Davie Hudson
Well-Known Member
recently i have been doing a ridiculous amount of overtime and am going to buy myself a lens, the question is ..... Do I go for the canon 10-22mm or go mad and have canon 14mm prime?
lens question
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Jim Kuo
The man in the hat
Hi Dave
By 14mm I assume you mean this? Canon EF 14mm f2.8 L II USM Lens (2045B005AA) - Wex Photographic
This is just my humble opinion based on my limited landscape shooting experience. I personally can't imagine how F2.8 would be useful to me at 14mm. If I intend shoot for bokeh, it would be quite hard to achieve at that focal length, even if it's F2.8. One other possible scenario that F2.8 might be useful I can think of is shooting landscape photos at night (low light). But I imagine in those conditions, I would have my tripod with me, and I (personally) would try to use smaller aperture anyway, so the lens' maximum aperture becomes less of an advantage.
Considering the above, and the price difference (Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 USM Lens (9518A003AA) - Wex Photographic), the specification of 10-22mm seems to make more sense to me.
Good luck in making your selection, exciting times!
By 14mm I assume you mean this? Canon EF 14mm f2.8 L II USM Lens (2045B005AA) - Wex Photographic
This is just my humble opinion based on my limited landscape shooting experience. I personally can't imagine how F2.8 would be useful to me at 14mm. If I intend shoot for bokeh, it would be quite hard to achieve at that focal length, even if it's F2.8. One other possible scenario that F2.8 might be useful I can think of is shooting landscape photos at night (low light). But I imagine in those conditions, I would have my tripod with me, and I (personally) would try to use smaller aperture anyway, so the lens' maximum aperture becomes less of an advantage.
Considering the above, and the price difference (Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 USM Lens (9518A003AA) - Wex Photographic), the specification of 10-22mm seems to make more sense to me.
Good luck in making your selection, exciting times!
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Pete Askew
Admin
Well, I know nothing about Canon lenses but I would always opt for a prime. Although you will lose some flexibility (and the very wide bit - I bet the 'distortion' is hard to control), I suspect you will soon start to 'see' in 14mm.
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Davie Hudson
Well-Known Member
i'll admit to being a little put off by the price of the prime, for the same I could go even wider and get a hasselblad xPan lol... hmm i dunno
Darren Turner
XProPhotographer
personally if your going down the wide angle route the sigma 10-20mm is defo worth a look at, checkout out the review this beast has and will cost you much less that canon equivalent to, i have one & love it.
There is an updated version available now also i believe
Daz
There is an updated version available now also i believe
Daz
Davie Hudson
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a good shout Darren, i'll have a look at the head-to-head reviews 
Pete Askew
Admin
Come on Davie, stop messing about...
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Davie Hudson
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I do want one Pete, I just don't know if i'm the right person to go back to film.... a lot of work
Hamish Gill
Tech Support (and Marketing)
Pleeeeeeeeese buy the fuji...
if not I'd go for the 10-22 ... I'd guess you will appriciate the versatility
if not I'd go for the 10-22 ... I'd guess you will appriciate the versatility
Pete Askew
Admin
In some ways yes, but having less shots, it really focuses the mind. I know several people who survey with digital and then shoot on film (mostly LF, but the same could apply to this).
Davie Hudson
Well-Known Member
i can see where you guys are coming from, i remember something Hamish said and you've just said the same Pete... you think about every shot.... intrinsically I don't, i'm more instinctive and do everything sub-consciously. maybe using film would heighten that and make me better or it could ruin what i already have :/
another lens has entered the fray ..... sigma 8-16mm, widest rectilinear available
another lens has entered the fray ..... sigma 8-16mm, widest rectilinear available
Brian Moore
Moderator
I've nothing to add to this thread except to say that I can't wait to see what you end up getting, Davie. Glass is a commodity I need, too, and I like wide-angle stuff. Plus, I feel a faint yet slowly growing interest in landscape photography coming on. (So hurry up and pick so I can see yer foties would you?! )
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Davie Hudson
Well-Known Member
I've nothing to add to this thread except to say that I can't wait to see what you end up getting, Davie. Glass is a commodity I need, too, and I like wide-angle stuff. Plus, I feel a faint yet slowly growing interest in landscape photography coming on. (So hurry up and pick so I can see yer foties would you?!
lol gimme about a fortnight
Beth Carter
Well-Known Member
i had the sigma 10-20mm, when i had a crop sensor canon, it was glorious.
Brian Moore
Moderator
Any images to share, Beth?
Davie Hudson
Well-Known Member
I was gonna ask that, it's looking like sigma is winning ... still a fight between 8-16mm and 10-20mm
Beth Carter
Well-Known Member
i know the second one was with the sigma 10-20mm for sure, but the first and i'm pretty sure about the first and third.. i'll have to dig out the older harddrives to be sure.
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Hamish Gill
Tech Support (and Marketing)
I'd go for the 8-16
Sigma AF 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM - Lab Test / Review
as far as I know you would be one of only 3 people (who post) to have a rectilinear lens that wide on here
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... Just be aware you can't use filters with it
... 12mm equiv is an insane focal length when you look through it!
Sigma AF 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM - Lab Test / Review
as far as I know you would be one of only 3 people (who post) to have a rectilinear lens that wide on here
- - - Updated - - -
... Just be aware you can't use filters with it
... 12mm equiv is an insane focal length when you look through it!
Davie Hudson
Well-Known Member
I'd go for the 8-16
Sigma AF 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM - Lab Test / Review
as far as I know you would be one of only 3 people (who post) to have a rectilinear lens that wide on here
- - - Updated - - -
... Just be aware you can't use filters with it
... 12mm equiv is an insane focal length when you look through it!
i'm doing a fair bit of research into both lenses at the mo, the 8-16mm is in the lead at the moment and what i'm looking at is sample untouched photos of landscape type situations at 8mm to see barrel distortion etc
