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
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blog at: http://www.photoburner.net
On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 12:56, J Bryan Kramer <codeburner@gmail.com> 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@tds.net> 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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