Landscape Photography (Page 2): My Canon 10-22 EF-S just arrived. I am very excited to start shooting with it. Everything I have read in my studies led me to get this lens for my...

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

My Canon 10-22 EF-S just arrived. I am very excited to start shooting with it. Everything I have read in my studies led me to get this lens for my landscape and nature photography. There were too many times when 18mm didn't cut it, and the sharpness of this lens is well recognized.

sportyman140 Loc: Juliette, GA

pappy0352 wrote:

I shoot with the 60D and shoot mostly landscape and waterfalls here in Oregon. Right now I'm using a Sigma 18-250. I need something wider as some of the waterfalls are 100 feet or taller. Could I please get some suggestions as to what would be a better lens for me. I understand the crop factor so going to 17 or 16 wont help much.

Thank you
Pappy

I had the T3i and I used the Sigma 10-20mm f/4. I have shot with this lens many, many times with waterfalls and landscapes. This is a great lens. I also have one for sale on here or at my website of :

www.billygoatsphotos.com

It is listed on the page shown on left side of main page Camera Gear for Sale.

ozdude Loc: Brisbane Australia

Go onto Flickr and have a look at the Sigma 8-16mm groups and see what you think. If you want wide this maybe your answer. I have one and love it.

flyguy Loc: Las Cruces, New Mexico

birdpix wrote:

Either the Canon or Sigma 10-22 would be a good addition. I own the Canon and can vouch for its sharpness. It is an EF-S lens so it only fits a crop sensor camera. Except not for that, It is "L" quality glass.

The Canon EF-S 10-22mm, which I have, is a nice sharp and inexpensive lens that should give you what you want for an angle of view.

dfarmer Loc: St. George, Utah

I use Tamron 10-24 very good lens and crystal clear. I use this lens on my 60D most all the time.

Chinaman Loc: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

jerryc41 wrote:

In the shot below, taken with a D7000 and Tokina 11-16mm, part of the sky is at the correct angle to the sun to get the polarizing effect, but as you look left, the angles changes, and you don't get the dark sky. Someone posted a more extreme example a couple of days ago, asking what was wrong.

Thanks Jerry. You demonstrated it well enough.

Arca

Pappy0352,

A few years ago I photographed 'Multnomah Falls' from one of the cemented areas. By getting low, I was able to fit the entire fall including some of the attractive round swirling at the base pool. I used a 24mm on my Canon F-1 using Velvia. So, if this amount of width works on 35 mm just compute your crop factor etc. to determine the equivalent lens size for your current need.

I hope this is helpful.

BTW I resided in Pendleton until 30 years ago. 'Let 'er Buck'

Arca

sportyman140 Loc: Juliette, GA

pappy0352 wrote:

I shoot with the 60D and shoot mostly landscape and waterfalls here in Oregon. Right now I'm using a Sigma 18-250. I need something wider as some of the waterfalls are 100 feet or taller. Could I please get some suggestions as to what would be a better lens for me. I understand the crop factor so going to 17 or 16 wont help much.

Thank you
Pappy

Hi Pappy, as I stated earlier in my quote about the Sigma 10-20mm an excellent lens. I now am shooting with the Canon 6D using a Canon 17-40mm f/4L. Found out from Canon it has a sweet spot of f/8-f/11 so I used it shooting fireworks for New years in Macon, GA 2014. If I don't sell the 10-20mm then I plan on getting the Canon 7D or 70D to use the 10-20 on too unless I get the Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 DG HSM II which is a fantastic lens too, that will work on my 6D.

Bulb 7.4 sec f/8 100

wj cody Loc: springfield illinois

SharpShooter wrote:

Pappy, I don't know just how close you are to these falls.
I suggest you also look into the widest Tilt-Shift lens, I believe it's a 17mm, that Canon makes. They are expensive, but would mitigate much of the distortion that normally has to be corrected in PP and all of the constrain cropping that accompanies that PP.
Pappy, good luck. ;-)
SS

let me throw in my heartiest agreement with SS. a perspective control lens is perhaps the best thing you can have for landscape, archetectural or other photography. i've one for my mamiya rz67 and can attest, it's a monster. but then, everything comes out right. even though it weighs about 3x what my 5x4 linhof technica comes in at. (so why the heck ain't i using the linhof???)

okay, i admit it. i'm lazy and sometimes like to look at right side up images on the ground glass.

neilds37 Loc: Port Angeles, WA

Wahawk wrote:

Consider creating panorama views from multiple shots instead of using a super-wide angle.

:thumbup: :thumbup:

chapjohn Loc: Tigard, Oregon

birdpix wrote:

Either the Canon or Sigma 10-22 would be a good addition. I own the Canon and can vouch for its sharpness. It is an EF-S lens so it only fits a crop sensor camera. Except not for that, It is "L" quality glass.

I use the Sigma 10-20. It is a good lens. The important thing is knowing how to use an extra wide angle lens. It is all about having it low to get the best use.

Crichmond Loc: Loveland, CO

pappy0352 wrote:

I shoot with the 60D and shoot mostly landscape and waterfalls here in Oregon. Right now I'm using a Sigma 18-250. I need something wider as some of the waterfalls are 100 feet or taller. Could I please get some suggestions as to what would be a better lens for me. I understand the crop factor so going to 17 or 16 wont help much.

Thank you
Pappy

Hi!

I also use a Canon 60D, a Sigma 18-250, and for wide angle my choice was a Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4 AT-X 124 Pro DX II Lens.

If you are looking for examples you might check out the multitude of landscapes on my flickr account which is displayed below.

Over all, I would suggest a lens with a range of 10-12 mm thru 18-24. There are a multitude to select from, happy hunting!

BobHartung Loc: Bettendorf, IA

pappy0352 wrote:

I shoot with the 60D and shoot mostly landscape and waterfalls here in Oregon. Right now I'm using a Sigma 18-250. I need something wider as some of the waterfalls are 100 feet or taller. Could I please get some suggestions as to what would be a better lens for me. I understand the crop factor so going to 17 or 16 wont help much.

Thank you
Pappy

I you will be shooting with upward tilt to the camera-lens axis you will have perspective correction to do. Of course this can be done in LR and PS however, this leads to some manufactured pixels. Have you considered a tilt-shift lens? At least in the Nikon world they are manual, but I have been very happy with mine when I have needed it.

canarywood1 Loc: Sarasota,Florida

I also use the Sigma 10-20 on a 60D,awsome lens.

CAM1017 Loc: Chiloquin, Oregon

pappy0352 wrote:

I shoot with the 60D and shoot mostly landscape and waterfalls here in Oregon. Right now I'm using a Sigma 18-250. I need something wider as some of the waterfalls are 100 feet or taller. Could I please get some suggestions as to what would be a better lens for me. I understand the crop factor so going to 17 or 16 wont help much.

Thank you
Pappy

Here is an Oregon Waterfall. It is Salt Creek Falls near Rt 58 between Oakridge and Cresecent. The photo was taken with a Canon T1i with the 10-22mm Canon lens.
This is a crop sensor camera like the 60D. Data was: lens set at 20mm, ISO 200, F11 @1/60. As you can see I could have backed off on the lens setting towards 10mm if I had chosen.
It seems to me that the 10-22 zoom range would work well for you.

Salt Creek Falls, Oregon