Advice on wide angled prime for crop sensor

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Hi All

I'm in the market for a new lens. I use a Canon 450D with the 50mm f1.4 as my general walk around setup. I really enjoy shooting like this but I'm noticing more and more occasions where the 50mm feels a little bit too long on my crop sensor.

I think I'm looking for something in the 20-30mm range, would like another prime lens that could potentially compliment the 50mm when I need a wider lens and ideally not much more than £150 (happy to buy second hand). I've seen the Canon 28mm f1.8 knocking around on eBay in my price range but reviews seem a bit mixed for it though. Does anyone have any experience with this lens or is there anything else I should be looking at?

Thanks :)
 
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Thanks for the reply

I do wonder if 30mm+ will still feel a bit too long on my crop sensor though?

The last few 28mm f1.8 lenses I've seen have gone for about £270ish on ebay which I can just about stretch too
 
cokecan72 said:
Thanks for the reply

I do wonder if 30mm+ will still feel a bit too long on my crop sensor though?

The last few 28mm f1.8 lenses I've seen have gone for about £270ish on ebay which I can just about stretch too
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It depends what it's for.

I'd leave 28mm canon alone. They are not that great. Better invest in a good f/2.8 zoom like 17-55 or 11-16 if you need wider.
 
On APS-C I liked the Sigma 30mm f1.4.

I also used (and still have) a Sigma 20mm f1.8 which I found to be a good length on Canon APS-C. It hasn't got HSM though so it's not as nice to use as the 30mm f1.4.

Both would blow your budget though :(
 
daugirdas said:
It depends what it's for.

I'd leave 28mm canon alone. They are not that great. Better invest in a good f/2.8 zoom like 17-55 or 11-16 if you need wider.
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Agree have got Tamron 17-50 and Tokina 11-16 both excellent lenses no real need for a prime in my opinion:)
tokina out of your budget I know but the Tamron is not too expensive second hand
 
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A bit wider than you're looking for but I've heard good things about the Tokina 17mm.

Uncle Ken seems to like it, though I must admit that is sometimes a trigger for me to be immediately suspicious!

Alternatively, I picked up a Voigtlander 20mm 3.5 Colorskoper a little while ago. It's manual focus but a lovely lens.
 
LCPete said:
Agree have got Tamron 17-50 and Tokina 11-16 both excellent lenses no real need for a prime in my opinion:)
tokina out of your budget I know but the Tamron is not too expensive second hand
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I suppose what matters is if the apertures like f1.4 or f1.8 that primes offer give a real advantage over f2.8. If f2.8 is good enough then cheaper primes and zooms may come within the OP's budget.

As the OP has a 50mm f1.4 it should be easy to decide if f1.4 or f1.8 is required or if f2.8 is enough.
 
BIGEYE said:
Canon 10-22 is a fantastic lens.
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Except it's not a prime!

But I agree, it's superb.
 
woof woof said:
I suppose what matters is if the apertures like f1.4 or f1.8 that primes offer give a real advantage over f2.8. If f2.8 is good enough then cheaper primes and zooms may come within the OP's budget.

As the OP has a 50mm f1.4 it should be easy to decide if f1.4 or f1.8 is required or if f2.8 is enough.
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Good point, I always think of wide angles as landscape lenses but of course they can be used for other things:)
 
cokecan72 said:
Thanks for the reply

I do wonder if 30mm+ will still feel a bit too long on my crop sensor though?

The last few 28mm f1.8 lenses I've seen have gone for about £270ish on ebay which I can just about stretch too
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Hi,

Just check the links in the siggy in my first post.

I'm on a d300 so its a similar crop.

If you are still unsure, then see if there is anyone fairly close to you you can meet up with and try a few of the lenses. They can say what they liked/disliked about the lenses too and it would assist you in seeing which mm would suit you.

Alternatively if you still have the original kit lens, you can try the various mm to see what you'd get... the lower f# would make better bokeh and the glass might be sharper on the primes, but at least you'd be able to see the field of view differences...
 
I have both Tarmon 17-50 and Canon 24-105L. Both are very good lenses providing sharp photos but like all these things there is a trade off. The Tamron is wider and faster and this may influence you. The 24-105 is however noticably sharper if you zoom in and crop the photo. It also has more at the longer end. Personally I use the 24-105 as my walk about lens and the 17-50 sits on my wife's camera as her walk about so we get the best of both world's.
 
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