Inexpensive Wide-angle Lens for Canon 80D: Although I generally shoot wildlife, I’ve recently been wishing I had a wide-angle lens. The closest I have now is my EFS 15

Sally D

Although I generally shoot wildlife, I’ve recently been wishing I had a wide-angle lens. The closest I have now is my EFS 15 - 85mm. I know nothing about wide-angle lens. For example, will my field of vision be greater with a lens of the same mm but that bills itself as a wide angle? About the only thing I know for sure is that I don’t want a fisheye.
I plan to use the lens primarily for landscapes.
Thank you in advance for your time and advice.

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Sally D wrote:

Although I generally shoot wildlife, I’ve recently been wishing I had a wide-angle lens. The closest I have now is my EFS 15 - 85mm. I know nothing about wide-angle lens. For example, will my field of vision be greater with a lens of the same mm but that bills itself as a wide angle? About the only thing I know for sure is that I don’t want a fisheye.
I plan to use the lens primarily for landscapes.
Thank you in advance for your time and advice.

Also have the same 15-85 myself, and I pair it with either the 10-18 or 10-22 (I have both). The 10-18 is less expensive and has OIS which the 10-22 does not.

Those two work for me. I just love that range. Even have a very similar lens by Nikon. I don’t shop around and I never ask for advice, so there are quite likely some choices I’m unaware of.

DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area

I have this lens, and have been very pleased with it: https://www.amazon.com/Sigma-10-20mm-Aspherical-Digital-Cameras/dp/B002D2VS9U/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2H5N6PJCVTD5E&dchild=1&keywords=sigma+10-20+canon&qid=1609003653&sprefix=sigma+10-20+%2Caps%2C360&sr=8-1

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

The EFS 10-22 is a wonderful lens, I found it to be equivalent in image quality to the EF 17-40 f/4L. Personally, I'd recommend the IS-enabled EFS 10-18. Either is a great choice.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

Sally D wrote:

Although I generally shoot wildlife, I’ve recently been wishing I had a wide-angle lens. The closest I have now is my EFS 15 - 85mm. I know nothing about wide-angle lens. For example, will my field of vision be greater with a lens of the same mm but that bills itself as a wide angle? About the only thing I know for sure is that I don’t want a fisheye.
I plan to use the lens primarily for landscapes.
Thank you in advance for your time and advice.

The field of view is determined by focal length and sensor size. Any lens of a particular focal length will give you the same field of view*. The term “wide angle” is just a description for what that AOV provides.

* with the caveat that the lens is made for that size sensor or smaller. A lens made for a crop sensor may be limited in a full frame sensor.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Sally D wrote:

Although I generally shoot wildlife, I’ve recently been wishing I had a wide-angle lens. The closest I have now is my EFS 15 - 85mm. I know nothing about wide-angle lens. For example, will my field of vision be greater with a lens of the same mm but that bills itself as a wide angle? About the only thing I know for sure is that I don’t want a fisheye.
I plan to use the lens primarily for landscapes.
Thank you in advance for your time and advice.

The 15mm side of your current lens is quite wide and very useable for most landscape applications. The Canon 15-85 is a decent lens but not really great as it is quite old technology now. Multi exposure stitched images if done properly, will yield the highest quality wide angle images.
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SuperflyTNT wrote:

The field of view is determined by focal length and sensor size. Any lens of a particular focal length will give you the same field of view*. The term “wide angle” is just a description for what that AOV provides.

* with the caveat that the lens is made for that size sensor or smaller. A lens made for a crop sensor may be limited in a full frame sensor.

For Sally:
What he said is “wider lenses will have shorter focal lengths”.

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imagemeister wrote:

The 15mm side of your current lens is quite wide and very useable for most landscape applications. The Canon 15-85 is a decent lens but not really great as it is quite old technology now. Multi exposure stitched images if done properly, will yield the highest quality wide angle images.
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For Sally D:
What he said is “You already have what you need”.

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Basically I agree. My 15-85 lives on my only APSC Canon. That lens is what makes Canon’s APSC a viable format. There’s no substitute :-)

willaim Loc: Sunny Southern California

Don't know if this will help. I, also, have the 80D. I have the Sigma 10-20 3.5 wide angle lens which I use for landscapes. Find it very sharp.

bleirer

More info on what has already been said. Trustworthy review site: https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/Canon-Wide-Angle-Lens.aspx

jdub82 Loc: Northern California

I have been very pleased with the Canon EFS 10-18mm wide angle lens. It works well, and gives me that extra wide view when needed.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

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mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

imagemeister wrote:

The 15mm side of your current lens is quite wide and very useable for most landscape applications. The Canon 15-85 is a decent lens but not really great as it is quite old technology now. Multi exposure stitched images if done properly, will yield the highest quality wide angle images.
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I have to disagree a bit with your opinion on the Canon 15-85. It's not exactly an ancient lens and was released in 2009. I've had one for over 8 years and currently still use it as my goto walk around lens for my Canon 70 Mark II. It is sharp in the center and acceptably sharp at the edges wide open at various focal lengths. Stopped down a couple of stops makes it much sharper throughout the frame. While I have a few lenses that are a bit sharper overall, none of them provides the flexibility of the 15-85 range.

Well over 90% of the images I want to take are within that focal range. Some people require much more telephoto reach and more of an ultrawide wide angle of view. But for many people, the Canon EFs 15-85 provides an extremely useful range. With its 15 mm at the wide end, I rarely find I have need to use my Canon EFs 10-18 mm ultra wide lens.

Getting back to the OP's original question, I would recommend the Canon 10-18 mm if she would rather capture a single ultra wide angle image instead of stitching a pano together.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

mwsilvers wrote:

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Yes, I was ready and anticipating pushback - actually wondering why it took so long

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Sally D

Thanks to all of you for your helpful comments and suggestions. I think I’ll pick up an EFS 10 -18. That should do me until I decide I need a macro!!