photoblog if you want to see some images taken with both lenses

Russ

Scott_Quier

I had the Tokina 17mm and sold it. It was a very sweet lens, but I sold it to acquire the EFS 10-22. The Canon lens, as it turned out, was just so much nicer!! I really like it!

If you're interested, here is a shot I took while visiting my brother in Eagle River AK.



I could not have gotten this with the 17mm Tokina. Click on the image for exif.

claudermilk

I just got the Tokina 12-24 and am happy with it so far (only a few test shots yet). Build quality seems a lot better than Canon's 10-22 which I have also used. It can be had for $430 with US warranty (buydig.com) or about $10-$15 less grey market (sigma4less.com).

quark

Thanks all - I had not even looked at the Tokina so that helps. I will ponder reviews and then roll the dice.