I wouldnt be without my Olympus Prime 24mm lens for digital landscape work. On my full frame Canon 5D the edge sharpeness is superb! 150.00 for the lens and a 10 dollar adapter and you have an incredibly sharp lens if your work will allow for manual focus.
--- In artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com, J Bryan Kramer <codeburner@...> wrote:
>
> I forgot to mention the Canon 10-22mm EF-S. Cropped frame only but produces
> very high quality shots. I'm not sure how well it deals with flare.
>
> Ken Rockwell is not well regarded for many things but he does credible
> reviews of ultrawide lenses so look at his site.
>
> BK
>
>
> "In photography there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than
> reality."
> ----- Alfred Stieglitz
>
> J Bryan Krämer North Florida, USA
> photos at: http://pbase.com/photoburner
> blog at: http://www.photoburner.net
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 12:56, J Bryan Kramer <codeburner@...> wrote:
>
> > OK I have had the Sigma 15-30mm, the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 and currently the
> > Canon 17-40mm f/4L.
> >
> > The Sigma can be had cheap, works on full frame but has horrible purple
> > flare if the sun is anywhere near the frame. ( ~$300) Forget about filters.
> >
> > The Tokina is superb on cropped frame, works but not well at 15-16mm on
> > full frame, is almost immune to flare and is sharp. ($600). You can use
> > filters but they will vignette at the wider settings.
> >
> > The Canon 17-40mm works on full frame, is fairly resistant to flare, is and
> > is very sharp. I have not used a filter on it yet but they do work from what
> > I've heard (77mm)
> >
> > The Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II is the best of all. Very good on full frame and
> > very sharp. Takes 82mm filters which are darned expensive. It is very pricey
> > --$1500. The I version is somewhere around or below the 17-40mm in IQ.
> >
> > My recommendation is the Canon 17-40 or the Tokina 11-16 on cropped frame,
> > for full frame the 17-40 or 16-35 II if you can afford it.
> >
> > BK
> >
> >
> > "In photography there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real
> > than reality."
> > ----- Alfred Stieglitz
> >
> > J Bryan Krämer North Florida, USA
> > photos at: http://pbase.com/photoburner
> > blog at: http://www.photoburner.net
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 12:16, pdesmidt tds.net <pdesmidt@...> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm a professional assistant photographer, and I work with a number of
> >> pros.
> >> The consensus among those I work with is that while Canon usually makes
> >> very
> >> good equipment, their wide zooms are often not very good. In a number of
> >> cases third party lenses are superior. As a result, check out the 12-24mm
> >> F4Tokina AT-X AF Pro DX II and the Tokina AF 11-16mm F2.8 At-x 116 Pro DX.
> >> I have an earlier version of the 12-24, and it's a very good lens.
> >>
> >> Canon's wide non-zoom lenses are very good. I just got to look at 17mm
> >> tilt/shift, and it's impressive looking. The pro who owns it is very
> >> impressed. You'd want to be very careful with the super-curved front
> >> element. It looks like the front element of a Metrogon.
> >>
> >>
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