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Just wondering if any one could give me any advice on buying a wide angle lens for my Canon 550d, and which one is a good buy.
Thanks people.
Thanks people.
tezmed said:i done lots of research into lens recently as i was after a wide angled lens...
im more than happy with the 11-16mm tokina on my 650d... wider aperture opening in comparison to the canon competition, less zoom range- so effectively nearer a fixed focal/prime lens.... im not swapping my 11-16mm for anything lol
Just wondering if any one could give me any advice on buying a wide angle lens for my Canon 550d, and which one is a good buy.
Thanks people.
yeh also could look at a fisheye
Pandster1981 said:I'd hesitate before splashing out on a fisheye, as it's a novelty lens. Sure, if used well it can create some great photos, however you're unlikely to want a whole collection of them - a conventional wide angle zoom is likely to be much more useful.
I don't have any experience with the Nikon and Canon lenses as I shoot Sony, but the Tokina 11-16 is generally regarded as a top class lens. Sigma make a few, the 8-16 (although I'm not sure whether this can take filters), two versions of a 10-20 (I have the f3.5 version, it's great but as others have mentioned the 82mm filters are expensive on this version), and Tamron make an 11-18 and 10-24. There's probably not a huge difference between any of the above, but consider if you want to shoot interiors using the lens (wide apertures are good there), or whether you want a good zoom range on the lens.
I have a super wide Samyang 8mm, which is great for the price but you're obviously limited focal length wise.
Just wondering if any one could give me any advice on buying a wide angle lens for my Canon 550d, and which one is a good buy.
Thanks people.
Theres no really a great deal between the Canon 10-22mm, the Sigma 10-20mm(variable appature version) and the Tamron 10-24mm in either price or performance......