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Apologies for posting an equipment question in the photos section but I would like the opinion of fellow astrophotographers. (To make up for it I've attached a recent shot with my Samyang 14mm)
I own a Canon 6D and this year bought a Samyang 14mm f2.8 lens mainly to use for wide angle Milky Way shots. The Samyang has proved to be as good as I'd hoped (I have no problem reaching infinity focus like some people have complained about). However I find myself a bit restricted by the fixed focal length and already I'm looking for fast wide angle zoom. My other lenses are a Canon 24-105 f4 L and a EF 70-300 F4-5.6 IS USM which are fine for landscapes but too slow for astro.
If I had the money I'd run out and buy a Canon 16-35 f2.8 L mkiii but I'll have to win the lottery before that happens so I'm after suggestions for a good alternative. I have thought of buying another prime such as the Sigma 20mm f1.4 Art and maybe a nifty fifty to give me that extra focal length range but I often end up hiking a fair distance to locations and would like to keep the weight/bulk of my kit down so a zoom is preferable. I've also recently bought a Skywatcher Star Adventurer Mini for some tracking which already makes my kit feel too heavy. Something like a 15-35mm would mean I could sell the Samyang 14mm and carry only one lens (and maybe a 50mm for tracked shots).
Currently my options seem to be a choice between the Tokina 16-28mm f2.8 and the Tamron 15-30mm f2.8 (my preferred choice) both of which are heavy . I've got a feeling the Tokina suffers quite badly around the edges from coma correct me if I'm wrong.
So have I missed an option or should I just go for the Tamron? I'd love to hear opinions from owners of the Tamrons or Tokinas.
Sunken Trees, Colliford Lake, Cornwall.
Canon 6D, Samyang 14mm f2.8.
This is a blend of 2 stacked images. The sky is 14 x 20" exposures stacked in Sequator. The foreground is 10 x 60" exposures some of which were light painted stacked in PS.
I own a Canon 6D and this year bought a Samyang 14mm f2.8 lens mainly to use for wide angle Milky Way shots. The Samyang has proved to be as good as I'd hoped (I have no problem reaching infinity focus like some people have complained about). However I find myself a bit restricted by the fixed focal length and already I'm looking for fast wide angle zoom. My other lenses are a Canon 24-105 f4 L and a EF 70-300 F4-5.6 IS USM which are fine for landscapes but too slow for astro.
If I had the money I'd run out and buy a Canon 16-35 f2.8 L mkiii but I'll have to win the lottery before that happens so I'm after suggestions for a good alternative. I have thought of buying another prime such as the Sigma 20mm f1.4 Art and maybe a nifty fifty to give me that extra focal length range but I often end up hiking a fair distance to locations and would like to keep the weight/bulk of my kit down so a zoom is preferable. I've also recently bought a Skywatcher Star Adventurer Mini for some tracking which already makes my kit feel too heavy. Something like a 15-35mm would mean I could sell the Samyang 14mm and carry only one lens (and maybe a 50mm for tracked shots).
Currently my options seem to be a choice between the Tokina 16-28mm f2.8 and the Tamron 15-30mm f2.8 (my preferred choice) both of which are heavy . I've got a feeling the Tokina suffers quite badly around the edges from coma correct me if I'm wrong.
So have I missed an option or should I just go for the Tamron? I'd love to hear opinions from owners of the Tamrons or Tokinas.
Sunken Trees, Colliford Lake, Cornwall.
Canon 6D, Samyang 14mm f2.8.
This is a blend of 2 stacked images. The sky is 14 x 20" exposures stacked in Sequator. The foreground is 10 x 60" exposures some of which were light painted stacked in PS.